Benton Horses & Ponies

Benton Horses & Ponies Breeding & producing quality horses & ponies.

31/12/2024

We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year & sending best wishes to all for 2025! We’re hoping for an exciting year ahead with lots of new prospects making their debut! 🐴🥂🍾

*DEPOSIT SECURED*CHARLIE▪️4 Year Old ▪️Gelding ▪️TB▪️Ready for breaking - has started mouthing & will start groundwork o...
11/08/2024

*DEPOSIT SECURED*

CHARLIE
▪️4 Year Old
▪️Gelding
▪️TB
▪️Ready for breaking - has started mouthing & will start groundwork over next few weeks (only for sale unbroken due to no small lightweight jockey)
▪️Up to date with worming, vaccinations & just had teeth done
▪️Will excel in many disaplines
▪️Very honest sweet temperament boy
▪️Straight & Correct

Please PM or call 07800766931

A FUTURE STAR - COURTENAY LIONESSE ▪️2 Year Old ▪️Mare ▪️To make 14.2h - 15.h ▪️Excellent confirmation & straight moveme...
11/08/2024

A FUTURE STAR - COURTENAY LIONESSE
▪️2 Year Old
▪️Mare
▪️To make 14.2h - 15.h
▪️Excellent confirmation & straight movement
▪️No lumps, bumps or vices
▪️Extremely sweet & gentle temperament
▪️Easy & good to trim, clip, bath, load, handle etc
▪️Will excel in any discipline & just wants to please
▪️Will make the most amazing child’s pony or for a small adult!

*Please PM for details or call 07800766931*

Recent Show Results*Apologises for the lack of photos* 🐴🏆🌟Saturday 13th July - Liskard Show🌟▪️Luca - 2nd Yearling Hunter...
11/08/2024

Recent Show Results
*Apologises for the lack of photos* 🐴🏆

🌟Saturday 13th July - Liskard Show🌟
▪️Luca - 2nd Yearling Hunter & 3rd Irish Draught Mixed Youngstock (highest placed yearling)

🌟Monday 29th July ~ Woolsery Agriculture Show🌟
▪️Sugar (Grey Broodmare) - 1st Sports Horse Mare & Reserve Champion Sports Horse Section
▪️Benton’s Sliver Star - 1st Sports Horse Foal & Champion Sports Horse Section
▪️Courtenay Lionesses - 2nd Coloured Youngstock

🌟Wednesday 7th August ~ North Devon Show🌟
▪️Newhall Radlin (Bay Broodmare) - 2nd Hunter Broadmare & 2nd Sports Horse Broodmare
▪️Benton’s Newhall Joey - 2nd Hunter Foal & 2nd Sports Horse Foal
▪️Benton’s Midnight Kanga - 1st Yearling Hunter & 1st Yearling Sports Horse
▪️Courtenay Lionesses - 1st Coloured Chaps Youngstock

All horses & ponies have behaved impeccable, being a pleasure to take out!
Our next show for the session is Exford followed by Dunster 🤩

NOW AVAILABLE - Benton’s Midnight Kanga▪️Yearling (27th May 2023) ▪️C**t ▪️To make appx 15.2 ▪️Excellent confirmation & ...
18/06/2024

NOW AVAILABLE - Benton’s Midnight Kanga

▪️Yearling (27th May 2023)
▪️C**t
▪️To make appx 15.2
▪️Excellent confirmation & straight movement
▪️No lumps, bumps or vices
▪️Very genuine boy who loves to please & loves attention
▪️Good to trim, bath, load, handle etc
▪️Up to date with worming & vaccinations

Kanga will be a very special star of the future and will excel in any discipline. He’s been a pleasure to produce over the past year and has a very successful showing record as a foal & yearling; results to date:

2023 - Foal
- 1st Hunter/Sports Horse Foal & Reserve Champion at Woolsery Show
- 1st Hunter Foal & Reserve Champion at North Devon Show
- 1st Hunter Foal & Supreme foal at Dunster Show

2024 - Yearling
- 1st Hunter Yearling & Reserve Small Champion at Devon County Show
- 1st Hunter Yearling at Royal Cornwall Show

*Please PM for details or call 07800766931*

3 of many superb foals & their mummys enjoy the sunshine recently.☀️We apologise for silence over the past few weeks we’...
12/06/2024

3 of many superb foals & their mummys enjoy the sunshine recently.☀️

We apologise for silence over the past few weeks we’ve been incredibly busy with foaling, calving & getting youngstock ready for our first 2 shows of the season ~ further updates of show results and other new additions to follow! 🐴🏆

If you’re on the hunt for foals, yearlings, 2 or 3 year olds please drop us a message!

Foaling has officially started here at Benton’s Horses & Ponies; our first addition to 2024 was Benton’s Smokey Shadow b...
08/05/2024

Foaling has officially started here at Benton’s Horses & Ponies; our first addition to 2024 was Benton’s Smokey Shadow born Friday 3rd May at 3am. (Videos of this stunning filly to follow)

Sire - Urkel (Vaulterhill Stud)

Today we said goodbye to our darling Lady Ellie! We’ve had so much fun producing & breaking in this young talented mare ...
01/04/2024

Today we said goodbye to our darling Lady Ellie! We’ve had so much fun producing & breaking in this young talented mare and over the moon she’s found a fantastic loving home! We wish Philippa & Ellie every success for the future and look forwards to following their journey! 🥰🐴

*DEPOSIT NOW SECURED FOR OUR GIRL* With a heavy heart it’s time for our gorgeous Lady Ellie to find her new home after b...
22/02/2024

*DEPOSIT NOW SECURED FOR OUR GIRL*

With a heavy heart it’s time for our gorgeous Lady Ellie to find her new home after being carefully produced over the past year & backed over the winter.

This cracking mare really is one in a million and has a very bright future ahead in any discipline.

* 4 year old Grey Mare
* Appr 15.1h
* Cob x Irish draught
* Up to date with worming & vaccinations
* Shown in hand at County level as a 3 year old with great success.
* Will make a fantastic light weight show cob, worker, hunt horse, allrounder - will excel & turn her hand to anything.
* Leg in each corner type; very bold, brave & careful - fab stamp.
* Absolutely loves her work & has a can do/wants to learn attitude.
* Broken over the winter; being extremely easy & straightforward.
* Hacks alone or in company passing the most heaviest traffic; lives on a farm so use to machinery etc.
* Good to lead from another horse.
* Has done some basic schooling/trotting poles.
* Easy to box, clip, shoe, catch etc.
* Hunted & went to a Boxing Day meet behaving impeccable.
* Has loose schooled in Ireland showing plenty of scope.
* Loves attention and lots of fuss.
* No lumps, bumps or vices.
* Excellent confirmation, straight & correct.
This mare will only be sold to a 5 star home
High four figures.

*Photos are a mixture of the past year*

South West
Please PM or call 07800766931 for further in

03/02/2024

Counting down the weeks until we start foaling again. A very sleepy Baby Kanga & his fantastic mummy last summer 😍☀️

02/02/2024

Unregistered 7 month old Exmoor Foals available.
Please PM or call 07800766931

30/11/2023

Exmoor Pony Foals available! Please PM for details!

Lady Ellie snug as a bug in her new stable rug! Thank you JHC Equestrian supplies 🐴🥰
25/11/2023

Lady Ellie snug as a bug in her new stable rug! Thank you JHC Equestrian supplies 🐴🥰

28/10/2023

▪️A selection of Filly & C**t foals available at weaning.

▪️Connie X

Please message or call 07800766931

22/10/2023

Benton Tommy still available! Message for details!

Benton Seabreeze still available! Message for details!
22/10/2023

Benton Seabreeze still available! Message for details!

Happy Horses today ☀️☀️
07/10/2023

Happy Horses today ☀️☀️

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Benton Farm
Barnstaple
EX327LG

Telephone

+447800766931

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Videos

Benton’s Smokey Shadow

Kanga & Roo
Kanga & Roo

Counting down the weeks until we start foaling again. A very sleepy Baby Kanga & his fantastic mummy last summer 😍☀️

Foals available at weaning!
Foals available at weaning!

▪️A selection of Filly & Colt foals available at weaning. ▪️Connie X Please message or call 07800766931

The gorgeous Summer out exercising today - such a lovely mare 🤩
The gorgeous Summer out exercising today - such a lovely mare 🤩

UPDATE - 22/10/23 (Benton Bones Sold; Benton Tommy still available!) *Benton Bones - Grey (SOLD) *Benton Tommy - Bay* ▪️Connie X ▪️Homebred - halfbrothers ▪️2 Year Olds ▪️No lumps, bumps or vices ▪️Kind, loving temperaments ▪️To make 14h plus *Please PM or call 07800766831 for further details, both entered for Brecon Sales on Saturday 19th August*

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