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Guided horse riding adventures in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Riding holidays and hacking in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

10/05/2023

Closure Announcement of Stonetrail Riding Centre
It is with much sadness we announce that Stonetrail Horse Riding has now closed and therefore we will not be offering any more rides and holidays using our own horses. We would like to thank all our customers for the many years of friendship and support and we feel very blessed to have gone on such an amazing journey with so many wonderful people and horses. It has been an absolute pleasure to be part of the memories and friendships which have been created at Stonetrail. This has been a huge but carefully made decision which is entirely based upon us deciding to sell Street Farm. We will be posting more news soon about the handover to the new owners of Street Farm but for now we can confirm that holidays with your own horse are continuing as normal and all bookings already taken are unaffected by the sale of Street Farm. We will of course be contacting all guests who are booked in with their own horses in 2023 with these details. With very best wishes, Alison and Colin and all at Stonetrail.

27/03/2023

There is a spring in their step waking up to this glorious weather, even the grass tastes better in the sunshine 🌞

10/03/2023

Horses mostly being careful this morning, just Treacle who is still learning to slow down for snow !

06/02/2023

Love the way they spaced themselves out here, almost as though they knew they were being filmed. Anthony playing British Bull Dog with me, managed to hold my nerve, crazy pony 🤦‍♀️

23/01/2023

The joy of moving freely again ! Ice age over......for now.

21/01/2023

A scene we look at often on our rides to the village but a whole different perspective when the fells are topped with snow, beautiful !

21/01/2023

Taking it easy...heading for the hay on frozen ground, normally its a stampede but today they know better.

21/01/2023

More lovely winter scenes at feeding time this morning.

20/01/2023

Too cold for riding but still beautiful.

18/01/2023

It's another Winter Wonderland up here this week, everything's frozen but horses loving a bit of sun bathing in between the munching.

23/12/2022

A little bit of festive fun from our furry friends at Stonetrail, Merry Christmas everyone and best wishes for 2023

18/12/2022

It's snow fun day, always seems to make them giddy.

18/12/2022

It's been another cold weekend again at Stonetrail especially with the arrival of lots of snow yesterday. The horses are all fine, its fun watching them have a good run round.

17/12/2022

Plenty of snow here today, Anthony's thankful for his amazing fur coat

17/12/2022

There's nothing in it !

17/12/2022

Taking care of little and big teeth this week, making sure maximum munching is possible! Thankyou Kerrie Hart BAEDT Equine Dental Technician

10/12/2022

Full on winter routine now, our furry friends munching happily on this very cold frozen morning.

30/11/2022

Horses loving the afternoon sunshine this week

27/11/2022

Cycling up a nice green track today on Crosby Garrett fell we called the "Grand National", I had lovely memories of many stampedes along here, usually led by Posh with the likes of Tasha, Gemma, Harry, Molly, Conner and Tom hot on her heels, even Mckenzie would put on the occasional fly past 🤣

26/11/2022

A few photos from the first of our "Winter Warmer" riding breaks this week. This was a one night break with a couple of rides and a "girls night in". Despite monsoon like weather at times we dodged the rain and even saw some blue sky ! We timed our rides perfectly, sandwiched between advice on tack, horse bits, rugging and equine massage ! Lots of things riders don't often get the chance to learn about. Thanks Debbie, Katherine, Philippa and Janice for your wonderful company

24/11/2022

We have a birthday boy today, the man behind the scenes who is my absolute rock, whose presence always steadies the Stonetrail Ship, our true Skipper ! Love this photo taken in mid winter on one of our morning feed rounds way up high on the hillside.

22/11/2022

He's a proper pin up ! He loves the camera even more than another mouthfull of hay 😆

19/11/2022

🚨National trail could allow cycling and horse riding🚨

Following previous communications we shared regarding the Wainwright Cost to Coast trail, Defra and Natural England are to reconsult on plans for the new National Trail, the Coast to Coast Wainwright trail, which could make it accessible for people cycling and horse-riding after Cycling UK and The British Horse Society (BHS) threatened legal action.

Previous proposals for the popular trail which stretches from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hoods Bay in North York Moors National Park used a combination of footpaths, which horse riders and cyclists cannot use, and bridleways, which they can.

This would have created dead end sections along the route for anyone on a horse or bike, effectively preventing people from riding its length.

The two organisations believe a “braided” route, which would divert horse riders and cyclists from the main walking route where suitable, can be achieved for minimal cost, and await clarification from Defra and Natural England about timescales and processes for the new consultation. This has been possible on other popular national trails such as the North Downs Way’s riders’ route launched in 2018 with the support of Cycling UK and the BHS.

Natural England and Defra failed to consult with Cycling UK and the BHS during the initial consultation phase of the new National Trail. This is despite both organisations being prescribed outdoor user groups which should be consulted on changes to rights of way.

On this basis, the two organisations wrote to the previous Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Rt Hon Ranil Jawawardena MP calling on the government to reconsider the proposals for the route as Natural England had failed to consult appropriately.

Mark Weston, the BHS’ Director of Access said:

“As vulnerable road users, horse riders face considerable dangers on our roads and the need for safer off-road riding opportunities has never been greater. The British Horse Society and Cycling UK look forward to working with Defra and Natural England to make the trail useable for horse riders and cyclists in its entirety.’

www.bhs.org.uk/about-us/latest-news/national-trail-could-allow-cycling-and-horse-riding

19/11/2022

Stonetrail staff night out at the The Tan Hill Inn, dancing away to the tunes of a fab ABBA tribute band, what a great night 💃🎉🎤🎄

15/11/2022

Oh to be happy and care free charging around your estate as you feel like it 🤣

13/11/2022

Stonetrail in action....on a very sunny day in November 😎

13/11/2022

Yesterday we had some amazing weather for our ride, we began in the arena practicing some bending, then headed up onto the Clouds and finished with a good cup of tea and a natter. Thanks everyone, what a lovely morning, you all looked fabulous.

09/11/2022

Somewhere under the rainbow there is a magical place for horses 😁

Address

Street Farm
Kirkby Stephen
CA174LL

Telephone

+441539623444

Website

http://www.stonetrailridingcentre.com/

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Videos

There is a spring in their step waking up to this glorious weather, even the grass tastes better in the sunshine 🌞

Horses mostly being careful this morning, just Treacle who is still learning to slow down for snow !

Love the way they spaced themselves out here, almost as though they knew they were being filmed. Anthony playing British Bull Dog with me, managed to hold my nerve, crazy pony 🤦‍♀️

The joy of moving freely again ! Ice age over......for now.

Taking it easy...heading for the hay on frozen ground, normally its a stampede but today they know better.

It's snow fun day, always seems to make them giddy.

It's been another cold weekend again at Stonetrail especially with the arrival of lots of snow yesterday. The horses are all fine, its fun watching them have a good run round.

There's nothing in it !

Full on winter routine now, our furry friends munching happily on this very cold frozen morning.

He's a proper pin up ! He loves the camera even more than another mouthfull of hay 😆

Stonetrail staff night out at the The Tan Hill Inn, dancing away to the tunes of a fab ABBA tribute band, what a great night 💃🎉🎤🎄

Oh to be happy and care free charging around your estate as you feel like it 🤣

Stonetrail in action....on a very sunny day in November 😎

It's not nice weather here today, wind, rain and hail so Marie and I have brought the horses in for a pamper. All very happy.

Stonetrail in action.. homeward bound

Setting off for work this morning, journey time approx 2 mins.

Those buckets won't last long !

Love this time of year, we are now in our winter routine with the horses out on the top pasture above the farm with us going up each morning with their breakfast. They love the freedom of roaming the 20 acres with the wind in the hair. Its steep so plenty of exercise for them as well. Sunday mornings are a treat sitting amongst them watching them graze. Not a bad day today although very windy. Little video of the horses after their breakfast.