Ferro S is a very talented and athletic horse. He’s extremely intelligent and sensitive.
Naturally very careful and scopey over the fences. He has lovely paces and the best personality!
Smithy is a true gentleman. He’s fun to be around and truly loves his jumping!
He’s a bit of a worrier, but once you have him on your side, the sky is the limit
Our Horses
Our horses are a fab bunch, and they're all at different stages of their journey. For Polly, it's a privilege to train and break them in as they become part of the family at Sharon's stables; getting ready to compete at higher levels.
There's the scatty youngsters, moody teenagers and calm old heads. Some horses fizz with energy, others are simply chill. Some are sensitive, some shy. Some are cheeky while others take themselves too seriously.
Ferro S
He's a very talented and athletic horse.
He’s extremely intelligent and sensitive.
Characteristics
Stable name
Foaled
Hight
Sex
Colour
Sire
Damsire
Rating
Owner
Barbie
2005
17.1 h
Gelding
Bay
Talent
Fanimo
CCI4*-S and CCI5*-L
Pauliina and James Swindells, Pirjo and Jari Marttila, Sharon Graves
I bought Ferro when he was an unbroken 3y/o colt. I only saw him loose schooled and loose jumped. Over a fence he looked like a spider with his long legs, but I instantly fell in love with him.
I thought if he doesn’t event, he can be a dressage horse.
Ferro is a very talented and athletic horse. He’s extremely intelligent and sensitive.
He’s what I call “The winner at the warm up” and then he gets stage fright. That’s why it has taken a long time for me to bring the best out in him.
Ferro started his eventing career when we moved to the UK in the beginning of 2010.
He has competed at Le Lion d’Angers at the World Championships for Young Horses in 2011.
He has completed 13 CIC/CCI3*
Ballindenisk CCI3* 5th place.
Eventing Senior Europeans in Poland 2017, finished 34th
Ferro competed his first CCI4* at Luhmuhlen Germany in June 2018. He jumped double clear and finished 21st out of 50.
Ferro S competed at the World Equestrian Games 2018.
2019 main aim is to compete at the Europeans Championships.
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Maurice
The Dude
Dude is naturally very careful and scopey over the fences. He has lovely paces and the best personality! Lovely cheeky chap.
Characteristics
Stable name
Foaled
Hight
Sex
Colour
Sire
Damsire
Rating
Owner
Dude
2010
16.2 h
Gelding
Bay
Canturano
Robin Z
Intermediate CIC*
Brave Jump OY
Dude is homebred. He followed me to the UK when he was a 2y/o colt.
He was bit of an awkward child. Scared of everything. Terrified of rugs, picking his feet up, men, anyone touching his ears, anyone touching his mane. Basically scared of life.
He didn’t start eventing properly until he was a 5y/o. The 5y/o season was the turning point. He grew up and became very confident and started loving attention.
Dude is naturally very careful and scopey over the fences. He has lovely paces and the best personality! Lovely cheeky chap.
He qualified and competed at Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse finals 2015. He absolutely loved it!
This season his main aim is to compete intermediate and CIC** level.
Rhymers
Glen
Smithy is a true gentleman/school master.
He’s fun to be around and truly loves his jumping!
Characteristics
Stable name
Foaled
Hight
Sex
Colour
Sire
Damsire
Rating
Owner
Smithy
2002
16h1
Gelding
Bay
Olympic Lux
Novice CIC*
Sharon Graves
Smithy is a true gentleman/school master. He’s fun the be around and truly loves his jumping!
He’s evented up to CIC** with Francis Whittington. The last 5 seasons he’s been eventing Novice and
CIC* with Francesca Bowden-Graves. I look after his fitness and schooling work. I only take him out for
special occasions.
Monbeg
High Life
Callum is a very bold and athletic horse, with lots of blood.
He's a cheeky chap, who loves life and can’t stay still.
Characteristics
Stable name
Foaled
Hight
Sex
Colour
Sire
Damsire
Rating
Owner
Callum
2014
16.2h
Gelding
Chestnut
Rehy High Society
Raise you time (TB)
BYEH 4yo classes
Sharon and Colin Graves
Callum joined the team in December 2017. He arrived from Monbeg Sporthorses in Ireland.
He is a very bold and athletic horse, with lots of blood. He finds moving and jumping extremely easy.
Callum is a cheeky chap, who loves life and can’t stay still.
We are expecting great things from him.
In 2019 Callum will be doing BYEH and 5yo classes this year aiming to 5yo championships in October.
Apart VD
Hoefslag Z
He’s a bit of a worrier,
but once you have him on your side, the sky is the limit
Characteristics
Stable name
Foaled
Hight
Sex
Colour
Sire
Damsire
Rating
Owner
Harry
2006
16h3
Gelding
Dark Bay
Apollo van’t Lindebos
Intermediate CIC**
Sharon Graves
Harry is a big moving scopey horse. He’s a bit of a worrier, but once you have him on your side, the sky
is the limit.
He has evented up to CIC2* with Jesse Campbell. Francesca Bowden-Graves took him on last
year and has evented him.
I look after his fitness and schooling work. Sometimes I also take him out competing.