Lakeview Stud Equestrian

26/11/2023

First ride on Byrde today - she’s going to be mighty!! 🤩🤩🤩

18/11/2023

Exciting new arrival today!! 4yo mare by ‘Jack Hobbs’ in her winter whollies but she is SO smart 🙏🥳💕

23/10/2023

⭐️⭐️🍀🍀 Well Deserved Austin O'Connor Eventing🍀🍀⭐️⭐️

1965. That was the last time an Irish rider won a five-star. TODAY, Austin O'Connor & Colorado Blue have ended Ireland's 58-year wait.

Badminton 1952 - Captain Mark Darley & Emily Little

Burghley 1963 - Captain Harry Freeman-Jackson & St. Finbarr

Badminton 1965 - Major Eddie Boylan & Durlas Eile

Maryland 2023 - AUSTIN O’CONNOR & COLORADO BLUE 👏👏👏

05/10/2023

🍌🍌 Introducing Banana!! 🍌🍌
Our latest arrival he’s 4yrs old and only ran a few weeks ago, he has relaxed and gained so much confidence in such a short time.
Today we popped him on the lorry as we were going out and he was perfect 💕💕

26/09/2023

23/09/2023

First go XC schooling for Bruno 💕

11/09/2023

First go XC schooling today for these two 💕

09/09/2023

Airtime!! ☀️😍

31/08/2023

💕💕 New Kid on the Block 💕💕
15hh 5yo ISH Gelding - Super Temperament

18/08/2023

Beautiful Bunny 🐰
15hh 4yo Mare by Famous Name
Been with us since a 2yo and been slowly produced, just started going to shows and arena hires proving very straight and sensible.
She has 3 lovely paces and is jumping well round a course of Showjumps, she’s a compact, fun little mare.
She has a really lovely nature and try’s her best to please.
She would suit a competent teenager or small adult looking for a lovely little horse and continue her education.
Best home only for her 💕💕

17/08/2023

Beautiful Gerald starting to get the hang of things - he’s going to be a good one ⭐️⭐️☘️🐎

09/08/2023

Good morning Gerald 💕💕☀️☀️

03/08/2023

💕💕 New Kid on the Block! Beautiful 5yo gelding by
Vendangeur.
Only ran a couple of days ago so light looking but an absolutely cracking sort!

28/07/2023

Bruno & Bunny looking pretty at their first dressage show 🤩💕💕

14/07/2023

Rain never stops play here 😊😉💦

04/07/2023

Things your riding instructor wants you to know:
1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.

2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…

3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..

4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.

5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...

6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.

7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground with horses than you do in the saddle.

8. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.

9. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

*thank you to whoever wrote this! Not my words, but certainly a shared sentiment!

26/05/2023

10/05/2023

Beautiful day for a spin round the Farm Ride!! So much grass!!

30/04/2023

Millie gave Gelly a little spruce up before heading off for foaling 😍😍

24/04/2023

First show for beautiful Joli where he did a really pleasing test with a score of 68.8%, bought last June as an excitable unbroken 3yo c**t we couldn’t be more pleased with how he’s progressing 😍😍
Big thanks to Jane Vosper at Badgworth Arena for putting on a lovely mid week show always perfect for people producing young horses

30/03/2023

When your horses have been out all winter and your paddocks look like this ! ☀️+ 💦 = Grass 😊

🌷🌹🌼

08/03/2023

07/02/2023

Beautiful morning 🍀☺️

02/02/2023

Re using the arena gate on the farm ride…

31/01/2023

Beautiful Chilli 💕

31/01/2023

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