This October Half Term, visit Ride High Equestrian Centre for plenty of pony-fuelled fun!
With 3 Pony & Activities Camp Days, (including a Hallowe’en themed day), a Led Hack and a Tots’ Pony Hour, there’s lots to choose from for children who are new to horse riding. If your child is thinking about starting regular riding lessons, then our Learn to Ride & Care session is ideal as it includes an assessment riding lesson, which is required before children can join our group riding lessons. For our graded riders, we’re heading out on two hacks, there’s an Introduction to Dressage, and Gridwork Jumping lessons. as well as our Horsemastership programme, where we’ll be looking at Colours & Markings.
Full schedule | How to Book | Please be aware that bookings close 48 hours before session start time.
Monday 26 October: 10.00 am – 11.00 am
Age 3 – 6 years | £38
In this fun session for smaller children, we will go out on a Led Hack for half an hour and spend half an hour getting hands-on grooming and decorating the ponies. In this session children will have fun outside, learn new skills and gain confidence around horses.
Children should be accompanied by a maximum of 2 adults (no siblings or pushchairs please).
This activity is ideal for younger children who would like to try a pony ride and meet our friendly ponies.
How to book
Monday 26 October: 11.15 am – 11.45 am
Age 3 – 14 years | £33
Meet our friendly ponies and join us for a gentle Led Hack through Loughton.
This activity is suitable for beginners and parents are welcome to join us for the walk, but please, NO PUSHCHAIRS or siblings walking alongside for safety reasons.
How to book
Monday 26 October: 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Age: 5 – 12 years | £45
In this session children will enjoy a 30-minute group assessment riding lesson and spend the remaining time learning how to care for the ponies. Learn to Ride & Care is ideal for children who would like to begin regular riding lessons with us.
This activity is exclusively for children who are new to horse riding and are currently ungraded.
Tuesday 27 October | Wednesday 28 October
10.00 am – 3.30 pm | Age: 5 – 12 years | £60
Join us for a Holiday Club with a difference!
Children will have a full, fun-packed day at the Equestrian Centre – with a range of activities to get them active and making friends. They’ll also be getting very hands-on with our friendly ponies, learning about grooming, feeding and mucking out, as well as enjoying a pony ride and decorating the ponies with chalks and accessories!
This activity is suitable for children who have never ridden as well as children who can already ride.
Please note, children must be left for this session (parents cannot wait onsite) and children must bring a packed lunch and named water bottle with them.
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Friday 30 October
10.00 am – 3.30 pm | Age: 5 – 12 years | £65
👻This October we have a Hallowe’en themed Pony & Activities Camp on Friday 30th:
🦇Activities will have a Hallowe’en theme and every child will enjoy a pony ride along our Trick or Treat Trail.
🕷️This activity is suitable for children who have never ridden as well as children who can already ride.
🎃 Please note, children must be left for this session (parents cannot wait onsite) and children must bring a packed lunch and named water bottle with them.
Please book via ECPro.
L5 & L6 Hack:
Sunday 25 October | 9.30 am – 10.30 am | L5 – L6 | £40
This hack will include walk and trot and canter (ground and weather permitting). This hack is open to riders who already have regular lessons with us and are graded L5 and over. All riders must be happy to canter.
L3 (Outdoor) & L4 Hack
Sunday 25 October | 10.30 am – 11.30 am | L3 (Outdoor) and L4 | £40
This hack will include walk, trot and probably a canter (ground and weather permitting). This hack is open to riders who already have regular lessons with us and are graded L3 – L4. All riders must be happy to canter.
Thursday 29 October | £45
L3 (Outdoor): 9.30 am – 10.30 am
L4: 10.30 am – 11.30 am
L5 / L6: 11.30 am – 12.30 pm
In our Gridwork jumping classes we will be focussing on feeling and counting strides between jumps, whilst maintaining impulsion and energy over fences. Gridwork helps to improve your consistency and accuracy whilst jumping, which in turn builds confidence when facing a course of jumps.
This activity is exclusively for riders who are graded and as class numbers are limited, please book early to avoid disappointment!
Thursday 29 October | £40
L4 – L6: 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
This activity will cover the basics of dressage, including learning how to ride an Introductory dressage test. This session is exclusively for riders who are graded.
Colours & Markings: Friday 30 October | 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm
We’ll be learning how to correctly describe equine colours and markings, and when we might need to use those terms.
This activity is exclusively for riders who are graded.
Please click here for more information and prices.
(Yellow activities are open to all, blue activities are for current, graded clients only)
Please observe our Site Rules:
To book activities please use our online booking system EC Pro. Please note that in order to use the system you first need to register your details.
Here’s what you need to do:
1. Visit https://ride-high.ecpro.co.uk/
2. Register by completing your account details
3. Verify your email by clicking the automated link sent to you by email (check your spam if you don’t receive instantly)
4. Login with your email and password details
5. Add riders to your account by following the instructions to click on the link to rider registration
6. Rider Registration must be completed with up-to-date details of each rider (including height and weight) so we can provide the most suitable pony
7. Submit your rider registration details by clicking the submit button
8. You can add more riders under the same account if you need to.
Once you have registered you can then download the EC Pro app from your app store or access EC Pro via your web browser. Just search EC Pro and then log in with your email address and password.
You can find Holiday Activities in EC Pro under: book a lesson>group lesson> then look up the date the activity is on to view and book it.
Cancellation:
We ask for 48 hours notice for a cancellation. Otherwise the full fee will be payable.
If you need any assistance booking please contact Reception on 01908 666434 or email admin@ridehighequestriancentre.co.uk.
