Katie Mander

I’m seriously looking for some staff. Ideally a skilled painter and bench joiner whom are self employed and can fit me a few days a week in around other projects. All midlands based work with in an hour of my yard in North Warwickshire. Tools PPE and materials will be provided.

Over the last week has seen the NSA and NFU pushing awareness of livestock worrying by dogs. At end of February we had a sheep worrying incident cause by a pack of fox hounds. Causing the loss of three pedigree ewes, four lambs and four more premature lambs.

The shepherdess @HolthallStud and her replacement ewe lamb crew. They follow her anywhere

@WthrLdy @WhitacreBespoke 🤣🤣

@WhitacreBespoke You sure that's a collie dog and not a badger in a fine suit?

Going to be needing and industrial dog crate then. My younger dog Gwyn has to be shut in when I’m in the house he lets himself out otherwise and wanders. He worked out 12months ago he could pop the crate. Well two clips stopped him so he’s just destroyed the crate today.

Wormed, weaned and already making friends! The real fun is about to start?!😊💪🏼😬😂😍

Watching France v Namibia RWC, (soul destroying match for Namibia, boring to watch France annihilate Namibia!) whilst making ‘grabbies’ ready for foal weaning on Saturday.😬🙈 A bit like poor Namibia I’m going to need a lot of luck!🍀🍀

@WhitacreBespoke It was a seriously long day! Our superb sheep never let us down. Can’t say the same about the vehicles?!🙄

It’s been one of those days. 4am start to Llanfair Caereinion show. Our first Balwen champion with Pandra and our shearling ram in reserve. But truck gearbox imploded on way home. Then rescue vehicle went into low power mode on way home. Mechanic going to be busy I can see!

@WthrLdy @WhitacreBespoke 🤣 this could well be the way I end up showing her next weekend! Watch this space?!🫣😬🤣🤣

@WhitacreBespoke @HolthallStud We do that on purpose with the kids here, mutton bustin'.

Starting to prep North Country Cheviots for our local show next weekend. Really do like these sheep but they are not little Balwens. @HolthallStud ended up astride her ewe lamb she is showing when we were teaching them to lead. #northcountrycheviot #nativebreed

Reminder of the rules:- Never name the freezer lambs. Never try to make friends with the freezer lambs. What happens when the freezer lamb doesn’t play by the rules??🫣🥺 Boy5 what are you doing to me??

The show ring, where you leave all of the absolute shite that’s going on in your life outside, and get your game face on! Royal Welsh 2023, thank you!!👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🐑🐏@WhitacreBespoke #balwenwelshmountainsheep #richmorphotgraphy #rwas #royalwelsh

@WhitacreBespoke 😂 of Leri when she tried to identify as a tree!🫣🤣

@HolthallStud I do now I’ve looked at them!!!

Yesterday was Balwen inspection day for us. Chris from the Balwen Sheep Society came out to us as we had 16 lambs to inspect very pleased to say 14 passed. @HolthallStud favourite Cariad was graded Elite along with two ewe lambs I want to show. Very pleased with this years lambs.

@WhitacreBespoke This is Cariad😍

@WhitacreBespoke You know these are photos of the shearlings?

@DarrenMcLean_uk @WhitacreBespoke 🤣🤣🤣

@WhitacreBespoke @HolthallStud Only. 😂

Not often I ask @WhitacreBespoke for help with the ponies, but he always will. (Especially when it’s anything to do with his favourite JC)

Good day @ashbyshow. Well placed in some huge, well supported classes. My only beef is non rare breeds in rare breed classes??🫤 Super pleased with how our team went!@WhitacreBespoke @RBSTrarebreeds #balwenwelshmountainsheep

Group of 3 practice going quite well. Actually think @WhitacreBespoke might be ok showing on his own!😉😂 #balwenwelshmountainsheep

Ioan Bach. From tiny acorns, mighty oaks grow. Well from tiny lambs to smart shearling rams anyway! #balwenwelshmountainsheep #holthallbalwenwelshmountainsheep #britishrarebredsheep @WhitacreBespoke @RBSTrarebreeds

This afternoon we played a game of, can I check the ewes & lambs and get back inside before the rain starts?! Of course enthusiastically helped by ‘Midge’! 🐑 Rather disappointingly, the answer was yes.☹️ Storm skirted right the way round us!!☹️☹️