Moor houses Farm

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Nestled in Bransdale on North York Moors specializing in rare breeds

Home of;
Moor House Shires, MHFS Shire x tb
Moorhouses Belted Galloway
Moorside Valais Blacknose sheep

Also producers of
Swales, Mules, Blue Face Leicester
& Limousine cattle

What better way to brighten a grey day celebrate a birthday. Happy 3rd birthday, King Arthur aka Artie our stunning shir...
04/06/2026

What better way to brighten a grey day celebrate a birthday. Happy 3rd birthday, King Arthur aka Artie our stunning shire🥳🥕🎉

He's out of Dora (she had Louis this year) by our late stallion Frettholt Joker (Hengststation "Frettholt-Shire" )

Left us a weaning, loaded travelled like a pro for about 5hrs down to live his best life with his new mum Rowena 🥰
They are learning all the time & have enjoyed taking part in activities showing & camps inc Heavy Horse Camp learning all things from plaiting the shire to show ringcraft

Can't believe he's 3, getting big but still a big baby who likes nothing better than a comfy stable to snuggle & have a good snooze..😴
I mean who doesn't 🤣

What a delightful day🌧☔️🤣 glad to have a few hours in doing my Lantra course.Take me back to the weekend and sunshine.We...
03/06/2026

What a delightful day🌧☔️🤣 glad to have a few hours in doing my Lantra course.

Take me back to the weekend and sunshine.
We ticked off a good few jobs we got 'Pleashaw Vinny' (Tomschoice Percy x Swale Lolly) our new limousin bull turned out after his quarantine, he was very happy to meet his ladies💖 & we're excited for baby Vinnys next year

5 of the broodmares had baths and leg washes so much work goes into our mares aswell, as it should, its not all about work into the foals

Everyone has been enjoying the sunshine such a beautiful place we live in

A few commonly asked questions we get with our foals/youngstock- ⭐️How much?Prices from £4000-£5000 for part breds & up ...
02/06/2026

A few commonly asked questions we get with our foals/youngstock-

⭐️How much?
Prices from £4000-£5000 for part breds & up to £6000 for pure shires.

Its not a random number plucked out of a hat these are prices worked out to to recover all my costs on stud fees/stud livery/transport/vets fees to get in foal. Then the mares keep, the foal, the passports, genetic/dna testing, insurance & pays me back for some of my time I put in. It is a job, one that I enjoy, love doing & take pride in!

⭐️How is payment made?
A 20% deposit secures (non refunded if you pull out but is if something happens to the foal). Balance paid on weaning at approx 6mths, we can take payments over the period til weaning if it helps equally if you need a little longer to pay balance talk to us we can work out a plan
All invoices are done through QuickBooks!

⭐️Will my foal be handed?
Absolutely we pride ourselves on giving our stock the correct start in life..they will be confident in things like leading, loading, bath, rugs, being tired up, seen plastic, flags umbrellas farm machinery & livestock

⭐️Can I come view the foals? Buy unseen?
Absolutely! View before purchase & I'll your welcome to come see how your baby is getting on til weaning,plus regular updates will be sent aswell.
We are happy to sell unseen as we appreciate distance can be an issue we can send as much info/pics/videos as needed but don't be offended if we ask alot of questions

⭐️Can I transport the babies?
No but very happy to recommend transportors & only people I've used or would use

⭐️ Will they be ok to load when we pick the up?
It's part of what we do! They will be confident walking into trailer with mum & something we go over again after weaning before they leave

⭐️Can I get the foal vet checked/strangles tested/tests of any sort before coming home?
Of course, all our stock is open to any vet checks & health test before purchase & if needed before leaving at weaning at your cost

⭐️My livery yard/home isn't ready for the baby, are you ok keeping him/her a little longer?
don't worry! Just keep me informed & we will come up with a plan!

⭐️Can the c**t be castrated before coming home?
Providing both have dropped, we happy to sort this but its at your cost directly to the vet. But full payment of the foal must be made before the castration!

⭐️What happens once the foal is no longer in your care?
As a breeder we will always have a responsibility to the stock we have bred, we will support you, offer any advice, you'll join our private group of owners to share updates get advice & be part of a extended family. I'll always appreciate updates and love to come & see them when possible

Photos for attention of just some of our stock- enjoy 💖

Bitter sweet day as we celebrate a heavenly birthday for Diamond Surprise aka Banjo, he would have been 7 today🌈🥕What a ...
02/06/2026

Bitter sweet day as we celebrate a heavenly birthday for Diamond Surprise aka Banjo, he would have been 7 today🌈🥕

What a stunning boy he grew into, born a Surprise 2 weeks early at 320 days with no signs from his mum, he caught us out hence his name

He achieved so much with his mum in a short time they both learnt & grew together.
Lots of memories made & able to cherish including making a national magazine featuring on a 3 page spread in Your Horse Magazine how incredible 🎉🥳

He'll be celebrating up there with some of our horses that were to good to be down here🌠

Well today to follow his half sister yesterday its A Happy 4th Birthday to Chance Encounter aka Chance 🥳🥕🎉We had chosen ...
30/05/2026

Well today to follow his half sister yesterday its A Happy 4th Birthday to Chance Encounter aka Chance 🥳🥕🎉

We had chosen the stallion Hydrogen from Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud for Dora our shire, despite several attempts she just wouldn't take by chilled so Bruce kindly let me swap mares to Duchess hence this beautiful boys name Chance Encounter

Sold as a foal we were lucky to be able to keep him on youngstock livery with us til last summer, we've watch him grown to a special horse & having him here helped when we lost his mum

He's now living a wonderful life with his mum down south & about to start his next chapter as he prepares to be started under saddle

Very much looking forward to watching his journey🥰

All our horses birthdays are special but the next 2 birthdays (1 today, 1 tomorrow) are extra special because they are o...
29/05/2026

All our horses birthdays are special but the next 2 birthdays (1 today, 1 tomorrow) are extra special because they are out of a mare taken far to soon our beloved Duchess

So today we celebrate Lily 3rd birthday🥳🥕🎉 wow time flies by she has grown from strength to strength and gets prettier by the day if that's even possible

She is quick to learn, eager to please & adores her mum they have a special bond. They have achieved so much already & can't wait to see what 2026 brings🥰

Approaching the last handful of birthdays...today its a Happy 4th birthday to 'Dream come true' aka Luna🎉🥕🥳A very specia...
27/05/2026

Approaching the last handful of birthdays...today its a Happy 4th birthday to 'Dream come true' aka Luna🎉🥕🥳
A very special filly who was reserved before being born by someone special to us. She lived with us on livery for 1st couple of years before going to live with her owners where she continued to grow & started her in hand showing debut

Sadly due to new baby & work commitments she became available and with all our stock we're happy to help find great new homes.

That she has with another friend of ours and has stayed local, she's enjoying getting to know her new family and pony friend. Looking forward to her next chapter and seeing her begin life under saddle

Hope everyone had a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend and enjoyed the sunshineWe manged to get a few Moor ewes & lambs turne...
26/05/2026

Hope everyone had a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend and enjoyed the sunshine

We manged to get a few Moor ewes & lambs turned out & the last couple of late calving cows out.

Another hot one🥵 to celebrate King Williams aka Ace 1st birthday. Ace is out of Poppy & by Westfield Gambler same sire to Diana & this years foal Magic

It's also who Poppy is in foal to this year, due anytime.

Ace went to join his half brother Charlie and hopefully in the future when old enough will be driven/worked as a pair..can't wait to see the grow together

Sack me but tho almost feeling like myself again after my illness, still get tired very easily & heat really took it out...
24/05/2026

Sack me but tho almost feeling like myself again after my illness, still get tired very easily & heat really took it out of me yesterday that my head wasn't in the game

So a belated Happy 5th birthday for yesterday to our special boy Bellissimo Prince aka Rebel what a life is living down south a combination of his owners 2 best horses hanoverian & shire

He's out of Beth our shire mare & by Forinth - Stallion at Stud (hanoverian). I'm sure you'll agree he's a stunning boy

He's been going nicely under saddle, recently needed a little holiday (& a little box rest resulting in him living up to his name 🙈🫣)
after a kick in the field.
Now given the ok to crack back on, his mum can't wait to get restated & in some white boards

We can't wait to watch him and his dancing shoes

Wow, we have acquired a number of new followers lately, thank you so much🥰 so I think it's only polite to say hello 👋 & ...
22/05/2026

Wow, we have acquired a number of new followers lately, thank you so much🥰 so I think it's only polite to say hello 👋 & introduce ourselves with a little of what we do

We are a primarily a farming family on a hill farm in the tranquil heart of the North York moors, breeding Swaledale, Blue Face Leicester & Mule sheep. We have a herd of Limousin & Belted Galloway Cattle.

Our boys love being part of the farm Connor breeding Valais Blacknose Sheep & Nathan branching out into Texels

Within the farm we bred shires & shire x tb quality versatile stock bred with forefront of confirmation temperament & trainability in mind

We offer adopt an animal package with farm visits & shire experiences coming over the summer

We share our farming/equestrian life with you, taking you with us on our journey showing the highs & lows

Thank you for taking the time to follow us, we really appreciate it, if you know anyone who maybe interested feel free to give our page a share!

We can also be found on Instagram & YouTube
For now here's a selection of photos from the farm & equine side for you to enjoy 🥰

Address

Bransdale
York
YO627JL

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 9pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 7pm

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