17/07/2024
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Nestled in 150 acres of rolling Somerset countryside. Offering Retirement Livery & Youngstock livery.
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05/06/2024
Naughty escapees! 🤣🥕
05/06/2024
Handsome boys Raffles & Cisco 😍❤️
05/06/2024
Spirit 💕
02/06/2024
Meg watching over the babies 💕
02/06/2024
Congratulations to Paula & her Evita - a gorgeous mare who stayed with us through her pregnancy - she’s had a stunning little c**t foal, yet to be named 💕
We look forward to Evita coming back once baby is happily weaned.🥰
14/05/2024
Baby Spirit in the evening sun 🥰
13/05/2024
Baby Bramble ❤️
02/05/2024
In order to get great videos - you must take great risks! 🤣
Here’s a blooper from the mares moving to spring grass. 💕
31/01/2024
Beautiful babies🥰💗
25/01/2024
The power of a sausage roll. 6 not so little helpers, joining in on the spring sort out. 🤣💗
16/01/2024
Big welcome to “Daisy” our lovely new member of the family.
She is a rising 6yro TB.
Bueno officially thinks he has a new girlfriend (the first mare that hasn’t squealed at him 🤣).
Huge thanks to her lovely previous family who have entrusted us with her journey forwards 🥳🥰💗 Tracy Howe
03/11/2023
Who doesn’t enjoy a good leafy twig for breakfast! 🤣🍃🍂
03/11/2023
Sting having a lunchtime nap 💕
Such thick winter grass must make a comfy bed. 🥳
26/10/2023
Morning checks in the mares field 26/10/23💕
12/10/2023
The Boy’s having a nap this afternoon with Jack standing guard 🥰
11/10/2023
Autumn is here, and with it comes the beautiful mist clouds rolling through the valley. All our ground is south facing and so the horses enjoy the early morning sun. What a view.
26/07/2023
Happy Birthday to Sky, one of our beautiful Youngstock liveries. Sky has just celebrated her second birthday on the 21st of July, one day apart from mine, so we shared a few birthday carrots and many cuddles 💕
26/07/2023
Massive welcome to gorgeous Charlie.
Charlie is 23 years young, he has enjoyed an extensive ridden career. Followed by in hand dressage. He is now here to enjoy his retirement being fat and happy with a herd of friends!
06/06/2023
Some snippets of our retirees having their weekly groom on Monday. Mane / tail, body brush & hoof oil. 🌸
29/05/2023
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21/05/2023
Monty enjoying an evening cuddle. He could be mistaken for a giant Teddy Bear 🤣😍❤️
14/05/2023
Two golden oldies enjoying the sunshine 🥰
20/04/2023
Caught all the babies having a snooze this morning 🥰
18/04/2023
Welcome to Rocky & Red. Two of our newest - and our youngest horses currently.
How gorgeous are they 😍❤️
They are residing in our young stock group & we are looking forward to seeing how they mature & develop!
18/04/2023
We always know spring is on the way when our horses start to shed their winter wooly‘s!
Here at candletrees we like to give them a helping hand with a good old fashioned groom.
Pictured is Monty he is 24 years young, and has been part of our geldings retirement herd for around 3 years. He’s a total gentleman & we love having him here. 🥰
23/03/2023
Saffie the beautiful Friesian enjoying a scratch in the sun.
All the horses are starting to loose their winter coats now, they all love a good fuss & having their rugs off on the sunny days 🥰
23/03/2023
Sky one of our lovely young stock liveries enjoying some sunshine. We like to get everyone’s rugs off on the sunnier days 🌤️
22/03/2023
An unusual offer...NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS. FREE LIVERY AND PHYSIO PLACE FOR PROBLEM SOLVING
With summer hopefully on the way I am going to offer something a little different and I'll explain why.
I was standing watching a lesson and chatting to a lovely lady who was telling me about her horse. The horse had been seen scanned from top to tail and they couldn't find any reason for his behaviour or sporadic lameness. He was a write off. Dangerous to ride and, obviously as a gelding, was no use to the breeding world. I wanted to have him. I should have said I'd take him, but I stayed quiet. I have no idea what happened to him.
I am not a vet and I am not a GB rider, but I do enjoy a puzzle. I have no intention of suddenly offering my somewhat biomechanically- challenged body to be hurled into the atmosphere, but I would like to offer a temporary solution. I won't charge livery or for my time, but normal costs will have to be covered by the owner as I haven't yet won the lottery, much to my dismay.
We do not have stables, there is no school, no fancy hot showers or heat lamps, but we do have a peaceful place to rest, reset and restart. I'm not promising miracles or Harry Potter magic, but if you are throwing in the towel or have just had enough it might give you and your horse the break you need. I may not be able to solve the problem, but I'd like to try. If I succeed then I would ask for a donation to the Horse Trust that cares for those horses that have served our country.
A few things....
- This offer is only for horses that have seen a vet and been fully assessed. This is not for diagnosed issues like KS etc. This is for the ones that have been written off as there is no good reason for behaviour and/or unexplained lameness.
- horse must be OK to deal with on the ground as I have kids and many different animals. I don't mind angry, just not the ones who like to try and kill you.
- this is only for drier months
- must be OK with other horses and respect fencing.
- geldings only I'm afraid as the excitement will definitely send my wobbler over the edge - he thinks he's a stallion but has the agility of three-legged blind rhinoceros. Although quiet mares could be considered if not hormonal.
- we will do a complete diet reset and horses need third party insurance.
- I like and need my farrier so no farrier eaters please unless sedation is used.
- We are not suitable for horses with laminitis or have grass related issues as we are field based. I would love a track system but that is currently not an option.
I will, of course, go through everything before anyway. I'll open applications from next month and go from there.
Why am I doing it?
Because I wish I could have had this option years ago and because I believe in paying it forward. I have much to be thankful for in my life and I want to help others.
Why am I not charging?
I don't know if I'll be able to fix or, at least, improve the issue and I can't promise anything.
Why won't I ride them?
Because I don't want to die. But we will work on the ground. There is potential to bring in a professional rider if we get that far and it is safe.
What will it look like?
I don't know as each horse is different.
Who can apply?
Anyone. Anywhere. But read the above. ⬆️
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Candletrees Country Estate
Taunton
TA42HL
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Caught the babies having some zoomies 🥰❤️
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Spirit 💕
In order to get great videos - you must take great risks! 🤣 Here’s a blooper from the mares moving to spring grass. 💕
Mr Sting watching over our hedge maintenance today 🤣
Boys will be boys 🤣🥰 The geldings having a good blast today!
Morning checks in the mares field 26/10/23💕
Some snippets of our retirees having their weekly groom on Monday. Mane / tail, body brush & hoof oil. 🌸
Who doesn’t like a good bum scratch! 🤣
Our retiree geldings enjoying their new grazing 😍🥰
Lovely to have some sunny weather here finally. Here’s a little update from the mares field 🥰
Saffie the beautiful Friesian enjoying a scratch in the sun. All the horses are starting to loose their winter coats now, they all love a good fuss & having their rugs off on the sunny days 🥰
Sky one of our lovely young stock liveries enjoying some sunshine. We like to get everyone’s rugs off on the sunnier days 🌤️
Baby Bueno being a super star this evening. Bueno is one of our personal horses here, ridden by Millie. He’s 5 years old & stands at 18.2hh. We are very much looking forward to see how he produces as he grows and develops 🥰
Winter 2022. Some snippets of life and horses here at candletrees ❤️
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