Hollow Farm Equestrian

02/05/2026

***Freelancer required for regular weekend morning stables***

Sole charge, 7 horses - all warmbloods and generally very well behaved but you must be capable handling young, big (18hh) and occasionally exuberant horses.

All usual yard work (mucking out, turning out / bringing in, feeding, making haynets, etc).
No riding required.

Please get in touch and PM us if interested and you can regularly make Saturdays, Sundays, or ideally both days 😀
Occasional holiday cover on other days is sometimes available too!

02/05/2026

Yes!

The late, great western performance horseman, Les Vogt, once said something that really resonated with me. Quick as a wink, I raced to rustle up a pen and piece of paper, so that this gem would soak in and not be forgotten.

“Polish your horse’s self-esteem!” he said, during a short little reel, as he spoke about goals in his own horsemanship. He went on to talk about something else but by then, I’d come to a full stop.

Right there. That’s it, right there. No matter my age, or discipline, or dreams, or horse power, or opportunities, I want my horses to feel better about themselves when they're around me. No matter what I’m teaching them, or struggling with, or how we are perceived by other people, let me build their courage, their comfort and their sense of peace. Let me build their minds and bodies and not just be another who chips it all away.

Let us be our very best selves, together.

It’s such a great phrase because I suspect that it may be the golden nugget within all positive relationships… and not just the one between me and my horse.

Photo: Mike McLean.

26/03/2026

🐴 DIY Livery Spaces Available at Hollow Farm Equestrian, Elmore, near Gloucester 🐴

Springtime is here! Looking to re-invigorate your training after the winter in a friendly livery yard with outstanding facilities for horses and humans?
Hollow Farm Equestrian has DIY livery spaces now available!

🌿 Indoor & outdoor arenas with full set of jumps, lunge pen, onsite hacking on our 120 acres, all year grazing turnout, sand pens, horsebox parking
🏡 Supportive yard with CCTV, secure tack rooms, club room & on-site owners
🧘‍♀️ Access to holistic training, clinics, and trusted equine professionals
🚛 Easy access to Hartpury, Prestige, Gloucester & M5

For Enquiries: 07793 679033 or [email protected]
📍 More info: www.hollowfarmequestrian.co.uk

24/03/2026

Klaus Schoeneich ARR Cavesson for sale

Quality leather cavesson for sale - perfect whether you use for ARR work or any lungeing work.

These are special order in Germany and rarely available in the UK.

For sale by a client who is retiring her horse - PM me if interested and I’ll put you in touch.

23/03/2026

You have to be quick to spot them before mum guides them out of sight! 🐣 🤩

23/03/2026

10/10/2025

Can you speak horse?

Learn how, and make all aspects of handling and working your horse so much easier than ever before with horse speak expert Chris Irwin from Mind Your Horse. You will be astounded at the big difference that small changes in your body language make!

Chris is here with us for a special 2 day clinic on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th October.
Bring your horse or come and spectate.
More event details on our website and page or PM us to find out more!

04/10/2025

Looking forward to this!
A few horse participant and spectator spaces are available - please see our event listing and/or get in touch for more details and to book your place.

01/10/2025

📢 Clinic Announcement: Chris Irwin is coming to Hollow Farm Equestrian! 🐴

Get ready for a rare UK event! 😃

We are thrilled to announce that renowned Canadian horseman Chris Irwin of Mind Your Horse will be holding a 2-day clinic at Hollow Farm Equestrian on Saturday, October 25th, and Sunday, October 26th!

Chris’s philosophy is captured in his phrase: "My work is not about desensitizing the horse; it is about sensitizing the owner.”

Come and learn how to deepen your partnership with his empathetic and effective horsemanship.
Understand how to use your body language to help your horse feel at its best with you.

We will be opening up a very limited number of participant places - if you are interested in joining with your horse, please get in touch.

PM: Hollow Farm Equestrian
Email: [email protected]
Whatsapp / call: 07793679033

For more info on Chris and his approach www.chrisirwin.com and www.mindyourhorse.com

01/10/2025

A stunning sunrise this morning at Hollow…🥰
Thank you Emma Hamilton for the beautiful photos 🙏

30/09/2025

Amen ❤️

SAYING GRACE...

I want to thank you for being here.

Thank you for encouraging me to keep trying, learning and striving, when so many of the people my age are starting to slow down. I now know that I will never see enough sunrises to master this thing called horsemanship. While this saddens me, it also inspires me to get cracking, no matter what. For what are we waiting for?!

‘Seeking balance’ has become something of a mantra in all that I do with my horses.

Balancing—for it is a verb requiring constant effort—all these new ideas before us with all the old methodology, finding space for all our differing beliefs and disciplines. Let’s not step more heavily into one stirrup, than the other.

Let’s spend a lifetime encouraging proper movement and posture from our horses, so that our dreams do not come at their expense. Let’s seek relationship as we explore performance. Let’s celebrate all the opportunities that being with our horses present.

Let's continue to learn. Let’s light the way for those around us, by being open to lifelong betterment. By greeting each new day with wonder and gratitude.

Let’s welcome the newcomers to our community, all the while remembering those wise voices from our past. Let’s appreciate all the endless chances for growth that knowing horses has always allowed us.

Let’s give thanks for having been bestowed the lifelong gift of loving horses…

For this makes us among the luckiest people in the world.

Photo: Cait Bascom.