Who is Your Favourite?
HORSE RIDING
Our horses & ponies are waiting to meet you!
We have a range of horses and ponies who are all continually trained and assessed for their suitability to all levels of riding experience, age groups and physical abilities. Our current horses and ponies are…
FERNE
Colour: Bay
Date of Birth: 15th May
Mare/Gelding: Mare
Type/Breed: Cob
Description: Ferne is currently our biggest horse at Clyne Farm. Ironically, her best friend is the smallest member of our equine team, Spot. Ferne is the boss of the herd and very much enjoys her time relaxing in the field. She is a great jumper, and sometimes cheekily demonstrates this by jumping over the gate out of the field!
BERT
Colour: Skewbald
Date of Birth: 20th May
Mare/Gelding: Gelding
Type/Breed: Gypsy Cob
Description: Bert is a great character, he loves having all of the attention. He really enjoys group lessons and jumping. He is also an escape artist, so has to be put in a stable when he comes into the yard.
WARRIOR
Colour: Piebald
Date of Birth: 6th June
Mare/Gelding: Gelding
Type/Breed: Gypsy Cob
Description: Warrior loves going hacking across the common, especially with his best friend Bert. If you catch him having a snooze – look out for his very droopy bottom lip! He isn’t a fan of the clippers, but he knows he looks a lot smarter following a haircut.
TONTO
Colour: Piebald
Date of Birth: 23rd May
Mare/Gelding: Gelding
Type/Breed: Gypsy Cob
Description: Tonto is a favourite amongst staff members. He is great to practice some more established dressage movements in the arena. He loves going hacking to the Wildflower Café, because the owners feed him lots of carrots!
ROCKY
Colour: Grey
Date of Birth: 14th September
Mare/Gelding: Gelding
Type/Breed: Pony
Description: Rocky, nicknamed ‘The Rockstar’, is a firm favourite with our clients. He is a really good pony to learn to canter on. No matter how muddy the ground is, he is always very clean!
BOYO
Colour: Piebald
Date of Birth: 11th June
Mare/Gelding: Gelding
Type/Breed: Gypsy Cob
Description: Boyo is great at jumping and can also do a very smart dressage test. He really enjoys going for a hack across the common with the big horses. He is very pleased when clients bring polos and apples as treats for him at the end of their ride.
TOBY
Height: 12.3hh
Colour: Black
Date of Birth: 1st January
Mare/Gelding: Gelding
Type/Breed: Pony
Description: Toby is the newest member of our equine team. As avid Welsh rugby supporters (and due to him being purchased when the Six Nations was on) we decided his full name is Toby Faletau. He is a lovely pony and has settled well into the team at Clyne Farm.
CARA
Colour: Chestnut Roan
Date of Birth: 22nd September
Mare/Gelding: Mare
Type/Breed: Pony
Description: Cara is predominantly used for lead rein sessions. In May 2018, Cara had a foal named ‘Ollie’ at Clyne Farm. He now lives at a clients farm in Rhossili with one of our retired riding school ponies ‘Merrylegs’.
ROSIE
Colour: Bay
Date of Birth: 23rd November
Mare/Gelding: Mare
Type/Breed: Pony
Description: Rosie is our cover girl and is a very popular pony with the children. She loves falling asleep during the grooming part of ‘Introduction to Ponies’ sessions and really enjoys playing mounted games in the arena.
HARVEY
Colour: Grey
Date of Birth: 14th May
Mare/Gelding: Gelding
Type/Breed: Welsh Mountain
Description: Harvey is great for lead rein lessons and led walks. He can be tricky to catch in from the field during Spring as the grass tastes so delicious! He loves having a good roll in the mud, so often requires a lot of grooming.
SPOT
Colour: Appaloosa
Date of Birth: 1st January
Mare/Gelding: Gelding
Type/Breed: Shetland
Description: Spot is the smallest member of the team, but has the biggest character. He is really good with small children on led walks and does very well to keep up with his little legs! He likes to play with Rocky and Toby in the field.