Mad Ginger Alice

Meet ‘Mad Ginger Alice’.

This spritely young mare certainly lives up to her name. Alice has not been with us long but had fitted in literally within a few days, Alice arrived with a daunting reputation often referred to as a savage,by no means would you run up to her and give her a bear hug but with time and trust this mare has become,as often said at Thorncroft, ‘pucker!’

We are over the moon to have found Alice the perfect home that she deserves besides the sea where we all can imagine how much fun she is going to have.

Recently Alice took a trip to Epsom downs ridden by Michael along side Hot spark (another Thorncroft rehoming success) ridden by Jessica. After a good thirty minute hack to the downs,Alice had not put a foot wrong. At the downs Andrea was ready at the top of the hill with the camera switched on, and of they set into a leisurely canter, no silliness whatsoever. Once they both felt comfortable Michael opened her up, before he knew it they were past Andrea at the top of the hill, Michael was beaming; 'what an amazing experience to ride such a speed machine' ,they pulled up a stood all buzzing from a good clear of the cobwebs.

We really look forward to this amazing mares future because we know she will make her knew owner as happy as she has made us. 

The Old Boy Pulled Through

As you may have seen in the gallery this is Yorkie.
Yorkie arrived at Thorncroft back in 2010 where Michael took him on as a sixth month loan. Michael took him on having no confidence what so ever, with patience and understanding Andrea put up with the trembling fifteen year old on the end of the lead rope having vowed she would have Michael galloping him within a couple of weeks. This seemed a long way away but she had faith and literally within a couple of weeks there was no stopping them.

To cut a very long story short, Yorkie remains at Thorncroft stables back with his owner Olivia where he is so very happy roaming his lovely field and snuggling in his bedroom at night. When we took Yorkie on both his owners and myself were said to have been told Yorkie was sixteen by the dealer he was bought off but after having the dentist out Yorkie is said to be in his mid to late twenties. This came as a massive shock to us as he really does act like a three year old.

Recently Michael got an alarmed phone call of Olivia telling him to get to the field quickly were Olivia had found Yorkie lying down and reluctant to get up. Michael rushed down and helped her get the old man to his feet and remove his rug so we could have a look, it was clear he had colic and the vet was called immediately. What was a worry was that Yorkie didn't have age on his side. After being examined and pumped full of laxatives, it was a waiting game to see if he would pull through, see Yorkie never fails to surprise me, touch wood he is back to his normal self and trooping on like the tough old boy he is, look out for more updates on this very much loved grumpy old Anglo Arab.

The Loved Old Matriarch

Meet little old Lulu, this sweet old mare arrived back in summer 2012. The reason Lulu ended up at Thorncroft was because her owner was moving away and due to Lulu being old and arthritic, she knew that if Lulu came to Thorncroft she would have a loving home for life.

Lulu is now living her days out with the 'out ponies' and is thriving, she is always the first to come cantering over at the sight of a feed bucket, every now and then she enjoy a mooch down to the yard for some TLC where she is groomed for hours by the kids and she is loved by every member of the yard.

Lulu took on the harsh winter we had last year head on and came out the other side as happy and as healthy as she was during the summer of last year. She will always be a favorite at Thorncroft kids and adults alike. 

We Are Back!

Here at Thorncroft stables, we've had such a busy winter unfortunately we've had no time to update this website. But as the summer rolls in the activity on the yard has begun snowballing and we have lots of exciting news to write about.

First and foremost we are expecting a new arrival this August as our founder Andrea is expecting a baby girl. Along with this we have so many new four legged arrivals to tell you all about from Archie, Dexters new riding pony to Heathcote, the 11 year old ex national hunt legend.

Now all the winter cobwebs have been brushed off, Thorncroft Rehabilitation and Rehoming is 100% back on track and ready to take on any horses which need our help in the future. Please make sure to check up on the blog section of this website for up to date news and information on the horses coming and going from Thorncroft stables.