Tate Hill Stables LTD

27/12/2025

23/12/2025

💙✨ The End of 2025 ✨💙

That’s the doors closed of T.H.S for 2025!

I just want to say a massive thank you to all my…

clients ~ for placing your trust in me to teach your little ones and giving so much commitment to my small business as some clients have been with me right from the start! All your gifts have been greatly appreciated and haven’t gone unnoticed! Thank you 💙

Students ~ for taking me into your care free bubbles and making my job such a pleasure to be able to feel so loved and appreciated in such a magical way and escape the reality of working as a grown up! Your kind gestures of hugs and cards and presents have ment the world to me and haven’t gone unnoticed! Thank you 💙

Horses ~ for being so Willing & trust worthy to there jobs through out the year and taking all the different passengers on board and never reacting in a difficult manner , I would not be able to do this job without use , nor would the students be able to experience such understanding animals as use are! Thank you we are grateful for use 🥕💙🐴

~ T.H.S became 10 years old this year!🤩🥲
~ Oscar the Brave was published 📕
~ Chesther made his way to his new home 🏡
~ Charlie became our new team member💙

🙏🏼 THANK YOU 🙏🏼
🎅🏼 🎄 Happy Christmas 🎄🎅🏼

Amy 🎀

23/12/2025

💙✨🎅🏼 CHRISTMAS RAFFLE 💙✨🎅🏼

☃️~ 4 FREE LESSONS
☃️~ FORGED HORSE SHOE SNOWMAN
☃️~ COPY OF OSCAR THE BRAVE

T.H.S 2025 Christmas Raffle is definitely an exciting one!🤩 starting the year off strong with 4 free lessons 🐎. Bringing the horse vibes into the home we have a forged horse shoe snowman! ☃️ highlight of the year a copy of Oscar The Brave! 💙

Keeping minimum numbers this year for maximum chance! 🤞🏼 🍀

🌟 ~ 20 numbers
🌟 ~ £15 per number

🚧T & Cs 🚧
~ 4 Free 1-1 lessons
~ Raffle will go ahead once all numbers taken
~ you don’t have to be a current student
~ Number chart will be posted showing numbers taken.

Thank you & GoodLuck! 🙏🏼🤞🏼🍀

Forged Horse Shoe Ornaments made by
✨~ MC Farrier ~ ✨

20/12/2025

💙✨🎅🏼 CHRISTMAS RAFFLE 💙✨🎅🏼

☃️~ 4 FREE LESSONS
☃️~ FORGED HORSE SHOE SNOWMAN
☃️~ COPY OF OSCAR THE BRAVE

T.H.S 2025 Christmas Raffle is definitely an exciting one!🤩 starting the year off strong with 4 free lessons 🐎. Bringing the horse vibes into the home we have a forged horse shoe snowman! ☃️ highlight of the year a copy of Oscar The Brave! 💙

Keeping minimum numbers this year for maximum chance! 🤞🏼 🍀

🌟 ~ 20 numbers
🌟 ~ £15 per number

🚧T & Cs 🚧
~ 4 Free 1-1 lessons
~ Raffle will go ahead once all numbers taken
~ you don’t have to be a current student
~ Number chart will be posted showing numbers taken.

Thank you & GoodLuck! 🙏🏼🤞🏼🍀

Forged Horse Shoe Ornaments made by
✨~ MC Farrier ~ ✨

17/12/2025

🇮🇪 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝘆𝘁𝗵.

As debate continues around the proposed hunting ban, it’s important that discussion is grounded in 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻 (𝗨𝗖𝗗) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁:

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅. €𝟴𝟭𝟲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 to the Irish economy
• 𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝟭𝟰,𝟬𝟱𝟳 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 €𝟮𝟯𝟭.𝟰 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻
• 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟰𝟳,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 are involved directly and indirectly

Within this framework, 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆.

The report further shows that within the 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿:
• €𝟭𝟬𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in annual expenditure is recorded
• 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 €𝟯𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 of this expenditure is directly attributable to hunting

That €𝟯𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 represents 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 — including horses, services, participation and rural spend.

However, the report also makes clear that 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺.

While recognised as a 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, hunting activity is also absorbed across other areas of the sport horse economy, including 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀, and 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁-𝘁𝗼-𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁, which are organised and run by hunt clubs.

As a result, 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀.

🇪🇺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁

Research supported by 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘 (𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨) and presented to the European Parliament shows that across Europe:

• 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 €𝟭𝟴𝟬 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆
• €𝟵𝟲.𝟯 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 is direct annual expenditure by participants
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭.𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀

Ireland is part of this wider European rural economy, where hunting is recognised as a 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 to employment and regional development.

🏹 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱?

Hunting with hounds is represented nationally by the 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (𝗛𝗔𝗜), which comprises 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀:

• Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association
• Irish Foot Harriers Association
• Irish Masters of Harriers Association
• Irish Masters of Beagles Association
• Irish Masters of Mink Hounds Association
• Ward Union Staghounds

HAI has stated that 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗱𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 reflecting a broad rural participation base.

⚠️ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

Hunting is:
• 𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿
• 𝗔 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆
• 𝗔 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴

Removing it removes 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 that supports rural Ireland.

𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

📖 References 📖

Drennan, M. and McCoy, S. (2017) Economic Impact of the Irish Sport Horse Industry. Dublin: University College Dublin and Horse Sport Ireland.

FACE – Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (2008) Hunting in Ireland: Socio-Economic and Cultural Profile. Brussels: FACE.

FACE – Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (2025) The Economic and Social Contribution of Hunting and Sport Shooting in Europe. Brussels: FACE. Presentation to the European Parliament.

Horse Sport Ireland (2017) Irish Sport Horse Industry: Facts, Figures and Employment. Naas: Horse Sport Ireland.

Hunting Association of Ireland (HAI) (n.d.) Structure, Constituent Bodies and Participation in Hunting with Hounds in Ireland

Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association (IMFHA) (n.d.) Registered Foxhound Packs in Ireland.

16/12/2025

💙🎅🏼💫 Horse Riding Gift Vouchers 💙🎅🏼💫

☃️ ~ looking for a stocking filler ~ ☃️

T.H.S can help out with the stress of those little presents that mean a lot!! Vouchers are available to collect at the stables or can be dropped off at your local shop or sent my email!🤩

26/11/2025

🎅🏼 💫 Looking some out of the box ideas for Christmas Presents!🎁

Maybe you’re not the tinsel type of decorator for Christmas and prefer a bit more Class!😮‍💨

~ Wine Holder £100-£200 / €120 - €230
~ Hearts £20 / €30
~ Name Signs £10 per letter / €20
~ Tables £50 - £200 / €60 - €230
~ old horse shoes - £5 a per / €10
~ Reindeer - £30 / €40
~ SnowMan - £30 / €40

💫 Made To Order By💫

MC Farrier

17/11/2025

🥁🐴📕 DRUM ROLL PLEASE! 🥁🐴📕
💙 OSCAR THE BRAVE IS HERE! 💙

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived — Oscar the Brave is officially published and available to the public! 🤩✨

You can place your order through Tate Hill Stables or IDesign with Emma McVerry the creator of Oscar the Brave!👩🏼‍🎓

📘 Price: £10
💳 Payment: PayPal / Revolut / Bank Transfer

We’re so excited for you to dive into Oscar’s world! 🌍💙

11/11/2025

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“Confessions of a Riding School Saint”

Hello, human.
Yes, you — the one still trying to find the correct diagonal.

I’m the riding-school horse you meet once a week. You call me “steady,” “safe,” or, when I don’t immediately burst into extended trot, “lazy.” I’ve carried hundreds like you — some with bouncing enthusiasm, others with a death-grip on the reins and a look that says, “Please, not canter.”

Every rider brings their own style. Some kick like they’re starting a lawnmower. Some perch like a baby giraffe learning ballet. One even tried “natural horsemanship” by whispering at me for twenty minutes. (I admired the effort, but grass would have been more persuasive.)

I do my best to translate. But it’s tricky when one person wants me to go forward, the next to collect, and the next to “just feel the rhythm” while clamping both legs and pulling on my face. You’d be confused too.

Sometimes, when the messages get too loud or too mixed, I tune out. You call it “lazy.” I call it “self-preservation.” You see, my job isn’t easy — I must keep everyone safe while pretending your seat bones aren’t trying to send Morse code in three languages at once.

I’ve met every training philosophy going: “forward fixes everything,” “never use the leg,” “ride from the seat,” and my favorite — “just sit deeper!” (Usually shouted as the rider performs a mid-arena levitation.)

But I’ve also met kindness. The quiet rider who remembers to breathe, softens their hand, and says “good” when I try. That’s when I lift my back, stretch my neck, and remember what partnership feels like.

I don’t care about levels or ribbons. I care that you try to understand me. That you see me not as a piece of gym equipment but as a partner — one who has to process your nerves, your posture, and your Spotify playlist of contradictory aids.

So before you call a horse lazy, ask yourself: am I clear? Calm? Consistent?
Because the truth is, I’m not stubborn — I’m exhausted from reading mixed signals.

If you listen, I’ll listen. If you work on you, I’ll meet you halfway — maybe even with a flying change if I’m feeling fancy.

After all, I’m not just your ride. I’m your mirror, your teacher, and occasionally, your unpaid therapist.
Now, pat me. I’ve earned it.

Author: Gary A Diplock

15/09/2025

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