Our story
A family yard, built around horses and the people who love them.
Mary is from a horsey background — her passion for horses started young, and not just for riding but for every aspect of their care. Born into a farming family, she's always loved the great outdoors. Pete came to riding through Mary, and his knowledge has grown with the yard.
In 2015 a conversation around the kitchen table turned into a plan. Mary and Pete would rent a parcel of farmland from Mary's parents and build a livery yard from scratch. Planning approval came first — agricultural to equestrian — and then the long, satisfying job of fencing.
Pete built an American-barn-style stable block: eleven stables, a tack room, a hay barn, a toilet, and an arena with an all-weather surface and mirrors. With nearly 6,000 acres of Kings Forest at the gate, riders haven't looked back.
The yard now has a grass jumping paddock and a rubber-surface lunge pen. With Mary and Pete living onsite, CCTV around the clock and experienced staff, the horses are very well cared for.
A decade of yard life
Ten years of building, one season at a time.
2015
The first fence post.
Mary and Pete take on a corner of Mary's family farmland. Planning approved, the long task of fencing begins.
2017
American barn raised.
Pete builds the eleven-stable American barn — tack room, hay barn, toilets and all.
2019
Full house.
Eleven stables full, and a waiting list begins. The yard finds its rhythm.
2022
Living onsite.
Mary and Pete move into Equus Lodge. CCTV around the clock — horses cared for at every hour.
2025
Ten years on.
A peaceful, supportive yard with Park & Ride open to visiting riders from across East Anglia.
Nearly six thousand acres of forest, right at your trailer door.
Park with us for just £10 and ride directly into Kings Forest — waymarked tracks, broad rides and pine cathedrals, quiet on weekdays and well-drained year round.
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