Stockwell Stud Livery Stables

06/10/2026

A little more history ……

05/10/2026

🐴 2 SMALL DIY spaces coming available soon - 1 pony sized and the other up to 15hh 🐴

•All year turn out (minimum 7 hours a day in the winter, out 24/7 in the summer)
• All horses are quarantined on arrival.
•Large floodlit outdoor arena
•Safe and secure electric fenced paddocks
•Miles of off-road hacking, including woods, open parkland and tracks
•A large lunge/round pen
•Summer jump paddock and Summer games/ dressage paddock
•In house competitions/social activities
•Qualified, experienced and caring staff
•High security - alarm systems, locked gates, guard dogs, and security lighting at night
•Services tailored to your needs
•Hot wash/clipping room
•Horse box/trailer parking
•Weekend/Holiday services available
•Monthly vet visit - free call out
•Friendly, kind and helpful liveries
•Worming programme
•All instructors, farriers and vets welcome
•On site staff
•Families welcome
•Dogs on leads welcome
•Designated car parking areas
•Individual and shared paddocks
•Ample storage space
•Locked and alarmed tack rooms
•Automatic water drinkers in stables and paddocks
•No time restrictions - come and go as you please

🐴DIY Livery - £220 pcm🐴

Please call or text Deborah on 07841531431 for more information/to arrange a visit.🐴

13/09/2026

Two legends, one Yorkshire farm

Imagine walking into the yard here at Kirkby Farm in the 1850s and finding not one, but two of the most important Thoroughbreds in racing history standing at stud.

On one side, Stockwell — the future “Emperor of Stallions.”

And on the other, West Australian — a horse who had already made racing history.

In 1853, West Australian achieved something no horse had done before. He won the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, the Derby at Epsom and the St Leger at Doncaster — the three races that would later become known collectively as the English Triple Crown. He is now recognised as its first winner.

Following his racing career, West Australian came here to Kirkby, near Tadcaster, to begin his life at stud. Stockwell subsequently joined him, and for a time these two extraordinary horses stood alongside one another at Kirkby Farm, both at a fee of 30 guineas.

It must have been quite a sight.

Today, we walk through these paddocks, turn horses out and go about the everyday jobs of running the yard. It’s easy to forget that more than 160 years ago, these same surroundings were part of a significant chapter in British racing history.

Two horses whose names would become woven into the history of the Thoroughbred were both here at the same time.

West Australian — racing’s first Triple Crown winner.

Stockwell — the stallion who would become one of the most influential sires of his generation.

And while West Australian had already secured his place in the history books before arriving here, some of Stockwell’s greatest achievements were still ahead of him.

Because it was what Stockwell produced as a stallion that would ultimately earn him that formidable nickname…

“The Emperor of Stallions.” 👑🐎

11/09/2026

08/09/2026

🐎 Why “Stockwell Stud”?

There’s a little more history behind the name Stockwell Stud than you might think…

This is Stockwell, one of the most important Thoroughbreds of the 19th century, pictured in a painting by renowned equestrian artist Harry Hall.

Foaled in 1849, Stockwell became an outstanding racehorse and even more importantly, one of the most influential stallions in British racing history. His success at stud earned him the nickname “The Emperor of Stallions.”

But what does a famous Victorian racehorse have to do with our farm and now livery yard in North Yorkshire — and why did our ancestors choose to rename the yard Stockwell Stud?

There’s a family connection and a story behind it that stretches back through racing history… and that’s where it gets interesting. 🐎

We’ll tell you a little more about how Stockwell came to be connected with his s in the next post…

05/08/2026

🐴 2 VERY LARGE DIY spaces available soon🐴

•All year turn out (minimum 7 hours a day in the winter, out 24/7 in the summer)
• All horses are quarantined on arrival.
•Large floodlit outdoor arena
•Safe and secure electric fenced paddocks
•Miles of off-road hacking, including woods, open parkland and tracks
•A large lunge/round pen
•Summer jump paddock and Summer games/ dressage paddock
•In house competitions/social activities
•Qualified, experienced and caring staff
•High security - alarm systems, locked gates, guard dogs, and security lighting at night
•Services tailored to your needs
•Hot wash/clipping room
•Horse box/trailer parking
•Weekend/Holiday services available
•Monthly vet visit - free call out
•Friendly, kind and helpful liveries
•Worming programme
•All instructors, farriers and vets welcome
•On site staff
•Families welcome
•Dogs on leads welcome
•Designated car parking areas
•Individual and shared paddocks
•Ample storage space
•Locked and alarmed tack rooms
•Automatic water drinkers in stables and paddocks
•No time restrictions - come and go as you please

Please call or text Deborah on 07841531431 for more information/to arrange a visit.🐴❤️

22/05/2026

🐴 1 DIY PONY space available 🐴

•All year turn out (minimum 7 hours a day in the winter, out 24/7 in the summer)
• All horses are quarantined on arrival.
•Large floodlit outdoor arena
•Safe and secure electric fenced paddocks
•Miles of off-road hacking, including woods, open parkland and tracks
•A large lunge/round pen
•Summer jump paddock and Summer games/ dressage paddock
•In house competitions/social activities
•Qualified, experienced and caring staff
•High security - alarm systems, locked gates, guard dogs, and security lighting at night
•Services tailored to your needs
•Hot wash/clipping room
•Horse box/trailer parking
•Weekend/Holiday services available
•Monthly vet visit - free call out
•Friendly, kind and helpful liveries
•Worming programme
•All instructors, farriers and vets welcome
•On site staff
•Families welcome
•Dogs on leads welcome
•Designated car parking areas
•Individual and shared paddocks
•Ample storage space
•Locked and alarmed tack rooms
•Automatic water drinkers in stables and paddocks
•No time restrictions - come and go as you please

🐴DIY Livery - £200pcm🐴

Please call or text Deborah on 07841531431 for more information/to arrange a visit.🐴❤️

25/04/2026

Besties 💙💙💙

22/04/2026

Elisa – 17yr KWPN Mare Looking for a Loving Forever Companion Home 🐴

Elisa is a beautiful 17-year-old KWPN mare by Catoki out of Wenzell, now looking for a kind and caring home where she can enjoy a relaxed, happy life as a companion.

Having had two foals before starting work at 7, Elisa has gone on to enjoy a successful career competing BS to Foxhunter and BE to Novice. Now it’s her turn to step away from competition and simply be loved and cared for.

🐴 About Elisa:
• Lovely natured mare with plenty of presence
• Excellent field companion – happy with one horse or in a herd
• Independent but enjoys company and likes to see other horses nearby
• Fair and sensible in the field – won’t cause trouble but stands her ground
• Respectful, kind and easy to manage

🐴 Management:
• Has wintered very well on grass, hay & veteran vitality
• Barefoot over winter with strong, healthy feet
• Good for farrier (currently trimmed in the field)
• Great to load and travels perfectly
• Slightly nervous clipping
• May need mild sedation for dentist visits

🏡 Elisa would suit someone wanting a quality mare to cherish in a peaceful, non-competitive environment where she can simply enjoy being a horse.

💛 The very best home is the priority.

Please call for more information or if you feel you could offer Elisa the loving forever home she deserves.

07956 339282

Thank you