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Here at Thorpe Farm we offer our Andrews Bowen gallop, water treadmill, salt therapy room and cross country schooling field for hire.

We also offer rehab and holiday livery plus horsebox and motorhome hire!

16/09/2026

Crisp mornings, mild days, gorgeous colours and still plenty of daylight for exploring… 🍂🚐

We reckon autumn might just be one of the best times of year for a motorhome adventure! Our Thorpe Farm motorhome sleeps up to six and comes with plenty of creature comforts for an autumn getaway:

🔥 Heating for those cooler evenings
🚿 Your own shower and loo, the essential creature comforts
🚐 Automatic transmission that makes driving longer distances a breeze…
⚖️ it’s under 3.5 tonnes, so it can be driven on a standard UK driving licence
🐶 And yes, your four-legged travelling companion can come too!

Drop us a line for availability (October half term is currently available) and start planning your very own autumnal adventure!

15/09/2026

‘Tis the season… for the pointers to come back into work! 🏇

You know that autumn is here when the Racing Club horses come in from their holidays and start their hacking, roadwork and water treadmill sessions.

It’s the first stage of their fitness programme that will eventually see them cantering and galloping and enjoying schooling sessions over fences!

📧 If you’d like to be part of the Thorpe Farm Racing Club for the 2026/27 season, drop us a line and we’ll email over more details.

14/09/2026

🐴 Ask Amy: My horse is fit, but they need to get stronger. What can I do?

Amy’s answer: That’s a great question because fitness is only part of the picture! Good muscle tone and strength are really important for helping your horse do their job well and reducing the risk of injury, so I’d look at adding a few different things into their routine:

⛰️ Hill work, which is brilliant for getting that engine working and building strength behind.

💦 Water treadmill, because the water adds resistance while encouraging the horse to work through their body. It boosts topline and is gentle on joints and feet!

🐴 Pole work is a really useful way to encourage them to engage their core and topline.

💨 Transitions, and lots of them! They’re great for getting the hindleg and engine really working and doing them on the gallops will get you lots of bang for your buck. A forward-going horse, no endless circles in the school.

🌱 Nutrition – finally, I’d look at what they’re eating and make sure their diet is giving them everything they need to support the work you’re asking them to do.

My biggest tip to finish is - variety! Building strength and muscle takes time, so mix things up and give those muscles plenty of different ways to work.

13/09/2026

🍂 Summer fit doesn’t automatically mean autumn ready.

Your horse might have felt at their absolute peak through June, July and August, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the same fitness programme is right for them heading into autumn.

At this point in the year, it’s worth taking stock.

Has their workload changed? Are they coming towards the end of a busy competition season? Are they preparing for hunting, autumn events or a different job altogether? Has the change in ground affected where and how you can work them? And, importantly, how are they actually feeling?

Fitness isn’t something we achieve once and then simply maintain in exactly the same way all year round.

As the seasons change, a good fitness programme should change too.

At Thorpe Farm, we’re big believers in looking at the individual horse and what they need now. That might mean controlled work on the water treadmill, introducing or changing gallop work, varying the intensity of sessions or, for some horses, actually backing off and giving them a little more recovery.

The aim isn’t always to make them fitter. It’s to make sure they’re fit for the job you’re asking them to do next.

🍂 So, is your horse autumn ready? Or are you still following their summer fitness plan?

If you’re not sure what the next stage of your horse’s fitness work should look like, have a chat with Amy and the team at Thorpe Farm. 🐴

10/09/2026

Support your horse’s health this autumn with the salt chamber!

Autumn is just around the corner and for lots of horses it will mean more time in the stable, rugs going back on and plenty of changeable weather! It’s a great time to give your horse a little extra support with a session or two in our salt chamber.

🐴 More time stabled can mean greater exposure to dust from bedding and forage, so supporting respiratory health becomes especially important.

🌧️ Warm weather one day, wet and muddy the next… autumn can be hard on coats and skin. Salt therapy can help support skin health as we head into rugging season and muddier conditions.

💦 And on those warmer autumn days, horses can still get hot and sweaty under their numnahs and rugs, adding another challenge for the skin.

Our salt chamber is a non-invasive and drug-free way to support both respiratory and skin health as the seasons change. If you'd like to book your horse in or find out a little more about how salt therapy works, just drop us a message!

09/09/2026

🐴 LIVERY SPACES AVAILABLE AT THORPE FARM 🐴

It’s always bittersweet when livery spaces become available, and this time particularly so. Due to illness and horses moving on to new homes, we currently have a number of opportunities available at Thorpe Farm – and while we’re very sad to see familiar faces leave, we’d love to welcome some new ones to the yard. 💚

One of the things we’re most proud of at Thorpe Farm is the friendly, supportive environment we offer. Whether you’re completely independent or would value experienced help and advice when you need it, Amy, Tommy and the team are always on hand.

We currently have DIY, Assisted DIY and Full Livery options available, with spaces that would particularly suit someone with two horses or ponies.

We also have a private barn block becoming available, offering sole use of:

🐴 Three stables
🌿 Your own paddock with all-year-round turnout
🏡 Your own shed
💧 Automatic water drinkers

Whichever option suits you, you’ll be based on a friendly, professional yard with access to Thorpe Farm’s fantastic facilities*, including:

✔️ Large individual turnout paddocks
✔️ Horse walker
✔️ Excellent hacking
✔️ All-weather gallops
✔️ Water treadmill
✔️ Cross-country schooling field
✔️ Salt therapy chamber

Thorpe Farm is much more than somewhere to keep your horse. We want our liveries to feel supported, whether that means an extra pair of hands when life gets busy, experienced advice when you need it, or simply being part of a welcoming yard where people look out for one another.

If you’re looking for a new base for one, two or even three horses, we’d love to hear from you.

📞 To find out more or arrange a visit, message Amy or call 07817 720449.

*Facilities must be booked in advance.

08/09/2026

🏇 Join the Thorpe Farm Racing Club for the 2026/27 season!

The new point-to-point season is getting closer, and we’ve got four talented horses in training - and they’re all progressing really nicely. With more fitness and schooling days on the horizon we’re already thinking about planning their campaigns and there’ll be plenty of great days out to look forward to!

If you’d like to join the club for the 2026/27 season, here’s a reminder of what you’ll be part of:

🐎 Enjoy race days together, with fellow members to share all the excitement with
📱 Follow the horses behind the scenes through our members’ WhatsApp group, with news and updates throughout the season
🐴 Come along to yard visits and spend time getting to know the horses you’ll be following
🥪 Join us for our Thorpe Farm race-day picnics and make a proper day of it
🎟️ Get the chance to join us at the races when other Thorpe Farm horses are running, with members’ places available through a ballot
🏆 Follow the journey from the yard to the racecourse and enjoy everything the season brings along the way!

Membership runs for nine months from September to May at £100 + VAT per month. Fancy joining us for the season ahead? Get in touch to find out more and become part of the Thorpe Farm Racing Club.

07/09/2026

💦🐴 Muddy hooves already… surely not?!

After the summer we’ve had, it feels almost unbelievable that we’re saying this, but the mud is back! 🙈

So, a little reminder for everyone bringing horses to Thorpe Farm to use the water treadmill…

Please make sure your horse arrives with clean legs, and hooves are thoroughly picked out before their session.

It might seem like a small thing, but bringing mud, stones and debris into the treadmill can affect the water quality and means extra cleaning and maintenance to keep everything running as it should.

We want the water treadmill to be as clean and well maintained as possible for every horse that uses it, so a quick wash of muddy legs and a good pick out before you set off really does make a difference. 💜

Thank you for helping us look after the facilities... although we’re still not quite ready to accept that muddy-leg season has started already! 😂🐴

03/09/2026

The Horse Files continue… 🐴📁

🏇The horse: A 14-year-old eventer
🥅The goal: To maintain fitness while the ground is hard
✍️The plan: A water treadmill session twice a week, the gallops once a week and a salt chamber session after every competition! Here’s the thinking:

With an autumn campaign ahead, this horse’s owner wanted to keep his cardiovascular fitness ticking over while reducing the amount of concussion involved in his regular work - and we think that’s a great goal!

The water treadmill keeps that low-impact resistance exercise, alongside a weekly gallop to maintain that higher intensity cardiovascular fitness. Alongside jumping and schooling, it’s a strong combination for competition success. And after competition days, a session in the salt chamber helps manage any inflammation from dust and the stress of travelling.

We think this is a great example of how you can adapt a horse’s fitness programme around the ground conditions, rather than losing valuable fitness while you wait for the rain! ☔

02/09/2026

🏰🐴 It’s Burghley week!

There’s something very special about the first week of September, and we’re excited to see the action get underway at one of the biggest weeks in the eventing calendar.

As the five-star competition begins, the spotlight also turns to some of the stars of the future in the Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse classes – and we’d like to wish the very best of luck to all our Thorpe Farm customers competing this week. 🍀

We know just how much work goes into producing young horses and getting them to this stage, so simply qualifying to compete at Burghley is a fantastic achievement.

Enjoy every minute, soak up that Burghley atmosphere and have a brilliant time. We’ll be cheering you all on! 💪🐴

Good luck Team Thorpe Farm! ❤️

Address

Thorpe Farm, Great Smeaton
Northallerton
DL62EZ

Telephone

+447817720449

Website

http://www.thorpefarmrehabandfitness.co.uk/

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