OUR HORSES
JACK
In April 2020 we took on Jack from KC Horse Rescue in Herefordshire. A hunter type who is now 28, he was very underweight when he arrived - the rescue was short of space so he came straight here after his check-ups. He had come from a riding school which lost its licence; he was kept out over the winter with 25 other horses with no rugs or hard feed and only one bale of hay between them. We are very proud to be doing our bit to help KC and their wonderful horses.
Jack is now up to full weight and, retired from being ridden, is doing a little driving which he seems to very much enjoy. He has been signed over to us and will be here for life.
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Jack the day he arrived.
Jack two months after arriving at Berllan.
It has given him a new lease of life.
Jack really enjoys driving around the local lanes.
ULLA
Uline du Pré Fleurie, a registered Comtois mare, joined us in February 2023. She is being trained to work on the farm and is also learning to be ridden Western. The Comtois is a very old draught breed from France with very few in the UK as yet. They are shorter than many draught horses but just as powerful, if not more so. Her full name being rather a mouthful, she is known as Ulla (Oola).
She enjoys hacking out, being ridden Western
Her main job will be working on the farm, for which we are training her.
RADAGAST
Radagast is the latest arrival, coming to Berllan in July 2024 aged 12 months. He was bred by the wonderful Hitch In Farm who run their farm with horse power and specialise in breeding healthy work horses with great temperaments. Rads, as he is known, is half Ardennes, quarter Percheron and quarter cob. We are very aware that Jack won't go on for ever, so Rads will take over from him as a driving / riding / work horse. Even as a yearling he is proving to have a remarkably good temperament.
Radagast is very handsome
He already loves people and is both calm and intelligent