O&M Equestrian

29/08/2025

Little update with our Lottie

Lottie has started getting into the swing of more consistent work now,
Lottie is a very chunky and all round big mare, she is a 4 year old, and we have given her a very slow start to her work, because of her size and also her still being slightly bum high.
Main focus for Lottie at the moment is plenty of hacking to condition and start strengthening her tendons and bones up ( nice 45 min hacks, with no trotting as have to bear in mind some of her bones as a 4 year old havnt properly joined and fused yet)
Forwardness, relaxation, and contact, I have been focusing on the hind end push with Lottie and riding her forward to a nice consitant contact. Lottie struggles with keeping some shape ( as most babies do) but also due to her being slightly bum high still and having one hell of a power house hind end, a lot of transitions to connect the hind end, and shift the wight back to releive some of the weight and forehand Infront, this is a slow process but every day she goes into the school there are small improvements every time🙏
She has a amazing attitude and temperament to work, although the teenage side is starting to come out with some little sass moments, but for the eventing we hopefully plan to start as a 5 year old classes next year the bit of sass should hopefully give her the energy boost she needs to match her very calm and chilled temperament.
Very excited for the future of this mare. And looking forward to see how she develops with a winter holiday and return to training ready to give some exposure to arena hires, dressage and cross country schooling in the spring, for hopefully a couple of 5 yr old classes end of next season.

Horses are all feeling on good form at the moment, with the amazing help of supplements from Equine America UK Ltd Polly Byrne for giving guidance and options to enable to horses to feel comfortable and happy. Also Premier Equine International Ltd for such nice tack for all the horses to feel comfy In and also Harry Jeans for taking these pictures. Nice to have some decent photos soemtiems instead of screen shots of a phone camera ❤️🐎🙌🏻🙏☀️🥇

23/08/2025

08/08/2025

Freelance Groom Wanted – Weekends & Holiday Cover
We are seeking an experienced freelance groom on a self-employed basis to assist with weekend and holiday cover.

Duties include:

- Turning out and bringing in fit competition and young horses
- Mucking out stables
- Poo picking turnout paddocks
- (Depending on experience) Exercising horses
- Competition preparation – including plaiting and bathing

Requirements:
- Must be 18 years or older
- Able to travel independently (full driving license preferred)
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in horse care and previous experience of working on a competition yard
- Must be able to provide references

If you are reliable, confident around fit and young horses, and take pride in high standards of horse care, we’d love to hear from you.

07/08/2025

Schooling livery available 🙌🏻🙌🏻🐎

Hey all, I have a space available for schooling livery/full livery.
Tailored packages for owner and horse. Top class care and beautiful, quiet and very well maintained yard, with good facilities, big airy stables in American barn style, with individual paddocks and tailored work/competition packages for your horse 🐎☀️

Anyone interested, feel free to drop me a message on here 😘

13/07/2025

Harvey & Ollie had a great weekend at British Eventing Swalcliffe Park (1) achieving their 2nd double clear of the season. Despite the very hot day and pulling a front shoe in the XC, finished at 7th place in the section with a score of 45 (DR 29 + 16 XCT). Thank you to all Swalcliffe Park Equestrian & British Eventing Official for making the event successful and work done to achieve the excellent ground condition. Event Images by 1st Class Images.

06/07/2025

So little Lottie has finally started to learn about self carriage, forwardness and contact, have had this little girlie for 6 weeks now, and she is the most switched on and clever 4 year old I have had, and temperament and Brain to die for 🙏🙌🏻
Only her 3rd time in the school along side mostly hacking around, and she has taken to it like a duck to water, she’s a big strong mare, and sometimes need to remind ourselves she is only 4, so a nice slow year of hacking, and light schooling and poles, ready for a winter holiday and then hopefully some young event
Horse classes with her next season🙏🐎🥇
Excited is an understatement, I can honestly say “watch this space”

03/07/2025

Sometimes there is nothing like a good long hack in the country 🌲🌳☀️

Took two of the boys out for an adventure hack today, and followed a bridle path which led us to the most beautiful track to ride around. Early morning hack before it gets to warm, and a nice bit of warmth and a fresh breeze. Rolling fields and cobbled tracks. Sometimes we get so focused on the perfection and tiny details of our horses training and ours, that we forget to sometimes let them have the rein, ride on the buckle and amble through the country side ☀️
We were out for around 2 hours, covered 8.5 miles and went over all different types of terrain and some really good hills, so was brilliant to get the eventers used to rough ground, work there bums and backs up hills, all will enjoying a day that didn’t feel like work
To them, ears picked and power walking all the way, with even the two boys enjoying the scenery. Can’t wait to go around here again on Sunday, this is definitely going to be a regular route each week, and what a fun way to build there fitness without gallops and cantering💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Thanks lily for comming and giving a hand on the yard and to excersise all the horses this week, whilst our Fran is away sunning in Spain, and thanks to my boys for such a enjoyable ride without pressure, and reminds us why we are sooooo blessed to lead the life we do ❤️☀️🙌🏻🐎🐎

24/06/2025

Cannot wait to be using this for the team of horses, to increase fitness without the added strain of a rider or hard ground 🙏☀️ CCR Equestrian I cannot wait to start bringing the horses up and including this in there fitness plans 🙌🏻🙌🏻🐎🐎

🤩 It’s official the news is out! 🤩

We are so excited to let you know that CCR barn will officially be opening on Monday 30th of June!

CCR water treadmill will be open from 8 am until 1 pm , with your first session being 15 minutes long at £25 and your regular session will be 30 minutes long at £33.
We hope to have our solarium open to by next Monday which will be 15 minute long sessions at £8.

So why not book a session and have a CCR day trip?

Bookings can be made via the website CCRbarn.com and for any other enquiries please contact Charlotte on (07787) 083390 or pop us an email [email protected].

We can’t wait to meet you all 🤭

11/06/2025

Hey all 😘

Little update, I’m in the position to be able to take on a few more clients, whether thats lessons or schooling clients. Due to having amazing staff who are looking after my fur babies in between me doing the yard and riding/competing.

If anyone is looking for some confidence giving lessons, looking to improve you and your horses way of going, or struggling with some ridden issues and wants your horses to have a better way of going, or to take there training to the next level 🐎

Please feel free to message on here🙌🏻👍

It’s been a funny last few weeks with the weather, but the grass is growing for us owners/riders in need of good grass for our furbabies and softer covered ground for running🙌🏻☀️ for those who have to keep the grass to minimum I hope this ain’t causing to much stress and hope everyone GeeGee’s are well ❤️🐎🐎

04/05/2025

So today we had a trip out to CCR for the baby of the team and also Harvey’s first time little show since his injury.

Adam went here with never being to a competition only a few trips of the lorry schooling from home, so say he didn’t disappoint is a understatement, he went in the collecting ring and you’d have thought he’s been to 100 shows he was foot perfect, ( which I was surprised for him being the sensitive soul he is bless)
He did two confident rounds today, placed fifth in the first class, and then had a few poles in the second due to him thinking to
Himself he’s already been round badminton 😂 he felt so confident but almost to confident and bold. That I had to let him bet deep to a few to learn he needs to back himself off, he was extremely strong in the hand, but this is what there first shows are for, education for them and also for us, so going to make a few changes to his training with regards his gears in the canter and accepting the contact, contact had always been hard for Adam and he is slowly getting this, he had nearly mastered it on the flat but now time to focus on it with the jumping, he can be opinionated at times, when it comes to accepting the bit, but slow and steady wins the race and we are going in the right direction, he came home with a 5th place rosette and I am so excited for the future with this horse 🙏🐎🐎❤️

Harvey, we’ll harvs is just the pro he is, his first show back since his injury last year, every time we take that extra step in his work it gives me anxiety with the fear that he will come out short I front again, but he has coped with everything so well, and I have managed his work load down to the T to ensure we have kept him sound, injury free and comfortable, he felt amazing, I rode him n a snaffle today ( he is usually is a linked Pelham) as he gets strong but with the rehab work had given me a chance to work really hard on his ability to stay in his
Box, there were a few times today he took hold and rushed his fences, but other times he came back sat and waited, so I couldn’t be happier, a lovley, steady at time clear for a 5 th in his class.

Given me some stuff to work on from taking both today, which is always what we strive for, to be better right! So time to make some slight changes to there training and focus on there first BE of the season at west wilts, very excited to be back out in that start box, but this year is all about consistency and reflection, on how I can improve as a rider and improve my horses way of going🙌🏻🙌🏻💪🏻

Was lovley to see some of my clients up there with there best buddies aswell, both who had smashing rounds and was lovley to see there training start to pay off. Well done guys, and can’t wait to see your progress blossom even more ❤️
Thanks to Matt for ongoing support with the horses, and the business side of things and also being the best owner,
And also Polly Byrne from Equine America UK Ltd for the ongoing advice and support to get me horses feeling there best with some of the best products that’s really work ❤️☀️🐎🐎🐎

26/03/2025

Well after a long year of rest and rehab work, the main man is finally back on grass doing what he loves the most 😍
We gave Harvey the long slow rest and rehab work, form a injury sustained the start of last season, he defied all
Odds, and has come back feeling better than ever, after following a strict routine and all veterinary advice, we finally had the all clear to return back to full event prep work🙏🙌🏻
Took Harvey to downlands today for his first cross country school, and to say he remembered everything like the pro he is, he felt amazing, adjustability, ride ability and boldness to say the least 😂 took it steady as the first one, a few more fitness trips to the gallops and I think he’s ready to enter in his first event.
There will be no big goals for him this season, as I want to ensure he has some steady runs on good ground, but to build everything back up to where we were last year, and also ensure he is coping well with the work, but my god, it felt soooo good to be back out there on a more experienced horse and get that little taste of what’s to come 🐎🐎🐎🥂😍❤️☀️☀️

20/03/2025

The baby of the team, having a well deserved naked day in the paddocks today, after having a Awsome first cross country experience yesterday,
When we bought Adam, he hadn’t really been in regular work, and didn’t have any muscle, topline or condition and naturally as a young horse, was very weak
After a slow start and slow build up condition work, it’s all starting to come together, the weight, muscle tone/build and also the suppleness through his body. So excited for this season for this little
Power house of a horse, he is defiantly going to be a bold galloper cross country, and cannot wait, to get him Confident and then in that start box 💪🏻🙏🐎🐎
Thanks to Equine America UK Ltd for the supplements that really work and also Dodson & Horrell for giving great quality feeds that really benefit the condition and development of our horses❤️