Pony & Horse riding school
Meet The Team
Our Current Four-Legged Team Members
Ollie
Breed: Thoroughbred
Born: 2007
Height: Around 16 hands (roughly 163 cms)
Personality: Curious, inquisitive, loves to say hello and know what is going on. Enjoys playing with the other horses in the herd and being cheeky by holding a stick in his mouth, like a dog, and harrassing others with it among other things !!! Ollie is available to clients for ground work only and is a great horse if you want to acheive the basic games as well as learn how to enhance your skills to a more advanced level. Best friends with Zara.
Lucky
Breed: Standardbred
Born: Around 2006
Height: Around 14 hands (roughly 142 cms)
Personality: Keen to get to know his riders and enjoys being a part of what is going on. He is reasonably forward moving and can be cheeky occasionally but it is easy to get him back on task. At first his trot can feel bouncy, he was a pacer so can default to this sometimes, but does smooth out after a while and he has a beautiful 'rocking horse' canter. Best friends with Zara and Ollie.
He can take all abilities.
Zara
Breed: Standardbred
Born: 2006
Height: Around 15 hands (roughly 153 cms)
Personality: Zara can be a little stand-offish at first (this comes from her previous experiences in life) but is a genuinely sweet, smart and kind natured girl. She can get bossy sometimes thinking that she knows best so can need firm but fair leadership to get the best out of her. She can be a little quick with her strides in trot, canter as well as jumping but is beginning to balance herself more most of the time. She is good friends with Ollie and Lucky. These 3 are affectionately know as the 3 musketeers.
She can take all abilities.
Max
Breed: Gypsy Cob/Welsh
Born: 2015
Height: Around 13 hands (Roughtly 132cms)
Personality: Curious, inquisitive, loves to say hello and know what is going on. Max is cute with 2 blue eyes and a stocky/chunky build. He is cheeky so sometimes you need to be fair but very firm with him. He enjoys learning new things and can pick up on them quickly so a great pony to take your horsemanship to a higher level. His favourite thing in life is food so he will never be thin !! He tries to get to the top of the herd order and be the boss all the time. He really enjoys playing with Doddie who is the tallest member of the current herd and also the boss of it, this is really funny to watch with him being one of the smallest!!!
He can take all abilities.
Doddie
Breed: Standardbred/Andulsian (Spanish horse)
Born: 2008
Height: Roughly 16 hands (163 cms)
Personality: He is our BFG (Big Friendly Giant). Doddie is the current boss of the herd and lets all the other herd members know it in the paddock. He has very smooth paces and is a big comfy armchair to sit on. Like some of the others he needs firm but fair consistent leadership to get the best out of him. He is observant and notices what is going on in the distance but usually does not react to it in a big way. He is a very social horse and wants to know where everyone else is and lets us know, with his voice, when he is not involved in a road ride or outing.
He can take all abilities.
Pebbles
Breed: Welsh
Born: 2010
Height: Roughly 13 hands (132 cms)
Personality: Pebbles is a cute, fun pony and enjoys going at the faster paces as well as jumping. She can have a busy brain due to her sensitive nature, so is good for confident balanced riders who have good leadership but empathy for her personality. Pebbles also has a bit of a cheeky side sometimes so can be a bit of a comic when she wants to be. She enjoys the other herd members company but also enjoys time away from them in her own space.
She can take all abilities.