"From the moment we arrived we felt a warm welcome! This was a beautiful site with a well thought out grouping of the participants according to their ages. My daughter felt welcome and at home sharing a delightful group of girls. Unfortunately she was very sick on the first night but I can’t speak highly enough of Angie who sat with her the entire night to make sure she was ok and did all she could to make her comfortable until I arrived. My daughter was devastated not to stay as she had enjoyed the brief time at the camp so much. We are so grateful for Angie's compassion and kindness this really was a home from home and the fun and caring atmosphere was just what we were looking for. The ponies were kept right on site and there were lessons and hacks planned had my daughter been able to stay - I can’t recommend the camp highly enough"
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 then evening activities
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.
Spring 2025
26 - 30 May - FULL
Summer 2025
16 - 20 June - 4 places left
21-25 June - 4 places left
14 - 18 July - 4 places left
21 - 25 July - 4 places left
28 July - 01 Aug - 1 places left
04 - 08 Aug - 4 places left
11 - 15 Aug - 2 places left
18 - 22 Aug - 3 places left
Price per child is £875
If the camp you wanted is full please enquire as we can operate a waiting list.
Customer reviews:
"I wasn’t sure where to leave a review but just wanted to let you know what an amazing time my daughter Arabella had at pony camp in Wiltshire. We booked it not really knowing what to expect and WOW it blew our expectations out of the water! My daughter has come home so full of knowledge and excitement when speaking about the time she had with Angie. All the girls said they had the best time and the food was ‘world class’ apparently, according to my daughter. Angie even kindly let them choose the meals they had. The girls all looked happily exhausted when it was time to collect having been so busy with the horses and having girly film nights, none of them wanted to leave! That’s not like my child but she has never had so much fun and can’t wait to go back. Please keep us informed of anymore coming up.
Please pass on to Angie how thankful we are that our daughter had such a wonderful time. We’ve told everyone about it so I would expect lots of bookings from their school.
Thanks again."
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."
"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 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.