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Castle Farm Equestrian Specialising in backing young horses, reschooling and rehabilitation. We also have experience in starting race horses pre-training.
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Rupert also runs regular rider clinics in jumping and flat work Owner Rupert Humphreys began his riding career at a young age coming up through Pony Cub and the hunt field and on to win in Area Championships One Day Event on his 6yr old cob cross Khan. Khan had come to Ru from the hunting field as a 3 year old and ended his career at Advanced level British Eventing having qualified for the British

Championships at Gatcombe. Khan provided Rupert a huge amount of experience and empathy as a rider as he was not a straight forward ride, he could do a spectacular “Levarde” in the dressage if the pressure got too intense. Ru learned very quickly how to assess his horse’s mood and be sympathetic in order to get the best out of him. In the early years of his career as a rider, Ru was supported and influenced by the highly acclaimed German Dressage trainer Michael Beining who helped him through a string of horses of all levels and abilities. In 2000 Michael took Ru to Germany with him to train further and where he was given the invaluable opportunity to further develop his skills riding Grand Prix trained horses under the German “Scales of Training Philosophy”. In 2001 Ru went to work for Lynne Crowden, owner of the highly successful and renowned Woodlander Stud, as a work rider backing and riding quality young sport horses and further enhancing his skill set. Today, Ru trains regularly with Team GB dressage rider Hayley Watson-Greaves and hones his jumping skills with eventer and trainer Simon Jobbins. Ru’s quiet mild manner coupled with his empathy and ability to see and think things through from the horse’s perspective is the corner stone of his success in backing horses. Ru will take the time each individual needs to work through from being virtually unhandled in some cases, to accepting a person on its back. This is done through an intuitive individual process of one-to-one lunging, building to getting on and eventually riding. It is the one-to-one element that is so unique to Rupert as he builds and develops trust in each and every horse he works with until it reaches a point that it allows each step of the process to continue without fear or worry. After backing the ridden work and training begins, it is at this point that Rupert will gently and sensitively take the horse out of its comfort zone to broaden its experiences and confidence. We are very fortunate to be situated in the heart of beautiful countryside with access to miles of off road hacking through a working woodland and open spaces where the horses are gradually introduced to such things as wildlife, pheasants, other livestock, and logging. The result is a horse that is happy and mentally well balanced enough to accept leadership with kindness providing long term rideability. Ru also runs regular show jumping clinics here at the farm as well as individual or small group lessons.

Genuine, honest, talented, also hacks alone and in company.
11/09/2023

Genuine, honest, talented, also hacks alone and in company.

This stunning horse has been an absolute joy to work with. Her attitude is amazing and she'll put a smile on anyone's face. Her breeding containes such world beaters as Donnerhall, Consul and Prince Thatch. Power in her trot and canter is matched by her rideability. Com...

25/12/2021

For those of you that missed it, here is Hayley Watson-Greaves - WG Dressage kur test at the London International Horse Show last week. Just fabulous.

Hayley is competing at the London International horse show this week, if you're not going you can catch the action on Fr...
13/12/2021

Hayley is competing at the London International horse show this week, if you're not going you can catch the action on Friday for the kur on red button, iplayer and bbc sport website. We host a fortnightly clinic with Hayley here at Castle Farm, if you are interested in a slot please let us know.

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24/11/2021

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07/11/2021

A short clip of Hayley Watson-Greaves and her super star grand prix horse Rubins Nite, aka Squeaks, at the British Dressage National Convention. We are privileged to host clinics with Hayley here at Castle Farm. Enjoy.

21/01/2021
21/01/2021
We host a regular afternoon dressage clinic here at Castle Farm with International Team GB grand prix rider Hayley Watso...
01/12/2020

We host a regular afternoon dressage clinic here at Castle Farm with International Team GB grand prix rider Hayley Watson-Greaves. Dates for the new year are:

7th January
21st January
2nd February
18th February

Lesson fee is £70, places are limited and issued on first come first served basis. Please contact us if you would like a slot.

Hayley is an International Grand Prix Dressage Rider and Trainer. Member of the Winning GBR Nations Cup team, British Dressage Supreme National Champion, Reserve for Olympic games 2016 and World Class poduim potential rider. She has been trained by Carl Hester for 11 years and currently has 5 horses, from backing to International Grand Prix level, and has trained 4 horses from backed to Grand Prix.

Immaculate black Devoucoux makila dressage saddle. Arcade normale (medium wide), 2A flap and 18" seat. Mono flap giving ...
07/10/2020

Immaculate black Devoucoux makila dressage saddle. Arcade normale (medium wide), 2A flap and 18" seat. Mono flap giving a most wonderful feel of the horse. Pristine condition, no marks from stirrup leathers or rider's leg. Collection or can post at buyer's cost
£1,300, open to offers

An absolute joy to have on the yard, we are excited for his future and look forward to following his career with Hayley.
14/07/2020

An absolute joy to have on the yard, we are excited for his future and look forward to following his career with Hayley.

A lovely day with the Monmouthshire Hunt Pony Club. Lots of smiley riders and happy ponies. Well done everyone who cam...
05/07/2020

A lovely day with the Monmouthshire Hunt Pony Club. Lots of smiley riders and happy ponies. Well done everyone who came for a lesson and thank you for keeping us and yourselves safe by sticking to the covid rules.

We host a regular afternoon dressage clinic here at Castle Farm with International Team GB grand prix rider Hayley Watso...
27/02/2020

We host a regular afternoon dressage clinic here at Castle Farm with International Team GB grand prix rider Hayley Watson-Greaves. The next dates are:

21st July
13th August
18th August
3rd September
15th September
1st October

Lesson fee is £70 and places issued on first come first served basis. Please contact us if you would like a slot.

Hayley is an International Grand Prix Dressage Rider and Trainer. Member of the Winning GBR Nations Cup team, British Dressage Supreme National Champion, Reserve for Olympic games 2016 and World Class poduim potential rider. She has been trained by Carl Hester for 11 years and currently has 5 horses, from backing to International Grand Prix level, and has trained 4 horses from backed to Grand Prix.

We host a regular fortnightly afternoon dressage clinic here at Castle Farm with International Team GB grand prix rider ...
03/01/2020

We host a regular fortnightly afternoon dressage clinic here at Castle Farm with International Team GB grand prix rider Hayley Watson-Greaves. The next dates are:

23rd January
6th February
27th February

Lesson fee is £70 and places are limited. Please contact us if you would like a slot.

Hayley is an International Grand Prix Dressage Rider and Trainer. Member of the Winning GBR Nations Cup team, British Dressage Supreme National Champion, Reserve for Olympic games 2016 and World Class poduim potential rider. She has been trained by Carl Hester for 11 years and currently has 5 horses, from backing to International Grand Prix level, and has trained 4 horses from backed to Grand Prix.

We host a regular fortnightly afternoon dressage clinic here at Castle Farm with International Team GB grand prix rider ...
14/11/2019

We host a regular fortnightly afternoon dressage clinic here at Castle Farm with International Team GB grand prix rider Hayley Watson-Greaves. The next clinic dates are: Thursday 21st Nov and Thursday 5th December. If you would like a place on the clinic please contact us. Places are limited and will be on a first come first served basis.

Hayley is an International Grand Prix Dressage Rider and Trainer. Member of the Winning GBR Nations Cup team, British Dressage Supreme National Champion, Reserve for Olympic games 2016 and World Class poduim potential rider. She has been trained by Carl Hester for 11 years and currently has 5 horses, from backing to International Grand Prix level, and has trained 4 horses from backed to Grand Prix.

Super proud of client Sue Box and her horse HS Emerillon who have had a cracking year so far. In June they had a very s...
21/09/2019

Super proud of client Sue Box and her horse HS Emerillon who have had a cracking year so far. In June they had a very successful outing at the Arabian Dressage Championships and last weekend Emey completed his first FEI Endurance event finishing 4th . HS Emerilion was backed by Rupert here at Castle Farm and has since been quietly and considerately brought on by Sue. Well done Sue and Emey!

A breathtaking view as the sun rises over Castle Farm this morning
18/09/2019

A breathtaking view as the sun rises over Castle Farm this morning

One very happy client returning from a hack on her young horse Ed. Ed is now the fourth horse endurance rider Sue Box h...
05/09/2019

One very happy client returning from a hack on her young horse Ed. Ed is now the fourth horse endurance rider Sue Box has sent to us for backing. They say a picture speaks a thousand words, well we think Sue's face says it all

30/08/2019

Miranda Thomas, you are our 100th page like! Thank you everyone, please keep sharing x

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our leg of the Elite Foals Registration Tour on Friday and so kindly made...
27/08/2019

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our leg of the Elite Foals Registration Tour on Friday and so kindly made a contribution to the RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association) collection tins. They are absolutely thrilled and grateful, this makes such a difference to them so thank you x

Drying off under the heat lamps after a warm shower
27/08/2019

Drying off under the heat lamps after a warm shower

26/08/2019
Castle Farm in Usk, boast fantastic facilities with indoor arena, a mirrored outdoor arena, a lunge pen, a course of cro...
25/08/2019

Castle Farm in Usk, boast fantastic facilities with indoor arena, a mirrored outdoor arena, a lunge pen, a course of cross country fences as well as a full set of coloured show jumps and fillers. We also have access to miles and miles of off road woodland hacking and of course being in Wales, plenty of opportunity for hill work. The yard area comprises 11 stables situated around a court yard, along with 3 barns. The yard also houses a four horse walker with concrete footing to simulate road work and a fully equipped wash bay area with hot shower, solarium and stocks. The ideal set up for preparing young horses for their ridden career.

25/08/2019

Yet another successful day with the Elite Foal Registration Tour. So lovely to see so many friends, old and new and some super super foals. The heartbreakers of the day have to be the two pony foals that were not only absolutely adorable but also a little bit cheeky, as is the job of a pony! Thank you all so much for coming along and bringing your wonderful foals. Congratulations to the owners of this years Champions, we are chuffed that once again we have the Champion Event Foal, high five Rupert Humphreys! Huge thank yous have to be give to the backstage crew, my partner Robert Pitt who not only strimmed mowed trimmed and repaired all over the place but also took all these photos and videos. Also thanks to Mo Humphreys for manning the tea coffee and cake department and Joe Moore for being chief sausage supervisor. Thank you again to the team from Elite Foals for yet another super show and we look forward to seeing you all again next year!

25/08/2019

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Rupert Humphreys

Owner Rupert Humphreys began his riding career at a young age coming up through Pony Cub and the hunt field and on to win in Area Championships One Day Event on his 6yr old cob cross Khan.

Khan had come to Ru from the hunting field as a 3 year old and ended his career at Advanced level British Eventing having qualified for the British Championships at Gatcombe. Khan provided Rupert a huge amount of experience and empathy as a rider as he was not a straight forward ride, he could do a spectacular “Levarde” in the dressage if the pressure got too intense. Ru learned very quickly how to assess his horse’s mood and be sympathetic in order to get the best out of him.

In the early years of his career as a rider, Ru was supported and influenced by the highly acclaimed German Dressage trainer Michael Beining who helped him through a string of horses of all levels and abilities. In 2000 Michael took Ru to Germany with him to train further and where he was given the invaluable opportunity to further develop his skills riding Grand Prix trained horses under the German “Scales of Training Philosophy”.

In 2001 Ru went to work for Lynne Crowden, owner of the highly successful and renowned Woodlander Stud, as a work rider backing and riding quality young sport horses and further enhancing his skill set.