FORGE Livery

25/04/2025

A very long standing member of the “FORGE Family” is currently leading two sections. This weekend could be nail biting!! Good luck Popstar 🍀

Bloomfields Horseboxes and Team Bloomfields Area 6 Winter League Dressage Update.
After a long season we now come down to the last two competitions this weekend to provide the finale.

Lead Rein Walk and Trot
After a narrow victory last year, Annabelle Vickers (Rufford) has secured a huge lead in this section and goes into the final weekend assured of retaining her title. Evie Yabbacome of The South Notts Pony Club sits in second place whilst third is currently shared by The Rufford's Lilly Platts and Ayla Ward.

Walk and Trot
Grace Black (South Notts Pony Club) has dominated this class throughout the season. Her nearest rival sits 50 points behind her, and that is not much of a worry as it is herself in second place also ! The Fernie's Isabelle Hill holds third.

Preliminary 70
A slightly tighter affair for Grace Black (South Notts) in this class with just a ten point lead from The Rufford's Gracie Howard and The Fernie's Eliza Turcan in third. With points galore on offer this weekend it could be an interesting conclusion.

Grassroots 80
Another Rufford/South Notts Pony Club Battle Royale occurring in this class too. Currently and comfortably lead by The South Notts Poppy Bennett in pole position with The Rufford's Gracie Howard in sandwiched in second by South Nott's Madison Burrow in third.

Novice
A current clean sweep on the podium for The South Notts Pony Club at present and only a point separating Poppy Bennett in first and Lilly Davies in second. Cicely Frith completes the trio in third.

Intermediate
Again very tight at the top in this class. Lilly Davies (South Notts Pony Club) holds the lead by a few points over fellow member Cicely Firth. Early season leader, Cordelia White (Blankney Hunt Pony Club) lies in third.

Open
A number of early and mid season great results before concentrating on the Eventing Season has enabled Cordelia White (Blankney Hunt Pony Club) to hold onto the lead ahead of The South Notts Lilly Davies and Beatrice Bailye Hawkins in second third.

The Branches
Pretty much all over bar the shouting now with The South Notts Pony Club holding a massive 400 point lead over second placed The Rufford who are pretty well placed with just shy of a 200 point lead over third placed The Fernie.
For full results of this season's Dressage League visit
https://branches.pcuk.org/area6/the-area-6-winter-dressage-league/

25/04/2025

🌈 NEW PACKAGE AVAILABLE 🌈
We are now able to offer 24/7 grass holiday livery.

🏖️£14 per day
🏖️Minimum twice daily checks
🏖️Fed in the field if required
🏖️ All daily needs met (fly cream, spray, mask, etc)

There will always be another horse or pony in the adjoining paddock.

We still offer stabled holiday livery. Now £28 a day following a pricing update.

Please share and tag to help me spread the word. The livery industry is really tough right now now, and for every yard who pay their tax and insurance, legally employ staff, pay commercial rates for water and electric, and price their services to cover the real costs of running a business, there will be another “private” yard who can charge pocket money because they aren’t running a genuine business venture.

24/04/2025

George had his stable re-painted for his birthday 🎨🪣👩‍🎨🖌️

23/04/2025

Happy Birthday 🥳 to George
AKA Moonpenny Cassini (Frithesden Alberti Bass ex Lilac)

🎂 15 today 🤎

22/04/2025

🌈 NEW PACKAGE AVAILABLE 🌈
After careful consideration we are now able to offer 24/7 grass holiday livery.

Please tag a friend who might be interested.

🏖️£14 per day
🏖️Minimum of twice daily checks
🏖️Fed in the field if required
🏖️ All daily needs met (fly cream, spray, mask, etc)

There will always be another horse or pony in the adjoining paddock.

We still offer stabled holiday livery. Either daytime or overnight. £28 a day following a pricing update.

02/04/2025

Following my last advert for part and full livery I had barely an enquiry and not one person interested enough to look round 🤷🏻‍♀️ So I’m trying again!

1x space for PART or FULL livery.

We are a lovely, small livery yard. Excellent staff, knowledgable owners, lovely fellow horse owners.

Variety of shapes and sizes of livery horses and ponies - we don’t only do natives!!

We have access to brilliant hacking.

There is never a scrum for the school. Jumping field in good weather. Riding track. Lunge pen. Horse walker.

We provide clean and tidy stables. Good quality feed and forage. Established routine on the yard with happy and settled ponies.

Well maintained fencing and paddocks. 12x12 stables with HEATGUARD roofing to let in plenty of light whilst still reflecting the UV rays.

We offer all the extras you might need from riding to tack cleaning. We are skilled at clipping, pulling, trimming, plaiting.

Business established in 2013. We have happily kept our own competition ponies here with plenty of successes.

05/03/2025

It’s been beautiful weather this week for working with baby ponies.

For several years now Molly and Paris have been such a great team to work alongside me. Any one of us can leg up the other for the first sit, and we know they will be tuned in to what’s happening and will keep the rider safe. This is important not just for rider safety, but also the wellbeing of the pony. We never want to push a pony too hard and frighten them.

We want every experience to be a positive one so that they enjoy the ridden process. Sometimes this means that younger, nervy, or less developed pony, might not achieve as much as the previous pony. But for these ponies it might be a case of improving their core (not all ponies will instinctively engage their core to carry the weight of a rider), building up strength and resistance, and not making them sour to exercise. A nervous pony might need weeks of confidence building to ensure that they’re never rushed.

So how long do we spend backing a pony?Answer… how long is a piece of string!

Some ponies arrived with us already lunging and long lining in tack. Having already been sat on by a rider and led round. They accept every step of the process whilst they are with us and learn really quickly. Some arrive equally experienced but are nervy or reactive and take a long time to settle to being ridden. Some ponies arrive an almost blank canvass and have to learn about bits and girths and saddle pads.

What is important along the journey is to judge each pony against themselves. Praise them for their progress. Not sour them. Set clear boundaries and treat them with kindness.

03/03/2025

Facebook must be listening to me as I was talking out fattening today with The Vet Physio - SBVP

Peach is coming back into work after having a broken splint bone removed. She’s finished all her rehab and more, but now she needs to come back into proper work.

We are approx a month in and have built up from 5 minutes ridden in straight lines to some short bouts of trot in the school.

02/03/2025

02/02/2025

Team FORGE were out in force today for the WHP classes at Selston Equestrian Centre. 8 entries across the 45cm to 95cm classes. 8 rosettes won 👏

🥉30 year old Smartie Pants (Caroworth Hamper) went out for a jolly with Luna and was 3rd.

🥈🥈Lottie (Churchwood Ceridwen) and Pippa were consistent with 2x 2nd placings, including a coveted heart sticker on the back of one of rosette which won her a goody bag.

🥇Rus (Moonpenny Aquarius) and Luna had a win, followed by a pole which saw them into 4th place.

🥉George (Moonpenny Cassini) and Molly jumped a scopey clear and finished 3rd.

🥇🥉And last but not least Lilly (Little Black Beauty) and Poppy were 3rd and 1st.

29/01/2025

£15 arena hire for up to 2 sharing. That’s £7.50 each. Bargain!!

Arena hire!! The arena is currently clear. £15 for an hour slot for two sharing.

Jumps / pole exercise will be set up again next week.

Very old photo….. not the current surface (or weather!) but wanted to use it again as it features a teeny tiny Luna riding off lead.

Message me to book please.

29/01/2025

🐴❗️EQUINE COMMUNITY❗️🐴

We need your help.

This trailer has been with us for a few months now.

Despite checks with Datatag ID Limited, The Equipment Register and PNC - we have not found the owner.

Due to the circumstances that this was recovered in - we believe that this was stolen and that someone will be missing it.

If you believe that it is yours and have proof of ownership / vin details and a crime number - please get in touch with the team via email.

[email protected]

Thank you.

28/01/2025

A throwback to warmer and drier weather. Our lovely “top groom” Paris in her fresh out the packet FORGE softshell jacket from J S Teamwear

28/01/2025

Loose horse on Gonalston lane

24/01/2025

𝙽𝙴𝚆 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝙼𝙸𝚄𝙼 𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶: FORGE Livery
𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙴𝙶𝙾𝚁𝚈: Livery Yard
𝙳𝙴𝚂𝙲𝚁𝙸𝙿𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽: "Set in over 17 acres of land, Forge Stables offers a variety of livery types across two neighbouring sites, Forge Stables and Chi Stables. We offer full livery (5 or 7 day). The yards are run to professional standards and are fully insured. Fellow clients are welcoming and friendly. It is a real haven that attracts a variety of horse and pony owners."
𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙸𝚁 𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙴:
https://liverylist.co.uk/yards/forge-stables-nottinghamshire/

23/01/2025

FORGE Horsebox Hire is having their 5th birthday!!

On the 1st February 2020 I received the first booking. After a few days the second booking came in (vet visit 🙁) which took place two days later, and so was the first set horse ever to go in the box. And then a third booking popped into my emails. Michelle, Yvonne and Gordon you were my first three.

Things went a little wayward with C-19 about but the lorry was able to star in a toilet roll challenge 🤷🏻‍♀️

Unfortunately I can’t find my first photos of the finished box, taken at the Bloomfields Horseboxes factory when I collected her, but here is one of the first I had from a hirer. I would like to make a reel so if you have some photos from your hire please do send them to me on messages or WhatsApp.

23/01/2025

Thursday throw back to #2020 when there was nobody to move my muck heap. Five years on and still of being able to afford a muck trailer.