Testimonials

hi nick, eagle has settled in and is so good! i am so pleased with him, jumped him over a course on monday and hacked him out Wednesday and he was so well behaved, he is so honest and is the perfect horse for me i think, thankyou also for helping me with my riding,

Olivia x

Hi Nick and Carol
Hope you are both well, just thought I would give you a update on how Billy (aka Mash as he was called) is getting on, we have been doing a lot of schooling on flat with Billy to train him up for Dressage as I plan Event him ASAP, as you both know he is a very quick learner and he loves his job he's slipped right into the routine, his flat work is super now and he's enjoy it too, jumping wise well what can I say he's got a fantastic jump to him, so that makes my job easy I hardy need to help him, he goes and clears everything without prompting, he is amazing and I'm made up to have him. I will be hunting him in the winter can't wait to try him over some hedges, I would like to take this opportunity to thank both of you, I gave you a list of what sort of horse I was after and you gave me exactly what I ask for thank you once again.

Hi Nick,

Just to let you know that Glen and I are getting on great! He's already a star and is getting me back into riding! I have already had some lessons on him and have got both of us on a strict fitness routine! We're going to a trailblazers competition in a couple of weeks...and have a few hunter trials planned. We both need to get back into competition mode - as we've both had a year off! Im looking forward to coming back to you for some much needed lessons in the summer!

How is Ida doing? I am missing her a lot!

Hope all is well,

Just had dressage lesson on my favorite new boy dylan and I now cant wait to enter an event. What a fabulous attitude, he learnt quickly and adapted to my way of riding quite quickly. We jumped some XC the other day including a big hedge and ditch and he was awesome. Going to aim for kelsall in September but have VERY high hopes for next year. I know it was hard to part with him Carol, but thanks, cos I love him. will send some pics when i get some.

ally

Hi Nick and Carol
Thought i would just let you know that Poppy or Rainbow as you know her has settled into her new home really well. Laura and Poppy have got a good bond with each other and are coming along really well, Poppy follows Laura around, when coming in from the field Poppy either comes to the gate or follows Laura to the gate and when told to go to her stable she just takes herself to the stable, bless. We have took her to Ilkley Riding Show and she was really good. We will keep in touch and let you know how she goes Thanks Pam Michael and Laura. x

Hi nick, with regard to peggy, she has done 6 Royal International qualifiers. She had 5 clears, and 1 pole, getting 3 seconds and a reserve, third, fifth and a win and champion at white rose. She has just started the HOYS qualifiers and jumped a good clear at Bold Heath on monday. Fingers crossed for our HOYS ticket! Its my last year in 15hh WHP, so I need to find another job for her because I don't want to sell her, maybe she can have some foals! She is great and I couldn't have asked for a better horse. Thanks for all the lessons!

Hanky Panky looks nice. A proper cob type. I'll keep my ears open for anyone looking for a coloured cob.

Thanks, Soph :)

Just a quick note to say how well Elliot has settled in - he has been so chilled out since the minute he got off the wagon! I am really pleased with him - such a nice personality and easy to handle. We have have been hacking out and he is great in traffic - next week we are taking him jumping at a local show, so I am looking forward to that.

Thanks for the help and advise when we came to try him - I was expecting to be a lot more nervous but you both put me at ease straight away. Hopefully I will be able to get over for a few lessons over the summer - so I will keep in touch.

Hi, sorry the pictures took so long the email function stopped working on my phone. I just wanted to say thanks again, he's exactly what I wanted and our family love him to bits. My mums considering buying a pony for my sister so we might be back in touch with you again soon!

Thanks Lauren

Hi Nick,

Also to update you on Millie .. well what can we say she has never put a foot wrong since she came to us at Christmas. We've been to Myerscough for lessons, she happily travels in our trailer (just need a bigger one so can fit both our "big girls" in together), done hacking in all sorts of traffic, schooling, jumping and generally having a great time with her. We're planning to go to Crowwood shortly and also hope to get back over to your place too if that's still ok?

She is such a good girl and is exactly as you said she would be and as Carol said the only thing she's not keen on is having her mane pulled but Charlie just uses a Solo comb and she's fine with that. We will send you some pictures of her so you can see how great she is looking. Oh and just had her teeth done as dentist was due on our yard anyway.

Also the lady who bought Luke from you rang us and it was lovely for Charlie to know where he has gone and that he's going to be out jumping...sounds like you not only found us the perfect horse but found a brilliant home for Luke too. Thanks again and hope to see you soon. Passport on its way next week.
Best wishes
Charlie, Robyn, Christine and Millie.

Nick and Carol,

Thanks ever so much for making me, Darren and Arri so welcome last week. It was so lovely to be chilled out for once, in a great atmosphere and was just what both me and Arri needed. I'm now looking for somewhere else to keep him (not easy round here), as all the facilities in the world don't make up for being stressed, with an unhappy horse!! Just a pity you aren't nearer!

Please thank Andy and the girls for helping to make our stay such a good one. Hope to be back at some point, as desperate to try your gallops!

Thanks again,

Vicki

Hi Nick and Carol

Just a little note to let you know how Phylis is going on (we call her filly) she has really settled at my moms and goes out in the field everyday, she is a pleasure to own and we all love her much.

Many Thanks for giving me the opportunity to own a lovely horse

Helen Morrison

Hi Nick, Carol and Lyndsey

Sorry about not being in touch for a while I have been very busy with Noz, she is well and truly settled now and seems to be getting better everyday. I have hunted her all season and she was brill at it, jumpped everything.. even a few hedges! We are also doing alot of pony club stuff at the moment and her falt work and jumpping are coming on really well. Hopefully going to bsja senior novice on her soon, I was ment to do it a month ago but it snowed so we coulnt go, and my first event should be on the 9th of may. I cannot thankyou enough for selling Noz to me and hopefully we will have many happy years together.

Hi Nick and Carol,

Happy New Year to you. Sorry we have not been back in touch but have been snowed in and today is the first day back at work.

I just wanted to say how pleased we are with Quest (Faringdon Lodge). This horse has proved to be exactly as described to us by yourselves and we are really delighted. Only having had him for two weeks, Quest went hunting with the Warwickshire Hunt and stood perfectly at the meet and Louise, our daughter came home full of praise for him. Unfortunately, the day was spent on a lot of plough which is very heavy at the moment because it has been so wet and they had to jump a small post and rails out of one field. A couple of trot strides and one of canter and he popped out beautifully. He has manners to burn and is a perfect gentleman in and out of the stable. He has made friends with There Ya Go (Go Go) and enjoys playing with him in the field. Thank you so much for your honesty in describing him and we will come back to you to look for a hunter for Louise’s boyfriend, Richard.

Judy

hello carol ... I just wanted to let you know how coco is getting on. she's a fab horse and am really pleased with her :) I have taken her to trawden show and she did really well. thank you so much for helping us find her and I have sent you some photos in the email to show you how she is getting on. thank you again and hope everything is going okay there :) from Vicky , Vicky and Nigel

Hi Nick,
Just wanted to let you know how Romeo (Edward) is doing. He is going very well and we took him to his first show in the summer, it was only a showing/working hunter show and we placed in every class! Also many people have told me he would make a very nice w.h horse!! He has gained so much in confidence and has filled out and is up to weight now and is starting to look lovely. We came first in a sj competition the other weekend, doing our first jump off. And in the summer we cleared a 4ft fence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvwghQf58T4 which we were very happy about. Thank you very much, Gabbie Floris.

Hi sorry it has taken so long to send you this update on stryder , but we have been really busy with him, what a star he is shannon is now jumping opens with him and proving to be careful and honest, in the next few weeks we will be going BSJA with him can you believe that knowing how timid shannon use to be, not any more thanks to styder he's not only her pony but her best friend, he's looking really good and i will get shannon to send a photo of him.

Dear Nick, Carol and Lyndsey,

this is just a quick email to let you know how Jessie is and thank you for all your help. She settled in very quickly and people on the yard can not believe she is so young! She takes everything in her stride, is very relaxed to ride and new sights and sounds don't seem to make her flap. She is brilliant to handle and walks calmly at my side, yet she is forward going to ride without being hot or nervous. The other day a tractor was moving the muck heap next to the arena when we were riding - it was slapping and scraping the floor a couple of meters away but she didn't even look at it. I absoloutely adore her.

Thanks once again,

Rachel Southgate.

Nick was good enough to find her a small pony to ride and they have had a fab week, what a fantastic pony !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She wont go back to the trekking centre !

Hi Nick, Carol and everyone at Panama!

Just writing to say thank you very much for letting me do work experience on your yard, it was a pleasure. Thank-you for the lessons, advice and the trip to Barton, it was great! I cannot wait to come back and help out again!

Today we went to a show and I qualified for Todds on both Saxon and Breeze (Kayleigh was at work, so I rode Breeze) they went really well with your advice I've been using, I've attached some pictures of them both.

I would also like to say a special thank-you for letting me borrow Noz for camp and I am very sad we couldn't buy her, but she will make someone an excellent little horse!

Missing the yard already!
Phillipa

Dear Nick
I have had Diamond for 5 weeks and she has been 100% in every way. She is everything you said she would be, especially when leading my daughter on her pony. On my first outing on the Quantocks the other day, we experienced two low flying helicopters, and I was so pleased with her non-reaction as they were very loud and terrifying. Other horses would have gone into 'flight mode'!! Diamond is now very much part of the family, and I feel as if she has always been with me. She is a gem. Very many thanks.
Best wishes
Rose

Hi Nick,

Thank you very much, for bringing Jez up to Scotland last month. He has settled in well at his new home and I have to say he is absolutely as you described him; a real gentleman with an engaging and harmless sense of humour. He is so good out hacking, I have had him out more in the last three weeks than I did my previous horse in the past three years! We are taking it slowly with him, but he’s already beginning to show his capabilities and he’s likely to do his first dressage show later this week and I reckon we’ll have him in the Jump Cross competition by the end of the Summer. Then who knows! One thing for sure, you were spot on when you said that he had a lot to teach me. I’m really enjoying him and rediscovering how much I like riding!

Thanks to you and Carol for all your kindness, help and advice.
Best wishes,
Ronnie

Just like to say thanks buz (fluster buster) is everything and more you said he would be it's so refreshing to see a pony thats described to be what it is and to buy a pony from a seller that is 100% honest,even to point of telling you the bad points not that there really are any to mention. to anyone buying a horse/pony buy with confidence from this seller,what your told your getting is what you get. thanks again. Lyn

Fluster buster now a Pony Sapphire finalist.

Luso doing really well georgie really confedent with her what do you think about her comin in the summer hols for couple of weeks Thankyou for all u have done to help us even though it cost me more georgie happy thats the main thing
Tina

Just a quick note to let you know how he is getting on. He is very settled and everyone loves him! Took him to Somerford yesterday, our lst xc training and he was unbelieveable!! He is very brave - bank. ditches - jumped everything, (even if a little too fast but we're working on it)
The water stopped him at first but once he went in he was up and down the steps no messing!
Doing a dressage in couple of weeks! bit ambitious as his canter is still a little onward but we have to start sometime!
Regards
Janet

Hi just thought I would drop you a line to let you know how the mere is I bought. if you can remember we came to see some cods but the lorry was late so we looked at cherry {as I call her} my friend James was with me. Well she is doing really well, we are getting along great, she is very settled and is everything you said she would be. She can be playful, but also sensible As she is still young we can live and learn together, Thank you so much, I will forward on some photos so you can see
kind regards to you and your family Kathryn

Hi Nick,
Rosie has settled in well in her new home and is loving all the company. She is a pleasure to ride and is all you said about her and more. As an older rider who has just got back in to riding she is giving me so much confidence. I even jumped a course the first in over thirty years. We have also been out hacking and she was a gem. I will certainly recommend you to any friends who are looking for horses as you seem to know what horse suits the rider the best and do everything you possibly can to find the perfect match.
I know that you will look after Lady and I cant wait of news of her being in foal and hopefully visiting her when she has had it.
Thank you again its nice to find a good guy out there who really cares about his horses,sellers and buyers.
Best wishes
Annette Somerville

Thanks to you for Lucky Man, now in training with Joss Saville.