18th November

Devastatingly, disaster struck our newest mare PS Lah Dee Dah (Lady) today and we lost her to colic, despite enormous efforts to save her including surgery.  Lady was a daughter of Heather’s sentimental favourite mare, Aloha Crystal Bell, who is a sister to her FEI partner Aloha Titan, so it is heartbreaking to lose the opportunity to carry on the line.

Lady was a gorgeous mare, multi-champion winner, and leaves behind her 7 week old Royal Hit colt who has been retained by Ponderosa Stud.  Huge thanks go out to Cheryl Hatswell of Ponderosa for taking such good care of Lady in her time of need and for driving through the night to get her to the hospital for surgery.  We are all devastated at the loss of such a beautiful mare.