Low Meadows Equestrian Centre

Please join us in congratulating Rebecca on completing her Level 2 Equine Groom Apprenticeship at Low Meadows, achieving distinction in both her knowledge test & practical observation 👏🤩🎓🐎 Well done Rebecca we’re super proud of you!

Everyone did brilliantly at yesterday’s pole clinic 👏🐎 hope you all enjoyed it as much as Lucy 😊. We took an amazing £612 for Charlie’s Borneo fundraiser - thank you so much for your generosity and support!! 🦧🌴

For anyone interested, his GoFundMe page is https://gofund.me/6c0bf06d1

Exciting times ahead!!
Low Meadows will be transitioning our grazing management to an Equicentral system. We're looking forward to seeing the benefits to our horses, both physically and mentally, our land and the environment.

We’re really grateful to be supported by Equiculture and The Equicentral System and the Wear Rivers Trust who are holding this talk in order to give our liveries and other local equestrians the opportunity to understand the reasons, benefits and practical implications involved.

The event is open to everyone, so if you’d like to learn more about sustainable equine management please book your ticket via the link.

Ethical, responsible, sustainable horse ownership/management Horse pasture/land management, horse care, welfare and care for the environment (the One Welfare concept). Alternative Equicentral grazing system.

Congratulations to our apprentice Annabelle for passing her Pony Club Spurs Test today. 👏🐎🏅

This certifies that Annabelle
- knows the welfare implications associated with the use of spurs, as well as being able to recognise signs that the horse may not be comfortable with their use.
- has demonstrated that she can ride correctly in an empathetic and educated way whilst wearing spurs, showing a balanced and independent position with a stable lower leg.

Annabelle has shown that she understands how and when to use spurs appropriately to improve communication and the precision of the aids, as well as having a good knowledge of the fit, care and different types of spurs.
Only riders who have passed their Spurs Test or C+ test are allowed to wear spurs for Pony Club activities.

Well done Annabelle (and the very handsome Joey!) 🥳🐴

Days like today are beautiful here, but hard work 🌨️❄️🪏
✅ Horses out for a leg stretch & socialise with their friends (in the indoor for those that can’t manage the snow) 🐎🐎 lots of pony snow angels made!
✅ Extra forage & tasty fun to make stable time more interesting 🍏🥕🍎
✅ Warm water to encourage more drinking 🚰
✅ Staff fed, hot chocolated & warmed 🥣🥖☕️
✅ Drains cleared ready for the overnight melt 🪏
✅ Extra checks & everyone settled in snug for the night, with lots of contented munching sounds ☺️🐴
✅ Compulsory snowman ☃️

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Wednesday was a busy day of learning and networking for us at the first ever YardWise event.

There are so many aspects to managing a yard and so many things we need to know about in order to give our horses the best care, our owners the best support and our staff a happy and safe workplace. It’s priceless to have this access to leading experts and so encouraging to feel part of a community that is driving standards in our industry.

Massive thanks to Cheryl, Amanda, Helen and all the team that made the event possible and such a great success! 👏🎉

LiveryList and the Yard Owner Hub, Dr David Marlin, The Equestrian Index

Wahoo!! Today marks 15 years of Low Meadows Equestrian Centre.
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We want to say a huge thank you to all of our customers and staff, past and present for your support and for helping to shape the yard into what it is today.

We didn't get to celebrate our 10th anniversary year quite as we wanted to (in 2020), so here's hoping we can do it justice this time!

We've lots of exciting projects in the pipeline, so watch this space...