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24/10/2026

What a difference a week makes!
This weekend storms, last weekend hay making!
Yes, Hay making end of October!
Never before have we made 2nd crop this late in the year. As summer was so dry, the grass didn't grow and then its been wet consecutive days. We had decided not to make a 2nd crop, as we had ample feed, but then it forecast 4 dry days... so we went for it.
So funny scaling out with a winter coat on 😄
A massive "Thanks" goes out to some amazing people who pulled out all the stops to help & get it baled and wrapped in dry for us! Restored my faith in people looking out for others - Alan for suddenly mowing and scaling, Robert for getting up at 3am (wow) to bale before it rained and Colin for quickly wrapping. Thank you all 😀

23/10/2026

Nice to get out this morning before the storms hit..
Lovely colours and deer again! 🦌
Always something beautiful to see in Yorkshire ❤️

18/10/2026

So many new things to try when you are just a baby horse 🐎
So, whilst we were preparing tack for the tack sale, we decided to try a few saddles on Eni to see if any may fit her in the future, so we knew to keep them.
She has never had a saddle or girth near before, but she just calmly allowed them to be put straight on, not even tied up - not phased in the slightest! Her trust is amazing ❤️

Well, how about a big scary rug thing?
"Thats fine too Mum. Thanks for keeping me toasty warm and dry!"
Such a good, sensible girl ❤️🐎

18/10/2026

So many new things to try when you are just a baby horse 🐎
So, whilst we were preparing tack for the tack sale, we decided to try a few saddles on Eni to see if any may fit her in the future.
She has never had a saddle or girth near before, but she just calmly allowed them to be put straight on, not even tied up - not phased in the slightest! Her trust is amazing ❤️

Well, how about a big scary rug thing?
"Thats fine too Mum. Thanks for keeping me toasty warm and dry!"
Such a good, sensible girl ❤️🐎

18/10/2026

Well today we will be taking some of our tack items to a local table top sale at Hest Bank.
Sam has spent the week cleaning tack and sorting.. we thought it about time we cleared out the old tack-room from the Trekking days - just 25 yrs on from when we finished!!!
So... we have 8 saddles, rugs, several running martingale, standing martingale, 5 bridles, a whole container of various types of bits, stirrups, leather chaps, back protector, headcollars and over 20 girths of various lengths, as well as a myriad of other things.
If you fancy a bargin or want to reminisce who's saddle was who's, then come along to North Lancashire Bridleways Society Tack sale - opens at 10am 😃🐎

26/09/2026

Meet Charlie 🐑❤️
Charlie is our new Teeswater tup lamb ('Tup' - yorkshire for ram or male sheep)
We named him Charlie, after his breeder Mr Charles Marwood, but feel he suits his name and reminds us of "Bonny Prince Charlie" 🥰

Our other tups wondered what on earth this curly haired thing was, but he has settled in amazingly and is now "one if the boys"

Teeswaters produce a long, highly lustrous (shiney) fleece, famous for its silky texture and distinct ringlet lock structure.
We decided to pursue Sams push for wool production, away from breeding soley for meat and pedigree Blue Texels.
This next year is going to be a bit of an experiment and will be interesting to see what quality wool is produced by crossing Teeswater with Blue Texel and Zwartbles and see what we can make out of our own wool.
Watch this space for more felting products - we are even considering running workshops for visitors, such as our Trec groups when here,to learn how to make their own felted horse keyrings, peg loom rugs, felted pictures of your horses and even fashion wear for both human and equine! Let's see where Charlie takes us 😃🐑

23/09/2026

And then... stunning evenings in
Can't beat a relaxing evening ride, as the sun is setting.
Blue skys and sunsets,
Rivers and stunning wildlife - 2 separate deer sightings.
(Watch the 1st video river crossing to see the 1st one)
A perfect end to the evening ❤️

23/09/2026

1st a beautiful early Sunday morning bimble... so calm and relaxing.

16/09/2026

As we draw a close to our 2026 season, we welcomed our last guests Sarah and Caroline to Rawlinshaw Farm
Even though the weather was a little temperamental, they made the most of the riding and the non-riding amenities on our doorstep. I think the horses were glad of the stables too at times ☔️, but the sun did come out to play and they sent us some great photos to share ❤️
They also left us a fab review! Thank you both so much and was lovely to meet you and to share the amazing with you 😊

"We’ve just had an absolutely wonderful holiday at Rawlinshaw Farm with our horses. Both horse and human accommodation is fabulous and Sam and her husband were so welcoming and helpful. The riding is absolutely stunning and easy to navigate on the OS map. Sam has wonderful recommendations and routes to follow. The local area is just beautiful. After riding we still had time to enjoy day trips to Malham and Lake Windemere as it’s all so close by. I would highly recommend a stay at Rawlinshaw Farm."

07/09/2026

A little cattle work at Rawlinshaw Farm today 🤠
This evening Koda & Sam decided to go take the cattle feed on horseback.
It's amazing what you can use a Booths bag for!
The cows we were checking have not seen horses before, so todays job was just introductions. It would also test Koda with slightly flightier cattle than he is used to. Well, he stayed very calm and our mission was completed, feed delivered and cows checked ✔️
With time, the cattle will relax and their interest will take over from the fight or flight mode.
Koda did very well, but I think we are a long way away from being in the 🤠

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