Our Horses

Meet Our Horses:

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 and cuddles! Make sure you say hello if you pass her stable door.

 

Norbert

Born: 2020
Breed: Noriker
Colour: Black
Height: 16 hh

Elias Nero XIII is a rather stunning Noriker horse – but we all call him Norbert! He is a gentle giant, typical of his breed, Noriker horses are an sure-footed Austrian draught horse breed. 

Norbert joined the yard in 2023 and has recently begun working in our higher-level lessons.  Norbert is very happy for you to pat him at his stable door!

Moana

Born: 2019
Breed: Irish Cob
Colour: Black
Height: 14.1 hh

Moana is a friendly mare, with a lovely calm disposition.  She joined the Equestrian Centre in early 2024 and after the birth of her filly Te-Fiti in April ‘24, she has now returned to work and has settled back into riding lessons beautifully.  A kind, gentle mare, she always tries her best for her rider and we think she will soon be as popular as the lovely Monnie.  Moana loves a fuss, and her laid-back personality means she’s great for groundwork as well as lessons in the school – do say hello if you see her on the yard!

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!

 
 

Micky

Born: 2019
Breed: Fell
Colour: Black
Height: 13 hh

Micky joined the team in 2022. He’s a cute, cuddly, friendly chap with a gorgeous thick mane and tail. As a youngster, he’s very inquisitive and is still learning his role with us, but he is doing well in lessons and is proving to be a fast learner!

 
 
 

Fizzy

Born: 2011
Breed: Welsh Section B
Colour: Grey
Height: 12.3 hh

Fizzy joined the Ride High family in spring 2024.  She’s a very sweet little mare, gentle and polite on the ground, lovely as a lead rein pony and looks after our smaller independent riders in the school.  Fizzy likes meeting people, so do come and say hello to her if you see her on the yard!

 
 

Poppet

Born: 2011
Breed: Irish Cob
Colour: Black
Height: 14.3 hh

Poppet joined Ride High in the summer of 2023 and she really lives up to her name!  She has a super personality, calm and kind, she’s a thoroughly lovely girl! Poppet is a very versatile horse, she works with our supported learners on the yard and is proving popular in riding lessons – we’ve found she looks after beginners but is able to switch up a gear and be a fun, responsive ride for more capable riders.  

 
 
 

Monnie

Born: 2015
Breed: Cob
Colour: Black
Height: 14.3hh

Monnie is a very friendly young lady who is a trustworthy and kind ride for our teenage riders. 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.

 
 
 

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!

Carrie

Born: 2016
Breed: Welsh Section A X
Colour: Bay
Height: 12 hh

Carrie is definitely vying with Heidi for the prettiest pony award! She has a big personality, despite her diminutive size – She doesn’t like to be idle and is a fun, forward ride for our more competent younger riders, as her little legs can move very fast – which was great for the summer’s gymkhana games; but she is also a sensible and kind pony on the lead-rein with beginners.  Do say hello to Carrie if you see her on the yard!

Reggie

Born: 2016
Breed: Wels Section A
Colour: Black
Height: 11.3 hh

Reggie joined the team in autumn 2024 and he’s settled in well with the boys in the field.   He’s a Welsh Section A pony  who loves cuddles and is proving to be a great schoolmaster for more nervous children and lead-rein riders.  He’s also a very good listener and has such a sweet nature that he’s swiftly becoming a yard favourite –  Do say hello if you see his little face peeking over the stable door!

 
 
 

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!

 

Phoenix

Born: 2012
Breed: Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 15.1 hh

Phoenix joined our team in 2024 and he has settled in well at the Centre.  He’s a kind soul who is steady to ride and friendly on the ground, which makes him ideal for our teenage riders to learn on. 
He’s already very popular with our team due to his lovely, affable nature and he does like visitors, so do say hello to him when you are next on the yard!

Bracken

Born: 2016
Breed: Gypsy Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 13.1 hh

Bracken has spent most of his life at Ride High, having joined us as a youngster before he began his ridden career. He enjoys his work and is a cheeky gypsy-type cob who likes to pull faces for the camera! He’s an ideal pony for our more advanced riders to hone their skills on as he is a forward ride, despite his little legs, and he’s a super jumper.  

Wilson

Born: 2020
Breed: Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 14 hh

Wilson is a happy-go-lucky soul who likes cuddles on the yard but does enjoy his privacy and quiet-time in his stable. He’s also quite adept at stealing hay if you go too close with his neighbour’s hay net!  Wilson joined us in 2024 and is equally happy working with our beginners and our more advanced riders.  Look out for Wilson at your next lesson!

Trifle

Born: 2015
Breed: Cob X
Colour: Black
Height: 13 hh

Trifle is a beautiful black Cob-cross, a sturdy pony, with a pretty face and a lovely nature to match.  She’s a bright soul who hadn’t done much schooling before she joined Ride High, but she’s proving to be willing and smart and we think she will be great with our younger riders.  Do say hello if you see her on the yard!

Cavill

Born: 2013
Breed: Cob X
Colour: Black
Height: 13.1 hh

Cavill is a sweet, Cob-cross pony who joined us in Spring 2023. He’s a laid-back, genuine chap with a great attitude to his work and lots of experience, and he’s a real confidence-builder for our younger riders.

 

Gus

Born: 2019
Breed: New Forest
Colour: Bay Roan
Height: 13.3hh

Gus joined our team in 2023 – he’s a friendly pony who likes meeting people and whilst he’s young and a little green in the school, he’s a smart cookie and is swiftly learning his job.  We’ve found he’s an ideal pony for our more advanced riders.   Do stop and give him a pat if you see him on the yard!

Buster

Born: 1999
Breed: Dales
Colour: Black
Height: 14 hh

Buster is a friendly chap and a very safe set of hooves, he’s happy looking after our beginners but is also a fun ride for our more advanced riders.  In a previous life he was a dressage champion and he still very much enjoys his work in the school – in fact we tried retiring him, but found he’s much happier keeping busy and staying active, so he rejoined the school!  Do come and say hello to him if you are on the yard.

Euphoria

Born: 2019
Breed: Irish Sports Horse
Colour: Bay
Height: 15.2 hh

Euphoria is a lovely mare who joined Ride High Equestrian Centre in late 2023 but brought an extra present with her!  Her unexpected foal Loki was weaned in the summer of 2024 and she has now rejoined lessons in the riding school.  She is very popular with our more advanced riders as whilst she’s a little green in the school, she’s a forward, responsive ride and very willing to try her best. 
Do say hello to her if you see her looking over her stable door!

Custard

Born: 2014
Breed: Irish Sports Horse
Colour: Palomino
Height: 15.2hh

Custard is a special horse because he is owned by the Ride High charity and was purchased through donations.

He’s very popular with older learners as he has a steady, smooth pace and kind nature.  Our more advanced riders also like to ride him as he loves jumping.  He’s fabulous for groundwork and is often seen patiently waiting while children practice tacking up and fitting rugs on him – he’s a real superstar!

Otto

Born: 2018
Breed: Cob
Colour: Piebald
Height: 14.1 hh

Otto is a working livery who joined our team in 2024.  He has a relaxed personality in the school but can be opinionated on the ground! 
Otto works in our higher level lessons and is a fun, forward going ride.

Toffee

Born: 2014
Breed: Irish Cob
Colour: Bay
Height: 15.3 hh

Toffee is a working livery who joined the yard in May 2024.  She’s a sweet and gentle mare, a kind soul who is popular with our team on the yard and is settling in well to her new home.

Useful Information

*HH stands for hands high.

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 (hh) 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!