Cranbourne Farm Dressage

28/06/2025

Exactly ..

"Lessons are called riding lessons, not horsing lessons. Their primary purpose is to develop a rider. Once there is a good rider, he can become a trainer of horses, yet often riders are asked to train before they have the skills to do it."
- Charles de Kunffy,
Dressage Principles Illuminated p. 128
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http://www.charlesdekunffy.com/

15/05/2025

Help !

AN ABANDONED theme park has been left to rot – with Orca whales and bottlenose dolphins still inside. The once-bustling French marine park, Marineland Antibes, shut its doors for the final ti…

14/05/2025

Told her she’d be fine !! Sooo pleased to read this ..! 😍

13/05/2025

Brilliant .. absolutely brilliant

Marion Coats and Stroller competed at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics in both the team and the individual jumping events

12/05/2025

Derby Day is a sad time for those of us who know what happens to these horses throughout their (often short) lives.

Our resident ex racehorse; Northern Concord - aka Freddie, was a very expensive yearling boasting very fancy bloodlines.
He ran several races and won his owners a nice purse of winnings.
Until that fateful day when he fell and blew out his knee.

Freddie was lucky he was worth saving, they actually shelled out for surgery to fix his leg.
However, he was never quite able to return to his ‘winning form’.
Because he couldn’t keep up, he was sold and ended up at our local track - viewed as a poor man’s racetrack. The horses there are all at the rbd of their career or never had much hope.

He was eventually sold to a guy for $200.
Then he became lame in all 4 feet from abscesses due to the removal of his racing shoes to bare feet and no time to recondition.

This is when I met him. 18 years ago.
His new owner was upset that he paid $200 for a horse he couldn’t use for trail riding.
So he gave him up.

He went from being a $65,000 yearling (before racing) to being worthless in just under 4 years.

If you love horses, you simply can’t also love horse racing.
It’s a cruel industry based on exploitation.

Find another sport to support that doesn’t bet on the life on an animal.

*Freddie is now living a happy life.
He’s handsome and proud❤️

Red Oak Animal Rescue- ROAR ❤️

10/05/2025

Jazz .. Aspen Grove Macavity .. going Bitless and bridleless.. love him ..! 😍

08/05/2025

Since when did pride in my country become prejudice ?

27/04/2025

I totally agree ..

*** RIDER WEIGHT ***

I’ve kept quiet about this topic for a while now, but after seeing some very upsetting photos of riders who are very clearly far too heavy for the horses they are on, I feel I need to speak up again.

It is a PRIVILEGE to ride a horse; not your right.

It is not ok to ride a horse you are far too heavy for because it helps your mental health. I absolutely understand that medical conditions, combined with many different medications, cause weight gain and an inability to lose it, however hard some people try. So ride a horse that is a suitable size for you. I also absolutely agree that we shouldn’t be publicly shaming someone on social media for being very obviously too heavy for their horse, but it is just as bad to state that said rider looks absolutely fine on the horse, when they visibly are very clearly too heavy.

The 20% rule is far too generous, but it’s a start. You shouldn’t weigh more than 20% of your horse’s ideal body weight when fully dressed to ride and holding your saddle.

Horses can’t speak, so we need to be their voice. It’s not ok to be several stone too heavy for the horse you are riding. And no, “riding light” doesn’t decrease what the scales show, or the load you are placing right in the middle of your horse’s back.

Riders are meant to be athletes. Riding is a sport.

More to come I’m afraid, as the photos have really upset me.

27/04/2025

Just So Dressage show here today .. lovely weather .. hoorah .! Good luck to everyone who is competing ! Arenas look great ( thank you husband ..! ) and the loo is clean ( my job !! ) with a clean towel and loo paper .. !! Now need to clean and
Plait Rockets Red Glare..( little ex race horse ) and Royal Secret .. ( big warm blood ) so that they at least ‘ look ‘ the part !! Photos to follow .. 👍😀

02/02/2025

Contact Hanna at 07961974456 for more information! Based at Cranbourne 😍

Sad but necessary sale. 💸

3,5t very purple horsebox 💜
2014 Nissan NV400 🚚
Coach built by JMS Horseboxes.
Coverted in November 2022
MOT 30 November 2025

131k miles, diesel, not ULEZ compliant

Payload circa 1100 kg (weight bridge recit for 1000kg with myself and 1/4 of a tank)

Barely used since I own it, as my horse chose injuries over competitions! 🤕
However, it does have a regural run for its own good. Just passed MOT end of November with no minors. ✅️
Some documented work done end of 2023🔧

£19 500 💰

Mechanical inspection welcome. 🧰
Video available upon request. 🎥
Any questions just message me! 🙂

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26/01/2025

Looks lovely

💜 ADOPTED 💜

🐾This boy is 3 yrs old. Very calm and confident in with bigger dogs. Lovely nature. Not too excitable or “jumpy”.
He and others may be seized by authorities in feb as the rescuer has too many dogs 😢
He’s neutered, vaccinated, chipped and tested.
Full RBU

25/01/2025

Need another member of staff here .. live in or out !! 🙏🏻. Call me on 07721519849 .. 😊