Situation

Situated 10 miles North of York we are based within an hours drive of 10 racecourses including York, Thirsk, Beverley and Pontefract and two hours drive of a further 7 racecourses, saving on transport costs. We are a 5 minute drive from the A19 which gets you to the A1 North in 20 minutes or A1 South in 35 minutes. We have several lovely villages around us including Sutton on the Forest which has two very nice places to eat and Stillington which has 3 pubs.

Turnout Facilities

At Mowbray House Farm we have numerous paddocks and turn out pens for the horses to relax in after exercise and racing. We have about 15 geldings that go out happily together into the field in front of the house. We also have plenty of grazing if your horse requires a complete break from training or is resting after an injury.

Lunge Facilities

We have two main lunge pits and generally lunge the horses loose rather than on a line. One is circular which often has water in the middle - some of our horses love to go for a splash after working. The other lunging area is oval, it has two parts to it. An outer track and a big space on the inside. We work the horses together and it’s interesting to see which horses are determined to keep in front!

Starting Stalls

We have a 3 bay set of starting stalls which have recently been refurbished. They are portable but currently in one of the turnout pens so that we can school the young horses out of them loose to help their confidence before we ride them through.

Jumping Facilities

Although we mainly train flat horses we have facilities to pop the horses over a pole or baby hurdle. It sometimes gives an old sprinter something else to think about and we often school them loose in the lunge areas which they enjoy.

Gallops

We have a 4 furlong oval sand gallop which we use to educate the young horses and put the finishing touches to the horse’s fitness.

Horseboxes

We have two horseboxes which carry four horses, keeping transport costs down.