Higher Gabwell Stud

14/01/2024

It has been a really long time since my last posting. I really hope you have all had a lovely Christmas and new year. The horses are currently enjoying the dry spell we are having. We have been very lucky this year to have welcomed the wonderful fern on loan for the kids to enjoy as they have (finally) shown some interest in riding. Which has meant great news for Aurelia as she had been off the hook but terrible news for Brian who has been dragged kicking and screaming out retirement. It has been a dream come true for me as I have always wanted to take the kids out hacking together. Hoping for some better luck with getting mares in foal this year. Apologies for the delay in posting. Hope you are all coping with winter so far!

18/06/2023

Showing youngsters.....not always for the faint hearted! Not Luna's day today, she just found it all a bit exciting, managed to come home with a 1st and 3rd which is brilliant but definitely not her best behaviour! Thank you very much Cockington Riding Club for another brilliant show. It has such a lovely welcoming atmosphere!

11/06/2023

Had a marvellous time at the South West Arab Horse Group today, Luna was absolutely impeccable, could not fault her so I was absolutely thrilled. She managed 5th the home produced class and a 1st in owner bred but admittedly out of 1 🤣 wasn't placed in the championship but was against strong competition. Super proud of my gorgeous girl today and thank you for having us!

28/05/2023

Some more video snaps as well, such a poppet!

28/05/2023

What a fantastic day today at the Torbay and district show, Luna behaved impeccably in 2 out of her 3 classes, she was a tad 'over exuberant' in the part bred Arab class 😂 but then brilliant for the championship. Not only that but she managed a 1st in the 1,2 and 3 yr old class and a 2nd in the part bred Arab (admittedly out of 2) she wasn't placed in the championship but just wasn't quite the judges type. Super proud of her, loaded and traveled like a pro!

25/05/2023

Super proud that this gorgeous filly has been born by our lovely boy, she is absolutely stunning, huge congratulations Sameon Stud!

13/05/2023

So wonderful to see our excellent broodmare doing so well in her fantastic new home! Thank you so much Robyn Rowntree ###

03/05/2023

Today was plaiting day! All 5 plaited, it started off to keep for long suffering Brian cool in the sunshine and I sort of got carried away 😂. Brian was definitely the least impressed and feels he has lost all street cred, I think stig quite liked it 🙄😬 enjoying the sun, even if it is still quite chilly

21/04/2023

We have been harbouring a secret and we are very happy to now share with you all that the stunning HS Baheya has joined our lovely band of broodmares. Super excited to have this lovely mare joining us, I liked her as soon as I saw her and can't wait to see what she will produce for us. Thank you so much Halsdon Arabians Baheya has settled in well and is learning to adapt to life with us

13/02/2023

It had been quite a while since I have posted! Here are our girls Gabwells Aurelia and Gabwells Silver Chalice having a run around in this beautiful warm and dry weather! Excuse the state of Luna's rug, it is on its last winter and she is on the cusp of out growing it, she will get a new one once she goes up a size!

01/01/2023

Happy new year everyone, hope it brings you all hope and happiness!

20/07/2022

Well I have been skipping around everywhere like a school girl today as I got to ride my horse again today after a brief couple of years off. To say I loved it would be an understatement! So glad to be back on, Aurelia how I have missed you!

10/07/2022

10/07/2022

Well super proud does not even come close to how I feel about this stunning filly. First time she has ever travelled, having only been in a box once on Friday, first time going anywhere and she was flawless, loaded first time to go and to leave, travelled like a pro, got loads of compliments about her, especially her temperament. So I was already chuffed to bits at this point but to come home with a 4th and a 1st is just the cherry on the top! Thank you so much to everyone at cockington show, we had a fabulous time and it was the perfect first show for my lovely girl! Another first is we actually managed to get a picture of our transport manager!

02/07/2022

Did some practicing with our fab girl Luna, she is such a chilled out filly. First time being bandaged and with lycra which went straight over her head with no headcollar on. Love an easy youngster.

25/06/2022

Absolutely love this boy, he has so much presence for a young foal, thank you so much to Asmar Arabians and Sameon Stud he is exactly what I hoped to produce

25/05/2022

Our gorgeous Gabwells Silver Chalice aka Luna having a blast, can't wait to see this lovely girl grow up!

23/05/2022

Having experienced some of the marvellous highs and also terrible lows of breeding especially recently I do just feel very grateful for the beautiful horses I can share my life with. Here is the incredible spirit having a hoon around the field, he has such presence for such a young foal, can't wait to see him grow up.

18/05/2022

This is absolutely not the post I ever wanted or expected to have to write. We very sadly lost our gorgeous filly gabwells golden primrose out of my lovely Aurelia. I am devastated beyond words and am not currently up to talking about it but felt the need to put it on here as I have people asking how they are etc and thought it would be easier to do one post rather than answer lots of people separately. Rose very sadly got a nasty stomach infection which progressed to sepsis and I could not save her. She was an absolutely dream filly who I never in my dizziest of daydreams imagined I would ever own and I miss her intensely as does her lovely mum. She was clearly much too good for this world. Words cannot express my gratitude for all that Phoenix Equine did to help me, on the phone all the time and the support when it was time to stop fighting. Thank you as well to Asmar Arabians for letting us use your wonderful boy, she was a cracking filly and everything I hoped for from this cross. I am really struggling with feeling like my dreams and future of the stud have been ripped away. Rest in peace my darling girl, I will see you again some day.

08/05/2022

I really love this filly, she is exceptional! Just like her mum!

03/05/2022

Spirit is such a stunning boy! Love him!

25/04/2022

And our other lovely foal (again names pending) Gabwells Golden Primrose and rose as her stable name. She is absolutely gorgeous! I adore her!

23/04/2022

I cannot put into words how much I love these foals, names pending but we have Gabwells spirited magic and stable name spirit

16/04/2022

Well what can I say, I can't quite believe it, I am still pinching myself! Not only a daytime foaling at a very civilised 11am but also an absolutely amazing palomino filly! Absolutely over the moon! She has the most astonishing head, cannot wait to see her unfold! And Aurelia is being the most amazing mum, so proud of her and stig is now a grandad! Think I will give him a strong drink before I tell him that one!

06/04/2022

Of course I can't forget our gorgeous other horses, so today is Luna's turn, she had her first tail wash yesterday....cue down pour of rain of course..... She is such a lovely kind filly

03/04/2022

And they are outside! Loving a good run around... Well the little fella is, cloud would like to do some serious eating!

02/04/2022

Gosh this little lad is so brave, loves people already! I think cloud is going to have her hands full! Thank you so much again to Asmar Arabians and Sameon Stud so so chuffed!

31/03/2022

We have joined the buckskin crew! First buckskin and he is a beautiful one at that! Thank you very much Sameon Stud and Amanda Holloway he is just stunning and cloud is just the most amazing mum! I knew one of them would have to foal in this cold snap! Can't wait to see him unfold!

17/03/2022

We are both now in the safe zone past 320 days so now it is just the anxious wait until the foals arrival. Both foals were kicking up a storm last night (sorry mummies) and I can't wait to meet them!