Gatend Equestrian

27/03/2025

🌟1 ASSISTED DIY SPACE🌟

We have a very rare space becoming available for assisted DIY.
• AM feeds & nets put in every morning
• PM feeds & nets can be put in at night if left out

☀️24/7 summer turnout available May - Oct.
❌ No winter field turnout however horses are allowed in the arena loose for a roll/run around.

☑️ Option of full livery to cover holidays/sickness.

Child friendly yard with an all weather fully floodlit arena with jumps and great hacking.

Please send us a PM for prices 😌

21/03/2025

Another sad day here at Gatend as we said goodbye to two of the original golden oldies 🌈💔

Shortly after 2pm side by side with Billie & Morgan with them Heather and Oscar gained their wings and galloped over the rainbow bridge 💔🪽

The past couple of months have been hard on us all here at Gatend, and saying goodbye to these two today marked the end of another era ☹️. They were very lucky that they got to retire here and grow old together, they spent the last few months tucked up in their stables knowing nothing but love however old age eventually started to get the better of them 😥

It never gets any easier losing them but we can take comfort knowing that they spent their last 30 minutes enjoying some grass whilst enjoying a nice groom ❤️‍🩹

Please feel free to share any of your memories/pictures from over the years of Heather & Oscar.

Two of Gatend’s greatest … rest easy up there🐴❤️‍🩹✨

01/03/2025

This past week has been a complete whirlwind 🥹

We would like to say a huge thank you to our clients old and new without you all we would never have had as many successful years at Gatend as we have had, and for that we will be forever grateful🐴✨

Like everything all good things must come to an end eventually and for us as a family this is the end of an era ❤️‍🩹

We have been inundated with messages since announcing we were closing and we cannot thank you all enough for the support and good wishes. We will not be able to reply to them all individually as there has been so many so we would just like to take this opportunity to say thank you to each and everyone of you, the support and amount of messages we have received has been completely overwhelming 🥹

Please feel free to share you memories and pictures of Gatend in the comments section we have loved looking back at all of the memories 🤩

For now…
Heals down, chin up and keep kicking on 🐴✨

We will miss you all lots and want to wish you all the very best with your riding journey ❤️✨

Billie & Morgan ❤️‍🩹

27/02/2025

The end of another era tonight as our golden girl Molly hung up her bridle for the very last time tonight 🥹💛✨

Molly has been a firm favourite with many of you and she has been simply irreplaceable to us over the years, old but gold as they say! Here’s to a long and happy retirement for our precious girl 🥰

If any of you have any pictures of Molly over the years we would love to see them, please feel free to share them with us in the comments section 📷


We love you millions Miss Molly 🫶🏼

27/02/2025

A lovely morning here at Gatend but we can’t help but feel a little bit sad…

Tonight is our last full night of lessons and we know it is not going to be an easy night! When we untack the last pony this evening that marks the end of an amazing era 😓❤️‍🩹

However we are sooo grateful that it has stopped raining and the sun has decided to join us to help make our last night one to remember 🥰

Billie & Morgan ❤️

24/02/2025

Tonight marked the start of a very difficult week for us here at Gatend as we prepare to see you all for one last time for your lessons this week 😥. Nothing else to write on our notice board in the office this week apart from “Thank You” 💗.

Anyone still looking to be squeezed in this week before we close please message us and we will do our best to fit you in somewhere 📨.

Remember 💭 …

Let’s not be sad because it’s over instead be happy because it happened ✨
“Heals down, chin up & kick on to wherever your riding journey takes you next” 🐴

Billie & Morgan ❤️‍🩹

22/02/2025

‼️ SUNDAY 23rd FEB ‼️

We are aware of the weather forecast tomorrow however as this is the last ever Sunday at Gatend we WILL NOT cancel. We will be at the yard and we will assess each lesson as you arrive. If any of you want to opt for stable management sessions instead tomorrow you are more than welcome to as we know that some of you will just want to spend time with your favourite ponies before we close.

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As we move into our final week there has already been many tears shed! We know that this week will be hard for many of you, us included 💔

For one last time here is our availability for the week beginning 24th Feb ⤵️

Monday - Space for after school lessons, hacks & stable management.

Wednesday - Space for after school lessons, hacks & stable management.

To book for any of the above please send us a message 📨

If any of you wish to simply pop up to see the ponies etc before we close please send us a message and we will be more than happy to arrange this. Please make sure to message us well in advance to ensure that we are onsite 🐴

Lots of love,
Billie & Morgan 🥺❤️

17/02/2025

A very hard post for us to write 🥺…

Unfortunately due to time and other commitments we have came to the heartbreaking decision to close the riding school as of 1st March 2025. As many of you know we pride ourselves in being a small family run business and it has not been a decision that we have taken lightly, however as a family we feel that it is for the best for us.

We cannot thank all of you enough for your continued support over the years and we have loved seeing you all progress with your riding. Business will be as normal until 28th February 2025, anyone with any bookings after that date please send us a message and we will refund deposits/give alternative suggestions.

As a family we appreciate your understanding at this time as we come to terms with our decision and navigate our way through the next couple of weeks. This is the end of an era for us all here at Gatend and we cannot emphasise enough how heartbreaking it is for us to share this news with you.

Until then you are all welcome to come and see the ponies as much as you like (pre booking required to ensure we are on-site) and we are positive that the ponies will be very grateful for any treats or carrots 🤭🥕🍎

We have made so many memories with you all that will last a lifetime and we will cherish them forever, we hope that you all keep up the hard work and we will look forward to following your riding journeys 🥰

Lots of love,
Billie, Morgan & Donna ❤️‍🩹

09/02/2025

Lots of you have now met our new girl “Spice” 🐴🤎

We have been assessing her and getting to know her up until now but today she made her debut in the riding school 🤩. She put her best hoof forward today and therefore we will continue to slowly introduce her into lessons from now on 😎

📢 REMEMBER…
❌ NO LESSONS NEXT SUNDAY ❌

• Daytime lessons are available Mon - Wed this week and next however these are starting to fill up so please message us as soon as you can if you are needing booked in.

• Only TWO SPACES remaining for our showjumping fun “Own a Pony Day” this Saturday 15th Feb 10am - 4pm.

To book/enquire about any of the above please send us a message 📨

Billie & Morgan ❤️

08/02/2025

We cannot wait for summer now that the lighter nights are coming 😍👌🏼

Availability is as follows until the 19th Feb ⤵️

Mon 10th - Wed 12th Feb:
🌻 Space for daytime lessons/hacks

Sat 15th Feb:
🦄 Own a Pony Day - only 2 spaces remaining

Mon 17th - Wed 19th Feb:
🌷Space for daytime lessons/hacks

Send us a message to enquire/book for any of the above 📨

Billie & Morgan ❤️

02/02/2025

𝙀𝙓𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀 … 👀

Due to a few special requests we have decided that our next “Own a Pony Day” will have a showjumping twist again … we had so much fun at our last one and we can’t wait to do it all again🐴🏅

All abilities are welcome with the aim that everyone will jump round a course of jumps at a height of their choice and go home with a lovely rosette 👏🏼🤩

Spaces are limited, send us a message to secure your space now 📨

Billie & Morgan ❤️

31/01/2025

📢 Don’t forget our next “Own a Pony Day” …

💗🐴 SATURDAY 15th FEB 🐴💗

🕰️ - 10am - 4pm
🥪 - Packed lunch required
🧥 - Warm/waterproof clothes
🥾 - Appropriate footwear

💷 - £50pp

Our recent “Own a Pony Day’s” have been very popular and spaces have filled up fast, therefore we strongly advise booking your space ASAP! Send us a message to secure your space now 📨

We have been loving the slightly lighter nights this week, a few of you have even managed an after school hack 🤩

**Please remember that lessons spaces are also filling up very quickly now and spaces are becoming limited, booking well in advance is recommended. **

Billie & Morgan ❤️

27/01/2025

Remaining availability for this week is as follows ⬇️

▫️ Tuesday @ 5:30pm
▫️ Wednesday - Daytime
▫️ Saturday - 2 spaces AM

Other than the spaces mentioned above we are fully booked this week. Any cancellations will be posted on here as soon as they become available. Early booking is advised for next week as we are becoming very busy every day that we are open now.

Send us a message to book your space now and avoid disappointment 📨

Billie & Morgan ❤️

26/01/2025

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26/01/2025

Wow we are glad the last few days are over and we hope nobody has to repeat that weekend in a hurry 🫨

“Storm Eowyn” we hope we never have to go through another storm like you again 😵🌪️💨 That being said we have been very lucky .. one tree down, broken branches everywhere along with some roof tiles, a few broken fences and the power only going off for about an hour on Friday at lunchtime!

Having been victim to the wind in previous years and losing our stable roofs … at 7:30am Billie, Cara, Donna & Trefor made the decision to turn all of our horses out in the fields for the day/night. We were prepared for this on Thursday night and made sure everything had big warm turnout rugs on and a head collar at their stables. On Friday morning 22 horses (1 sheep) were turned out between the main yard & Billie’s own horses, 2 horses & 2 donkeys moved to the safest stables all before 9am. Then we retreated to the living room and kept everything crossed, the fields were checked every hour or so in daylight to make sure the fence lines were safe.

We have never been so grateful to have such a well behaved bunch of horses leading them along to the fields in that wind after them being stabled since our fields closed for winter at the end of October, we are delighted to say all horses/ponies/donkeys/sheep (oh and humans) survived the storm unscathed and are all glad to be back tucked up in their stables 🥰

Huge thank you to everyone who messaged/called to make sure everything was ok & to our lovely liveries who helped us with the tidy up yesterday 🫶🏼

Back to business as usual on Tuesday, see you all then ❤️

22/01/2025

We are now “Out of Office” until Monday 27th January 👋🏼

Morgan is off on holiday for a long weekend and weather wise it is looking like a good weekend for us to be closed. Stay safe everyone! 👀💨

All messages will be replied to on Monday 📨

See you all next week!
Billie & Morgan ❤️