Life Skills and Hobbies

This course allows new riders to master the basic aides and commands such as walking, stopping, turning and trotting - as the week progresses we would hope to introduce fun pole exercises and where possible, encourage individuals to ride alone if they feel comfortable.

For improvers, the aim is to refresh knowledge and confidence and refine skills - it may have been a while since you were last in the saddle and you may wish to ease back into it. For those more experienced riders, this course can hone and improve technique working on lateral movements, trot work and canter.

What you will need:

• Riders cannot ride in shorts or skirts.
• Head scarves, head bands, hair grips and pony tails will all need to come out as riding helmets need to sit firmly against the skull.
• All Personal Protective Equipment is provided in terms of footwear and riding hats. If you have your own hat that is really helpful, but do be aware helmets bought outside of the UK may not be of current UK safety standard - if this is the case you will need to wear one of our own riding hats.
• Gloves are recommended - we do not provide these but you can buy them on site.
• It may be hot so sun cream is a good idea.
• Headphones are not allowed to be worn.
• Riding requires a level of fitness and for riders to keep hydrated, we have a shop on-site with cold drinks and snacks.
• Body protectors are mandatory for show jumping; we carry a limited range of sizes which you can use.

Maximum clothed weight of 13st (82kg) (the center will weigh all candidates)

As the Riding School is 40 minutes away via minibus, there will be an early departure of 1.30pm each day (except for Mondays) to allow you to get the most out of this course. The minibus cannot wait for any late arrivals.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT A GOOD LEVEL OF ENGLISH IS REQUIRED FOR THIS COURSE.