Brooklet Livery Blog

Now that the weather has started to change for the better we can finally start planning for the season ahead. I’ve already tested the water and come back successful. Oscar has competed at Burrows Lane along with Jagna and we had a fantastic time. I look forward to seeing all of our liveries out and about at local events. Don’t forget Foxes Riding School, Neston Riding Club and Haddon Equestrian offer plenty of competitions and shows over the summer months so get out there and have some fun!

Well thats it folks it’s official winter is finally drawing near. The nights are longer the days are drastically shorter and the clocks haven’t even gone back yet. We’ve definately been having a few frosty nights recently and just the other day i heard the sound of clippers on the go!

Despite the weather there are still plenty of competitions to be attending. I’m hoping to be going to the jumping this saturday at Foxes Riding School. So come on guys get out there and enjoy your horses/ponies.

I’m glad to say all seems to be running ok on our yard in the abscence of Sarah. We do look forward to hearing from her soon.

Annie

Well, as Sarah said, she is passing the management reins over to me. As Brooklet Livery’s “stand-in manager” I shall do all that i possibly can to ensure that everything runs smoothly while Sarah is away. And I’m sure I speak for everyone when i say, “Sarah, good luck with your pregnancy and we can’t wait to see the new arrival!”

Since starting work on the yard last winter, i have met some fabulous people and their horses. When you see me on the yard do tell me how you’re all getting on, especially with all the shows. I myself am taking part in an unusual show this weekend at Whittington Castle(North Wales). Some of you may know that I do medeival re-enacting and stuntwork. Well this sunday i shall be demonstrating medieval horsemanship at the castle. Do come along, i guarantee it’ll be a fun day out for everyone.

So, here I am people. I hope to see you all out and about enjoying what’s left of our summer.

Well Im getting a bit fed up getting rained on of a morning I now keep two sets of spare clothes with me in the car as its a long way to Nanwhich to get changed!!  I think I have planned my pregnancy well though as I will be passing over the reins to Annie very shortly as so she can be initiated with a few heavy down pours!!

Not a lot of Brooklets at Foxes last sunday (26th july) I believe the weather put a lot off and also a few of you were having a go at dressage the day before Lauren got two 5ths with Amber well done Lauren!!.  We took Del showing but it wasnt our day coming 4th always said he had peaked to early at this particualar show!! Polly is now home and enjoying a holiday its really lovely seeing her out and interating with other horses after nearly a year being stabled……!!

Not a lot else to report im afraid as ever please inform me off anything you would like adding to the blog !!

Sarah

I am rather gutted this week as the decision has been made not to go to the Royal Welsh with Polly.  We decided that it with her rather hot personality it would be one question to many, when she goes to a show usually they are hyper and stressed and excited for one day at the Royal welsh she will of been in that state all week.  Cant believe how gutted I am she was bought specifically with this show in mind and everything has been geared up to it but thats horses and we all have to remember there animals and dont always conform!!  Fingers crossed she will be better for it and come out in august ready to show her socks off again!!

On a brighter note managed to get Dels entry in for flint and denbigh show on time!! so he can go see what he does against the big boys on 2oth Aug!!

Neston on sunday seemed to be made up of past and present Brooklets!! Edward simba swept the board in the pony club games, pip and gilly won young handler in a really big class!! and leid rein equitation big well done pip on a new pony aswell!! Olivia and Toby come away with a fistfull of rosettes for her first show she did fantastic!! Im presuming Lucy and sadie won equitation as spied a red rossette and as she won i presume /sadie was a good girl? so fantastic achievement for Lucy!! Del won the M and M despite his auntie Mandy saying he was to thin!! and i think that everyone accounted for??

Is anyone out this weekend ? warren farm is on v nice show if anyone is looking for somwhere to go!!

If not presume the usual faces will be at foxes on 26th??

Finally finger and toes tightly crossed for Mandys colt Remberant !pollys half brother) who is doing the trip to Royal welsh Good luck Rem !! his class is 8 am Tues morn!!

Firstly welcome to Dougan Suzanne who loaned Harvey has bought herself a rather gorgeous new boy hope you have lots of fun with him Suzanne!!

secondly well done to everyone who competed over the weekend at Leahurst show

Sue / Max went and did the beginners dressage  and they completed INSIDE the boards well done!!

Lauren Lady got 4th with Lady and Cheryl got 8th Well done both of you!!

Edward with simba definetely got 2nd in leid rein m and m and then thats the last result i have for him, the last time I saw him was preparing for fancy he dress he looked ace!!

My little Del pony was amazing his first ever show under saddle and him and pip won equitation very proud of you both !!

Lauren also took Amber in best coloured and got 4th i believe it had some stiff competition in the class so big well done to them!!

Thats all the results I have please inform me of any others and any other achievements that need a mention!! Good luck all who are going to neston next week !!

Sarah

Well Murphy has gone off to his new home and has made friends with a donkey!! Del is missing him so if you go past his paddock please give him a cuddle !!

Were gearing up now for the Chesire show I cannot wait!! especially as my Polly is going to compete in the section d yearling filly class!!

any news you want blogging let me know

Sarah

Most of you have bee out to a show or two by now or just joined in at our yard shows which so far have proved very well attended!! please do keep supporting these events!! Well done Sue and Max for winning the in hand competition!! and I believe Kate did very well in chase - me - charlie so well done to Kate and Millie!!

Also well done to you all who have been off the yard and going to neston and Foxes I believe a certain Kate and Pippa did very well at foxes and Pip and Toby cleared the board at Neston You couldnt see Tobys face for red rosettes!!

My show season proving to be very successfuul this year with the lovely if not slightly loony Llanidan RoseMarie (Polly) Winning her class 3 times out of four and is off the Cheshire show and the royal welsh all being well!! A bit galling that my most successful show season ever is when someone else is producing and showing my horse instead for me!!

Also after a good few months up for sale Murphy has found a lovely new home and is off there next Saturday he is going to be broken to dribve and his new owners hope are to take him to driving shows and lots of pleasure driving Good luck Murphy in your new home im sure we will hear how he is doing!!

Finally its dressage to music this sunday and for your sins you have me as a judge!! good luck everyone!!

Please let me know if I forget to mention a deserving human or horse on the Blog

Sarah

Firstly apologies for not writing on here for a while just been v busy!! I promise I will get writing a lot more!!

Huge Brooklet welcome to Sue and Spohie who have bought us 4 new additions!! mylo, Sam, Terry and Taz !!

Please keep browsing through the website as I will be posting shows/ events on there.

Please let me know all your news and acievements so I can post it on this blog, unfortunatly I havnt go to much news im afraid!!

Sarah

Things seem to be fairly quiet on the yard at the moment, I think we are all going into depression with the winter coming far to quickly!! HOWEVER fear not as always at Brooklet Livery there is always something going on! first I have to mention our new craze of teaching our ponies to drive this has been immense fun so far for myself with my new young gypsy cob Murphy aswell as Lauren with Amber and Jazz with Pablo?? Big thanks to Sue and ofcourse crisp who both have the patience of saints to put up with us lot.  So looks like our winter will be long reining long reining and more long reining!! watch this space!!

 Sarah