The Orchard Equestrian Centre

04/09/2025

03/09/2025

Winner 🥇 Emma Leigh Burton!!! Please contact us to arrange the vouchers

Fundraising Lucky Squares – Win £200 of Riding Lesson Vouchers! 🎉

We’re raising funds for the Bentley Park rescue mare’s life-saving surgery with a Lucky Squares draw.

✨ Prize: £200 worth of riding lesson vouchers at Orchard Equestrian Centre

✨ Squares: 1–50

✨ Cost: £5 per number

Once all numbers are taken, we’ll do a live draw to pick the winner! 🙌

Every penny raised goes directly to the mare’s fund. 💜

👉 To claim your number(s), comment below with your choice(s) and arrange payment via messaging for a payment link 🔗

1-Lyndsey Forey ✅
2-Rachel Gale ✅
3- Helen Laycock ✅
4- Katy Knowles ✅
5- Lynne Warnes ✅
6- Natalie Dickinson ✅
7- Laura Wilson ✅
8- Natasha Cliff ✅
9- Donna crossland Lyon ✅
10- Helen Laycock ✅
11- Ashleigh Job ✅
12-Rachel Gale ✅
13-Emma Norris ✅
14- Katy Knowles ✅
15-Nichola Caughey ✅
16- Michelle henshaw
17-Ellie Dunn ✅
18- Natalie Dickinson ✅
19- Olivija Mcabe ✅
20- Laura Wilson ✅
21- Nichola Caughey ✅
22- Rachel Gale ✅
23- Katie Gismondi
24- Michelle Henshaw ✅
25- Ellie Dunn ✅
26- Katy Knowles ✅
27- Katie Gismondi
28- Natalie Dickinson ✅
29- Olivija McCabe ✅
30- Ashleigh Job ✅
31- Donna crossland Lyon ✅
32- Natalie Dickinson ✅
33- Nicola caughey ✅
34-Rachel Gale ✅
35-Katy Knowles ✅
36- Natalie Dickinson ✅
37-Emma Leigh Burton ✅
38- Elle Gascoigne ✅
39- Elle Gascoigne ✅
40- Nicola caughey ✅
41- Natasha Cliff ✅
42- Georgia Madison
43- Becka ward whinfrey ✅
44- Jenny Mayes ✅
45- Nicola caughey ✅
46- Jenny Mayes ✅
47- Emma Leigh Burton ✅
48- Natalie Dickinson ✅
49- Lyndsey Forey ✅
50- Nicola caughey

31/08/2025

Team Orchard had a blast at Fair Oaks XC today ! fab riding, lots of laughs, and very happy ponies 🐎✨

The perfect way to wrap up the half term!

Adults ended up with the best job (cooling the ponies off)… so we’ve booked to come back in October kid-free! 🙌🏼😂

27/08/2025

Group Lessons This September – Available to Book Now on EC Pro

We’re a little more limited than usual this month as we’re busy fitting everything in, but here’s what’s on offer:

Tuesday 9th, 6:30 PM – Poles & Prosecco 🍾
Monday 15th, 5–6 PM – New to Jumping 🐎
Tuesday 23rd, 6 PM – Canter with Confidence 💪

October, November, and December dates will be released soon!

Teaching Schedule:
Lily – Monday evenings & Saturday afternoons
David – Tuesday & Wednesday afternoons/evenings
Kelsey – Saturday mornings
Jay – Thursday evenings

We’re currently closed Fridays and Sundays.
Book your spot now on EC Pro – spaces are limited!

13/08/2025

For the safety of our horses and riders, we are closed for the rest of today and all riding lessons tomorrow are cancelled.

Heat stress is dangerous for both humans and horses, so we’re giving everyone time to rest, stay cool, and hydrate. 🐴❄️💧

Heat Stroke Prevention for Horses

✔️ Provide shade & plenty of fresh water
✔️ Avoid riding/training in the heat of the day
✔️ Hose down with cool water & scrape off
✔️ Offer electrolytes if needed
✔️ Watch for signs: rapid breathing, lethargy, no sweating, stumbling, dark gums, high temperature

We’ll be in touch to rearrange bookings. Thank you for your understanding and for putting welfare first with us. 💛

— The Orchard Equestrian Centre Team

02/08/2025

Yesterday’s Friday Frequencies were a success 😊

Ivana is back with us on the 22nd with spaces 😊

Contact us to book your space 🌿💚🤍

02/08/2025

🎉 Well done to our Isabelle and Scarlet! 🎉

Yesterday they achieved their very first Pony Club Mini Achievement Badge – it’s been all about colours and markings! 🐴✨

They were full of smiles and absolutely brilliant throughout. We're so proud of their hard work and pony passion!

Keep it up, girls – this is just the beginning of your Pony Club journey at The Orchard EC 🏇🌟

01/08/2025

Max has unfortunately picked up an injury out in the field — he’s torn a small part of his DDFT (Deep Digital Flexor Tendon) and has an enlarged plantar angle and a thickening of the Lpl. We will continue working closely with the vet and have a clea rehab plan in place.

Rubie has taken it all in her stride. She’s not upset about missing Trailblazers — her words were, “I’ve got plenty of time to go places, I just want him to get better.” 🥹 That says it all.

So the next 3–9 months will be all about careful rehab, rest, and healing. It’s not what they’d planned, and it’s rubbish after everything they’ve worked for, but Rubie’s calling it her winter project — and she’s more than up to the task.

Please keep Max in your thoughts. He’s one in a million, and he’ll be back when he’s ready 💙

✨ On a lighter note — our little superstar Trixie is off to Trailblazers with Poppy, and we’re so excited for her! 🐎💫 Go smash it, girls — we’ll be cheering you on every step of the way!

30/07/2025

🐴 Important Biosecurity Update for Riders and Visitors 🐴

We want to assure you that The Orchard currently has no cases of strangles. However, with cases reported nearby, we are taking extra precautions to keep our horses and community safe.

To help protect everyone, please:

- Do not come directly from any other yard for a lesson.

- Only handle your own horse and avoid contact with others.

- Use the hand sanitiser and boot wash stations on arrival and before entering the yard

Our staff will be carefully enforcing these biosecurity measures to maintain a safe environment, not to offend anyone.

All public events, including showjumping competitions, will be paused for the next month. In-house showjumping competitions will continue for our own liveries and clients using our horses only.

There is no judgment or stigma—just a shared commitment to honesty and care for the wellbeing of our horses and the rest of the equine community.

Thank you for your understanding and support. 💚