Lead-rein lesson
30 minutes, ages 4 to 7£32
A helper at the pony's head, the instructor beside them, grooming at the end.
Lesson finder
Find the lesson, then the day.
Two questions: how old the rider is, and what they can do on a horse today. The finder suggests the lesson, its length and price, the weight limit for the horses, and the next day with a place. The first lesson checks the answer.
The lesson finder
Choose the rider's age and what they can do now, and press "Find the lesson". Or read the prices below and ring us.
Prices
Every lesson, priced to the pound.
VAT included. No joining fee, no membership and no block you have to buy. Cancel with 24 hours' notice and you pay nothing.
Children's group
45 minutes, four riders£36
Walk and trot, improvers who canter. The same instructor each week.
Private lesson
30 minutes, one rider£42
Any age and level. Every new rider has one first.
Adult group
60 minutes, four adults£45
Weekday evenings and Sunday mornings, after the beginners' course.
Jumping group
60 minutes, four riders£48
Poles, grids and small courses. Body protectors lent.
Own-horse lesson
45 minutes, your horse£40
Elin or Rhys, the arena and the jumps. Two sharing £30 each.
Everything else
- Adult beginners' course, six privates£255
- Pony day, 9:30am to 3:30pm£85
- Camp week, five pony days£375
- Lead-rein morning in the holidays£50
- Hack, one hour, walk and trot£50
- Hack, two hours, with canters£85
- Guided hack on your own horse£25
- Arena hire, no coach, per hour£15
- Hat and body protector, first three lessonsFree
- Livery exercise, a session£15
- Cancellation with 24 hours' noticeFree
- Cancellation with less noticeFull price
Hats and boots
Six rules at the mounting block, and the reason for each.
Checked every lesson, for every rider, including the instructors. We lend a hat free for your first three lessons and body protectors whenever they are needed.
A hat to the current standard
PAS 015 (2011 or later), VG1 01.040 2014-12, ASTM F1163 (2015 or later) or Snell E2016, with the label inside and no knocks. We lend one free for your first three lessons. A hat that has had a fall is replaced, not kept.
Boots with a heel
Riding boots or jodhpur boots with a smooth sole and a small heel, so the foot cannot slip through the stirrup. No trainers, wellies, walking boots with deep treads or anything with laces that catch.
A body protector when it matters
To BETA 2018 Level 3, for every rider under fourteen in every lesson and for everyone jumping or cantering on a hack. We lend them in every size.
Long trousers and gloves
Jodhpurs, riding tights or stretchy leggings, without big seams on the inside of the knee. Gloves stop the reins rubbing and keep a grip in the rain.
Nothing that dangles
Long hair tied back under the hat, no hoops or dangling earrings, no scarves, and phones in a zipped pocket or left in the car.
Layers, not one big coat
A fitted jacket or fleece that does not flap. The arena is colder than the car park in winter and warmer in summer. Hi-vis tabards are lent for hacks.
The school horses
Who you might ride.
- 11.2hh
Pip
Welsh Section A, grey, 22
Lead rein and the nervous: has not hurried since 2015 and does not intend to start.
- 12.2hh
Bramble
Welsh Section B, bay, 14
Lead rein and first groups: forward, honest, and very good at finding the last carrot.
- 13hh
Dandy
Dartmoor cross, dun, 16
Children's groups and pony days: the first canter for half the children in the Vale.
- 14.2hh
Seren
Connemara, grey, 12
Jumping groups and teenagers: careful, scopey, and honest to a fence.
- 15.2hh
Major
Irish cob, piebald, 15
Adult beginners up to fifteen stone: unflappable, broad and kind.
- 15hh
Molly
Welsh Section D, chestnut, 11
Adult groups and hacking: forward on the tracks, sensible in the arena.
The week
Every lesson slot, and the places.
Twenty-two slots a week, Tuesday to Sunday. Updated by the office every Friday.
| Day | Time | Lesson | Instructor | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:00am | Adult beginner private lesson | Elin | 1 place |
| Tuesday | 3:45pm | Lead-rein lesson | Ffion | 1 place |
| Tuesday | 4:30pm | Children's group lesson | Cerys | 1 place |
| Tuesday | 7:00pm | Adult group lesson | Elin | 1 place |
| Wednesday | 10:00am | Private lesson | Elin | 1 place |
| Wednesday | 4:30pm | Children's group lesson | Rhys | Full, waiting list |
| Wednesday | 5:30pm | Jumping group | Rhys | 1 place |
| Thursday | 3:45pm | Lead-rein lesson | Ffion | Full, waiting list |
| Thursday | 6:00pm | Adult beginner private lesson | Rhys | 1 place |
| Thursday | 7:00pm | Adult group lesson | Rhys | 2 places |
| Friday | 10:00am | Private lesson | Rhys | 1 place |
| Friday | 4:30pm | Children's group lesson | Cerys | 2 places |
| Saturday | 9:00am | Lead-rein lesson | Ffion | 2 places |
| Saturday | 10:00am | Children's group lesson | Elin | Full, waiting list |
| Saturday | 11:00am | Children's group lesson | Cerys | 1 place |
| Saturday | 12:30pm | Private lesson | Cerys | 1 place |
| Saturday | 2:00pm | Jumping group | Elin | Full, waiting list |
| Sunday | 9:00am | Lead-rein lesson | Cerys | 1 place |
| Sunday | 10:00am | Children's group lesson | Rhys | 1 place |
| Sunday | 11:30am | Adult group lesson | Elin | Full, waiting list |
| Sunday | 1:00pm | Adult beginner private lesson | Elin | 1 place |
| Sunday | 2:00pm | Jumping group | Rhys | 2 places |
Find the lesson, then book the first one.
Tell us the rider's age and what they can do now and we suggest the lesson and the next day with a place. Every new rider starts with a private lesson so we can choose the right horse. Or ring Sian in the office.