Lowertown Farm Livery Yard.

The horses are kept in a herd environment and as naturally as possible which means that, whilst we still maintain a careful fieldwork programme and regular farriery and worming, your horse is in a secure and relaxed natural environment.

The horse riding around Dartmoor is fabulous with stretches of wide open common for a long canter, woodland with quiet lanes and bridlepaths, with great views stretching over Dartmoor and even out to the sea.

Hannah is a fully qualified Horse Behaviourist, she started riding when she was only two years old and has experience of dealing with all types of horses from ex-racers to feral Dartmoor ponies. She studied the FdSc in Equine Training and Behaviour alongside other qualifications from Duchy College from 2000. 

• D.I.Y and Grass livery
• 12 x 12 stable block
• Friendly quiet yard
• All year turnout
• Riding straight onto Dartmoor - fantastic local hunting within riding distance
• On-site supervision
• Natural herd environment
• Full fieldwork programme included- Chain harrowing/rolling etc

Holiday with your horse

Grass (holiday) livery is on a do-it-yourself basis. Charged at £10 per horse per night. Holiday liveries will be kept separate from our horses.

If you would like to bring your horse on holiday we request that the horse’s tetanus and flu vaccinations are up to date and the horse is fully insured. Your horse will be kept separated from ours at all times.

Note: we do not accept stallions on livery.

Dartmoor Ponies for sale *Updated Febuary 2012*

Our foals are handled lightly and regularly from six months of age using natural horsemanship methods. 

We run an established herd of good quality and carefully selected mares and we aim to produce confident and happy ponies. This means that your pony has had the best start in life with positive handling and regular worming.

Our stallion Merribridge Groomsman produces good quality hardy stock with great straight paces and excellent personalities. His pedigree bloodlines include Sherberton Joshua, Catesby Crusader II and Cawsand Thunder.

We work with the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust producing  pedigree, part-bred and heritage approved Dartmoor ponies suitable for riding, companion ponies, driving and conservation grazing.

All our ponies are handled before they are sold this means that they have learn't the basics - headcollar on, leading, touched all over, leading, travelling and gradually getting used to farm machinery etc.

Our stallion was named in the 2010 Dartmoor Pony Society Diary as one of three working stallions directly linked to Hele Romeo - one of the three original Dartmoor stallions.