Ledston Equine Competition & Livery Yard

01/08/2025

Strangles is rife and a potential killer. Why would any yard accept new horses without the correct biosecurity in place. We maybe little over the top with our biosecurity practice at Ledston, but we know all our residents old and young are safe - I never cease to be amazed that even so called “professionals” accept horses without the correct biosecurity measures in place. RIP lovely boy, you was failed by sheer ignorance

I’m still feeling rather shellshocked after hearing some dreadful, unwarranted news this morning.

My dear friend Helen lost her beautiful young horse Bamm Bamm last night. He contracted Strangles from an un-isolated horse that came to the livery yard that she’d been at for 21yrs. Although she protested to the livery yard owner, it fell on deaf ears. I cannot put into words how devastated Helen is right now, but the importance of isolating new horses has never been more important. Why, in this day and age age, do people have such lack of consideration & act like complete idiots? The said livery yard owner should be held completely accountable for their lack of biosecurity & disrespect of his liveries not to mention the horses.

RIP Bamm Bamm gone before your time, you were a absolute Legend & will be sadly missed 😢 Fly free beautiful boy

31/07/2025

What a fantastic start to the Area Festival at Port Royal today for our lovely livery Sophie & Cilla. 63.07% in Elementary Bronze and a fantastic 9th place - we are all so proud of these guys. A little rest then they’re back at it on Saturday - good luck guys

26/07/2025

We are so fortunate to have our yard in such beautiful surroundings - a photographers paradise

24/07/2025

👀 Tentatively Looking 👀
🐎🌿Grass Livery🌿🐎
Our lovely babies are now moving to start their education in the big world, we are therefore contemplating accepting upto two grass liveries. This would suit a retired horse due to the logistics :
🐎Horses must be upto date with vaccinations
🐎Respectful of both electric and post & rail fencing
🐎Good to catch for worming or field rotation
🐎Sadly no colts or stallions due to running with a mare
🐎Our biosecurity is second to none, any horse accepted will need to go into isolation on full livery for two weeks and will require a strangles blood test on site (at owners cost)
🐎Any vices MUST be declared
🐎Must have a minimum of Public Liability Insurance

Our remaining horses are lovely souls , so no aggressive horse will be accepted and will be asked to leave if proved to be unruly - we love our liveries as our own
If you are interested either phone or message to arrange a visit
☎️ 07958 627974

23/07/2025

What is that green stuff? Would that be the elusive grass? Amazing what a little rain does - just love how Ledston comes to life ❤️

19/07/2025

Another fab outing for the Ledston Gang. Lovely Shelley and beautiful Bee travelled to Port Royal for BD. Fab results being N5 gaining 64.5% & a super 3rd placing, then dancing in the N6, 64.35% and a fab 1st placing - so proud

14/07/2025

No matter how many times you ride down our private drive to the yard, you never get fed up of the stillness, beauty and sound of your horses steps - heaven right there on our doorstep

14/07/2025

What a lovely summers evening for livery friends to go hacking. Linda & Natalia made most of the beautiful weather and our fabulous surroundings - at Ledston we all feel so fortunate & privileged for the small things in life 🥰

14/07/2025

Huge congratulations to our lovely livery Emily Harrison for completing Race for Life, something that is very close to Emily’s heart. If you would like to donate there still is time to do so (link in comments) - well done Emily we are all very proud 🥰

13/07/2025

The most lovely lady Sophie & beautiful Cilla, along with fellow yardy Linda travelled to Breckenbrough ODE - a little tense in the dressage (she knows what happens afterwards when it's on grass!!), but super clear sj and as Sophie says “just to sack the jockey 20pens on xc 🙄” but she was awesome and gave a fantastic ride. Came 9th in the end, would have been 3rd without the 20pens!but what a fantastic result - so much more to come from this combination - we’re loving to being part of their journey 😍

13/07/2025

Today our lovely livery Sally & her gorgeous boy Ali travelled to Vale View in Leicestershire for the ROR regional championships to try and qualify for Aintree in August in the prelim. Ali had a wobbly start in the warm up class with a serious spook and got a 3 for the movement! Just getting 64% and a 4th place. They then managed a 65% in the championship round giving them a qualifying score - so Aintree here they come - Ledston are going to get barred from competitions at this rate 🤪

12/07/2025

Quick trip out to Port Royal today for Laura & Ferdi. He was such a brave boy and had his big boy pants on for his second test, needless to say they got a fab 2nd in P6 and then a brilliant 1st in P8 and a score of 67.8%. Well done team, great afternoon - ready for Trailblazers 😍