Totleywells Equestrian

20/02/2025

Our Open Fun Clear Round Shows are proving to be super popular - in-ring coaching with Gemma Kennedy Equestrian for those who want it, we make sure everyone gets round and has fun!

Classes from 40cm and cross poles to 1m+ in our gorgeous 70x30 Arena with its Andrews Bowen surface and full set of Jump4Joy Jumps with fillers and props to give you something different to jump.

20/02/2025

BETTER TOGETHER!!! Coming up on Sunday 2nd March our brilliant Combined Training Clinic with Scott Mclellan Dressage and Sarah Houlden - who better to set you up for the season?!
(Last remaining places - book now to avoid disappointment)

Our brilliant combined training clinic gives you the option of:

* Private Combined lessons with Scott and Sarah with lunch in between
* Group Combined lessons with Scott and Sarah with lunch in the gallery in between
* Private lessons with Sarah Houlden (not combined)
* Group lessons with Sarah Houlden (not combined)
* Private lessons with Scott are full.

These Combined Training clinics allow you to really maximise the outputs from your visit - two brilliant training sessions with a rest in between including lunch in the cost Grace's Gallery with its wood burning stove and a chance to meet other riders and watch the indoor area lessons. Come on your own or get together with friends to make a group.

This clinic includes sessions for Area 19 of the Pony Club Senior Training.
https://horsemonkey.com/equestrian_event/69625/Combined+Training+Day+with+Scott+McLellan+%26+Sarah+Houlden+incorporating+Area+19+Senior+Training

20/02/2025

We have added on a few Day Places at our Two Day Confidence-Builder Camp next week with Gemma Kennedy Equestrian.

Short on time and can only manage one day? Join us on either Friday or Saturday and enjoy all that these fantastic camps have to offer.

Gemma is a fantastic confidence building coach who will help you achieve your goals for camp. Open to all abilities from poles on the floor to 90cm+.

Totleywells Confidence-Builder Two Day Camp with Gemma Kennedy - Friday 28th February and Saturday 1st March Come along to our Two Day Camp designed to build confidence in a supportive and encouraging environment for all ages and stages, with our resident coach, Gemma Kennedy. Groups are ...

18/02/2025

Congratulations Claire Marshall Equestrian Coach - might get a glass of fizz with your sarnie at your next clinic!

Claire Marshall Equestrian Coach next clinic at Totleywells is on Tuesday 11th March
https://horsemonkey.com/equestrian_event/69061/Arena+Eventing+and+Flatwork+Dressage+Clinic+with+Claire+Marshall+110325

17/02/2025

A great (if a little chilly) day of training for our clients and members of Area 19 of the Pony Club Senior Training. Thank you to our superb coaches David Harland - Show Jumping and Claire Marshall Equestrian Coach

15/02/2025

IT TAKES TWO..... TO MARCH RIGHT INTO MARCH with a spring in both you and your pony's step!

Totleywells Confidence-Builder Two Day Camp with Gemma Kennedy Equestrian - Friday 28th February and Saturday 1st March.

Come along to our Two Day Camp designed to build confidence in a supportive and encouraging environment for all ages and stages, with our resident coach, Gemma Kennedy.
Groups are for all levels with jumping sessions from poles on the ground and cross poles to full up 90 for more advanced riders and you'll be matched with people riding at your levels.

Max Groups of 4

DAY ONE
* One-to-one with Gemma to discuss your goals, (hopes, dreams, challenges). This can also be arranged by phone in advance. Gemma will build this knowledge into your camp experience to ensure we optimise your time at Totleywells and work on what matters most to you.
* One hour Flatwork Lesson in our Indoor Arena
* Light Lunch in our cosy Gallery with a full kitchen, comfortable seating and a wonderful wood burning stove to get warm up, a chance to meet your fellow camp attendees.
* One hour Grids and Confidence Building Jump work in our fabulous 70x30 Andrews Bowen arena where we have a full course of Jump4Joy Jumps.
* Dinner – 2 course Dinner in the Gallery after the ponies are fed, watered and tucked in. (We have accommodation for 12 on site if you’d like to stay in a luxury room rather than lorry-life)

DAY TWO

* Breakfast in the Gallery
* One hour Cavaletti Lesson in our Indoor Arena
* Light Lunch in the gallery.
* One hour Confidence Building Jump work in our Outdoor Arena with the chance to ride the full course for those that want to.

Gemma is known for her positive, confidence-building style where she takes time to understand what each rider and horse needs, define their goals, and help them to work towards the kind of achievements that make the drive home a happy one. Here’s what a few of our riders have said:

“I arrived hoping just to stay on, and maybe get over some poles on the ground and left believing in myself, doing a little round of cross-poles and inspired to keep progressing.”

“Gemma just has a knack of knowing what you’re capable of, what your demons are, and how to get past them while having fun and building confidence.”

“Totleywells is such a welcoming place, whatever the weather, the gallery is warm and cosy so there’s always time and space to refresh and relax between lessons which I just loved. I arrived full of doubt, and left buzzing.”

Price for two day camp £240 per person
includes:
* Your one-to-one planning session
* All of your lessons - (x4)
* Lunch and Dinner on day one,
* Breakfast and Lunch on day two,
* plus One Night of Stabling including 1 bale of bedding and 1 square bale of hay - extra bales available at an additional cost.

https://horsemonkey.com/equestrian_event/69158/Totleywells+Confidence-Builder+Two+Day+Camp+with+Gemma+Kennedy+-+Friday+28th+Feb+and+Saturday+1st+March

14/02/2025

Some great advice for four-legged fans...

🐎Horses and dogs 🐕‍🦺

We often don't think of our lovable companions as predators or prey, but by nature, dogs are predators and horses are prey animals, and unfortunately, sometimes these instincts can take over and result in undesirable behaviours, such as chasing or fleeing. This can be distressing for both animals and handlers, and in the worst-case scenario, can be fatal.

Here is some of our advice for equestrians and dog walkers

Top tips for horse owners
🐴Always slow to a walk pass dogs.
🐴Communicate with the owner if they have not seen you or call out for an owner if a dog is loose or unaccompanied.
🐴If necessary, stop to allow the owner to put their dog on a lead.
🐴Give dogs a wide berth so they do not feel threatened.
🐴Always wear hi vis to enable other route users to see you more easily.
🐴Be nice and say hi.

Top tips for dog owners
🐶Always keep your dog on a lead or in sight.
🐶Be confident your dog will return on command.
🐶Make sure your dog does not stray from the path or area where you have right of access.
🐶Introduce your dog to horses and train them to maintain calm around horses.
🐶Don’t allow your dog to jump up at the horse.
🐶If you’re not sure how your dog will react around horses, keep them on a lead and ask them to sit and stay while the horse passes.
🐶Be nice and say hi.

12/02/2025

Our brilliant ARENA XC COURSE is available to hire on Friday and Sunday this week. A full course of Jump4Joy Arena XC and show jumps with fillers suitable for all levels in our 70x30 outdoor arena with its superb Andrews Bowen training surface.

Message us to book in.

12/02/2025

From our friends at Central Equine Vets

Did you know that all horses are at risk of flu, even if they don’t leave the yard?

Other horses travelling to and from the yard, even those that are vaccinated, can pass on the flu virus without showing any signs themselves *.

During March we are running a Stamping on Flu Together Campaign for unvaccinated horses, where you can get one free vaccine** as part of your horse’s primary vaccination course. Get in touch to find out more and to book your appointment. Tell: 0131 664 5606.

*Paillot, R., Rash, N.L., Garrett, D., Prowse-Davis, L., Montesso, F., Cullinane, A., Lemaitre, L., Thibault,J-C., Wittreck, S., Dancer, A. (2016) 'How to Meet the Last OIE Expert Surveillance Panel Recommendations on Equine Influenza (EI) Vaccine Composition: A Review of the Process Required for the Recombinant Canarypox-Based EI Vaccine', Pathogens, 64 (5), pp. 1-13

**Vaccine cost only, visit fee still applies. The offer is only open to horses that are over 9 months of age and have not yet been vaccinated against equine influenza or are overdue an annual booster.

11/02/2025

Claire Marshall Equestrian Coach is with us on Monday 17th February offering either Combined Training places with David Harland - Show Jumping or as flatwork only with Claire.

Private, Shared and Group lessons available afternoon and evening.

Don't miss this fab training.

https://horsemonkey.com/equestrian_event/69624/Combined+Training+Day+with+David+Harland+%26+Claire+Marshall+incorporating+Area+19+Senior+Training

11/02/2025

We are loving these pics from Ruthven Photography of our Arena XC show at the weekend - lots of delighted qualifiers from The Pony Club Area 1 and Area 19 of the Pony Club too.

11/02/2025

JUMP INTO THE SEASON WITH CONFIDENCE - David Harland - Show Jumping AT TOTLEYWELLS on Monday 17th Feb - daytime and evening slots, private and group lessons available.

We have opened up some private and group lessons with David outside of our combined training slots on Monday. Don't miss out on this brilliant training - suitable for all levels of rider, David is inspiring and positive and will bring out the best in you and your horse.

Entries close this week.

https://horsemonkey.com/equestrian_event/69624/Combined+Training+Day+with+David+Harland+%26+Claire+Marshall+incorporating+Area+19+Senior+Training

09/02/2025

Applications still open for our next superstar groom at Totleywells

08/02/2025

The brilliant Ruthven Photography's album of today's Arena XC Open Fun and PC Spring Festival Qualifier is now live in their gallery here https://ruthvenphotography.pixieset.com/totleywellsarenaeventing/

08/02/2025

And drama of the day goes to the lovely Kirsty who, after a win in the 90, she and Tom found themselves ‘bitless’ as they approached the final jump in the 100!!! Both were great sports and came out smiling despite the tack malfunction. Well done Kirsty and Tom 🧡