Equine Retirement at Lowertown Farm

03/11/2024

Yesterday we welcomed 29yr old Thomas. 🥰 He travelled down all the way from West Wales and arrived happy and calm.

01/11/2024

30/10/2024

Massive thanks to the Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony and Kivells.

28/10/2024

27/10/2024

Mitch - Black C**t yearling. Unhandled, out of true to type Dartmoor mare, to make 11.3hh. Seems quiet and calm in the field. Will make excellent pony with correct handling. Live sale only at The Grange Equestrian Centre.

(Ps: c**t has been kept well away from the 2yr old fillies we're selling. He's not c**tish though)

27/10/2024

Such a beautiful day. 😍

27/10/2024

And apparently it's cows we need to worry about. 🙄

27/10/2024

🤣 Sounds about right.

24/10/2024

Just to be clear, we like solar panels, but they need to be on buildings first.

24/10/2024

What’s more important?
Can we consider one without the other?
How do we stand up for the horse with no voice if we don’t want to offend the humans with a voice?

If we see a horse being beaten up… should we step in and say it’s wrong?

If we see an overweight horse with laminitis being fed buckets of hard feed… should we step in and say it’s wrong?

If we see an oversized rider riding a too small pony… should we step in and say it’s wrong?

I am kind. I am probably the kindest person it’s possible to be. Genuinely. But the more I work in the industry, the more I see things that need calling out. But we can’t, or we don’t. For fear of being unkind.

I would say that this is especially important at the moment, with the whole Social Licence movement. And with equestrianism so under the spotlight… but, no… this should always be important.

Horses do everything for us.
We owe it to them to be their voice.

But how can we do this whilst respecting the feelings of the people we perceive to be not adhering to the welfare of the horse?

I think we need to normalise GOOD stuff. Dressage judges need to reward the happy horses, show judges need to not place people who are the wrong size for their horse, publications need to show examples of good practice.

And we all need to speak up… and normalise speaking up, without being unkind.

But… how?

23/10/2024

Morning sunrise, dew, mist in the valley. Gorgeous day! 💕

22/10/2024

😍

21/10/2024

Never posted the photo of pony gathering on Saturday 🤣 It was a long day as usual with the vast majority of ponies gathered.

Pity Prince William didn't pop by on his way past.

21/10/2024

Just a mare, stood by a gate, waiting for it to be opened.

20/10/2024

Happily munching on their haylage staying out of this awful weather this morning.

19/10/2024

Dear two year old, please slow down with the growth now. 🤣

18/10/2024

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𝙽𝙴𝚆 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝙼𝙸𝚄𝙼 𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶: Equine Retirement at Lowertown Farm
𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽: Poundsgate, Devon
𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙴𝙶𝙾𝚁𝚈: Livery Yard
𝙳𝙴𝚂𝙲𝚁𝙸𝙿𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽: "Opened in 2009, nestled in the beautiful Dart Valley, tucked away from main roads Lowertown Farm is the ideal location to retire your horse. At Lowertown Farm we aim to provide affordable tailor-made packages to suit your horse during their retirement. We believe it's important to provide a loving, caring home for horses no matter what age or reason for their retirement. At Lowertown Farm your horse will be kept in a secure, tranquil and relaxed environment."
𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙸𝚁 𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙴:
https://www.liverylist.co.uk/yard/lowertown-farm/