Meet the Horses

Stan is the latest edition to our herd, joining us in July 2025.

We bought him from a yard in Baydon, which meant he didn’t have far to travel very far, and he seems to be very relaxed in his new home. He started off in a paddock next to Red, but after a few days getting used to each other they are now in the same paddock and are very happy in each others company.

Stan’s registered name is Lislee Jasper and he is a 10 year old bay gelding, standing 16.2 hands high. This makes him one of our bigger horses, so he will be ideal for our taller riders. Stan is an ex-eventer so has been very well schooled and is also very used to going out to competitions. He is a great addition to our equine team and will allow some of our more able bodied riders to develop their dressage and jumping skills further.

We bought Bess in May 2025 from a riding school in Devon with, where we also bought Lady, so they both travelled here together. Bess is a 12 year old black cob, standing 12.2 hands high, so she will be perfect for our smaller riders. Like Lady, previously she has been used for ridden and unridden therapy work, and she is settling in well, having already been led in some sessions to start to get her used to what we do. She is also being used for our non-riding therapy sessions and is already making friends.

We are looking forward to getting to know her better.

Lady joined us in May 2025, coming from Devon along with Bess. She is a 15 years old piebald cob, standing 14.1 hands high and is a pony with quite a lot of experience. Previously she has been used for ridden and unridden therapy work. It has taken Lady quite a while to settle in her new home, but with time and patience she is now beginning to be introduced to the arena and equupment and we hope she might be ready to start some sessions in September.

We are looking forward to getting to know her better.

Freddie joined us in August 2024 with his best friend Marmaduke.

Sadly Marmaduke, who was much older than Freddie, is no longer with us, but Freddie has plenty of other new pony friends to keep him company.

He is an 8 year old piebald miniature Shetland pony and can be quite opinionated, but very gentle and loving.  He has become a great favourite in riding sessions, non-riding sessions and also at our Tea with a Pony sessions. He lives out in a paddock with very little grass, to prevent him developing laminitis, which small ponies are rather prone to.

Red is joined us in March 2024 and although it has taken a bit of time to get him back into work, he is now being enjoyed by many of our participants.

He has very kindly been given to us on loan by the mother of one of our participants, which is amazing! Red measures about 16 hands high and he is a chestnut gelding. Before joining us, Red had been enjoying a quiet life in a field and he is a very gentle friendly horse. We feel very lucky to have Red in our equine team and he is a huge asset to our group.

Larry joined us in October 2021 and has become a valued member of the team.

He is a 14.2, 11 year old piebald (black and white) cob and he came from a home where he had done a bit of everything.

As one of the younger members of the team, he still has lots to learn, but he is taking everything in his stride and is very versatile, looking after a wide range of our participants as they take part in our riding therapy sessions.

Millie joined us in March 2020 and is another pony bought with funds kindly donated by The wooden Spoon Charity. She is a 14.1hh strawberry roan New Forest Mare and will be just the right height for many of our riders.

She is 14 years old and has come from a local home where she has been a children’s pony doing a bit of everything. She is very sweet natured, and a perfect RDA pony.

Winston has just retired from regular RDA activities.

He is however staying at Manor Farm and has been taken on by one of our volunteers, and will be ridden regularly around the lovely farmland to enjoy a slightly slower pace of life. Winston will however be available for us to use in an RDA session, if we need to, so he has the best of everything to look forward to.