News

New Forthcoming Events - Click each link for full details!

New details:

Own-a-Pony Day ~ Junior Own-a-Pony Day

Clear-Round Jumping Day ~ Gymkhana Games

Summer Children's Club ~ Pony Club Badges

Family Riding Lessons ~ Birthday Parties

Bank Holiday Breakfast Ride

Evening Hacks

Make the most of our Summer evenings and book a hack around our beautiful village. £25 for 1hr or £35 for 2hr.

Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evenings during August.

Children's lessons

Additional Children’s lessons available on Wednesday 28th July & Wednesday 25th August from 2.00p.m.

Clenches Club

Last club before summer break will be Tuesday 20th July returning on 7th September

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SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2010

WELCOME

Welcome to our Summer Newsletter.

With the daytime temperatures high and overnight becoming quite cold we are constantly putting rugs on and off the horses. Most of them have their full Summer coat through now and would feel the cold overnight.

Another licensed year over and we have just this past week successfully gained our 2010/11 licence.  We were also visited by our insurers this year and expect the ABRS round soon.

Our neighbouring farmers seem to be constantly spraying the crops and with the winter barley starting to change colour it’s a reminder that harvest is just around the corner.  We have been busy with our own grass harvest and have invested in equipment so we can make our own haylege.  So far we have 140'ish bales done and are planning to cut the next 10 acres this weekend, weather permitting.

Our new storage building allows us to house the hay making equipment including the tractors in the dry and protect them over the Winter months.

THE HORSES

Rocky continues to struggle with his lameness, some days he appears perfectly sound and others very much lame.  He didn’t go through this years inspection and some specialist treatment is now being organised for him starting with Xrays.

Nelly has now completed her training and is very popular with our disabled groups.  You will soon see her joining more main line lessons.

Little Mickey joined us a few weeks ago and has started his re-schooling.  He has had our Chiropractor look at him, had his hooves trimmed and tidied, wormed, vaccinated and had a new saddle fitted.  Georgina and Lucy are working him and so far he is taking it all in his stride.

Jade has returned to full work after having some time off following slipping when we had all the snow and Phoenix has just had his first birthday.

Own-a-Pony days

Friday 30th July, 6th & 20th August & 3rd September 9.30am – 5.00pm, £60

Book your favourite four legged friend for the whole day. The day includes two hours of riding and experience in looking after a horse.

Special Voucher offer -

*** Book two or more Own-A-Pony days and receive

a half price group lesson voucher ***

Both bookings must be for the same rider and booked together in advance with deposits. Voucher will be given to the rider on completion of the second Own-A-Pony day and is non-transferable. Voucher will be valid until 30th September 2010

Clear round jumping afternoon

Wednesday 4th & 18th August 2.00pm class & 3.00pm class

Put your jumping skills to the test over a course of fences. Rosettes for every clear round achieved. Riders should have some experience of jumping before taking part.

Gymkhana Afternoon

Fun and games on horseback, race against your friends and fellow riders.

Wednesday 11th August, 2.00pm – 3.30pm, £15

Junior Own-a-Pony

Monday 26th July & Wednesday 1st September 9.30am – 12.30pm, £35

Aimed at our younger riders. Choose your favourite pony for the morning and we will help you to get them ready for an hours riding session and give you some stable management skills along the way. No need for packed lunch, just a mid morning snack and a drink and suitable clothing for the weather.

Hacks

Hacks , forest rides and beach rides can be arranged over the summer school break.

There may be disruption to Friday evening lessons depending on numbers on the Own-a-Pony days. We will add this to the notice board if necessary.

Please see the notice board for more information on all activities.

Summer Children's Club ***NEW***

Tuesday 27th July, 3rd & 17th, 24th & 31st August, 6.00pm – 7.30pm @ £15

Our Summer Childrens Club will run in a similar routine to our normal Tuesday Clenches club offering a ¾ hour riding lesson and a ¾ hour stable management session.

Come and enjoy a Summer’s evening riding lesson and then practice some of your stable skills.

Pony Club Badges

In addition to Saturday Pony Club we have planned three 2 hour sessions for Pony Club members to complete or just practice some badges.

Please see notice board for more information.

Evening Hacks

Make the most of our Summer evenings and book a hack around our beautiful village. £25 for 1hr or £35 for 2hr.

Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evenings during August.

Bank Holiday Breakfast Ride

We have again teamed up with Rocklands White Hart to offer an early morning ride followed by a full English brekkie on August Bank Holiday Monday (3oth).

Excellent fun last year, lets make it even better this year!

Please see notice board for more information.

Clenches Club

Last Clenches club will be Tuesday 20th July, returning 7th Sept.

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