Isla Kellaway

thank you to the insanely talented @buffbytes @buffs.creative for these beautiful photos of Lottie and I (and Brie ofc) 💜 Go check her out because she is brilliant 🤩

🌟SOLD 🌟 Sunny is a 14.2hh, 5-year-old forwards thinking gelding who has been carefully and correctly produced over the past year by a competent 17-year-old rider. He has been brought on slowly with a thoughtful approach and is thriving in his work — showing real promise for the future with the right rider.🏡 He hacks out confidently both alone and in company, and has experience out hunting as well as XC schooling. Sunny has tackled a variety of obstacles including ditches, walls, and water with no fuss. He’s happily jumping a full course of coloured fences and is currently competing at 70cm, whilst jumping at about 80-90cm at home, showing the scope to go much higher. He’s a snaffle-mouthed ride for all disciplines. He thrives out hunting, absolutely loving every moment of it and has hunted with both the field in large groups and at the front with gun carriers and red coats. Sunny doesn’t get hot when jumping and keeps a bright and forward’s attitude into every moment you spend in the saddle. Sunny hasn’t just been ridden by a 17 year old — he’s also been ridden by a 9 year old girl who is a livery at the yard, as well as by a complete novice who needed a safe and reliable pony for a day’s hack. Good to shoe, worm, catch etc and loads and travels perfectly. Sunny is not a novice pony. He is absolutely amazing but takes confidence from his rider as he is only still 5. Rest assured, he will never shy from a challenge, and his pony defiantly suits the stamp of ‘the best is yet to come’ (and is incredibly cuddly too) This sale is heartbreaking as it is the first pony i’ve ever broken in and produced by myself so please, no time wasters. I want the absolute best home possible for this boy, he truly is one in a million. Please Pm if you are interested 🤍 Based in North Devon #ponyforsale #horsesforsaleuk #ponyofinstagram #pony #forsale

Sunny’s first time going cross country and he was absolutely amazing 🩷

Best girl today 🥰 the takeaway from today is that Dee has 2 personalities 🤣 In the 90 she was definitely a bit over excited, this being her first proper competition since hickstead back in may, She got in the arena and all but exploded! I was actually praying i wouldn’t fly off the side when we turned the corner! Anyways, made it out with 4th and yk.. alive, although did nearly collapse of exhaustion afterwards! The 105 was AWESOME!!! Miss Dawn was absolutely bossing it, she was together and listened to me the whole way around!! (did have one very unlucky pole though) Round ended with us coming in second due to the pole! She was definitely amazing though and i’m so incredibly glad we are back on our feet 🤍

1 year with my girl 💞 i’m gunna start this by saying if you watch the whole thing well done🤣 anyways, About a year ago, I had this Dunn horse called Bella who i was in love with… Bella meant the world to me but didn’t enjoy jumping the way i did. she loved hacks and hunting.. just not the jumping. at least not with me. it almost entirely wrecked my love for riding. After a year of trying to work together, we went up to Hickstead and were eliminated. although Bella was a lovely horse, that was the moment, although it broke my heart a little, i knew we weren’t the right partnership and if we both were to be happy, then we would have to sell her. Only a day after Hickstead, we went to view this horse which was doing Tet and i couldn’t stop laughing the whole time riding her. There and then, seeing me so happy, my mum decided to buy Dee. My start with her was rocky, I was slightly terrified of her and would come back from most hacks in tears as I didn’t know how to ride her at all! Our partnership however was slowly growing.. yet she still didn’t trust me at all and i was still heartbroken over Bella. We eventually however, found a sort of mutual understanding that we were now a team.. and that built our foundation for everything. I started to spend more time with Dee as Autumn approached and realised that slowly, i was falling in love with this horse. And then it happened.. I went through a breakup that sent me into a spiral i thought i would be forever stuck in. Through the heartbreak, i found comfort in my horse and would spend time just sat on her stable floor for hours. As we progressed, i realised that i was slowly becoming happier and it was all thanks to Dee. We were finally clicking and over the next few months, the horse i once didn’t like.. became my best friend and pulled me out of one of my darkest moments i’ve gone through Now, a year on from when we brought her, this horse is my everything! I love her with all my heart and soul. she brought back my spark with not only riding but also my mindset and my smile. Thank you for everything Dee bug, i love you more than words can comprehend and i can’t wait to see what our future brings

Mr Pagen making 1m look like 30cm! 💞 This beautiful boy’s owner Jackie had a bit of a fall off him and it unfortunately knocked her confidence slightly, she is an incredible rider and just needed the confirmation that Pagen was going to be okay and handle jumping well again! she asked @shelleyalexander for a bit of help and Shelley very kindly decided to let me ride him for Jackie. it took us a second to get the hang of each other but once we got past the getting used to each other, he was an absolute angel and a pleasure to ride! Thank you so much to Jackie for letting me ride your beautiful boy and i hope i have helped you a bit, you are an incredible rider and once you’re back, you will be better than ever 🤍

Watersvalley Dawn in the 100 at Bicton collage the other week 😍 (forgot to post this!) I love this horse so much it’s unreal! she is such a star. the 90cm didn’t quite go to plan and was all a bit of a muddle due to timing issues and everything else but we made it through with about 8 faults which was incredible! then the 100 was a lot better prepared for and Dee absolutely smashed it! she is absolutely incredible and i couldn’t ask for a better horse 💞

this horse has my heart🤍 Today we did the 90 and 100cm at KSEC and Dee was absolutely perfect! there isn’t even any words to describe how proud of her i am! The 90cm team came 5th and unfortunately Dee and I were just a bit too slow to get individually placed… She definitely made up for that in the 1m though! We both put our complete all into that round and it 100% paid off as we managed to win the meter! i love this horse more than words can even explain 💞 (had to cut the end bit short due to mums scream when she heard the commentator!!)

todays lesson 🥰 love this horse so much!

who even need stirrups tho? Dee is actually amazing! 90cm we went clear and team came 2nd, qualifying for champs up at Addington, The metre tho… Gosh! Third jump in, we completely messed up our striding, (didn’t add that in the video) and i ended up losing both stirrups! Instead of doing the normal thing and just slowing down to get them back, i carried on going and finished all 12 fences with a clear and no stirrups for over 3/4 of the jumps!! and managed to get 5th individual!! so incredibly proud of this horse, i love her absolutely millions! can’t wait to see what the future holds for us 🩵

Today was just a bit umm… wow. Bobs, you were one of the best hello’s in life but that also means you were one of the hardest goodbyes. I never really thought this would happen but bobs has officially gone to his new girl, Tamzin as of today. It was so difficult letting him go but I know it is for the best and she is absolutely in love with him already. Over the past few years this pony has been well… everything. He’s just always been there. He’s awesome and cool and just amazing. I will see him all the time and I know that but I’m still going to miss him millions so I guess this is it. Goodbye bobs, we will all miss you and we will all love you forever. Miss you millions my boy xx

First competition on Dee today. She is so honest it’s unreal. I struggled a bit in the 85 with the speed as she is nothing like I’m used to but the 95 felt so much better. Was slightly terrified before hand though that I would end up on the floor ahah Luckily she is a gorgeous horse and has so much of a beautiful personality it’s unreal. She’s also a bit of a banana at times but it just makes her fun 🥰