West End Farm Stud is set on our
600 acre family farm on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, close to Driffield.
With easy access from Hull, York, Scarborough, Malton and Beverley. West End
Farm offers five star accommodation for your horse together with reassurance
for you as an owner.
Our experienced team will provide individual
attention according to your horse's needs whether this is starting a young
horse under saddle, helping with a problem such as a dislike of clipping or a
complete rehabilitation programme following injury.
All our key staff
are fully experienced in all aspects and matters of horse care, health and
fitness.
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We can provide specialist care the
following:-
- Mares for either the stallions at
West End Farm or for Chilled Semen sent to us
- Mares taken in to foal
- Specialists in training &
understanding horses both young and those with problems.
- For horses recovering from injuries
or operations
- Equine Breaks - whilst you are on
holiday or maybe ill yourself.
- Horses taken in for breaking and
schooling .
- Competition Livery
- Yarded Overwintering of
horses
- Registered retrainers of
racehorses.
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Jo Milnes who manages West
End Farm has been around horses most of her life. Having progressed through the
Pony Club which she represented at most disciplines from Prince Philip Cup to
Eventing. On leaving school she spent time gaining experience at different
yards before taking her BHSAI at the age of 17.5 at Snainton Riding Centre. She
then attended Warwickshire College to study for a Diploma in Horse Management.
Since leaving school she has always produced her own horses and has
competed at most disciplines including Riding Club Nationals in show jumping,
eventing and cross country. This also included twice being placed in the RC Top
Score Final at Olympia International Horse Show on a horse that she nursed back
from a near fatal injury.
She has now taken a back seat from competing
to be responsible for the production, rehabiltiation and recovery of horse's in
her care whilst following her children's competition success.
Jo has
always had a keen interest in updating her knowledge in the rapidly changing
equestrian world she has recently gained Recommended Associate Status from
Intelligent Horsemanship and is a holder of Monty Roberts Preliminary
Certificate in Horsemanship.
In February 2008 Jo attended a DEFRA AI
Technicians course at Twemlows Stud and is now a DEFRA approved AI Technician
and West End Farm are pleased to be able to once again take mares for AI to
outside stallions for the 2009 season.
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Jo competing Harvert Gold (Rupert to his friends)
at the Riding Club Hunter Trial Final at Wittering, Peterborough.
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Katy Blythe is the yard's main rider
particulary of the young horses and stallions. Again Katy has come through the
Pony Club system competing at both Area and Championship Level. She spent a
summer in America teaching young riders before working in a few yards including
an event yard and a pre racing yard.
She really enjoys bringing on the
young horses and together with Jo they make a good team to bring out the best
in horse's early ridden education.
Whenever possible Katy takes horses
out competing. After having had a few years break to devote time to her family
Katy had a good first season back eventing in 2009 when she had 3 horses out at
a number of events.
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Katy at Buckminster BE event
Riding Kirkmoor
Jubilee
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Jo and Katy are backed by a team of staff who
all work together to provide a high level of care and attention, each bringing
a selection of skills to the team.
All our key staff are fully
experienced when it comes to all aspects and matters of horse livery, health,
fitness and care
There are also opportunities for college students to
visit the yard for work experience.
Staff celebrating Waccabuc Bay Charger's 18th Birthday |
