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Riding Activities

Friars Hill Stables has a myriad of horse riding activities to suit most of its clients wishes.
If you would like to do something and don't see it below then please feel free to ask and we will see what we can do.

Little Own A Pony Days

These generally run in the mornings from 9.30am ‘til noon. Children come along and learn about ponies, by grooming them and learning how to tack up, they also will receive riding tuition. The cost for this event is £20.00 per child and a £10.00 non refundable deposit is required when you book to guarantee your place. The children are asked to wear a long sleeved top and bring along a small snack and a drink.

Ladies Days

Just like Little Own A Pony days but for Grown Ups. These sessions run from 9.30am until 3pm and are a chance for you to get away from it all for a few hours and enjoy the horses. Flatwork, Jumping, Dressage, Hacking and Stable Management. The cost for this is £60.00 and a £30.00 non-refundable deposit is required to book in. Please bring along your lunch and a drink and long sleeves must be worn.

Ride In A Different Country Day

Clients will arrive at the yard at 9.00am and will get their horse groomed, tacked up and ready to travel. After loading your horse onto the wagon, you will then travel to a secret destination and scamper around some fresh countryside, after a few hours, you will return to the wagon, load your horse and travel back to Friars Hill where you will untack and wash off your horse. The cost for this is £50.00 and a £25.00 non refundable deposit is required. You may want to bring along a juice box and a small snack. A maximum of 6 riders on this event.

Hacking/Trekking

Come along and enjoy an escorted hack/trek around some of our beautiful local countryside taking in some spectacular views along the way. All hacks are accompanied by experienced and qualified members of staff and can be either one or two hours in length (depending upon the rider’s experience). Clients must be a minimum of 8 years of age to take part and be competent. For our less experienced riders we can offer you a walk out for an hour or for 30 minutes. The pace of all hacks/treks will be dictated by the ability of the riders and the nature of the terrain.

Summer Camps 2010

Mini Camp 2010 - A three day non-residential camp for children.
Mini Camp begins at 8am and finishes at 6pm on the first two days. However on day three camp will close at approximately 4.30pm. Parents are invited to come along at 3.00pm and see what their children have been doing whilst they have been with us. During the camp children will learn all about ponies, they will have stable management lessons:- learn how to groom, tack up, how to care for their pony and they also will have riding tuition each day. Children should have a good nutritious breakfast at home, we will provide them with a morning and afternoon snack and lunch here at the yard. This year Mini Camp will run from Monday 26th of July through ’til Wednesday 28th July. Those wishing to attend should make enquiries early as this is a popular activity and places fill up very quickly. The cost this year for Mini Camp will be £175.00, of which a £40.00 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place.

Big Camp - A five day residential camp for children (with slight restrictions).
Big Camp 2010 will run from Monday 9th August - Friday 13th August and is open to any children who have previously attended either one of our camps. Those who haven’t attended either camp must do mini camp! The sleeping over night restriction is that those who are Under 10 years of age must have left the premises by 6.30pm, in order that they can return home and get the maximum amount of sleep possible to enable them to do their best. Campers should arrive at around 11.00am on the Monday and erect their tent. All campers should bring lunch with them as there will be no catering until Supper at approximately 6.30pm. A briefing will be held at 1.15 pm and children should be dressed in the correct riding attire. There will be Tack & Turnout inspections most days. Also on offer this year will be a dressage competition, Show Jumping clinics, a Mounted Games demo by a visiting Pony Club, complete with competition - the Visiting Pony Club have also been challenged to a rounders match later on in the day and we may even have some Polo Crosse tuition for you Stable Management lessons and Riding Tuition will be given daily as well as the customary tack cleaning each night. There will of course be the Famous Friars Hill BBQ on the Thursday evening when parents come along and are shown what their children have learned, all parents are expected to bring a side dish or dessert to the BBQ and tickets are available on Monday at a cost of £9.00 per person. Parents are encouraged to come along to Prize Giving at 1.30pm on the Friday. The cost for Big Camp 2010 is £260.00 and a £40.00 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your booking.

Adult Camp - a three day camp for the Grown Ups!
After many requests we have decided to go ahead with our 3 day camp for Adults. This will run from 8.00 am on Monday 19th - Wednesday 21st July 2010. You may if you wish, pitch a tent in the field and do a spot of camping under the stars, however those used to the finer things in life may wish to book a B&B and sleep under cover! Breakfast and a light lunch will be provided here at Friars Hill Stables, evening meals will be at your own expense and taken at a local pub! During this camp, it is hoped you will brush up on your stable management and also your riding skills through Dressage, Show Jumping clinics, Polo Crosse, Gymkhana games and perhaps even a romp out around the local countryside. Camp Attendees will be allocated a horse on the Monday (unless they have their own) and will be required to care for this horse for the duration of camp. The cost for this camp will be £175.00 per person and a £40.00 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place. All monies are due 1 week prior to the commencement of camp.

PAYMENTS:
As we are acutely aware, money is not as plentiful as in previous years. This year we are implementing a new way of paying. When you register for camp, we require a £40.00 non-refundable deposit, at this time we will fill out a payment card and you may pay off as much or as little as you wish at any time. Obviously all camp monies must be fully paid up 1 week prior to that camp beginning, but hopefully it will be more helpful to people to do things this way!

Birthday Parties

Friars Hill Stables can offer you a birthday party with a difference - A Pony Party, this takes the hassle out of thinking of something different to celebrate your child’s special day. The children can come along and ride for up to an hour and then you may have use of our club room upstairs for 30-45 minutes afterwards. Children must be 4 years and above to ride and must have a rider registration form fully filled in. Parties for up to 8 riders will be £100.00 and 9-12 riders will be charged at £130.00.

Dressage Competitions

Friars Hill Stables Dressage competitions take place monthly during the Autumn and Winter months, starting in September with Round One, then October, November, January, February & March. There are two tests to choose from each month and you may compete in either one of the tests or both. Points are accumulated from being placed in each separate test and at the end of the 6 months, trophies will be awarded to the riders with most points in both the Senior & Junior sections. Rosettes are awarded to 1st through 6th place in both Junior and Senior competitions. If you do not have your own horse then you will be allocated one by the Friars Hill Staff.
Click here for the dressage competition entry form.

Show Jumping Competitions

Friars Hill Show Jumping competitions take place monthly at the yard, starting off with Clear Round, followed by 45cm, 55cm, 65cm, 75cm and ending at 85cm, horses and ponies jump together but are judged separately. The Clear Round entry fee is £3.50 and rosettes will be awarded to all clear rounds. Height classes have an entry fee of £7.00 per class. All Friars Hill Show Jumping competitions are pre-entry only and no entries are taken on the day. Anyone Under 16 who is riding a 14.2hh or larger will be judged as a senior, Any adults riding 14.2hh or under are also classed as seniors.
Click here for the jumping competition entry form.