North Meadow Livery

🥇🦄 Hugo wins again 💖🥇 Karen Archers big boy is turning into a real dressage diva now! His impeccable manners really shone through today as well as pulling off a brilliant score of 72.9% and his first 9!!! 🥰 Thank you North Wiltshire Saddle Club for hosting a lovely day at Brook Stud #heavyhorsesofinstagram #heavyhorsedressage #younghorse

Little star by name, little star by attitude and ability 🌟 We popped up to @rectoryfarmarena for a quick arena hire, she worked amazingly well and just absorbed everything like a pro with her mothers love to get the job done and jump. Can’t wait to get her to a show 🥰 She is already a yard favourite for her cool personality and love so cuddles. Of course the kids can’t wait to ride her at every opportunity 💖

The two big boys and the mini boss Dinky are happy to be back together and enjoying their next field, even if eating the fresh grass is too good for Dinky to run over to say hello! 🩶🖤🤍 @the_andy_adventures , @helen_french1 and Karen Archer 😍😍😍 Fred, however is not impressed with the weather and is begging to be a house pony 😂🦄

The feeling of relief we made it back from a hack to the dry of the barn as the first drops started to fall ⛈️

The Hugo Adventures 😍🦄 An enormous Star of a true heavy horse is emerging ⭐️ We have had a full on couple of weeks, with new experiences and life lessons learned. As always taking the new challenges in his stride. First off we headed to @wickstead_horseplay for an area hire with @the_andy_adventures. A pair of very good boys seeing steps, water, fillers and cross country jumps for the first time. Both tried their hardest and came away happy. Well ridden both ladies. Next off to Hugo’s first dressage, but disaster, poor Karen fell off her own two feet and broke her elbow in two places 😱 a quick rider change with one day to go, a brush up on navigating a test. Even in the rain, again he didn’t disappoint and won 🥇 with a 69.7% well clear of the rest of the field. Next a bit of fun for all as we trucked up to @cotswoldfunrides. We took 3 lorries and 6 horses, sorry guys didn’t get any pictures of the others! We all thought we were the same age as Lydia, cantering about, jumping logs and laughing. But we can’t forget his number one fan William, always asking for cuddles from Hugo and loves to help. I think he thinks Hugo’s massive shoe is a trophy! 😂 #heavyhorsesofinstagram #heavyhorsedressage #liveryyardouting #happyhorsehappyowner

At least the sun has made an appearance at last after another dreadful night and morning of heavy rain, reports on the news saying it’s been the wettest 18 months since records began back in 1890s 😱 Rationing between the winter paddocks and pens is keeping everyone out every day while we pray for better weather! #wetwetwet #happyhorses #sundayfunday

Thanks Storm Henk, you were a ball of fun 🫣 Dezi having a dance and showing he still has the moves in his twenties! All the horses have been having a couple of hours up to a half day out while the weather has been horrible. Bit of a water workout for the ladies in the aftermath, who doesn’t like splashing in paddles!! But some nice cold weather would be nice too #wetandwildhorses #happyhorses #pleasestopraining☔️ #liveryyardwithadifference

If Carlsberg did Sundays … Foggy weather and good hedge hopping for our day out with @berksandbucksdraghounds over at Kingsclere. Amazing ground and plenty to jump. @dthommo4 Tommy jumped his socks off up some of the bigger lines with @eliza_tribe and Harry. Everyone is getting a little taste for going a bit faster. After a rough couple of weeks Henry and Lydia are having a bit of fun again! In the new year we are going to start some pony clinics. Aiming at kids both on and off the lead rein for a fun, confidence gaining experience with a good child focused instructor. Watch out for dates and more information! #hedgehopping #happyhorses #liveryyardwiltshire #ponyriding

Short bit of head cam footage aboard little Bobby from the weekend! Team North Meadow Maidens with @dthommo4 Tommy in red, @helen_french1 and Alan in blue and @eliza_tribe and Harry in yellow! Thanks to @elia_eqx for sending it across, love Bobbys little ears flapping when he is trying to keep up with the big boys 😁 #teamchasing #funtimes #gallopandjump

Super day and super horses! All four of the boys jumped their socks off around what was a beefy novice for a group of first timers at @cotswoldteamchase! Plenty to jump and nice questions to educate both horses and riders, with 24 jumps and the ditch of doom 4 from home 😳. Great to have @dthommo4 with us for the day to watch his Tommy jump around. Thanks to @helen_french1 @eliza_tribe and @elia_eqx for making up the team with me and everyone from the yard for making it a really day out both coming to watch and helping with the boys. We might not have got a score on the board but we are already looking at spring dates for an other run. 😁. Bobby was super happy to get home to this little buddy and eat some well deserved grass! Best of luck to @rachpatterson88 with Geoffrey jumping the intermediate speed tomorrow. #teamchasing #gallopinghorses #happyhorses #liveryavailable

Preparing for our novice and intermediate speed team chase at @cotswoldteamchase this weekend. All horses galloped well in the sunshine, good fun for all as well as a proper workout, great to have @helen_french1 with us to run all together. Clipping season in full swing with a mountain of hair off little Bobby and a good last jump at home with @elia_eqx #teamchasing #liveryyardteam #gallopinghorse .