Marlon CST Heatguard cuts electricity bills at Glenpatrick Sport Horses, a competition yard based in Templepatrick, County Antrim, run by Britt Megahey. Established in 2014, the yard produces young sport horses for showjumping and racing careers, and also operates a second site in Belgium — but it’s the Co. Antrim premises that has been fitted with the Heatguard polycarbonate roofing.
Before the installation, Britt says the lighting bill for the stable was a real running cost — the building relied heavily on artificial light through the day, even in summer. Switching to Heatguard’s daylight-transmitting roof sheets changed that.
“We’ve noticed a massive difference in our electricity bills, because during the day now we don’t need to put the lights on. The natural light coming through the roof is brilliant.”
Electricity Savings for an Equestrian Competition Yard
Beyond the lighting savings, Britt also points to the effect on the horses themselves. Sport horses bred and trained for showjumping and racing are worked and stabled for long periods indoors, and yard conditions — light, ventilation, temperature — directly affect their wellbeing and performance. A dim, artificially-lit stable makes for a duller, harder environment to work a young horse in day after day; a naturally bright one is calmer for the horses and easier for the yard team to manage.
Independent coverage of the installation backs this up, reporting the same drop in electricity costs alongside improved horse wellbeing and performance following the switch.
The Co. Antrim yard’s roofing has now been in place through a full changing British and Irish climate cycle, and continues to perform as expected — proof that Heatguard’s benefits hold up under real, working-yard conditions, not just in a one-off before-and-after comparison.
