Bryan Smart Racing

Situated in The North Yorkshire Moors National Park we are fortunate to have a relaxed and healthy environment for the horses to train in. The original yard dates back to the 17th century and is still in excellent condition with many of the stables containing the stone feed mangers at one end where it was said the grooms used to sleep with their horses.  Most of the older horses are stabled in the main yard which can be viewed directly from the kitchen window.

 

The horsewalker which is situated in the middle of the yard within a grassy quadrangle is kept busy in the mornings and at evening stables. Adjacent to the main yard is the indoor barn where we stable most of the fillies and some geldings. Two further yards are situated to the rear of the main yard where most of the 2 year olds are stabled. There is a second horsewalker in the back yard that we use just for the 2 year olds in order to reduce the risk of disease being passed from one horse to another.

 

We have two tack rooms, a racing tack room, feed room and storage/rug room and a wash room which is constantly in action.

 

We have our own cold water jacuzzi that is very useful for treating numerous conditions including sore shins, filled legs, puffy joints etc. and most of the horses take to this very well.

 

All the stables and surrounding buildings are securely protected by our top spec CCTV system.

 

The all-weather gallop is situated adjacent to the yard and climbs gently up hill for 6 furlongs to the top of the 'low moor'. 

There is also a 'loop' or canter circuit which can be very useful for exercising the horses on days when they are not doing fast work or for general fittening work.

 

There is a 5 furlong grass gallop that runs alongside the all weather and in addition the 84 acres of moorland on which the property is situated is often used as a valuable exercise for freshening a horse up.

 

The yearlings are ridden around this moor as part of their early education and it is great way to teach horses how to carry themselves.

 

There is an indoor school for exercising the horses when the weather is particularly harsh and for breaking horses in and general schooling.

 

There are numerous paddocks for turning horses out during the summer months and it is wonderful to see how well the horses relax if they are turned out on a regular basis, often with a companion so that they can interact with each other in a natural way.

 

January 2008 saw the completion of  our circular one furlong all weather trotting track.  This has proved invaluable for warming up the horses prior to their canter exercise and helps with the early education of the 2 year olds.

 

Our new 2 year old stable complex is a roomy indoor barn fitted with Loddon boxes and is situated at the rear of the yard.