Blue Gate Cobs- Jo Green

18/11/2025

Kenlock Latin Lover x RP
Off to school to be started !

17/11/2025

That’s what I thought of my dressage test yesterday 😬
Apparently it is possible to get a schoolmaster to canter on the wrong lead if you are sh*te enough ( except when you mean to of course ! No counter canter in my grade 4 test !)
Safe to say every mistake yesterday was absolutely rider error and as soon as I let Ted do his thing we were going with the flow !
We completed our first grade 4 ODE - was a strange day with a tragic event and some equally dramatic Tassie weather .
Hats off to us old birds having a go - thanks to all the volunteers at Monmouth PC ,under trying conditions and my super helper / photographer of sh*te expressions x Pamela Tonelli-Pirie ❤️

15/11/2025

Update on Dakota !

I promised a few folks to get in touch if Dakota did not sell - well she had a vetting done this week
There are a few findings that I am happy to share . The management of her hooves / angles was already in progress.
Probably means a competitive eventing career not on the cards but with her more whoa than go attitude this was unlikely to be the career of choice for her anyway . So yes she is still for sale !

15/11/2025

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ_Po25Eu4j/?igsh=bm9saWk3eDUwcXF0

My daughter Gabby ( and son briefly ) are in a short film “ I have been having dreams “
Part of it was filmed at Blue Gate Cobs on a very wet foggy evening !
It’s featured in the second teaser -🤩

14/11/2025

Rene

Height
14.2hh
Age
9 yrs
S*x
Gelding

Gypsy Cob

Dry River Renegade or Rene

Dry River Beauty x Hermits Mustang

Versatile pure GC

Stunning pure boy . Started education later in life due to previous owners health . He had a few quirks on the ground when he arrived but we have worked through that - still need food to catch him sometimes .
Striking markings , lots of feather and great conformation
Professional re start . Good to handle / float etc
Placed second in first SJ outing 50 cm took everything in his stride , XC lessons
Been out alone and in company sweet forward boy that aims to please. Great ground manners
Good with fences fine to run with geldings or mares
Middle of pecking order not herd bound / no separation anxiety
Exposed to animals , livestock , traffic ,bush rides wading in streams
Pssm1 and FIS clear
Colour tested
Up to date with feet / teeth/ vaccinations
APSB reg pending
Barefoot
No injuries or health issues / blemishes
Transport can be arranged
Vetting welcome
Suitable allrounder / trail/ show/ adult rider or PC home

In regular work / still runs into canter transitions sometimes so considering Proff trainer shortly to help with this

As further training continues will be reflected in education and

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14/11/2025

12/11/2025

Congratulations Zoe on winning a Good Sportsmanship award at Brighton show ! How could I not share this pic x
Thanks Jayne Robertson for sending your daughter and lovely new boys photo 😘

11/11/2025

This looks amazing !

Today everybody believes that to train horses you must have a round pen and an arena. However, the very important training tool of the Schooling Field has been almost completely forgotten. I have posted several times about schooling fields but this one in Bedford UK is one of the best I have seen. It belongs to Keystone International. www.facebook.com/KeysoeInternational It has everything, a ditch, a skinny, water, and more.

Notice that the jumps are low. This is because a schooling field is primarily used to develop a horse's rhythm, balance and consistency, more than to teach jumping. While this one has a catch fence, it is large enough to make the horse feel it is out in the open. I think that is important.

We have started to build a schooling field in south central PA and it is helping us retrain and train horses. So far it is big logs in an open pasture with slopes with space enough for a gallop. In the spring we plan to build a drop or small Irish bank and a ditch. A schooling field need not be expensive to build and the value from it can be huge.

Back in the day, every Army post or fort had a schooling field as did every hunt club. Then came the horse industry with its focus on ring riding, and the schooling field began to disappear. We need to bring them back in order to raise the quality of US horsemanship.

11/11/2025

Billabong Ranch Flight

Will be 4 in June
15 hh currently ish

Dam Andalusian x Friesian
Sire Clydie x GC

Not started

Both pictured
Pssm1/ FIS tested and clear
Colour tested
Reg APSB
UTD with teeth / feet / chipped / wormed

Stunning girl - nice build and conformation
TEMPERAMENT to die for
More sensible than most x3 her age

Flight is a well handled lady and easy to do anything with
She will be a dream to start
Nothing phases her
Is a bit attached to her Mum who we also have here but has had time away with no issues
Will keep to start next year but trying to reduce the herd and keep my husband happy 🫣

Good to tie/ lead/float/catch/ trim etc

One I would happily keep for myself
Margate Tas

11/11/2025