For one horsey family in England, the matter of what to do with a beloved but past-its-prime horse trailer (or horse box to the Brits) seemed like a no-brainer. The Othens, Angie and husband Paul, shipped off the old Rice two-horse to be converted into a bar – yes you heard that correctly – so they could host weddings and other events at their farm, Catherington Equestrian Center and also to hire it out.
The Filly & Fox – before.
All seemed like it was going according to plan until Covid-19 brought the wedding and party business to a grinding halt. But no matter, Angie knew how to pivot, and soon her socially-distanced outdoor Picnic at the Paddock and Party at the Paddock food and drink business was launched despite a raging pandemic. She dubbed the Rice trailer the Filly & Fox and it doubles as a café by day (that’s the picnic part) and a bar by night (that’s the party factor).
“We had to think outside the box, so we set the box up in a paddock,” the mother of three told a local news outlet. “It was fantastically received and is now affectionately known as The Picnic Paddock by day and The Party Paddock by night!”