Meet the Team

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Bailey DOB 16/08/2012  

Palomino French Quarter Horse 

Coin D’Oeil San  

15.3 hands

Big soft teddy bear of a horse who is built like a tank, and loves his food. He had spent time in a French riding school before being brought to the UK by a dressage rider. 

He is happy to mooch around the countryside, and is very relaxed. He shares fields with Blue who likes to boss him around, and he’d partial to spending time with pretty China when they get to spend grazing time together. 

Blue DOB 30/10/2013 

Appaloosa 

Cheveyo Blue 

15.2 hands

Blue was rescued as a foal, and was a late developer being broken to ride aged 7. He is very sensitive as is the nature of Appaloosa’s, and loves attention on him. Blue is very attached to Pippa although she doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, he calls for her when she’s not next door to his stable. Blue loves a neck and bottom scratch, and he has a distinct heart mark on the side of his face. 

Tango DOB 08/04/2013 

Skewbald 

Showname Gaddacombe Equinox  

12.2 hands

Native breed

Tango was rescued as a foal, and shown a very kind hand throughout his life resulting in a loving nature. A very gentle soul who is very attuned to people’s energy, and aura. He is a special boy, and lives with the 2 girl‘s China and Pippa,

China DOB 28/04/2011 

Strawberry Roan  

Show name - Old Forge China  

11.2 hands

Welsh Section A 

China is the most Independent of them all and sweetest girl, even her stable is the tidiest after a night indoors. She comes from the Welsh moors and had 2 foals prior to becoming a riding pony, and arriving with Pippa. 

China is kind and gentle, and turns the most beautiful strawberry roan colour in the winter months. She would win in the show ring for her beautiful moves, and loves to befriend the cats, dogs and sheep that visit.

Pippa  DOB 21/04/2013 

Dark Bay 

No markings  

10.2 hands

Dartmoor x Shetland

Pippa is the matriarch of Downmere Farm, she is as wide as she is tall and the smallest pony. She loves tummy rubs, and is always the first out in the mornings and the first in from the field in the evenings. Pippa is a big character, and often found having a siesta and she arrived in April ’21 with China.

Tom Thumb

As his name suggests, he is miniature, Tom was born in Summer 2023 and arrived at the Farm at the start of this year to be showered in love by the horses, ponies and humans. Blue has appointed himself father figure to the baby boys.

Tom Thumb is super cute and bundles of fun. He is finding his feet running around and upping the happy vibes to an all new level.

Basil 

Born Summer 2023 and arrived with Tom Thumb at the very start of the year, completing the family and bringing joy to everyone that meets them.

This little donkey loves to explore, and run, his confidence is growing everyday under the careful watch of the bigger ponies and horses, and of course his best buddy Tom...

Always Together 

Tom and Basil are the meeters and greeters at Downmere, and they are inseparable as is the bond between donkeys.  They love cuddles and are very affectionate, and will always be small as they are miniature and rare to come across esp in the southeast.