Clubs Courses and Challenge Awards

Clubs run throughout term time at the Riding School as follows:

Children:

Tuesday Progressive Riding Test Course

8 week riding and stable management courses working towards junior British Horse Society Progressive Riding Tests. Two hours weekly - generally one hour stable management and one hour riding (sometimes changes with weather conditions!) Learn all aspects of horse care following the progressive riding test riding and care syllabus. Any level of rider (and stable management level) welcome - groups split according to ability.

Age range - 5 - 14 years

Regular day / times - Tuesdays 4pm - 6pm - 8 week course - see our Course and Lesson Timetable- click here

Saturday Pony Club 

8 week riding and stable management courses - Two hours weekly - generally one hour stable management and one hours riding - a mixture of lessons, hacks and half and half (half hour lesson, half hour ride out). Stable management will cover most aspects of horse care and will vary weekly. 

Any level of rider (and stable management level) welcome - groups split according to ability.

Age range - 5 - 14 years

Regular day / Times - Saturdays 11am - 1pm 8 week course - see our Course and Lesson Timetable- click here

Friday After School Mini Pony Club 

10 week term time riding and stable management courses - 1.5 hours weekly - alternating between one week stable management and one week riding - a mixture of lesson, hack and half and half. Riding / stable management is followed by a relaxing Hot Chocolate in the Oak Lodge Cafe. A relaxed and fun club.

Any level of rider (and stable management level) welcome - groups split according to ability.

Age range - 4 - 13 years

Regular day / Times - Fridays 4.30 - 6pm 10 week course - see our Course and Lesson Timetable- click here

Sunday Kids Club 

Weekly pay as you go club. One hour riding, one hour stable management. Weekly bookings taking in advance.

Age range - 4 - 13 years

see our Course and Lesson Timetable- click here

Evening Saddle Clubs 

12 week term time evening riding and stable management courses. A relaxed and fun club for those who really want to improve their riding.

Age range - 7 - 16 years. Different levels of experience on different evenings - please see online booking for levels of experience and dates.

Regular day / Times - Two separate clubs run on a Wednesday and Friday

Adults:

Take Back The Reins 

A ten week term time course geared towards getting adults back in the saddle. A very relaxed course. We will identify your objectives as a group - whether its to just get back in the saddle and go back to basics, hack out, or to learn the more refined flatwork movements. You can work towards your goals in a relaxed atmosphere of a course where you get the chance to prepare your own horse and have a coffee and a chat in your group afterwards.

Age range - 16 years and over - all levels of experience welcome but some basic riding experience (even if in the past!) an advantage.

see our Course and Lesson Timetable- click here

Adult Saddle Club 

A twelve week term time course for the more experienced adult wishing to improve their riding. Predominantly concentrating on flat work.

Age range - 16 years and over - riders must be at least canter level and should be able to tack up their own horse (help given if necessary) and have basic horse care knowledge

see our Course and Lesson Timetable- click here

British Horse Society Challenge Awards

These New awards cover everything from Handling your horse, owning your own pony - to riding out safely and riding on the flat or jump. They are for anyone who wants to improve their horse knowledge or their riding skills, it doesn’t matter what previous experience they have with horses, or if they are a complete beginner.

Bite size awards in Bronze Silver and Gold can be worked towards at your own pace and level on an individual basis - either doing the whole range of awards at your level - or just selecting those areas you are really interested in. Assessments are done as a continuous process and the assessment process is less formal than the Stage examinations. We will also be running clubs to gain the challenge awards - keep an eye on our online bookings page and news pages for info on when the courses will run.

Holiday Clubs 

We run a comprehensive holiday programme during all half terms, Easter, Summer and Christmas Holidays - please see Holiday programmes / Special and Seasonal Events page for details.