Meet Our Horses

Stan
Born: 2013
Breed: Cob
Colour: Skewbald
Height: 15hh
Super Stan joined us in summer 2021.
He is a lovely, friendly dark skewbald cob with the cutest, furriest ears and an adorable, sweet nature. An easy going chap, he enjoys his jumping and is quickly becoming a firm favourite with our teen and adult riders.

Lexi
Born: 2011
Breed: Cob
Colour: Skewbald
Height: 12.2hh
Lexi is one of the sweetest ponies at the centre and will do anything to please. She's a very good listener and loves a good scratch on her neck! Make sure you say hello if you pass her stable door.

Coco
Born: 2011
Breed: Welsh
Colour: Strawberry Roan
Height: 14hh
Coco is friends with everyone, horses and people, and he loves being in the field with his friends. A laid-back chap, he will do anything for a bit of praise or even a cheeky carrot! Coco enjoys his job and loves being part of the Ride High team and you will often spot him snoozing in the sunshine in his stable!

Gunner
Born: 2011
Breed: Gypsy Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 14 hh
Gunner loves a cuddle and bananas are his absolute favourite treat. He's very popular with our teen riders as he likes his work in the school and is a real character on the yard. Do say hello if you see him at his stable door - he does love a nose scratch. He also has one of the funkiest fringes at Ride High!

Shadow
Born: 2004
Breed: Mixed breed
Colour: Grey
Height: 12.2hh
Silver Shadow is a gorgeous little pony with a big character! This sweet grey pony may have little legs, but his lack of height doesn't slow him down - he enjoys his work and will even give Speedy a run for her money! Do stop and say hello to him when you are next at the yard, he's a friendly chap, and likes to see visitors at his stable door.

Treacle
Born: 1998
Breed: New Forest
Colour: Grey
Height: 13.1 hh
Treacle is incredibly friendly and really enjoys cuddles. As one of our steadiest ponies, she is excellent for beginner lessons - with endless patience and a love of children, she always looks after her rider. She also loves gymkhana games and is rather good at them! A real treasure, she's always happy to stand while our instructors are teaching horse care or when the children are grooming her, as she simply loves to be made a fuss of!

Speedy
Born: 2003
Breed: Welsh X
Colour: Skewbald
Height: 11.2hh
Speedy is one of the smallest ponies on the yard. She may be small, but her legs move fast, and she has no problem keeping up with the bigger ponies! Her favourite part of the day is nap time, and she can often be found lying flat out in her stable. Speedy is very friendly and loves interacting with people so make sure you come and meet her.

Monnie
Born: 2015
Breed: Cob
Colour: Black
Height: 14.3hh
Monnie is a very friendly young lady. As she's quite young, she is still learning her job, but she is a fast learner! She has a lovely, willing personality and is always happy to say hello to visitors to the yard, so do stop by and say hello if you see her at her door.

Blaze
Born: 2008
Breed: New Forest
Colour: Grey
Height: 13.1hh
Blaze joined Ride High in 2020 and has made a great impression with both our team and visitors. A hard worker, he's a happy-go-lucky character and a great allrounder. He does have some antisocial stable habits though - so if you see him chewing on his door, don't be alarmed!

Smartie
Born: 2001
Breed: Connemara X
Colour: Grey
Height: 15hh
Smartie is our resident laid back sun worshipper with a cheeky side. He's great with our beginners and while some may say he's lazy we just think he likes to take a chilled-out approach to life. His favourite thing is to pass back his feed bucket when he's finished so our yard team can fill it up for him!

Dusty
Born: 2001
Breed: Shetland x Mini Cob
Colour: Grey
Height: 11.2hh
Dusty is one of the smallest members of the Ride High family and perfect for our littlest riders to learn on. He’s a cheeky chap and he has some of the funkiest rugs on the yard! Do come and say hello to Dusty when you next visit.

Heidi
Born: 2016
Breed: Welsh Section A
Colour: Grey
Height: 11.2 hh
Heidi is the petite princess of our yard! She loves to be groomed and always looks after our smallest riders in the school. She mustn't have treats and we restrict her grazing to keep her well (you may spot her in the fields with her grazing muzzle on), but she always loves a fuss and cuddle, so do come and say hello if you see her!

Trelly
Born: 2008
Breed: Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 13.1 hh
Trelly is a pretty girl! A striking piebald pony, she joined our team in summer ‘21. She has very distinctive “panda eye” markings and a kind, inquisitive character. Come and say hello to Trelly if you see her on the yard!

Mouse
Born: 2012
Breed: Irish Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 14 hh
Mouse is a friendly, laid-back chap who joined Ride High in 2021. He's very popular with our clients in lessons as he looks after our beginners but switches up a gear for our more advanced riders - he's such a lovely boy and always eager to please!

Rosie
Born: 2015
Breed: Gypsy Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 13 hh
Rosie is a traditional gypsy-type cob who is naturally inquisitive and loves meeting people. She’s still learning the ropes as she is young, but she has a super nature and is a fast learner. She loves to meet people, so do say hello next time you’re at the stables!

Freddie
Born: 2019
Breed: Welsh
Colour: Black
Height: Approx. 13hh (he’s still growing!)
Freddie is our resident baby and is not currently used for ridden work. A beautiful Welsh pony, he was gifted to Ride High in 2022 as a 3-year old and our team are gently beginning his education. Lots of things are new to Freddie, our yard is much busier than his previous home, but he is settling in well and he’s a typical youngster, inquisitive and a little mouthy, nibbling anything his nose connects with – a bit like a new puppy!

Dib Dab
Born: 2017
Breed: Irish Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 14.2
Dib Dab is a beautiful Irish Cob who joined Ride High in 2020. As she was only 3, we began her education slowly, and in 2022 she started work in the riding school.
Dib Dab is a sweet natured girl who enjoys her job in the school and looks after her rider. She also loves to stand and be groomed, which is great, given her lovely, long mane and very thick bushy tail! Do come and say hello to her if you see her on the yard!
Working Liveries:

Percy
Born: 2014
Breed: Irish Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 15hh
Percy joined us in 2020 and is a popular choice with our riders. A typical Irish Cob, he loves hacking and is never happier than when he is out and about exploring the countryside with his friends. He isn't so keen on having a pedicure, but we persevere to keep his hooves looking lovely!

Alice
Born: 2007
Breed: Welsh Section D
Colour: Bay
Height: 14.3hh
Alice is a working livery who joined the Ride High yard in 2020. She's a very friendly, slightly nosy girl, who always likes to know what is going on! Be sure to say hello to her when you next visit the yard.

Seamus
Born: 2012
Breed: Cob
Colour: Black
Height: 15 hh
A striking black cob, Seamus joined Ride High in late 2019 and has settled in well with the other horses and our team on the yard. He enjoys his work in the riding school and likes to calmly watch the world go by from his stable. He's a sweet horse, blessed with a lovely inquisitive nature, so do come and say hello if you see his big white nose at the stable door!
Useful Information:
*hh stands for hands high.br/> Horses are traditionally measured in hands and inches from the ground up to the base of the horse's neck.
A hand is 4 inches so a 14. 2 hands high pony means 14 hands and 2 inches. Therefore 58 inches from the ground to his shoulder/base of neck.
The Colour 'Grey'
In the horse world every horse that looks white is called grey. Horses that are grey can be born any colour, however, bay, chestnut, or black base colours are most common. As the horse matures, white hairs begin to replace the base or birth colour - which explains why our snowy white Treacle probably got her name!