Poplars Farm Equestrian

05/09/2024

WE ARE HIRING! PART TIME SENIOR GROOM

We have a new opening available for someone to join our team here at Poplars Farm Equestrian as a part time senior groom. The vacancy would suit an individual who has a passion for equestrian life and prides themselves in delivering a high standard of service for the horses in their care.

A minimum of 10 years experience is required in the equestrian industry, or equivalent experience in managing and caring for horses in a similar capacity.

If you are hardworking, punctual, and have the required knowledge and experience that you wish to share amongst a growing team, then please get in touch for more information. Professional qualifications are desired but are not essential. Applicants must be over the age of 18, and have the availability to work rota’d weekdays and weekends, with the addition of occasional holiday cover when possible.

A brief overview of the day to day tasks will include (but are not limited to) –
• Turn out and bring in of horses.
• Feeding and checking of water.
• General livery yard duties.
• Grooming and general health maintenance of the horses in your care.
• Following a detailed weekly programme for each horse’s specific needs.
• Responsible for the Groom, Junior Groom, or Apprentice Groom during your rota’d shift.

Rate of pay, holiday and working hours will be discussed with the right candidate.

If you have any questions or if you feel you would be the right fit for our team and have relevant experience, please contact us via e-mail with a covering letter detailing your suitability to [email protected]

The closing date for applications is Saturday the 21st of September 2024.

10/08/2024

It's been an absolute pleasure to have Prime maintenance and landscaping working at Poplars of recent, helping to rejuvenate and improve our main stable block, which over time has started to look quite tired and in need of a refresh!
Thank you to Rob, Ste & Jacq for all of their hard work, we highly recommend them and look forward to having them back in the (hopefully) not too distant future 😊

29/06/2024

Thank you to all of those from the BDS (Area 15 Derbyshire and Staffordshire) who arrived to take part on the 9th of June 2024. It was a pleasure to host the event at Poplars Farm Equestrian, and we truly hope everyone had a wonderful time :) We'll look forward to welcoming everyone back, next Sunday 7th of July!

Photos supplied by the BDS (Martin P.)

15/02/2024

POSITION AVAILABLE: PART TIME GROOM

We have an exciting opportunity available to join our team here at Poplars Farm Equestrian. We are currently looking to fulfil the position of a Part Time Groom to coincide with the launch of our new service based Livery packages. The vacancy will suit someone who has a passion for equestrian life and prides themselves in delivering a high standard of service.

If you are hardworking, punctual, and have prior knowledge in equine care then please get in touch for more information. Experience in a similar role is preferable but not essential. You must be over 18 years of age, and have availability to work weekends with the addition of occasional weekday cover.

Day to day tasks will include (but are not limited to) –

• Turn out and bring in of horses.
• Feeding and checking of water.
• Mucking out stables.
• Grooming and general health maintenance of the horses in your care.
• Following a detailed weekly programme for each horse’s specific needs.

Rate of pay, holiday and working hours will be discussed with the right candidate.

If you have any questions or if you feel you would be the right fit for our team and have relevant experience, please contact us via e-mail with a covering letter detailing your suitability to [email protected]

The closing date for applications will be Saturday the 24th of February.

04/12/2023

Christmas has arrived again at Poplars Farm Equestrian! We hope everyone's feeling festive😄🎄

After a few short delays, we've had two additional stables erected by Harlow's! Concreting, Automatic Water Drinkers, Rubber Matting, and fitting of the Tack-Rooms is all that's left to be finished before we can welcome two new liveries onto the yard!

12/11/2023

With another quick update, we're happy to say that we have our Arena lights, up and running just in time for those dark winter nights! 🌕✨ We've also been busy installing Automatic Water Feeders to just over half of our current livery stables, with the other half to be installed soon!

A big thank you to Sam (and his team) along with Richard Street for all of their recent hard work at Poplars, the lights look fantastic and Water Feeders work like a dream 👍

FYI, we charge £15 per hour for external hire of the Arena (which includes the use of the lights, as required), plus £5 per additional horse during the hour.
To book, please phone on 01283 812100 😊

12/11/2023

A quick update with a few photos 😊
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 'The Derby Runner Cross Country League' and the organisers. I'm sure everyone enjoyed themselves getting stuck in the mud here at Poplars on the 29th of October! It's always a pleasure to host these events 😄

01/09/2023

Construction update 👀 with a recent development to our existing stable block this week! We've just had the concrete laid in preparation for the additional stables, and we've got a few other alterations penciled down for later this month 😉😊

03/06/2023

It’s been a lovely weekend so far and thank you to those who have visited recently, we hope you’ve enjoyed the Sunshine!😎For those who won’t be aware, we’ve recently improved a few jumps around our course this year with take-offs and landings, replacing old wood chippings with new Silica Sand for a softer landing. We hope this offers better support with absorbing some of those impacts 😊

If you are interested in booking, please either phone on 01283 812100 or contact us through Facebook messenger with your preferred date and time, and for how many horses. If contacting through Facebook Messenger, please allow up to 24 hours for a reply.

£15.00 per horse, payments made on arrival with cash or card.

14/01/2023

We hope those on our livery yard can enjoy the peace of mind from our improved security, here at Poplars Farm Equestrian. Thank you to Class A Fire & Security for a swift and professional installation, as always!

11/12/2022

🎄Christmas at Poplars Farm Equestrian 🎄

We hope everyone enjoys the festive lights! 😊✨

30/07/2022

A big thank you to Paul, Sam (and team) for all of their hard work in helping to clear and maintain our water feature! Also along with erecting a new jump! This one’s a little bit scary (for some!), but we hope everyone will make good use of the alteration 😊

We also have the Meynell & South Staffordshire Hunt here this Sunday between 10:30am and 3:00pm, at Poplars Farm Equestrian for a pleasure ride! The Cross Country Course will still be available for hire throughout the day, but please be aware that it will be very busy during this period.

To book, please phone on 01283 812100 or contact us through Facebook Messenger. £15.00 per horse to hire and ride the Cross Country Course (with no time restrictions).

23/06/2022

We're sorry for the delay in posting photos of our last event with the Midlands Carriagedriving group, it’s been a busy time for us here at Poplars Farm Equestrian… Or at least that’s my excuse! 😉

Thank you to the organisers and to everyone who participated! We’re sorry if your photo didn’t make it on with this post, but I’ll be sure to catch you next time! If any of the event organisers or participants would like a copy of your photo, please let us know by either messaging us through Facebook or emailing via [email protected].

P.S. I also got slightly distracted with the pooch (named Indy) later on in the photos… Sorry, not sorry 😉😁

11/06/2022

Members of Meynell Pony Club hosted a training session with Meynell Instructor Caroline Thornton at Poplars Farm Equestrian, taking advantage of the large grass dressage and all weather arena in today's sun 😊 We hope they've had an enjoyable time.

08/05/2022

Just a quick update after a “short” delay in construction. The new stable block is coming on nicely! We just need power extending to all the new stables and tack rooms, and concreting to level the site. Hopefully it won't be too much longer before these will be filled with happy horses 😄
We also have a new sign past the main entrance gate to help make it clearer for those vehicles in search of parking for the Cross Country Course 😊

01/05/2022

A huge thank you to the British Driving Society for organising today’s event, it was quite a turn out and lovely to see everyone actively partaking and enjoying themselves 😊

Another big thank you to Jackie Brown and Samantha Jones for providing some of today’s photos! And Paul Hart for being the braver of the two in today’s rescue mission 😉

We’re looking forward to welcoming the BDS back on the 5th of June!

17/04/2022

Thank you to the Midlands Carriagedriving and all those who have taken part in today’s event on the Easter Weekend, and a Huge thank you to Paul and Ann Hart for all of the work they have put into ensuring a fun and enjoyable day for everyone! We've included a few photos from today 😊

31/01/2022

So we're underway with construction of the new stable extension this month by laying the foundations and concrete! 😄 We're looking forward to having the new stables erected (hopefully towards the end of February! 🤞) - We'll give another update later on 😊

Thank you to those who have been patiently waiting for a stable, hopefully not much longer!

05/12/2021

Thank you to everyone involved today and the organisers, it was lovely to welcome you all back and we hope those who braved the cold thoroughly enjoyed their time! 😄

P.S. This is what it looks like when you forget to pay your annual pass 😆

21/11/2021

We finally have a new sign outside of our main entrance to help those unfamiliar with our location, which should be visible from the road side. (We’ll be taking down the old sign in the next few days)😄

For those not aware, our Cross Country Course is open throughout the winter (subject to weather conditions), and our winter hours are from 8:00am until 4:00pm. We’re pleased to see those with annual passes still making good use of the course 😊

19/09/2021

Thank you to the Meynell & South Staffordshire Hunt and everyone who participated in today's pleasure ride! We hope everyone has thoroughly enjoyed their time out in the sun! 😎 And also a big thank you to Marion King for providing the photos 😊

18/09/2021

15/04/2021

Say hello to Bo 😊 a lovely addition to Poplars Farm, born Friday 09/04/2021. How about that for buy one get one free 😉

28/03/2021

We hope everyone is looking forward to being able to visit and use the Cross Country Course here at Poplars Farm and other venue hires from the 29th of March! We’re certainly looking forward to welcoming people back from tomorrow and hope that those who have currently booked with us enjoy their time around the course!

Below are some photos of the additional cross country jumps positioned around the course to help add some variety which we hope to see get some good use!!

24/03/2021

For those with Annual Passes affected by the National Lockdowns, we have sent out an email informing you of your extended expiry date. If you have an Annual Pass and not received an email from Poplars Farm Equestrian, could you please get in touch by either phoning on 01283 812100, messaging us via Facebook or contacting us through our website so that we can update your relevant contact information associated with your pass and inform you of your extended expiry date (Please check any relevant Spam or Junk mail folders before contacting).

We hope you will be happy with your pass extension and that you will now be able to make full use of the Cross Country Course reopening on the 29th of March! If you have any questions or queries, as always, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

18/03/2021

From the 29th of March (Subject to any changes in lockdown restrictions) The Manège and Cross Country Course will be available to hire for external visitors. To book the Manège on the day, please phone 01283 812100 to arrange and check for an available slot. Bookings in advance for either the Manège or Cross Country Course can be done by either phoning the above number, messaging us via Facebook or contacting us through our website.

£15 – One-hour slot (Manège). Available hours from 8:00am through to 6:00pm
£15 – Cross Country Course (No time restrictions)
£85 – Cross Country Course, one-year annual pass
(Where applicable prices include VAT)

We also have some new jumps! We’ll be posting a further update once we have these positioned around the course in the next few days for some added variation! If anybody has any queries, as always, please feel free to get in touch.

24/01/2021

Well, it's been a bit of a winter wonderland at Poplars this afternoon, a good excuse for some photos!!... Nice to see all the horses sheltered and wrapped up in their rugs, however Bramble's looking a bit weathered today 🥶❄️

05/01/2021

Once again unfortunately due to the latest announcement from the Government, we are closing our facilities to external visitors until further notice. If there is any change, we will post a further update on our page. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

All current annual passes affected will be extended by the duration of the lockdown. If you have any queries please feel free to ask and we hope to see you all again soon.

19/12/2020

This week saw the completion of our manège with the er****on of the new training mirrors! They’re already proving to be beneficial and a welcome addition to this new facility (so there’s no excuses now ladies for loose hair and no makeup)! 😉With better weather we plan on planting hedging trees to help blend with the surrounding landscape.

This month also saw the addition of a new stable, built onto our pre-existing block to help increase our current capacity. You can hardly tell it’s a new addition when compared with the existing and already appreciated by its new occupant!

We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a better year in 2021! ☃️🎁🎄

29/11/2020

We managed to catch Ann, Lacey and Lexie king in the Arena this afternoon, with photos of Lexie doing such a fantastic job of putting Bramble through its paces!

Arena Challenge!
For those on our livery yard (that includes the horses!), Richard has offered a challenge and reward of £50 for the first rider to attempt and clear the highest level of 5’3 within one year (challenge expires 29/11/21) – We will require video footage or a clear photo as evidence! 😉

Please only attempt this if you are experienced and confident in your own abilities to handle such a jump. We don’t want any accidents!