Greathill Stables

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas from all at Greathill Stables 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

16/10/2023

Gracie enjoying snoozing during treatment from Joanne Parry Sports Massage and Laser Therapy, a great afternoon had by all our guys, thank you Jo 😍

26/09/2023

Another water treadmill session today, really starting to see the benefits

17/09/2023

*****Livery Available ******

5 Spaces available on a newly refurbished private indoor yard for DIY, part, full livery or anything in between

Facilities include
• Rubber matted stables
• Horse Shower
• Secure alarmed tackroom
• Parking available for trailers / horse boxes
• Use of 20x40 sand and flexiride school 2 mins walk away with poly jumps, floodlights and mirrors
• Additional services available if needed
• Lots of good riding in local area
• Hay/haylage, Straw, shavings available on site
• Individual, paired or small group turnout
• DIY priced from £35 with discount for multiple horses

Unfortunately unable to take colts or stallions

Please get in touch for viewing or further details, based between Torquay and Newton Abbot

14/09/2023

A great morning out at ESP Equine using the water treadmill for 2 of our guys, one for rehab purposes the other just correct muscle building, only the second time on for both horses and both got their feet wet!

13/09/2023

Is this taking matchyness too far??!!
Redpost Equestrian

10/09/2023

We now have two stables completely painted 😀 it is amazing how long it takes!! Doors are all hung now with new bolts and kick bolts…slow and steady progress!

If any one is looking for livery in a nice quiet indoor barn then please do get in touch

09/09/2023

Here’s the next stage!….it’s been a long preparation but we are now starting to see results 😀….for those of you who know where this is you won’t recognise it….more pics to follow 👌

08/09/2023

Another long day, but definitely worth while…..exciting times ahead……😀

26/08/2023

Wash bay goals achieved!! ✅🛁 with a trip to Redpost Equestrian!

25/08/2023

2nd attempt for Zara at this dressage malarkey!….she tried really hard and obtained 66.89% in the first test, was tired in the second test so got slightly less, but nevertheless has gain area festival qualification at novice level🥳 in 2 outings.
There are no expectations on this little mare so whatever she does is fabulous!!

14/08/2023

Space available for full/ schooling/breaking/competition/part / DIY livery in a small yard, each horse is treated as an individual. Over 35 yrs experience competing in all disciplines and bringing horses on from foals to full grown

Facilities include :-
20 x 40m flexi ride school with flood lights
Mirrors on short side of school
Set of polyjump show jumps
Max of 8 horses on the yard
Shavings straw and haylage available on site
Individual, paired or group turn out when weather permits
24 hr CCTV for added security
Owner lives on site
Lots of good riding locally

Between Torquay and Newton Abbot

for more information please pm

11/07/2023

06/07/2023

I have 1 space for a short term livery until mid August if anyone is looking for schooling or holiday livery or maybe just a change of scenery 😊

30/06/2023

Our Golden boy doing what he does best 😍💜❤️

13/06/2023

My gorgeous golden boy 😍🤩

13/05/2023

I completely agree with this, have alway made my own ponies (and horses now!) and each and everyone teaches you something….a lot of kids and adults now just want the glory and aren’t prepared to work at it

05/03/2023

We look forward to having Emma here Monday and Tuesday 😍

This week availability:
Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th March - Torquay fully booked.
Wednesday 8th March - Halwill and Holsworthy Equine massages afternoon spaces available. Thursday 9th March equine massage availability between Hatherleigh and Okehampton. Evening sports and remedial massage full.
Friday 10th March - Glebe Farm Equestrian Exeter and Exeter slots still available.

Next week Monday 13th March I am in Somerset with availability

04/02/2023

So very true!

So true!

18/07/2022

17/07/2022

Installing fans for happy cool ponies 😃

25/05/2022

Hmmmm….. probably met all of these at some point and have fallen into a few of the categories myself at one time or another!!!

People you will meet in a Dressage Warm Up

🐴Halty Mc Halterson
For reasons known only to themselves has to just has to halt repeatedly on the track with their horses ass facing oncoming traffic
Usually also stand their horse after their test at the walkway between the warm up and competition ring

🐴 The one who is trying to remember their test
Frantically grabbing paper sheets from pockets or stood silently moving their finger around an imaginary arena

🐴The lunger
Has been lunging the horse for an hour. May eventually get on board

🐴Needs a sat nav
Rider with no concept of basic rules of the school usually riding along naval grazing while others have to swerve around them. Will have ‘left hand to left hand’ hissed at them at least ten times in the warm up but probably won’t even notice as they almost crush your knee against the wall.

🐴Randomer getting a lesson
Will spend the entire time in the warm up arena riding a twenty metre circle while getting a lesson off someone. Shoots glaring looks at anyone who dares to enter said circle.

🐴The Diva
To find them just follow the histrionic echoes of their tone of dissatisfaction that waft across the warm up. Will literally act as if their Olympic effort has been derailed if they realise a novice class is running ten minutes behind when they are ready to go in. Usually accompanied by a minion. Cannot possibly warm up at any level without the minion applying at least six white boots.

🐴The Minion
Groom / partner / parent demoted to general dogsbody dominated to the point where they have no opinion of their own and just live to serve and hope they get out alive at the end of the event.
May get bought chips if the day goes spectacularly well

🐴Nervous rider on young horse
How do you know a rider is nervous on a young horse? Don’t worry they will tell you in a very high pitched tone as they insist you stay at least fifteen metres away from them at all times.

🐴Person who knows you but has their game face on
You know them, they know they know you but they are so engrossed in their warm up that you don’t dare risk more than an unacknowledged smile and a timid ‘hi’ as you ride past. These usually return to normal after riding their test…. Assuming it was a good day.

🐴Warm up friend
The warm up equivalent of a friendly Labrador that you are always glad to see. Your warm up friend will bound over to you, reduce your nerves, wish you luck and help you when you can’t remember what letter to ride a movement to. Most warm up time is usually spent reminding each other not to forget a halt!

🐴Rude Rider
Spends time in warm up being rude and ungrateful to trainer / parents / partner / groom / helpers and on very bad days, the stewards. Having witnessed a few of these in my time I honestly can’t understand how a parent / partner / groom hasn’t drop kicked them in the head by now! One spectacular example last year would have done really well to put as much effort into using her leg as she did in using her mouth to complain non stop to her groom and trainer.

🐴Poor horse
So named because most people utter this phrase when they witness them. Will warm up for two hours, growl at the animal and generally be avoided by other riders

🐴The one with the really long whip
Always rides in the warm up with a long long whip with a long flicky tassel which would be fine except it is held at such an angle that it accidentally flicks other horses as they pass them and sends them bananas.

🐴Nervous Parent / Partner
Hasn’t a clue which end of the horse is which and is only there, terrified, because they were dragged by a horse addicted child or partner.

🐴Helicopter parent.
Found hovering as close as possible to immaculately turned out child and pony. Parents usually have some knowledge gleaned from riding briefly as a child themselves and watching horse and country. Usually located pressed firmly against the warm up barrier only because they are not allowed in. Dangerous once they discover the microphone and headset technology as the child has to listen to a monologue of instructions.

🐴Microphone Victim
Rider with headset getting a barrage of instructions looking confused and frustrated and trying not to mutter ‘feck off im trying’ back at trainer / parent

🐴Multitasking trainer / coach
Usually manages to conduct the dressage equivalent of a three ring circus by having several riders in the warm up ring each connected by a headset.

🐴Bored non horsey parent / spouse
Found by the side of the warm up ring on their phone while carrying or minding stuff – usually white matchy boots and a fancy warm up rug that serves as a second coat when its freezing cold.

🐴Bored child
entertained by enough screens to launch a space craft while ingesting dangerous levels of sugar

🐴The Glitter ball
These are easy to spot, on a bright day you might need sunglasses! Diamonte patent boots, diamonte stock pin, Swarovski browband, diamond dusted helmet, diamonte spur straps, diamonte trimmed saddle pad, diamonte and patent number holders, gloves with a sparkly accent, diamonte plaiting bands (Yes, I know I have these, I am not judging! ). These riders just about draw the line at glitter eyeliner.

🐴Matchy Matchy
Everything from the jacket to the browband to the saddle pad to the boots matches so well even pantone experts couldn’t differentiate.

🐴People who think they are out for a hack
Innocently stroll around the warm up in walk on the track on a long rein two abreast chatting away oblivious to other riders who want to ride over them in frustration

🐴Overdramatic coach
Starts with verbal instructions but gradually introduces body language before ending in a crescendo of a performance where they are acting out the movements themselves.

🐴The newcomer
Fresh to the dressage world and yet to spray their body in patent and diamonte the newcomer will warm up without boots from toe to knee while mainly trying to stay out of the way of the shiny riders heading toward them sideways at speed.

🐴The steward
Praying for a cup of tea while giving up time voluntarily to try and keep the warm up free of helicopter parents, placate the divas and generally keeping the body count to zero.

🐴The papparazzi lover
Cannot enter the ring until a minion is on standby to video and another to photograph

🐴Nervous rider
Desperately in need of a human calmer while trying not to vomit

🐴The one who declares that they are "not competitive"
Dive for cover - these would put you under a bus and sell their first born for a rosette

24/05/2022

Read this and was absolutely howling! Had to borrow and share…..!

16/04/2022

***DEPOSIT TAKEN***

Please share, the gorgeous Jem is looking for a new loving home 🏠

Very sweet little lady, who loves attention and is looking for a one on one home. Hacks out alone or in company willingly, goes first or last, very good in traffic, and is good lead from or be led off another horse Schooling well although a little green, shows promise an...

28/03/2022

So this was a complete surprise yesterday…..
I took this little lad out to his first pony party in years and he only went and won his novice dressage BD no less!! 😍
He’s a full livery that came in at the beginning of the year to get going again after a long period of time not doing anything, he had been jumped in pony club in his youth but never did dressage. He’s 14 and just proved that you can teach an old “dog” (horse!!) new tricks - love him to bits 🥇🎉