Brown Dyke Stables Equine Facilities

We’ve done a lot of flat work lately and this week we have concentrated on getting some of the youngsters off the ground schooling over some poles… enjoy the watch 🐎

And we’re back on the gallops… can only mean one thing… winter is coming 🏇💨

We are very lucky that we have some fab hills where we are and use these to get the horses working properly in an outline for fitness on their roadwork ⛰️

Another little trip away from the yard for these pair of babies 🐴 continuing their education day by day 🏇

Also HUGE thank you to Daragh Bourke Racing for use of your fab Wexford sand gallop 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

Another away day for this pair of youngsters… first day on a sand gallop 🏇 Slow and steady work, educating them all the time… absolutely delighted with how they’re coming on 👏🏽 Lisa Harrison Racing

This afternoon we took a couple of young horses away from home to the local arena to school, work on the flat and pop a few little cross poles… which is such an important part of their education 🐴

Flat work is the foundation of everything! We want them to learn to use their bodies correctly, develop balance, maintain a rhythm and work in a balanced, controlled pace and outline, rather than simply rushing from A to B 🐎

Then we can introduce little cross poles in a way that builds on those foundations — encouraging them to think for themselves, find their balance and develop coordination and confidence.

It teaches them to:
✨ Focus on their rider in a new environment
✨ Build confidence away from home
✨ Learn to deal with new surroundings, distractions and other horses
✨ Develop balance, rhythm and coordination
✨ Use themselves correctly and carry themselves in a balanced way
✨ Become more independent and adaptable
✨ Gain valuable experience for their future careers

We keep the fences small and the sessions positive — the aim isn’t to test them, but to build their confidence, develop correct foundations and set them up for the future 👏🏽❤️

Every trip, every schooling session and every new experience is another little piece of the puzzle in producing a confident, balanced and well-rounded young horse 🧩🐴

Callum long reigning a lovely, three year older breaker from Lisa Harrison Racing 🐴 He’s coming along brilliant, very responsive and a great attitude. We’ll keep you posted on his progress when he’s ridden away 🐎