Leanne Holford BHSAI , Norton hall stables show team, and Gainsbrook Ponies

25/08/2024

Arena walk done. Plaited up. Now a Morning of sitting in the indoor watching dressage to music

21/07/2024

That's another 1/2 a stone.
See ya 👋 👋 👋 👋 don't come back !!!

17/07/2024

15/07/2024

Took my old boys home today . They are quite happy but just took themselves inside when the rain got heavy 😂
Fingers crossed they will forage through all this over growth and help me tidy up .

18/04/2024

😄😄

08/04/2024

"Equipe" training!
OK so it's not as scary as it sounds

27/11/2023

Best photos of the week for me is right here.

24/11/2023

Really Daffodil ????

24/11/2023

Practice those corners. Practice Practice Practice

21/11/2023

We now have a gelding.
Gainsbrook victory blue ( Bruce) is oblivious. He was snoring.
Lovely neat job by katlyn from straitons vets.

16/11/2023

Something different for Cleopatra today, I just wanted her to use her self in a different way today and move those shoulders. I believe she did just that. ❤

16/11/2023

A quick play on scruffs aka ice ,

****ck

16/11/2023

Don't give up ❤

03/11/2023

Very good results.
Wasn't quite cleos day, she does not like that indoor. Found it all a bit too much but managed to get her last sheet to qualify for her 2nd Elementary petplan winter area festivals ❤
While rosco with Laura came in to do his first novice test and found it a breeze. Absolutely fantastic score.

02/11/2023

Me and cleo heading out to our Elementary bd tests. We must be mad lol 🌊☔🌧
Leanne Holford

01/11/2023

What a fantastic time we had working on a floor plan and the music for cleo and Roscoe. I think they enjoyed the music too.
Thankyou to the very talented Gaynor A Colbourn playing live.
A new experience for us.

Leanne Holford
Jacquie Holford
Laura Wells

18/10/2023

STARS is around the corner and I have limited days in Staffordshire available end of October and beginning of November.

I am going to put a STARS priority day in the diary the week before you go so please message for more details and get your horses booked in ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

18/10/2023

When you have qualified for the winter area festivals and are informed that I only need one more elementary sheet to qualify for a second winter area festivals
Go cleo, we can do this .
GWR Equestrian Coaching
Jacquie Holford
Leanne Holford

18/10/2023

Cold and wet but we managed a little ride 😍
Leanne Holford

17/04/2023

All levelled 💖

24/03/2023

Life Lessons of a Horse Person:

1. People who don't take care of their own horses will be the first ones to tell you how to care for yours.

2. You should never buy a cheap girth!........ learned that one.

3. A handsome horse who's badly behaved will become a lot less attractive in about 15 min........ definitely!

4. People who think they have nothing more to learn about riding, hit the ground the hardest. .......I have lots to learn, I still hit the ground hard lol

5. Children and ponies are natural allies and often have identical dispositions.

6. The richest horse people often look the poorest. ....... Yup lol

7. The closeness of a horse is one of the sweetest smells in the world........... I smell of horse 24.7

8. A solitary ride through the bush is more beneficial than six months with the best psychiatrist.......... Everyone will agree

9. The worse a person rides, the more likely they are going to blame it on the horse. !!........ yup I blame the horse lol , I know..... its me

10. The best thing about going to the barn first thing in the morning is that horses don't care how you look. .....few

11. If a dealer insists a horse is worth twice what he's asking, he's usually worth half that much. ...... shame

12. The best way to appreciate how another person rides is to get on
their horse. ..... absolutely

13. I can recognize another horse person no matter what town, city, state, county or country I visit. 😄

14. You can never have too many hoof picks. 😀

15. It is not wise to argue with something that outweighs you buy 1,000 pounds......... I still try to lol

16. I'd rather have a horse with a perfect mind than a perfect head. ......... mine has a perfect head 😄

17. Eight hours is too long to be in the saddle! ....... ouch

18. If you think you have left the water on in the barn - you have, if
you think you have closed the pasture gate - you haven't. 😄😄

19. When someone asks you if you like their horse, always say yes

20. The happiest people I know own horses, dogs, cats and at least one
deranged goat or donkey. .....😄

21. If you're looking for the perfect horse you will never own one. ........They don't exist

22. Owning a horse can either make a marriage or break it. ......😄

23. I can't stand to have an empty stable. ....... oh gosh..my mother!

24. You shouldn't talk about your first place ribbon to someone that
came in second.

25. If someone says that a horse has a little buck, it has a BIG buck. .....😄

26. If we need rain, schedule a show, if you want it to quit raining
put down fertilizer or grass seed. 😄

27. I've never warmed up to someone that didn't want to walk down to
the stables.

28. A clean stable and a sparkling horse are among life's great pleasures. 👌

29. Even giving away horses can be too expensive, and free horses are never truly free.😀

30. No matter how badly behaved you are, your horse always gives you a
second chance. ....... Arrrrr

31. A more expensive horse doesn't make a better one. ....... very true

32. Losing a horse can break your heart, but it will have been worth it..........😢😢😢😢

Author unknown
PC: Jo H

21/01/2023

Love this ❤

Leanne Holford

05/12/2022

Dressage outing yesterday at Watt Meadow Dressage Shows
with and her sparky, beating their own top scores gaining a 4th in their Prelim and a 3rd in the Novice 28.
Thankyou for your help x

( Me ) and Ristol Cleopatra had a bit of fun dressing up,
Winning our Novice 30 with 72.69 %
And
Winning the Elemenary 44 with 71.8%

Winning a lovely little goodie bag of Bath products and treats for cleo. 💖

Ristol Welsh Sec C and D Stud

Nikki Hall Equine Sports and Rehabilitation Massage Therapist

11/11/2022

For all those time your instructor yelled "OUTSIDE REIN!", this image sums up why 😇

19/10/2022

Lillyrose and Ice worked on bend, correct canter lead and keeping out on the outside track with inside leg instead of pulling on the right rein.

08/08/2022

Im thinking about putting on some dressage again at Norton Hall Farm open to all.
Is anybody up for it?
What classes/ levels would people like to see ?