Hooves 'n' Homes

11/08/2024

Proud of Skye & Windy after only 2 shows qualifying for Trailblazers Championships. A super friendly show with lots learnt and an exciting road ahead ❤️

02/08/2024

Just beginning to come down from an amazing European Championships for our fantastic 🇬🇧 Pony & Junior riders out in 🇧🇪 Belgium.
Each & everyone of our riders should be immensely proud of themselves for the great riding they displayed, even on the days when there were some tricky moments. They showed themselves off all week with great sportsmanship and supported their team mates well ❤️
I’m super proud of them all ❤️

I was lucky enough to be helping the wonderful Gray family with Abigail and the showman himself George Clooney BS. What a duo they are 🏆🥇🦄 Abigail and George proved themselves every day achieving PB’s in all their tests. They topped the leader board on Team test day, finished a very closed 2nd on Individual Day & won GOLD on Freestyle Day & made their presence known! Of course I cried!!
Yesterday the World Rankings came out and they are NUMBER 1 in the WORLD!
What an achievement!!

Some of you who follow me may know I first worked with George back in 2018 when I helped Sophie Taylor with him at his 1st European Championships, I hadn’t even got out of the showground when I had to ring Anders and tell him he just had to buy this pony, I wasn’t sure how well Mette was riding or even if she was interested in following in the footsteps of her mum and dad! 🤣 Needless to say they brought George and Mette flourished with him and made a Europeans with him too 🥰
Last year I got a phone call off Karen Gray saying Mette had given her my number & would I be interested in grooming for George…. and as they say the rest is history!!
It was so nice for Mette to be at the Europeans riding and also being George’s Number 1 fan. ❤️🦄
Sadly Abigail’s time on ponies has almost come to an end. I hope his next family know that there are going to be a bus full of supporters following him everywhere!!!
EVERY championship is so special for so many reasons, but working with such fantastic, fun & dedicated grooms, support teams, families makes my job THE BEST ❤️

18/07/2024

It’s been a brilliant day at kitting out for ParalympicsGB and our Paris adventures. 🇬🇧🦄❤️
Huge well done to everyone involved and I can’t wait to be working with such a fabulous team again ❤️
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Bringing the girl power to Paris 2024 💪

In case you missed it, earlier today we announced the four para equestrian athletes who’ll be heading to Paris with ParalympicsGB 🤩

They’ll be supported by a fantastic team behind the scenes, including Team Leader Georgina Sharples, Performance Director Helen Nicholls and travelling grooms Beth Revill and Liz Geldard 🤝

Read the full announcement 👉 https://bit.ly/Paris2024PLYTeam

06/07/2024

With competition season in full flow the last few months have been extremely busy with Horseboxes flying out to Ireland to get certified.
Here at Hooves ‘n’ Homes we are able to help make the process easy and stress free for you!
Whether you just want advice, if you need an Agent, if you would like to take your own lorry or hire one of our drivers we are here for you every step of the way with our friendly and no obligation service.
No matter what your requirements you will be greeted with a friendly and knowledgeable team 🚛

As an International groom regularly travelling horses around the world for almost 3 decades I know better than anyone that we all want things doing asap 🤣
But please be aware when wanting your lorry certifying it can take anything from 3 days to 3 months to process!! A bit like sending off for a new passport when you’ve suddenly decided you want to go on holiday!!

The first step is to make sure that you have your Type 2 Certificate of Competance. This is to ensure the welfare of your horses in your care whilst travelling.
There are several companies that do this but I recommend
www.Gillsdrivingschool.ie

Once you have this certificate it makes the process a lot quicker to put through and sort.

I’ll also attach the guidelines of what your Horsebox will need to pass the testing. You will find the link in my comments :-)

Gills Driving School provides both licence acquisition training and Advanced driver training nationally and internationally as well as Driver CPC training.

30/06/2024

With life getting so busy our beautiful Maggie May had a month off from ridden work and she has come back in fine form. Time love and patience is the best method of training learning and growing ❤️❤️

30/06/2024

There’s not been much time for social media recently with busy work and family times so I’m well overdue doing a write up on here!
I’ll start with my very favourite Dressage pony George Clooney and his wonderful rider Abigail and her family.
Amazing wins at Wellington International and the final selection before this summers European Championships. Happy to say that after a successful season they will be heading to Belgium at the end of July and I’ll be lucky enough to go with them ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧
Well done to Abigail and all her fabulous team mates who will be representing Great Britain 🇬🇧
Thank you to my brilliant helpers Jessie and Skye who had their first taste of International competition life ❤️

13/05/2024

After an amazing trip to Compiegne with two wonderful families I’m back home and straight back at it!
I always say how lucky I am to do what I do. ❤️ No matter what the long shifts or craziness of shows there really is nothing like it. I’ve always been so fortunate to work for appreciative riders and their families ❤️
Always kind words making my days easy.
But I do have to say when I get surprise gifts like this waiting for me when I get home it’s a hugely nice Bonus 😍😍

How kind and thoughtful ❤️

The note with the beautiful luxury box of cakes says ‘Please consume within 5 days’ …. I definitely don’t think that will be a problem 🤣🤣🤣

03/05/2024

Long days and aching feet are so worth it when you get results like today!
Fabulous riding and happy dancing ponies, great team work and lots of smiles all make for a great day here in Compiegne ❤️
I’ve been really useless at being paparazzi at this show as I’ve either got a needle and cotton, a broom or fork in my hand! 🤣
Bring on tomorrow 🏆 🏅 🇬🇧

01/05/2024

You know you’re on a horse road trip when you’ve polished off a tube of Pringles and bag of sweets by 0530!! 🤣🤣 Compiegne here I come!! ❤️🇬🇧

30/04/2024

Lots of Horseboxes have been flying out of the doors at Hooves n Homes for their EU Certification the last couple of months.
As always we are happy to help and advise anyone who needs this doing.
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Thank you to all our valuable riders and owners who have asked us to help so far. The team at Hooves ‘n’ Homes wish you Happy & Safe travels and lots of luck and fun with your season ahead :-)

17/03/2024

Just home after a fabulous few days taking care of the extremely gorgeous George Clooney and Vagabond de Massa 🦄 The boys and their super talented riders, Abigail and Isla had a very successful show 🏆 As always I’m super proud of the whole team ❤️
Despite the absolutely awful rain and conditions and with a lot of crying inside for me, I managed to get them to the arena relatively clean- providing you didn’t look too closely!! 🤣🤣
It was also lovely to see Mette and Sir Donato who was always a yard favourite when I worked there ❤️

Well done to everyone competing, it was so nice to see so many new and old faces!



Not many photos to go with this post but so excited for the season ahead 🥰

14/02/2024

A busy week pampering horses and them getting treated to shiny news shoes, haircuts and physio… maybe one day I’ll have time for the same treatment 🤣🤣🤣
Although hugely crazy busy, after work on Monday I did manage to squeeze in a flying visit down to The Unicorn Centre where British Dressage had invited myself and my amazing team mate, good friend, and long-standing team Vet Robert Oulton to give a talk to a group of Under 21 riders and their families.
Hopefully they got a good insight and took some handy tips and extra knowledge away with them from our discussion :-)
A lovely evening and so great to catch up with so many wonderful friends. ❤️
Just a picture of a cute pair because I had no photos from the night!
Happy Valentines Day to you all ❤️

20/01/2024

It appears I’ve forgotten to introduce the wonderful Maggie May on here!
After searching for a safe and quiet pony for my nervous daughter, the prices were way way out of my budget! How the market has changed!
So I took a big risk and went to the sales and came back with this absolute sweetheart 🦄❤️
Maggie is only 6 years old but to ride she has been a saint. Loads and goes wherever our adventures take us, whether it’s an arena hire, going off roaming in the local woods, or hacking in new places she always says yes.
Maggie was however a bit unsure about cantering, nothing naughty just babyish but luckily my good friends daughter has had a week on her and Maggie has massively improved already.
She can be a little grumpy when she doesn’t have her tack on, and when in small spaces but she’s a girl who just needs lots of love and reassuring the world is a good place. ❤️🦄

20/01/2024

I’m a bit late to the party but Happy New Year to you all!
I hope 2024 is starting well ❤️
It’s been crazy busy here, lots of yard cover, competition grooming….. although not my usual kind… I’ve been show jumping!!! 🙈🙈 Who’d have thought!!
Talking of shows I’m totally booked up for the 2024 season, I’ve got some exciting Internationals with some fabulous riders and their dancing partners to take care of. Bring on Pony Europeans and Paris Paralympics 🇬🇧🇬🇧

I’m currently sat at Dublin port waiting for my return ferry home after taking another Horsebox across to get EU certified. Myself and my fabulous team have some more availability to help with getting Horseboxes EU Approved. Please message or ring for any help or advice you may need for getting this done. ❤️

16/12/2023

An unbelievable afternoon, still pinching myself about being stood amongst these greats from the Equestrian community ❤️ 🇬🇧

This afternoon, we were delighted to present some more British Equestrian Medals of Honour to four incredibly worthy recipients 🎖

🔹 Dressage Performance Manager Caroline Griffith
🔹 Championship groom Liz Geldard
🔹 Eventing Team Vet Liz Brown
🔹 British Equestrian Vaulting Fellow Rebecca Hewit

The British Equestrian Medal of Honour is awarded to those recognised as having completed acts of international endeavour in relation to equestrian sport, and for outstanding services to the Federation or its member bodies.

Find out more about the recipients 👉 https://bit.ly/LIHS23_MoH

16/12/2023

I’m still trying to let this sink in! Absolutely blown away to get such an honour by doing something I love ❤️
So grateful to have been put forward by the British Grooms Association and all the amazing families who ask me to help with their incredible horses 🦄❤️

MASSIVE congratulations to and BGA member, Liz Geldard for being awarded the British Equestrian Medal of Honour, with a presentation ceremony today at the London International Horse Show this afternoon.

Earlier the BGA team spoke with Liz;

“I’m extremely grateful to the BGA for putting me forward for this special award which recognises something that I love doing. It was a complete surprise when I received the phone call.

I’ve been very lucky to work with some fabulous riders, teams and their horses and have loved every minute of my twenty something years as an International competition groom.

We are now being given recognition for the hard work that we do and better working conditions, a lot of this is to do with the fabulous driving force of Lucy and her amazing team at the BGA. I am proud to have been a member since the beginning and encourage all grooms to belong to their professional association.”

Read the full new story here; bit.ly/BEF-Medal-of-Honour

Follow in Liz’s footsteps and join your professional association for advice, guidance and representation at the highest levels.

Check out the benefits of being a BGA member, from discounted, trusted insurance, to expert guidance on employment and business matters.

Find out more; britishgrooms.org,uk and join us from ONLY £25.50 per year!

📷 Photo credit: British Equestrian / Jon Stroud Media - image of Liz with British Equestrian Chair Malcolm Wharton from today’s Medal of Honour presentation ceremony.

06/12/2023

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06/12/2023

A fab article ❤️

Noted hunter trainer Tom Wright talks of his background and belief on why a good groom is essential to bringing out the best in a good horse.

20/11/2023

I’m looking for our next little unicorn to join our family and teach Jessie to confidently come off the lead rein ❤️

🔹Our perfect match needs to be between 12hh2-13hh for a tall but lightweight 9year old

🔹 We’re not looking for a world be**er or to go out winning a million rosettes, we just need a genuine pony that’s not wanting to deck Jessie at any opportunity😂 and can teach her to walk, trot & canter independently and would be more than happy to go for a quiet hack. We are surrounded by lots of beautiful off road riding, so a big bonus is if the ponies little hooves can have the feel of grass under their feet and know that they haven’t got to gallop off like it’s Grand National Day! 🤣🤣

🔹 Age,looks,conformation &medical issues aren’t a problem so long as the pony is sound and happy in their work.

🔹 In return we can offer a loving, caring, professional home with as many references as you need ❤️

🔹 Ideally a loan pony would be the dream but willing to buy the right pony so long as he/she isn’t into double figure thousands!

🔹 Based in South Derbyshire but willing to travel to any country for the right pony ❤️

21/09/2023

Oh W😍W!
I had no clue and what an amazing surprise to get when I check FB!
Feeling very humbled and emotional.
I genuinely love what I do and it never feels like a job.
I’ve been very lucky to take care of some fabulous horses and ponies and meet the very best people who are lifelong friends, including 2 of the other nominees 🥰🥰🥰
Just going for a little cry and take it all in ❤️❤️🦄🦄

09/09/2023

So proud of these beauty’s ❤️🇬🇧🦄