Rollestone Farm Stud & Livery

This is hard ! i never thought i d sell Lola but our direction has changed dramatically since Billy was born and now with sports horses being our direction ......our beautiful TRADITIONAL filly LOLA is being totally wasted i just haven t the funds or facillities to do it all & i d like to be able to buy an experienced broodmare (SHB(GB))ready for billy NEXT YEAR
i haven t advertised her anywhere else yet .......but if anyone knows somebody looking for a quality traditional cob ready to go under saddle then please mention her 5* home sort as been with me straight off her mum at 5months old ! POA (dual registered & micro chipped )
click on link to see slide show with her in

http://www.slide.com/r/Ev-LD3kd5j9v-Py3 ... w=original

put LOLA ON COLOURED CONTACTS THIS MORNING ............AND SHE SOLD FOR FULL ASKING PRICE OF £2,750 WITHIN 10 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FANTASTIC SHOWING HOME TOPTHORN E. C THEY RE SPECIALISING IN SHOWING COLOURED TRADITIONALS

Christ that was quick! I just put cleo on there an hour ago so heres to hoping!!! I could do with the money to stash away to go towards pepper making babies with ghost!

Wow Sarah that was quick!! Mind you she's a cracking filly so will be keeping an eye out for her in the show results this year!

good luck with Cleo she s georgous so she ll be snapped up!
shit Sar i know!!!!!!!!!!!! i m quite shell shocked i was a bit 1/2 hearted about selling her as we ve had her from 5 months old ....but this is a dream home i m over the moon
now please don t shout at me!!!!!!!!!
i ve bought a broodmare ! (well subject to vetting )
9 yr old bright bay TB by FAYRUZ(ire) DNA d with WEATHERBYS in foal by NORMADIC WAY from a teaching college so regular vet checks &EVA tested this being her 5th foal .ex ST ledger filly.
bit of a shitty due date for me though very late! end of June
all being well delivering LOLA next weekend & picking the mare up in same trip ! (+ i m nights Friday! )
ok now you can shout!!!!!

OMG!!! How exciting! So this will be a full TB foal? What's the plans for it? Sell or keep? And do I suspect that you many already have a husband lined up for the mare..?

i think you know how my mind works too well
if its a colt we ll sell it if its a filly we ll keep it as i love NORMADIC WAY!
Garys very excited as he thinks i ve gone into race horse breeding !
but its the athleticism of the TB i m interested in
i thought about WB &
A. agood one is completely out of my price range !!!!!!!!!!!!!
B. i read if a WB looks finished at 3 it will probably be quite oldfashioned & a bit course ........so seeing as Billy looks nearly finished as a yearling? .i thought i needed a a broodmare who could keep the balance as i don t want him known for throwing cumbersome stock !!!!!
+ Bea is very much WB type (very big moveing filly) so it ll be interesting
Sarah i hold you fully responsible for all of this!!!!!!!!!!

Replied on your introduction post too but I think you've bought a belter!!

thank you Laura ....that means alot to me , as i m a real novice to all this so i m trying to learn off you all and also follow my gut instinct but thank you as sometimes i seem to think & think & then suddenly take action at speeds that frighten MYSELF!
OH WELL LIFES TOO SHORT SO SOMETIMES YOU VE GOT TO GRAB THE BULL BY THE HORNS!!!

I am the worlds worst for making impulse decisions! If I have cash and a spare box and I see something I like I'll just send a wagon for it.... I mean you've been very sensible - you've seen it, had it vetted and are even having a little cooling off period!!! Will look forward to the photos when you get her home!

well not that sensible!!!!!!!!1 i ve seen photos .......researched the stallions ........& getting a vetting done ......BUT ......i m still just going up with the wagon ! as its a 5 hour trip so no point going up in the car ...i ll SEE her & collect her all in one!
ps have posted pics of FAIR KAI & her with her 2007 filly foal JAMACIA

To make you feel better we bought three last year (plus Lizzie) without seeing them first. I think these days with the internet you can get a fair idea of someones background, and I like to think my impressions of people on the phone are not often wrong.

The first one, I was a little disapointed condition wise, but blown away by its movement - was it a good deal? Without a doubt.

Second one - I saw this mare on horsemart - My gut feeling was based on her breeding she was worth three times what she was advertised at! I only asked two questions - How are her feet (she's a QH) and will you sell her unseen!! The livery yard went above and beyond the call of duty to get the mare and her transport united and to keep me upto date. She was immaculate on arrival and has been an absolute joy. I still think she was bargain of the centuary.

Third one - Was exactly as I expected from the phone calls and photos - first time we saw her was after she was paid for and delivered here by her owner.

Fourth one - Lizzie - We knew she would be perfect and she was. The only surprise is how much I adore her.

thanks Laura that does make me feel better!
well we re not alone as Lola s been bought unseen (except she s got a well documented showing record )
i bought my coloured hunter BRIARDALE SHERIDAN as an unseen weanling on gut instinct .......and that was the best thing i ever did
well as you say she s cheap so its worth going for!

I bought my palomino brood mare without seeing her, only saw a picture of her on her advert on Horsedeals, so sent the link to Sarah, she said she looked nice so i phoned up about her and within a week i had arranged transport and she was here. She was a little underweight and her feet needed a good trim and at first i couldnt catch her but now she is an angel and is looking fab.

Prob a bit different to your situations as she is 16 and has never been broken so will be used as a broodmare for the rest of her days but I dont regret buying her at all and its only since i have owned her that i have realised what good breeding she has. I had never heard of the Legend Moon stud before i bought her.

Shes an absolute sweetheart now and cant wait for the foal to arrive!

HEY!......SEE i tell you its DESTINY!!!!!!!!
well if my mare turns out to be 1/2 as good a choice as Luci i ll be well happy .just heard off James Writtle s stud manager Vetting all went ok so its all systems go for weekend up to IPSWITCH first to take LOLA to her new home ( stop over in lorry ) themn over Sunday mornig to pick up KAI from CHELMSFORD then home ! VERY EXCITED but not hitting me i m comming home without Lola yet but its a 5* showing home ( & family home ) so she ll love it there i m sure really lovely people