North Farm Stud Equestrian

11/01/2025

Adverts coming soon!

Wanted:

Professional rider(s) - to collaborate and take a lead role in NFS riding activities and the HEROS Charity racehorse retraining programme. Must be highly skilled, empathetic and able to monitor progress and give feedback.

Senior Yard Grooms - suitably experienced/professionally qualified and able to help manage and coordinate the day to day activities and tasks of our busy yard of 100 horses.

Trainees - we are happy to train up those with existing knowledge looking to start in the industry or for those looking for a career change.

Full adverts coming soon but if you think you would like to join our team and be please register your interest....

🌐 www.heroscharity.org

📞 01488 638243 or 07770 877543

📧 [email protected]

26/12/2024

Boxing Day.

There is something so magical and healing about North Farm, we all feel it as do many people who visit.

Perhaps this is a little thank you from North Farm to the staff who have kept everything running this Christmas 🙌

25/11/2024

More great footage of HEROS Charity students and NFS pro riders Dulcie, Daisy and Jess - thanks Racesafe Equestrian !

21/11/2024

Kev

First run for Kev last night at Kempton over 6f with his biggest fans The Kev Club cheering him on. 📣

He looked relaxed and seemed to take it all in his stride running with confidence. No big money tonight but very excited for his future 🤞😀

📸 credits to Hayley 👌

Tom Ward Racing

20/11/2024

18/11/2024

Keeping our riders and HEROS Charity students safe 💪

14/11/2024

First 2 weanlings complete ✅

Specific Dream '24 (by Stradivarius) on the left and Ciello (Ciella x Timolin) on the right are weaned. NFS well practiced process has produced 2 happy boys and 2 happy mares who are now turned out with their friends up on the hill enjoying the peace and quiet 🥰

It's all gone so quickly!

Lovely 📷 of the boys by Toni 😊

12/11/2024

Oh Beechwood!

Keeping herself entertained at Richard Phillips Racing 🥰

06/11/2024

GROOM/YARD STAFF WANTED

An exciting opportunity has opened up at North Farm Stud, home to HEROS Charity. We're looking for a groom or/ yard person, with specific responsibilities being tailored to your skills. This role offers great variety - no two days being the same, a chance to work in a strong, supportive team environment with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. Previous experience preferred. This is a rewarding position focused on the aftercare of ex racehorses, along with general care of education, breeding and livery horses.

If interested in the position or want to know more please contact Grace : 07770 877 543/ 01488 638 243
[email protected]

01/11/2024

Guess who's back?!

Our girl Beechwood Park Lady returned this week to Richard Phillips Racing in order to continue with her education. She has had a break and pre training and now she's back at it. As you can see from this great bit of hat cam she seems quite OK with cantering up the gallops in the autumn sunshine 🌞 Sound up to hear all the encouragement and reassurance her rider was giving (and singing) to her 🔈 We love this!

Delighted she has gone back to Adlestrop where she settled beautifully. Thanks to all the team we look forward to updates and, of course, visits 😀

15/09/2024

Has anyone wondered what it must be like to ride a racehorse...in a race?

Check out this phenomenonal footage of one of the HEROS horses The Magical McCool who has just been rehomed.

We are so grateful to his racing owner Amanda and his new owner Quinlan for giving us permission to use this video 🙏

Original sound left on for full effect. Magic is the one with the black colours.

Top gun...eat your heart out!

06/09/2024

Holidays are over! After a break both Valuable and Beechwood have set off for a little retraining before they return to their training yard at Richard Phillips Racing .

It is really important for horses to have some downtime and break from training. This also gives us a chance to see to (and solve) any niggles or ongoing issues. It's all about attention to detail. Now they are both good to go! 💫 Hope they have fun.

30/07/2024

Timello Day 🥳

Born in March 2023 Timello has been quietly growing up under the steady guidance of the yard team.

Yesterday morning he had never left NFS..and in the last 24 hours he has travelled twice and attended the Futurity assessments at Catherston Stud where he was awarded GOLD 🪙

We are absolutely delighted with the feedback received for our beautiful (not so) little c**t. As you can see from the pics he literally gleamed in the sun and with temperament to match - no one would ever believe it was his first experience 💪🌟

Thank you to Rebecca Struve and Dilly West. Timello reflected their calm, kind approach, he is a wonderful example of horses produced and prepared at NFS.

Delighted? You bet we are 🎉☺️

**t **t

30/06/2024

Over and OUT!

The 2024 foaling season finally drew to a close on Friday. It has been a period of highs and lows.

First up was our beautiful thoroughbred Specific Dream who surprised us all by giving up her Stradivarius c**t one chilly morning in the field....Grace will be having words with her about doing that again 🫣

Second up our darling Ciella gave us a text book foaling before midnight with her c**t, now named Ciello. He is from dressage stock and is already doing pirouettes in the field 🕺

And then came The Longest Night. Emma wasn't able to stay. She left Maybelle with us and we found her sweet, lovely foster mum who had also suffered her own loss. We continue to support them both with everything we have 🎀🙌

Then, after a wait, on Friday 'The Strawberry One' finally treated us to a civilised evening foaling and was relieved of a little c**t by Dulcie. He is as bright as can be and a credit to her long wait. Strawberry had a difficult time last year and came to NFS for her foaling to be overseen by Grace and the team. 🥰🍓

In addition to this and away from NFS Katie and Dolly have also foaled successfully after coming to NFS to have their A.I. We are delighted to get such happy news which is testament to the high welfare, intuitive approach Grace takes to this part of breeding. We pay respect to Katie and Dolly's owners who we hope are enjoying their foals! 🤩🤩

So that's it...that's a wrap as they say. It's been a tough one at times but the foaling team have been there with unconditional love and compassion every step of the way. They are absolutely and none of them would have it any other way - even though they haven't slept properly for weeks! Utterly brilliant they are 😎

**t **t

21/06/2024

What's up with Charlie Hubbard?

North Farm Stud has become a Spa this week with the installation of a Newmarket Equine Salt Therapy System .

Becky says:
"We have been using the salt machine for 5 days now and the results we are seeing are amazing! A distinct reduction of symptoms in horses that have been coughing chronically during exercise and for the horses we are putting in to improve their coats, there is a noticeable difference already"

We are so happy to have this incredible feather in our rehabilitation and wellbeing cap 💪

06/06/2024

🥁🥁We are thrilled to present:

✨HARRY REDKNAPP's ALL STAR HEROS GOLF DAY ✨

Join us for a fabulous day of golfing fun with HEROS patron Harry Redknapp and his celebrity friends. 🏌️⛳️

🏌️Four ball to include a celebrity in each team, followed by Dinner, Drinks, Auction & Prize Giving
📆 Tuesday 6th August 2024
⏰ Shotgun start 11am
📍 Ferndown Golf Club, 119 Golf Links Rd, Ferndown, BH22 8BU

To find out more and to download a booking form visit: https://heroscharity.org/events/ or email Eimear at [email protected]

Funds raised at the Celebrity Golf Day will go towards the project to build a new Education Centre, to enable us to meet the high demand of SEN students requiring an alternative education provision in our area. The new Education Centre will allow us to double the number of places we offer from 60 to 120 per week.