Willow Equestrian

Willow Equestrian I am a freelance rider, riding instructor and learning the leather craft trade

Up early to ride the boys ready for tomorrow šŸŽ„ Merry Christmas šŸŽ„ hope everyone had a lovely day!!
25/12/2024

Up early to ride the boys ready for tomorrow šŸŽ„ Merry Christmas šŸŽ„ hope everyone had a lovely day!!

I have been a bit quiet on here recently been busy riding and fixing things for people, here is a recent saddle I was se...
09/12/2024

I have been a bit quiet on here recently been busy riding and fixing things for people, here is a recent saddle I was sent to fix for someone. If anyone has any leather they need working with please get in contact , horses they need help with, lessons, clipping, can even provide clipping lessons if you fancy learning. please get in touch booking up fast already for the new year

I have space this sat 9th for teaching, riding and clipping. Years of experience with all different types of horses. get...
07/11/2024

I have space this sat 9th for teaching, riding and clipping. Years of experience with all different types of horses. get in touch if you would like to book in

Merlin is looking for a part loaner 2/3 days a week - no under 18ā€™s due to location - No novices or people getting back ...
02/10/2024

Merlin is looking for a part loaner 2/3 days a week
- no under 18ā€™s due to location
- No novices or people getting back in to riding
- Yard duties on your days
- Money contribution
- Thornbury area BS35

Merlin is a 15.1 Welsh D he can be quirky sometimes, but never dangerous. I do not have an arena so happy hack only when field is dry enough can ride in the field and potentially to do more with the right person!! I am stabled on my own private yard right on a bridle path and have some of the best hacking. Merlin hunts and team chases, so ideally would like someone who is flexible on days and who wants to treat him and love him like there own on there days. But this dose also mean that I let him down over the summer so he would be yours over the summer to enjoy!

If you are interested please contact me on 07450247237

Itā€™s that time of year again!!I have some availability for clipping happy to clip most things but please be honest with ...
28/09/2024

Itā€™s that time of year again!!

I have some availability for clipping happy to clip most things but please be honest with me so I know what I am up against and then no one will get hurt!! I am Thornbury based work earthcott wick war, oldbury so any where near those areas. yard discounts for more then 2 horses, happy to travel further. All clips can be adapted to your horses needs.

Bib - Ā£30
Trace- Ā£40
Irish - Ā£40
Blanket - Ā£50
Full - Ā£60

Legs + Ā£5
Hogg + Ā£5
Head + Ā£5
Main pull + Ā£5
Tail pull + Ā£5

02/09/2024

August!!!

Poppet has been smiling away in the sun after finally concurring the art of hacking he has been a very good boy managed to contain him self after a very distracting dressage test at west wilts to bring home a 6th šŸ…

Pen has been taking it easy practicing his flat work at home, and is really enjoying his jumping and plodding round the country side šŸ„°

Merlin is back in full swing getting ready for his first run on Sunday I think he is going to be very excited to be back out itā€™s been a while for us šŸ˜¬

July!!July was a busy month the boys went out 3 times competing had to learn 4 different tests in one week we done Okayy...
10/08/2024

July!!

July was a busy month the boys went out 3 times competing had to learn 4 different tests in one week we done Okayy on that front, but the boys were a dream as always pulling it out the bag when I needed them to and coming home with ribbons, these boys make me smile everytime I ride them šŸ„°

Still looking for a part loaner no under 18ā€™s due to were they are kept, no novices donā€™t contact if your looking for a ...
14/07/2024

Still looking for a part loaner no under 18ā€™s due to were they are kept, no novices donā€™t contact if your looking for a full loan. All yard duties on your days and money contribution. Based Duckhole Thornbury area!!

Merlin 15.1 Welsh D 13 year old. happy hacker but potentially can do more depending on the person, and how they get on with him. He is not a novice ride as he can be quirky. Merlin is a one in a million horse having done BE, BD, BS, Hunt Scurry, Team Chased to inter, hunted, fun rides. Has turned his hoof to pretty much everything. I have the best hacking around where he is kept on and off road.

Please contact me on 07450247237, please donā€™t message on here as they do get missed

Back out competing today for me pen and poppet Pen was up first in the walk trot and he was amazing so much more relaxed...
09/07/2024

Back out competing today for me pen and poppet

Pen was up first in the walk trot and he was amazing so much more relaxed and he went and pulled it out the bag and brought home a 3rd and then went down and had a play with the clear round jumping and jumped a beautiful little clear round for me šŸ„°

Poppet was a really good boy first we done the walk trot he came 2nd and then the prelim and he only went and won it šŸ„° he is again such a cool little horse so much to love but so much to learn

Really really pleased with the boys again today really looking forward to what they have to bring to the table šŸ„°šŸ˜

This week I have this beautiful bunch to keep me busy, while there owners are enjoying the sunshine. We have been taking...
30/06/2024

This week I have this beautiful bunch to keep me busy, while there owners are enjoying the sunshine. We have been taking lots of videos and made sure to update there owners regularly šŸ„°

27/06/2024

Recently I have had a lot of people moaning there horse canā€™t do this do that do the other. Or someone sed this someone sed that. Just remember every journey has a start middle and end the start feels like forever, the middle doesnā€™t feel that long and the end comes way to soon! My start with my boy was hard, being told over and over to shoot him, that he would never do any job let alone what I had hoped to do with him, that one day he would kill me!! Well Merlin proved every one of those comments wrong! Our start was hard Merlin use to rear in hand and being riden, launch into traffic if he didnā€™t want to wait, some times didnā€™t even want to leave the yard, would spin and bolt home, on the ground he use to lash out with his front legs, bite. He wasnā€™t easy! But now I have the best horse ever I have achieved more then I ever wished I could!! So I guess what I am trying to say is donā€™t ever give up and donā€™t ever be afraid to ask for help! Help doesnā€™t mean you canā€™t do it it just means you need a new set of eyes to try find a different way to jump the hurdle infront of you!!

10/06/2024

So I had manny with me for schooling for 3 weeks to get him started for his owners, in his time with me we worked a lot on just trying to get him to relax when getting on and when being ridden I received this lovely message from his owners the others day ā€œ Hiya, just thought Iā€™d update you on manny heā€™s been amazing like a completely different horse had a lovely walk trot and canter round the field today and he didnā€™t put a foot wrong. Mum had a sit on him also and he was so good!! ā€œ I love hearing how horses are doing after leaving me. Manny is booked back in in a few weeks to help with the next stage. I have been working with a lot of ex-race horses recently not long and my little Welshie will be back in the spot light

Need some fencing? Horses escaping? Need a fencer? Get down to Decking Delivery with code Equi10. They are also on the h...
30/05/2024

Need some fencing? Horses escaping? Need a fencer? Get down to Decking Delivery with code Equi10. They are also on the hunt for some input on what people are looking for when buying fencing if you can think of anything that isnā€™t in stores that would be really helpful to find in store then please let us know

I have been keeping these boys under the radar, I have been given the absolute pleasure in retraining these boys they we...
28/05/2024

I have been keeping these boys under the radar, I have been given the absolute pleasure in retraining these boys they were both very talented boys on the track and now are turning there hoof to a bit of dressage, the boys went to there first competition today, and I couldnā€™t have asked more from them for there first outing.

Quick grabā€™em (poppet) the little bay, came 3rd in his first test and 2nd in his second test so much to improve on but a really good start to our journey in the dressage ring šŸ„°

Pencreek (pen) chestnut, pen is your typical ginger he has some sass about him but he seems to like the out and about life, he was such a good boy today he hasnā€™t been of the track as long as poppet and pulled it out the bag for me today bringing home 2 6thā€™s so much to improve on but a really positive start to our eventing journey šŸ„°

Watch this space these boys are pretty cool šŸ˜Ž

I have been very quiet for a little while on here, because I have been very busy juggling the cutest little man and work...
22/05/2024

I have been very quiet for a little while on here, because I have been very busy juggling the cutest little man and work.

I had this lovely boy arrive with me last week to be brought back into work he seems to be loving life and fits in lovely with my other 4.

We had a bit of a scare with poor Earnie who now seems to be on the mend šŸ¤ž

Merlin and Hero are enjoying there down time in the field.

Homer is loving his little hack out and about bar the big scary leaf that might eat him one day.

I also have some really lovely horses that I have been re schooling who you will see out and about in the near future.

Unfortunately Merlinā€™s part loaner has decided to give up Merlin so potentially looking for someone who wants to ride an...
10/04/2024

Unfortunately Merlinā€™s part loaner has decided to give up Merlin so potentially looking for someone who wants to ride and help out with the boys would be to ride Merlin or hero depending on which horse is doing what, in no rush but if anyone knows anyone looking šŸ‘€
Merlin is 15.1 quirky Welsh t**t
Hero 15.2 golden child

With the hunt season come to an end, if you have any tack that needs some TLC please get in touch I might be able to hel...
09/04/2024

With the hunt season come to an end, if you have any tack that needs some TLC please get in touch I might be able to help before it becomes un-fixable

Havana ideal jump saddle 17ā€ MW for sale one of those saddles that just seems to fit everything
09/04/2024

Havana ideal jump saddle 17ā€ MW for sale one of those saddles that just seems to fit everything

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August!!! Poppet has been smiling away in the sun after finally concurring the art of hacking he has been a very good boy managed to contain him self after a very distracting dressage test at west wilts to bring home a 6th šŸ… Pen has been taking it easy practicing his flat work at home, and is really enjoying his jumping and plodding round the country side šŸ„° Merlin is back in full swing getting ready for his first run on Sunday I think he is going to be very excited to be back out itā€™s been a while for us šŸ˜¬

Recently I have had a lot of people moaning there horse canā€™t do this do that do the other. Or someone sed this someone sed that. Just remember every journey has a start middle and end the start feels like forever, the middle doesnā€™t feel that long and the end comes way to soon! My start with my boy was hard, being told over and over to shoot him, that he would never do any job let alone what I had hoped to do with him, that one day he would kill me!! Well Merlin proved every one of those comments wrong! Our start was hard Merlin use to rear in hand and being riden, launch into traffic if he didnā€™t want to wait, some times didnā€™t even want to leave the yard, would spin and bolt home, on the ground he use to lash out with his front legs, bite. He wasnā€™t easy! But now I have the best horse ever I have achieved more then I ever wished I could!! So I guess what I am trying to say is donā€™t ever give up and donā€™t ever be afraid to ask for help! Help doesnā€™t mean you canā€™t do it it just means you need a new set of eyes to try find a different way to jump the hurdle infront of you!!

So I had manny with me for schooling for 3 weeks to get him started for his owners, in his time with me we worked a lot on just trying to get him to relax when getting on and when being ridden I received this lovely message from his owners the others day ā€œ Hiya, just thought Iā€™d update you on manny heā€™s been amazing like a completely different horse had a lovely walk trot and canter round the field today and he didnā€™t put a foot wrong. Mum had a sit on him also and he was so good!! ā€œ I love hearing how horses are doing after leaving me. Manny is booked back in in a few weeks to help with the next stage. I have been working with a lot of ex-race horses recently not long and my little Welshie will be back in the spot light

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