Equestrian.com is the largest online equestrian retailer in the UK, with aspirations of further growth and continued investment in the equestrian community. This successful company has been built by CEO Lorraine Meadowcroft, from humble beginnings, over 20 years ago.
Established in 1992, Equestrian Clearance Warehouse started when Lorraine set up a small tack shop in the old corn merchants attached to her house. Born out of a passion for horses and everything equine, this was a perfect fit to combine pleasure with work. Lorraine’s love of all things horse started when she was young and used to watch the local showjumper ride her horses past her house. Lorraine went on to breed her own showjumping mare, Izzy Wizzy, and competed at a high level. Izzy is still with Lorraine, now at the grand old age of 31, and is teaching her grandchildren to ride
The tack shop was a great success, loved by everyone for being an ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ of equestrian treasures. Although difficult to find in the hills of the Pennines, customers flocked to purchase great quality products and top brands at exceptionally affordable prices. After taking Equestrian Clearance Warehouse on the road, Lorraine soon realised that there was high customer demand, all over the country, for what she was selling. Customers continued to enquire about a mail order service so when e-commerce began to take off Lorraine took the leap to online sales in 2001.
By 2006, Lorraine took the brave move to close the shop and pursue online sales and Equestrian.com was born! The website has grown and grown as more brands have been offered and developments in e-commerce have made reaching more customers possible.
Maple Leaf Stables, founded in 1990, is located in a beautiful valley in Penn Valley, CA. Owned and operated by John and Cathi Mayo, Maple Leaf Stables offers a wide variety of equine services, from boarding and training, to colt starting and riding lessons for novice to advanced riders. Events and clinics are held year round in our four arenas. Cattle are available for cutting practices, beginning cattle work and team penning clinics from March to October. Upcoming events can be found on our events page. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with quality services. Health and safety for you and your animal is our greatest concern. Our qualified staff is always here to help you with your questions and concerns. Our goal is educate our clients in all aspects of western riding, training and equine management. Maple Leaf Stables, A School for Western Riding. Please contact us with any questions you may have.