“My husband and I have had two horses stay at Maple Farm Stables. Our younger mare Zaffie was suffering with intermittent lameness with an unknown cause so with the advice of my vet we decided to turn her away for some R&R to see if that would help. We scoured the websites for a suitable yard to place her in and we must have looked at 10-12 places but Maple Farm Stables stood out from the rest because the staff obviously really cared, the pasture was fantastic and the horses were clearly the absolute priority. On arrival at Maple Farm Stables she was carefully introduced to the other horses but unfortunately very quickly the intermittent lameness got significantly worse and she was diagnosed with late stage Wobblers. This is a very difficult disease to diagnose in its early stages but once in the later stages affected horses become very difficult to look after. Despite this the team at the yard along with the local vets Shotter & Byers did everything for her whilst she was in their care and supported myself and my husband through what was a fairly awful time. Shortly after I also had Bess my older mare stay here whilst I was recovering from an injury myself and unable to ride her properly, she was extremely happy and well looked after and despite a hard winter that year was fit and healthy throughout. Bess is 19 next year, she is currently in full work and loving it but the day she decides she has had enough or that decision is made for her through injury or ill health I would not hesitate to contact Colleen and the team to book her a space at the yard for her retirement. I only wish I could find a five star hotel like this for my eventual retirement one day!”