Children's Horse Riding Camp
Own a pony for the duration of your stay for a fun filled friendly holiday staying on an exclusive, private, Wiltshire Estate! The children stay onsite to the stables in the owner's house and are involved in supervised equestrian activities to fill the day.
Typical Day
Initially, the children will learn how to handle their pony safely including tying-up, leading and grooming. A typical day consists of plenty of riding tuition plus stable care with experienced instruction and adult supervision at all times. Children will ride in small, similar ability groups. Children will be taught stable management and will learn to care for all the needs of their horses and ponies.
7.30 am Wake up call
8.00 am Breakfast
9.00 am Catch in and prepare your ponies for morning lessons
10.00 am First lesson
11.00 am Stable management lecture
12.00 pm Lunch
1.30 pm Prepare you ponies for afternoon riding
2.00 pm Second lesson for beginners
3.00 pm Ride out for more experienced
4.00 pm Tack clean, tidy up and turnout ponies
5.00 pm Dinner
6.30 pm Evening activities start
10.00pm Get ready for bed
10.30pm Lights out (much earlier for our younger guests)
Arrivals and Departures
Arrival between noon and 1 pm on Monday, departures from 12.00 on Friday.
There will be riding and stable care on Monday afternoon and a gymkhana with prizes on the Friday morning.
Price per child is £875
Spring 2024
27 - 31 May - 1 place left
Summer 2024
15 - 19 July 4 places left
22 - 26 July 4 places left
29 July - 02 Aug 3 places left
05 - 09 Aug 3 places left
12 - 16 Aug 4 places left
19 - 23 Aug 1 place left
If the camp you wanted is full please enquire as we can operate a waiting list.
Other dates including June are available at our other unaccompanied kids camp which is run in Scotland
Review by 9 year old!
It was really fun staying up till 9 pm and watching some movies. It was really hard doing the yard jobs - the water is so heavy and there’s a lot of straw but it was great doing all those things for Rosie my pony. It was fun going out before bed. It was brilliant sleeping all together in a room with bunk beds I had so much fun and made new friends. The food was delicious and you got to choose so don’t worry about there being things you don’t like. I definitely want to go again next year.
Brilliant Horse Camp Holiday
My daughter spent a great week here on her own having riding lessons, hacking out, pony games, mucking out and yard cleaning. The staff and other girls are friendly and the food is good - she never got hungry. The sleeping and washing facilities are good and clean. See you next year.
Other dates including June are available at our other unaccompanied kids camp which is run in Scotland
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We inspect all the horses and ponies on our horse riding holidays on a regular basis to ensure the best quality riding holiday for you. Please remember the instructors decision is final with regards to your level of riding and programmes will be adapted to ensure safety at all times.
For tips regarding your holiday such as what to wear and riding ability, please visit the Travel Tips page.
We have a large range of holidays to suit a range of riding abilities. Please see here for more information.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.