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Group Lessons
To download a description of what is included at each level please click here.
Private Lessons
Our private lessons are suitable for 7+ years of age. However, we can provide lessons for younger riders.
Private lessons can cover flat work, jumping or a lunge lesson. For those who ride regularly on group lessons they’re an excellent way to focus on a specific element of your riding.
Private lessons are very intensive and it may be necessary to incorporate short breaks for our very young riders to allow their muscles and brains to recover!
Within these short breaks the instructor may re-cap on the lesson- riders may learn about the points of the house, parts of the tack or maybe practice mounting and dismounting before the lesson continues.
Private lessons are available at the following times:
- Indoor arena- weekdays, some evening slots are available,
- Outdoor arena- weekends slots are available
Semi Private lessons for 2 -4 people are also available in the indoor arena.
Birthday Parties
Birthday parties are perfect if you want to make your child’s party a memorable one!
The birthday boy or girl and up to five friends can come along and spend some time meeting, patting and grooming our ponies then riding their new equine friends!
Or, you may wish to get straight to the riding and opt for a riding only party- in which case our team will have the ponies sparkling and ready for guests to mount up and have fun! Parties are available on Sunday afternoons, during school holidays and a various other slots. You can also use our designated party room for food and games. All riding takes place in our indoor arena so any bad weather will not spoil the party fun!
The birthday girl or boy will receive free membership to Stepney Bank Stables and as a special treat, all riders attending the party will receive a birthday rosette.
Pony Club
Stepney Bank Stables is registered with The Pony Club of Great Britain. Our Pony Club runs every Wednesday evening.
The Pony Club is open to anyone from 5 to 25 years old. We give instruction in riding and horsemanship, as well as promoting the highest ideals of sportsmanship and citizenship to nurture strength of character and self discipline.
Sessions are an hour long and run across 4 levels.
Pony club is bookable by the term at £4 per session (A term must be booked by the end of the previous term to get this price) or the cost is £5 per individual session if you would prefer to book on an ad-hoc basis.
Holiday Activities
Our holidays are full of different activities for all abilities. Each holiday, we have some regular features such as Own Your Own Pony, competitions and trips away for our volunteers. We often run intensive jumping courses, ABRS testing days, games, Tack and Turn out competitions and Pony ride taster sessions.
For more information on what activities will be available during the summer holidays, Check out our summer timetable below
Own Your Own Pony
Own your own pony runs in the school holidays from 9am – 3pm. The day includes a ride, fun activities and horse care and management training working towards the ABRS Rosette awards, for ages 8 years old and above.
These fun Rosette awards contribute to the progressive ABRS tests. Sessions can be booked as individual days or in a block of 3, 4 or 5 days.
Equestrian and Activity Club Summer Activities
We have a range of fun and exciting activities on offer for our Equestrian and Activity Club members during the summer holidays:
Junior Club Night
Our Junior Club Night gives our 8-11s the opportunity to meet others in the club! The night runs from 5pm-7pm and includes fun activities such as; games, ice breakers, quizzes, music and making slime! The club night is held in the cottage where drinks and snacks will be provided.
We encourage all our 8-11s to attend the club night as it is a great way to make friends, build confidence and have fun. The cost for our Junior Club Night is £3, call us to get booked in!
Team Building
Our team building activities for Equestrian and Activity Club members will run on:
Monday 13th August 9.30-11am for 12-18’s
Wednesday 15th August 9.30-11am for 8-11’s
Team building days are a great way for members of the Equestrian and Activity club to get to know each other and make friends! The team building activities include horse related activities and games.
Visit to the Police Horses
On Thursday 23rd August at 2.30pm, our 12-18’s have the opportunity to go down and meet some of the local police horses!