Royle Prince Bishop
First is Bish's real mum: Sidney Conner:
(Above left: Conner January 2002, pregnant with Bish, and above right: June 2002 after being separated from him, before leaving for her new home in the USA)
(Above left: Conner at the airport in the UK waiting to get on the plane to America. Above centre: Conner out of quarantine and newly arrived at Gypsy Grace Ranch. Above right: Conner relaxing at her new home in Vermont.)
Photos of Bish growing up:
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left - right: Bish tries to hide behind the manger, having just arrived with us, middle: snoozing after his 3am bottle feeding, and out playing in the paddock.
Above: playing in the paddock, making friends with matriarch of the yard Maple, and generally looking cute, which is what he does best!
Bish with his foster mum, the thoroughbred mare Creamcake:
Below: Bish on the 12th June 2002
Above: Bish makes friends with my dad - I love these photos!
Below: taken January 2003, showing how HAIRY he has got!
Below: in April 2003:
(Now you see why he gets called Dandelion!)