Braeberry Bonnie Lass & Murthwaite Yelena

Bonnie Lass was foaled July 20, 2005.  Bonnie is out of Ravenscairn Selkie.  She is a solidly built black mare with no white markings.  She has proven herself as a broodmare and is going under saddle, and will be working the trails in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  Bonnie was purchased from Braeberry Farm, in Oregon, in 2005 as a weanling.



Murthwaite Yelena foaled June 6, 2004 and is a lovely bay mare of great substance who has produced a few fabulous foals in her young career as broodmare.  Yelena was purchased from Sabine Hoff in Amsterdam, in 2006 as a coming two-year old and imported in foal. 

Her very brief bio is here:

FP4114 f.27.06.2004
S.Murthwaite Windrush (Murthwaite Bross x Greenholme Jess)
D. Murthwaite Greta (after Greta Noble) (Tebay Campbell Ton Vicor x Greenholme Dusty)

As you can see, both mares have excellent bloodlines, and you are welcome to meet them personally to see how sound of mind and body they are, as a Fell should be.  Perhaps a vacation to the Black Hills where you can ride either one on a guided tour. 

I have offered both mares for sale but also offer a breeding lease.  During this lease, the mares stay with me, and under the care of a good local veterinarian skilled in AI, each mare can be bred to any Fell stallion that ships cooled or frozen semen.  I no longer offer the option of the mare leaving my care. 

While I have had no problems with previous leases, it is just too much of a gamble and too much to ask of a horse- having my mare on the road so much, not to mention her mental and emotional challenges each time she is asked to move into a new environment and herd situation.  I feel very comfortable with her staying with me in the Black Hills where she knows her surroundings and I can limit her exposure to dangers.  I also minimize any downtime as she can be bred again even while nursing a foal that will be transported at weaning.  

I am not a supporter of baby factories, but my mares are far too important to the gene pool to remove them from it.  In order to make peace with my conscience, I have developed a home and lifestyle whereby my horses are kept in as natural environment as possible.  They are ridden and given opportunity for challenge and growth.


Somewhat far away, but both mares have lovely trots and movements.


Bonnie has a bit more heft than Yelena. Yelena is lighter in build, with a softer face 



You may find this a humorous angle, but I like the powerful, well-rounded butts of both mares.

This was taken just after I picked up both mares from a lease in California.  This is my sister getting to know Yelena and putting her at ease with a friendly game.