About Us

The Show team is based in a quiet hamlet in rural Shropshire. With the M6 easily accessible, it is the perfect base in the Heart of England for reaching both southern and northern shows.

The yard itself comprises 2 main American style barns, one stabling 18 and the second housing 14 large 14x14ft boxes. All boxes have automatic water systems and each stable block has its own tack room.

Julie and Fiona moved to Long Barn Stables at the beginning of 2007 and work has been ongoing ever since. 3 turnout paddocks with post and rail fencing have been created and there is a 20 x 60 outdoor floodlit menage with a Track Right surface.

Having secured the ponies in 5 star accomodation and converted the yard into a top class showing facility, the next phase of work is to renovate the old milking barn into a large house, with annexed accomodation for clients and friends when visting. This however may take longer than a year!

 Julie Templeton

Julies name is synonymous with the showing world, however she has long been involved in the equestrian industry, starting in an eventing yard at 16, she then worked her way through the teaching and competition ranks. Gaining her BHS Intermediate Instructors exam at 20 years old, she then began producing ponies and training their riders for top level competition in the show ring. When time permits Julie also judges nationally and internationally.

Julie is a BHS / BSPS accreditated trainer. Long Barn Stables - their showing yard in Shropshire became one of the first Accreditated Showing yards in Britain in 2007.

Success

On 3 separate occasions Julie has taken the Pony of the Year accolade at HOYS with ponies she has produced, the 14.2 Gaylord of Keston won in 1986, the 13.2 Trelawn Playboy took the title in 1996  and the 12.2 Colbeach Salaman won in 2004. However Julie also took the Reserve Pony of the Year title on a further 3 occasions. She has had much success in the 'mini' classes with results too numerous to name but highlights include- Winning the first ever Show Pony Lead Rein class at Horse of the Year Show with Roseisle Bridesmaid in 1992. Since then she has won this class a staggering 5 times, been Champion on 3 occasions and Reserve Champion 4 times. Following on from this Julie also won the first ever mini Mountain and Moorland Championship at HOYS in 1998. In 2006 Julie produced Waxwing Paintbox to take the double Champion titles at HOYS and the Royal International in the Mountain and Moorland section.

Most recently the team qualified 23 ponies for the Horse of the Year show 2007 and then went onto win the 12.2 Show Pony section, 13h Show Hunter pony section and take the Hunter Pony of the Year title with Yealand Angelina, a title Julie had never won before despite her numerous HOYS successes.

Click here to view the Gallery of Previous Winners

 Fiona Wallace

 Julie's business partner Fiona, comes from a different background, although also has had a long term involvement with horses and ponies. After leaving school Fiona went to university and qualified as a primary school teacher. Fiona then began specialising in working with children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural difficulties, eventually going onto run this service in South Lanarkshire in Scotland.

It was however her goddaughter Caitlin Galbraith who began Fionas interest into the show world. Julie began producing Caitlins ponies for Fiona in 2003. In 2007, Long Barn Stables was found and they went into business. Fiona deals with the day to day running of the yard and all the office related work which allows Julie to remain hands on with the horses, ponies and riders onthe team.