Meet the horses

Kenny at Hopetoun BE100 2021

Marqued Man 

Otherwise known as King Kenny.  Kenny arrived on loan in 2020 as his owner Alison was expecting a baby.  He settled in well to life with us and I had fun competing him at BE100 and Novice before completing the 2* three day at Osberton and then being lucky enough to purchase him in 2021 so he is now very firmly part of the orange fox team! 

Kenny has completed many events with me, including at 3* and intermediate level.  He did have time off for a pedal bone fracture but recovered and came back to full health.  The dressage is always a working progress but he loves jumping that we both persevere! 

Fairlight Athena

'Annie' arrived on loan to have some fun on in 2022 with the plan that she may become a permanent member of the team if she took to eventing.  A few months after arriving she went lame and presented like a bruised foot (it was minus 19C at the time!) so was box rested but no improvement. Worried about her we then had her x-rayed (nothing!) and then MRI'd to which a keratoma was identified in her foot (a benign tumour).  This warranted surgery of her foot and what felt like years of recovery to allow her foot to grow back and keep her from having any infections.  She recovered though and due to focusing on Kenny her career took a very slow start but I still ended up buying her as she is such a wonderful person that I decided even if she didn't event, I still loved her alot!  We had been through alot together to get her foot repaired!  
Since being with me we have done a little eventing (shes not keen on water), become the level 1 Trec GB champions for a year and have been enjoying some endurance.  Shes just simply a lovely mare.  

Fairlea Amaisin. Photo by KrisClay.com

Dwina de Cavron. Photo by Grossick Photography

Lobinstown Elite. Photo by KrisClay.com

Dave!

A very important member of the event team, Dave came to join us in Oct 2020 and has melted our hearts every day since!  To keep our fitness up we run regularly locally from home, and for the shorter runs Dave comes along!  He even has his own little tabard to keep him safe in the traffic!  
Dave is seen regularly on our social media so watch out for our non-eventing antics with him! 


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Jim!

When Dave joined the gang, we felt it was a bit sad when he needed to be on less grass in the summer and ended up in a paddock on his own.  Despite being next door to the big horses it always seemed a shame, so when I was offered to add Jim to the gang it was a no brainer! He is adorable, and with Dave, melts our hearts daily with his kind and gentle nature. Together these two show us how kind and lovable mini's are.  They are happy, friendly ponies and love to learn tricks.  We post about them on Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok! 



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Evie

It seems that I tend to not sell horses when they join our gang!  I bought Evie as a 3 turning 4yo and found her to be a little sharp for me when I started to ride her.  She has a wonderful temperament and a very well put together mare, but as I have had a few injuries in the past I just can't risk riding a youngster at home, alone any more.  I do love Evie alot and as such I didn't want to part with her!  Instead she has gone on loan, had a foal and is now currently being ridden by a friend until she has another foal (she is a wonderful broodmare, her temperament is fabulous for her offspring).  I am sure she will return in the future, but for now, she is fat, happy and loved which is exactly what I would want with any of my animals 

Dwina de Cavron

Dwina arrived in April 2017 after her advert was spotted on Facebook and I managed to convince my husband that she would look lovely in our stable.  I went to view her and brought her home a couple of days later. 

Some of my friends will know that I am not a mare person, I have previously not enjoyed owning mares, but  I just love Dwina's attitude and adore having her in the yard. ​
In 2017 we had a few issues that put paid to our eventing that year after a couple of runs at Novice.  I fell and broke my elbow and she had a short bout of colic.  Thankfully we both recovered and in 2018 have gone over and above what we planned!  Completed CCI1* (now called 2*) at Blair International, Completed several BE intermediates and even an ADVANCED!! How amazing is that! She has been brilliant!  In 2019 after we completed a couple of Intermediates I had been aiming for the CCI3* but sadly due to a field injury it was not meant to be, Dwina injured her collateral ligament in her foot and had to have some time off.  She came sound and my friend Sarah then had lots of fun with her at the lower levels.  After competing in eventing, trec and having fun as a downgraded eventer she tweaked her injury again.  She wasn't able to be kept field sound and was laid to rest in the field. 

Lobinstown Elite

Larry was purchased as a 3yo and to be honest has been the most broken horse I have ever owned!  He  has had a long list of things happen to him from a broken tooth to colic!  He does however have the best temperament and happy to turn his hoof to most things!  We have tried eventing at BE80/90 and he loved it so who knows what the future holds, but he is in the team to stay for life.  He is part owned and ridden by my great friend Sarah, who Larry adores (thats them together in the photo).  Sarah and I compete at Pairs Trec and we have qualified for the Trec GB championships both years we have competed! Sarah documents Larry's progress on her facebook page 'Happy as Larry' so do give them a follow to find out more about the giant ginger one!  

Lots of laughs at Trec! Photo by KrisClay.com

Pilot! 

After sadly losing our companion pony and going down to only 3 horses in the yard we found that this number doesn't work very well for the organisation of the yard, plus having a companion was excellent!  The only downside to having a 12hh companion was that they were never quite big enough to ride and as such, we looked for a sensible 15hh pony who could do the companion pony job as well as being a cob to go on hacks when horsey friends come to visit!  
After putting the feelers out we met Pi, a 15yo Welsh Section D who is very lovable and has been exactly when we wanted!  He has even demonstrated he can do Trec as well!  
Pi went on loan to a friend as he wass teaching their daughter to ride.  They met during covid and fell in love so we felt it was nice for them to go and have fun together. - he wasn't far away though - we could see him from the house.  Sadly after a while his body caught up with him and his aches and pains meant he wasn't able to stay field sound.  He is now laid to rest in the field

Classy Touch. Photo by Advanced Roller Doors

Classy Touch

Sadly in summer 2018 Classy died suddenly in the field.  He was 23yo and is now at rest in the field.  I am not removing him from the list of horses as he was uber amazing, so instead just leaving this with a bit of history. 
Classy was loaned to me in November 2014.  He was a super cool, sensible 19yo that his owners kindly loaned me to get back in the saddle after I sustained injuries from the car accident.  Classy has gone over and above that as we have completed several CCI1* (now called 2*) international three day events and jumped at Intermediate level national events.    After completed Dalkeith with a double clear at the start of 2017 (aged 22yo) he retired from Eventing.  In June 2018 his last outing was to the Royal Highland Show to compete in the side saddle classes.  He was a total gentleman and looked fabulous.
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