yard, stable ‘n’ paddock Make hay while the sun shines!


With the treble themes of horse power, agricultural heritage and education, the fourth BHS Scotland working horse day took place in blazing Perthshire sunshine in early October with eighteen different rigs and over 200 members of the public attending.


The packed timetable covered field work; ploughing, carting, harrowing, horse logging, work for individual ponies - including deer saddles for the Highlands and peat carrying creels for the Eriskay pony - showing, turnout and care.


The most popular feature demonstration was hay making by heavy horses from Dave and Robert Nelson, Benny Duncan and Ross Kinnaird, along with all their helpers. They used hay mowers, turners, kickers and rake, all put through their paces alongside a Tumblin Tam which brought hay to the handmade stack. The climax of the hay-making theme was the operation of a pike or ruck maker by Bill Allan, who had brought it all the way from Silloth in Cumbria to use in conjunction with a green crop loader behind Benny Duncan’s pair of Clydesdales.


BHS Scotland Director Helene Arena levellers from family run business


Mayfield Engineering is a family run business located near Bristol manufacturing all equipment onsite. The business manufactures a range of arena levellers for all surface types at competitive prices. All are simple and practical to use and can be used with quads, 4WD’s, tractors or compact tractors. The range of arena levellers make light work of maintaining a level riding surface.


For larger arenas with high use, the most suitable model is the


Mayfield Engineering Super Leveller, which is designed with 3 rows of cultivator tines to harrow the surface with a large diameter 16 bar crumble roller at the rear of the machine to level and finish off.


Alan Tizzard, proprietor, explains about the unique levelling system which has been developed; “With the Super Leveller, which is ideal for larger arenas, the advantage of the 16 bar crumble roller is that it pushes the fibre back


into the surface to prevent it from lifting out. The heavy duty trailer wheels are also ideal for manoeuvring the leveller outside of the arena and it also keeps the tines at the correct level, which in addition, can be precisely controlled for depth with two adjusting handles”.


Prices for the towing Super Leveller start at £1,300 for the 5ft model and £1,530 for the 6ft model. It is also available with a 3-point linkage for tractors.


Mayfield Engineering has supplied Mark Todd Eventing, The National Stud, Bigland Hall Equestrian, Cotton Equestrian and riding centres including Millfield Equestrian Centre, Mount Mascal Stables and RDA Centres including the Conquest Riding Centre and Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled.


For more information contact Alan Tizzard on 01225 891014 or visit www.mayfield- engineering.co.uk


www.mayfield-engineering.co.uk


Mauchlen said; “BHS Scotland is indebted to all the performers including Robert Sibbald and team, Ruaridh Ormiston, Helena Macdonald, Maggie


Operating a hay pike (or ruck) maker, demonstrated by Bill Allen from Cumbria, in conjunction with a green crop loader behind Benny Duncan’s pair of Clydesdales


Macrae, Mary McGillivray, Janice Kirkpatrick, Jen Roy and Andrew Whitaker for bringing their amazing working horses and ponies, their machines and


their harness. The legendary BHS Scotland tearoom did a roaring trade in the traditional Scottish fare of soup and stovies.”


ARENA LEVELLERS 5’ & 6’ wide for fibre, wax and sand/


rubber surfaces Prices from £650


SUPER ARENA LEVELLERS 6’ - 8’ wide for large/professional arenas


and gallops Prices from £1,250


All available in tractor mounted or towing models. Yard scrapers also available from £360. Prices exc. VAT & Delivery Call 01225 891014


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