Showgrounds Equestrian Centre

03/09/2026

Last call riders!! We put these events on for you and love holding them! Come and get involved.

You too Showgrounds North Riding School 😉

30/08/2026

Lucky Clara; sponsored rider for is really living every little girls dream ❤️

Which of her 4 awesome ponies do you think did it better?!

Being the boss's daughter definitely has it perks.

24/08/2026

Adult pony days

Please Email Gail
[email protected]

To join the fun!

22/08/2026

🎉 HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY, LOLA! 🎉

We genuinely couldn't run a Saturday without her — which is why today, while she's off enjoying a very well-deserved Saturday off for her 17th birthday, the rest of us are quietly tearing our hair out wondering how we ever function without her. 😂

Lola has been part of the Showgrounds family for a very long time. She actually grew up riding with us back when Showgrounds Equestrian Centre was still in the city, and we've had the absolute pleasure of watching her grow from one of our little riders into such an important member of our team.

There have been plenty of memorable moments along the way — little Bucky rolling on you into the water jump remains a personal favourite. 😂💦🐴

Watching her riding develop over the years has been pretty special too, and seeing the confident, capable horsewoman she's becoming makes us incredibly proud.

Enjoy your day off — you've absolutely earned it.

(But also please come back next Saturday. We need you. 😂)

19/08/2026

Pony day bookings are live.

Enrol now to get out early booking discount!

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19/08/2026

A Friendly PSA About Our Toe Cups 😂

Guys, we know we're pretty casual around here and we're generally not precious about much… BUT PLEASE STOP TAKING THE TOE CUPS OFF THE STIRRUPS. 😂

Unfortunately for everyone, some of your instructors are English, highly qualified, and were trained in a system where tack is expected to be left exactly as you found it. 🇬🇧🐴

So while Australia may have taught us to chill out about many things, apparently toe cups are where our British tolerance ends. 😂

We use toe cups for a reason — they're an important piece of riding-school safety equipment designed to help stop a rider's foot sliding through the stirrup and potentially becoming caught.

They're also surprisingly bloody expensive, so finding them abandoned on the floor around the yard does cause a small amount of British rage.

And when you take the toe cup off, you can also end up removing the stirrup tread/grip, meaning the next rider gets on and discovers they've got a lovely slippery metal stirrup instead. When you remove a toe cup, there are two small round fixing/retaining plates that attach the cage to the stirrup iron. Those pieces have now disappeared. So the toe cups that were removed are currently completely unusable until we find those missing pieces. 🤦‍♀️

Basically:

Don't dismantle our tack without asking.
Don't leave bits of it on the floor.
And please don't test the patience of the English instructors. 🇬🇧😂

We're lovely people.

But we've been trained to have standards. 💅🐴

13/08/2026

🏆 SHOWGROUNDS INTER-SCHOOL COMP UPDATE! 🐴

The teams are starting to take shape! 👀

💙 Showgrounds North – 5 riders signed up
💗 Showgrounds South – 5 riders signed up

We’re still looking for more riders to join both teams and represent their school! 🙌

📅 Wednesday 30th September
🐴 North vs South
🎶 Musical Ride Competition
💰 $160 per rider for the day

A brilliant day of riding, teamwork, competition and plenty of Showgrounds team spirit! 🏆

👇 Booking link below to secure your place, or simply send us a PM and we’ll get you involved!

Who’s taking the win… North or South? 👀🏆

07/08/2026

Mike, Jet and Dani in the media! 🌟 🤩

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