New year, new equine team members!

As 2025 gets going we thought it was time to let everyone know about updates to our equine team members, with a few comings and goings we are excited about.

First of all, we wanted to make sure everyone knows that Marcus has gone on to a well-deserved retirement after years spent giving lessons to hundreds of adults and children, and helping them learn to ride. We are so grateful to him for being such a superstar as he heads out into the fields to enjoy himself after so many years of hard work.  

We are also extremely pleased to be able to welcome our newest ponies and horse to Stable Life, and we can’t wait for you to meet them.

First up is Rascal, a 12hh 19-year-old Welsh mountain pony who has a big personality and has already proved himself to be a perfect pony for beginner’s riding lessons for kids – come and say hello, he’ll be so pleased to meet you!

Rascal is a 12.2hh Welsh mountain pony - just look at those ears!

Secondly we have another brilliant new pony who is a huge asset to the team here, our traditional Gypsy Cob Kingsley who is a lovely chestnut sabino and stands 14.2hh. Kingsley is friendly and kind and loves his cuddles so as you can imagine he is fitting right in here.  

Kingsley is a friendly and gentle Traditional Gypsy Cob

Finally last, but definitely not least, is our newest arrival Beau. A gentle giant standing 17.2hh tall, Beau is a pure-bred Shire Horse who has been living at a farm on the east coast and been used for breeding. Now, at 12 years old she has been broken in by her previous owner and is proving to be a firm favourite among the staff already; we can’t wait to get her out on lessons and hacks. Given her size she’ll also be able to carry larger riders than most of our ponies and horses are able to.

Gentle giant Beau is a stunner and keen to get started meeting everyone!

Beau has fitted right in with all the other ponies here at Stable Life and she can't wait to meet her public!

If you want to book a hack in the beautiful Scottish Borders countryside or a riding lesson with us, please take a look at our calendar on Ecpro to see what’s coming up. We will also be putting out our Easter and half-term timetables as soon as they are finalised. We look forward to seeing you all soon.