Carlton Lodge

12/01/2025

The mares with their mini versions of themselves 🐴⭐️😇🩷

09/01/2025

A little late, but here they are! The Carlton Lodge Weaning & Handling Class of 2024! 🐴😄🌸🎉

We’ve had some beautiful babies in this bunch who have learned so much during their time with us. As always, some were easy and some were a bit more challenging, but every single one of them went home as well-behaved babies—able to lead, tie up, cross tie, load onto the truck, wear rugs, get washed, and have their feet trimmed.

This year, out of the 30 horses we handled, 20 were weaned (they arrived still with their mares, marked in pink), two were pre-weaned but came for handling (marked in blue). We also had 8 yearlings came for handling (marked in purple), though one unfortunately isn’t pictured as it rained the entire two weeks she was with us. Of those 8, 6 were weaned by us the previous year.

A huge thank you to all the owners for trusting us with your lovely babies! Spaces are booking up fast for our 2025 season, and we’ll be working with a smaller draft this year, so if you're thinking of bringing your babies in, please reach out soon! 🐴😄🌸🎉

05/01/2025

We still have these two pony covered yards available for Horse of the year - please see below for all the details. 🩷🐴

🌟 Defender Horse of the Year 2025 🌟

We are almost fully booked for the Defender Horse of the Year 2025 show! 🎉

We currently have two pony covered yards still available (pictured) - if you'd like to secure one, please send us a PM ASAP! 🐴

We’re also starting a small waitlist for large horse stables, so don’t hesitate to message us quickly if you'd like to be added. 😊

We’re so excited to welcome everyone back. Here’s what to expect if you’re staying with us:

Accommodation Overview:
✅ 10 Stables – Allocated and equipped with lights, water buckets, feed bins, and sawdust (with top-ups available).
✅ 3 Covered Yards – Allocated with water buckets, feed bins, and sawdust (with top-ups available).
✅ 8 Yards – Shared.
✅ 10 Equi-Wire Paddocks – Shared during the day, featuring a mix of long, minimal, and short grass to suit different diets.

Additional Facilities:
✨ 18m round pen – Perfect for lunging.
✨ Irrigated riding paddock near parking.
✨ Two cross-tie hose bays.
✨ 7 wheelbarrows with pitchforks & rakes, and
✨ Brooms in each barn
✨ Two large storage sheds for your feed, hay, and covers.
✨ Meadow hay for sale (price TBC).
✨ Access to the stable toilet.
✨ Washing machine, and dryer in the for those urgent jods.

All paddocks, stables, yards, and covered yards come with water buckets and functional gates.
Please bring hay nets or bags for paddock use – this makes it easier to share paddocks and ensures smooth swaps throughout the day.
We’re looking forward to hosting everyone and their four-legged friends again this year. 💕

Thanks so much,
Diane & Tina 😊

🏇 PM us now to book your spot!

03/01/2025

The lovely Kath all bathed and ready for her next destination.
She was also one of our 2023 Weanling graduates 👩‍🎓🩷🐴
Owned by The Tim Macphee
Midnight Molly x TurnMeLoose

02/01/2025

Leo is a Carlton Lodge Weanling graduate from 2021 - well done Graeme & Game Lodge Racing Stables!
Awesome result! 🐴💌🦁

18/12/2024

🌟 Defender Horse of the Year 2025 🌟

We are almost fully booked for the Defender Horse of the Year 2025 show! 🎉

We currently have two pony covered yards still available (pictured) - if you'd like to secure one, please send us a PM ASAP! 🐴

We’re also starting a small waitlist for large horse stables, so don’t hesitate to message us quickly if you'd like to be added. 😊

We’re so excited to welcome everyone back. Here’s what to expect if you’re staying with us:

Accommodation Overview:
✅ 10 Stables – Allocated and equipped with lights, water buckets, feed bins, and sawdust (with top-ups available).
✅ 3 Covered Yards – Allocated with water buckets, feed bins, and sawdust (with top-ups available).
✅ 8 Yards – Shared.
✅ 10 Equi-Wire Paddocks – Shared during the day, featuring a mix of long, minimal, and short grass to suit different diets.

Additional Facilities:
✨ 18m round pen – Perfect for lunging.
✨ Irrigated riding paddock near parking.
✨ Two cross-tie hose bays.
✨ 7 wheelbarrows with pitchforks & rakes, and
✨ Brooms in each barn
✨ Two large storage sheds for your feed, hay, and covers.
✨ Meadow hay for sale (price TBC).
✨ Access to the stable toilet.
✨ Washing machine, and dryer in the for those urgent jods.

All paddocks, stables, yards, and covered yards come with water buckets and functional gates.
Please bring hay nets or bags for paddock use – this makes it easier to share paddocks and ensures smooth swaps throughout the day.
We’re looking forward to hosting everyone and their four-legged friends again this year. 💕

Thanks so much,
Diane & Tina 😊

🏇 PM us now to book your spot!

07/12/2024

Special delivery! Birdys new best friend.
A stunning filly by Ardrossan out of River Rising (Sneaky’s Mum).
Huge thank you to Paul for trusting us with this little lady. 🐴🩷✨

05/12/2024

Tui & Darci from weanling class of 2023 have come to us from Chris Russell after a good year and a half in the paddock.
Loaded up on the float well, cross ties and bathed super and now are ready to head to the breakers tomorrow. Such good girls 🐴🩷🎄

25/11/2024

Miss Birdy 🐦‍⬛🩷

19/11/2024

Cheeky & a beautiful sunrise 🌅🐴

18/11/2024

Miss Birdy having her first handling session 🐦‍⬛🖤

14/11/2024

“Big Jim” lovely boy we weaned, all set to be sold at the ready to runs. 🩷🌸

10/11/2024

A few months ago we were lucky enough to purchase Oscar’s Shadow from the Lowry family infoal to Sweynesse.
Proud to say she foaled a lovely little filly we have nick named “Birdy” 🐦‍⬛🖤
Thank you so much to High Line Stud for the great job foaling down, we are so grateful. 🐴💞

29/10/2024

20/10/2024

Lewis enjoying a beautiful sunrise this morning, he’s home from his spring grazing and is rugged and ready to head to HGT Bloodstock Ltd for his sales prep at the end of the month. 🐴😍🩷