Childrens Riding Camp in North York Moors

Childrens' Camp North Yorkshire

If you are looking for something a little different for your child to do over the summer holidays, then look no further! Our riding centre is located in the heart of the North York Moors National Park. This is an onsite residential holiday suitable for young riders, up to the age of 16 - pony mad beginners or those wanting to build confidence. Nestled in beautiful countryside with plenty of well behaved ponies, our riding centre has miles of off road riding on bridleways and forest tracks for children to experience from horse back.

This is a fun filled and varied week with for your youngsters which will help them to improve their confidence around horses whilst having to look after their pony for the week.

Up to 4 hours of riding a day
Lessons in stable management which include handling your pony, grooming, plaiting, bathing, and tacking up.
Full day ride with a stop off for lunch (pocket money for cake and lunch needed)
Fun, interactive games – on and off ponies
A Tack and Turnout competition which provides motivation to get into that healthy-competitive mood!
A show morning which allows kids to show off skills they’ve learnt during the week with rosettes.
Sleeping in the farmhouse in girls and boys dorm rooms
All meals homecooked
BBQ and Games night

Drop off Monday 12 midday to collection Friday 2.30pm

Sample Itinerary

Monday

Drop off children at the farmhouse between 11.00 & 12.00. We spend some time getting to know our young riders and spend some time with parents or guardians before you head home.

12.00 lunch, meet and greet the horses and staff and go through the weeks plans plus house and yard rules and a safety briefing

Afternoon meet the ponies, learn to groom and riding assessment

4.00 afternoon tea, structured tack cleaning, free time, evening meal

9.00 – drink, biscuit & bed

Tuesday

8-8.30 - Breakfast

9-10 – grooming, tacking up

10-12 – riding

12-1 – lunch, free time

Afternoon - grooming, tacking up riding/show practise, mounted,

4.00 afternoon tea, tack cleaning, free time, evening meal.

Tonight, weather permitting, we will do the much loved 'River Run'! Pack old clothes and trainers to splash about in our local brook.

9.00 – drink, biscuit & bed

Wednesday

8-8.30 - Breakfast

9-10 – grooming, tacking up

10-12 – riding

12-1 – lunch, freetime

Afternoon - stable management – teamwork for show prep, learning how to turn out a horse to show standard, practise plaiting, washing tails

4.00 afternoon tea followed by tack cleaning, free time, evening meal and weather permitting a river run.

9.00 – drink, biscuit & bed

Thursday

8-8.30 - Breakfast

9-10 – grooming, tacking up

10-4 – DAY RIDE with a lunch stop

4.00 - afternoon tea followed by BBQ & Games night

9.00 – drink, biscuit & bed

Friday

8-8.30 - Breakfast

9-12 – grooming, show prep & SHOW TIME

12.00 Lunch & Pack up & Prize Giving

2.30 Collection

Suitable for Ages 8 - 16

Beginners and Experienced Riders

These camps have been successfully run over the past few years, dramatically improving many children's riding skills but please note there is no arena and lessons are carried out in the surrounding paddocks and while out hacking.