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Last night I attended a Heartstart first aid session arranged by the Mortimer Village Partnership and run by the Rural Responders in conjunction with the British Heart Foundation. It was a very enjoyable couple of hours covering the recovery position, CPR, use of defib machines and dealing with things like severe bleeding and choking. Key… Continue reading Drs ABC – Heartstart Course

We have been working with West Berks Council to improve the access for walkers in three of our paddocks that are crossed by a footpath.  West Berks have installed a combination of kissing and latch gates but the work required removal of sections of old barbed wire fencing that needed replacing to secure the perimeter.… Continue reading Paddock Fencing

We’ve had some amazing sunsets over the yard this week.  Jess and Ellie caught the last of the daylight to take Benny and Rupert out for a walk in hand and Jess managed to get this wonderful picture of Rupert gazing across the fields as they came back. Rupert is a 9 year old who… Continue reading Glorious Sunsets

Last Friday we had a visit from Jess one of the nutritionists at Top Spec.  Expertly arranged by Lucy one of our liveries Jess weighed 19 horses on the portable weighbridge and provided an individual feed plan for each. It was perfect timing for some of our own horses as one is due to go… Continue reading Top Spec Nutrition Day

To Carley, Jenna and Wiggy who all won classes at Hall Place and Swallowfield shows today.  Carley won the 2’6″ with Cassie’s Roxy at Hall Place, Jenna with Scarlet won the Best Turned Out and Condition and Turnout stable kept classes and got two tickets for the next round of the Sunshine Tour and Wiggy… Continue reading Well done

Suzan has recently acquired Pixie who is a young Irish Draft from a small family run stud nearby (we also have her half sister and brother on the yard). Pixie was lightly backed a year ago and has spent the last few weeks doing groundwork ready to be ridden away at the end of this… Continue reading Backing Pixie – Part 1

Several of the liveries have been raving about the facilities at Boomerang and as Wiggy and Big A were off there for a tune up a few of us from the yard decided to tag along. For those that have never visited Boomerang it is the ideal schooling facility for the aspiring eventer, pony clubber… Continue reading Trip To Boomerang

Welcome to the blog of Ufton Green Stables based near Reading in Berkshire. Follow our journey as we improve the facilities at the yard hopefully having some fun along the way. Tracey