Kingsland Stud

01/02/2025

06/01/2025

Don’t forget the turnout course will be happening in less than 2 weeks.
💥Do you know all of the compulsory items for going cross country?
💥Do you know what to wear in the show ring or for a dressage test?
💥Would you like to learn how to sew in your plaits?
💥What are the best lotions and potions on the market and how do you use them successfully?

Join me to find out 🤩

20/12/2024

We had such fun last night. Well done to all the members! You made the exercises look really easy!

19/12/2024

DIFFERENT FEEDS FOR BREAKFAST AND DINNER?

I was asked to comment on this:

'You should give different types of feed for morning and evening so you horse finds it more interesting'

Actually, no, you shouldn't.

It’s easy for owners to put their human needs onto the horse e.g. their tack needs to be all matching, they need a special treat for their birthday/at Christmas, and they like to have a different breakfast, lunch and dinner.

It is healthier for - and more respectful to - the horse to consider their actual needs.
Given the choice, horses do not eat short, individual meals, but will graze and browse throughout the day and night.

Furthermore they do not seek out different types of feed and eat nothing but that for half an hour - out at pasture they tend to pick and choose the tastiest sprouts of grass, buds on the hedge plus the odd thistle and suchlike.

Horses soon get used to being supplied with tasty meals, and will therefore anticipate their feeds keenly, but it is healthier for them to be fed the same blend of feed in each meal, primarily because this supports a consistent balance of gut microflora.

We tend to feed meals in buckets to ensure the horse eats up the essential nutrients that are missing from forage without wastage, plus this allows more individual dietary requirements to be met, say for example for horses kept in herds.

If you want to make their diet more interesting, you could give access to a variety of plants by planting hedgerows in fields, oversewing wild flowers/herbs in pasture, and/or allowing access to trees (but make sure none are poisonous).

For stabled horses, you could offer more than one type of forage, use a mixed-ingredient compound for horses who need concentrate feed, and/or use enrichment ideas such as feed decanting balls, stuffing slices of carrot into the forage, slow feeders and suchlike.

Feel free to share! 🐴🍏

09/12/2024

Have you ever wonder what to wear for a specific competition or how best to turn your horse out or how to get your horse’s tail or white sock show ring white?

Join me for my turnout course in January. There is only 3 spaces remaining!

We provide full, grass, track and training livery for horses, and coaching for clients & their horses

19/11/2024

Today was a bittersweet day. It’s never easy saying goodbye to our equine friends and Mollie is so special to me because she was the first foal to be born on the land at Kingsland Stud.

However, where Mollie has gone to it is definitely not goodbye. She will have the best home with Nicole Gallagher in Sligo and we will be able to drop over to see her and I know Nicole will keep us updated on all her progress. She has landed on her 4 hooves and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for this beautiful young mare and talented new owner.

Best of luck with her Nicole!
Mollie, do us proud 🥹
❤️❤️❤️❤️

18/11/2024

We have a 15hh cob that is looking for half livery. A nice all-rounder and will be staying on the yard with me and the share is with its owner. Contact me directly for more details.

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15/11/2024

❌ 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗘! Sadly, it's no longer as simple as that. You may have heard the advice to do your winter worming after the first frost. While a frost will help kill off the bot flies, with warmer temperatures continuing further into the year in the UK, we can no longer rely on this old adage when targeting encysted redworm.

❄️ We've spoken to many folks who have had the first frost and are keen to go ahead with their winter wormer, but while temperatures on grazing land remain above 6C, redworm are still active and worming now will increase the risk of reinfection. We need to wait for winter (Dec-Feb) and temperatures to stay consistently below 6C for a few days before tackling encysted redworm. This means either blood testing or treating with an appropriate wormer.

🍂🔬 We're still in autumn now, so if you haven't done a worm egg count in the last three months, or a saliva test for tapeworm in the last six months, then it's time to test! If your autumn test results show a need for treatment then it’s okay to go ahead with an appropriate wormer. You’ll then need to consider encysted redworm in winter as advised in this post.

Our award winning tests and advice help protect thousands of horses every year, so get in touch for free, expert support you can trust.

Autumn advice 👉 bit.ly/AutumnParasiteControl
More about the redworm parasite 👉 bit.ly/RedwormInfoZone

06/11/2024

We have Lynette from Tamlaght Equestrian Care coming to the yard in the 14th November. If you are not sure if you should get your saddle checked have a look at this post for her guidelines!
If you need to book in get in touch for the link!

Lynette’s guidelines
I love seeing how substantially your horses change when in the correct saddle. Does it mean I need to alter or change your saddle more regularly. Yes! Does that mean the saddle wasn't a good fit. Nope! We fit the horse we see on the day and hopefully your horse improves and changes between fits.

How do we help you manage that:
1. Discount codes for Current Clients
2. We swap girths, gullet bars etc rather than make you buy new ones
3. We make alterations on site within your fitting fee
4. We try our very best to let you trade your saddle back in, when necessary, for just 10% off what you paid. Provided it was bought by us and looked after.

What do you need to do:
1. Enjoy your amazing horse
2. Book regular saddle fits!

2 months - after purchasing a new saddle, rehabbing , major workload or routine change
3 months - changing workload, routine, very young horse
6 months - most horses
Annual - on the rare occasion checking annually is adequate, provided the owner knows the signs that may require a fitting sooner.

03/11/2024

Isla and Meara absolutely flew around arena xc today. Both are new partnerships with young horses. I can’t stop watching the videos of you both and just so proud of how you have worked hard to establish a wonderful partnership with your horses. The future is bright for you both! Also, I can’t say enough for and Tony who put a lot of faith in me and the process we have gone through since we met in December last year. You have both been so amazing to deal with and have put everything behind your girls to get them to where they are! Well done 👏🏻

30/10/2024

We have the amazing Lynette from Tamlaght Equestrian Care coming to the yard in the 14th November. If you are not sure if you should get your saddle checked have a look at this post for her guidelines!
If you need to book in get in touch for the link!

Lynette’s guidelines
I love seeing how substantially your horses change when in the correct saddle. Does it mean I need to alter or change your saddle more regularly. Yes! Does that mean the saddle wasn't a good fit. Nope! We fit the horse we see on the day and hopefully your horse improves and changes between fits.

How do we help you manage that:
1. Discount codes for Current Clients
2. We swap girths, gullet bars etc rather than make you buy new ones
3. We make alterations on site within your fitting fee
4. We try our very best to let you trade your saddle back in, when necessary, for just 10% off what you paid. Provided it was bought by us and looked after.

What do you need to do:
1. Enjoy your amazing horse
2. Book regular saddle fits!

2 months - after purchasing a new saddle, rehabbing , major workload or routine change
3 months - changing workload, routine, very young horse
6 months - most horses
Annual - on the rare occasion checking annually is adequate, provided the owner knows the signs that may require a fitting sooner.

19/10/2024

I have 1 last space remaining for the horse care workshop starting next week.

Learning all about how to look after your horse or pony.

17/10/2024

************REVISED DATES***********

Please note, this course is a practical course at Kingsland Stud, not online as the previous flier states.

Our up and coming Horse Care workshops have moved back by one week, there are limited spaces so please contact me to book your space. If you cant make the whole course you can book individual dates for €25 per session.

15/10/2024

*******REVISED DATES*******

Our up and coming Horse Care workshops have moved back by one week, there are limited spaces so please contact me to book your space. If you cant make the whole course you can book individual dates for €25 per session.

We provide full, grass, track and training livery for horses, and coaching for clients & their horses

06/10/2024

🍂 Save the Dates for the Upcoming Cross Country Arena Jumping
📆 Monday October 28th, Sunday November 3rd & 10th