The Orchard Equestrian Centre

30/12/2025

🤍🐎

What a lovely way to end the year. 🤍

We had a great evening with our Team and the Team at The Orchard Equestrian Centre. A really nice meal at ASK Italian, followed by a very competitive game of Laser Quest , lots of laughs all round.

A huge thank you to our amazing team for everything you’ve done this year. Your hard work and commitment mean so much, and we’re really proud of what we have already achieved together in such a short space of time .

We’re feeling refreshed , excited and ready to power on into 2026.

Wishing all our clients, Learners , families and supporters a very Happy New Year , thank you for your continued support.

29/12/2025

Saturday Pony Club – New Spaces from January 2026

From January 2026, we’ll be launching our Weekly Saturday Pony Club, running every Saturday from 1:00pm – 3:00pm.

We’ll have limited spaces available for new Pony Club members, offering a relaxed, friendly club environment where riders can:

- Learn about ponies properly

- Build riding skills at their own pace

- Make friends

- Work towards badges and simple tests

- Grow in confidence and responsibility

Sessions include riding, pony care, and pony knowledge, with groups organised by ability rather than age. There’s no pressure to compete ,just a supportive space to learn and enjoy ponies.

Pony Club membership is required.
Membership can be arranged via the Pony Club website ,please let us know when you have become a member . We can then add you to our member list for EC Pro t allow you to book .

Spaces available from January 2026.
https://pcuk.org/join/
https://www.theorchard-ec.co.uk/the-orchard-ec-pony-club

28/12/2025

🌿 NEW: Tuesday Riding Skills Programme

We’re introducing our Tuesday Riding Skills Programme, starting Tuesday 13th January at 6:00pm.

These one-hour group sessions are suitable for riders of any age, with activities adapted by ability rather than age. Each session focuses on confidence, accuracy, and calm progression through flatwork, pole work, patterns, and practical riding skills - always with welfare at the centre.

- Every Tuesday at 6:00pm
- One-hour group sessions
- Bookable individually
- No commitment to the full 12-week programme

Sessions are available to book under “Groups” on EC Pro.

Whether you’re building confidence, refining your riding, or looking for structured support in a calm environment, these sessions offer a flexible way to progress at your own pace.

23/12/2025

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been part of our riding school this year.

The past few months have brought their challenges, and we’re incredibly grateful to our riders and clients for your patience, understanding, and continued support during this time. It truly means more to us than we can say.

To our riders , thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment, whether it’s your very first lesson or many years in the saddle.

To our staff , thank you for your patience, care, and dedication in helping every rider grow in confidence and skill.

Over the Christmas period, our horses will be continuing to enjoy a well-earned five-week break, giving them time to rest and recharge.

It also gives us valuable time behind the scenes to prepare and train new horses who will be joining us in 2026, which we’re very excited about.

Now that we are a BHS Approved Centre, we’re using this quieter period to meet, reflect, and plan a range of new and exciting activities for 2026 and we can’t wait to share what’s coming next with you.

We’re incredibly proud of our riding school community and feel so lucky to share our days with such wonderful people and horses.

From all of us at The Orchard Equestrian Centre, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄🐴

15/12/2025

Something for our riders to think about in 2026 🐎🤍

15/12/2025

The Orchard Equestrian Centre - Update

We’re pleased to share that The Orchard Equestrian Centre is now officially a BHS Approved Riding Centre and Livery.

Over recent months, we’ve been working behind the scenes on plans for 2026, looking carefully at how we operate and how we can continue to offer high standards of care, coaching, and professionalism for the long term.

As part of this, we’ll be remodelling aspects of the riding school, with some exciting developments to be announced soon.

There are no immediate changes, and riding will continue as normal for now.

We’ll be sharing more information in due course.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support & to the Team as always 🤍

08/12/2025

It’s been a Festive Morning for our home ed Group 🎄 if you haven’t received an email regarding the new home ed sessions in January 2026 please contact us as spaces will be limited ☺️

27/11/2025

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the orchard 🎄 🐴

20/11/2025

🤍🐎

Equine Massage Giveaway! 🐴✨

To say thank you for all the amazing support, I’m running a special Giveaway!
If you’d love to treat your horse to some extra TLC, this one’s for you 🤍

✨ What You Could Win:
Choice of either an Equine sports massage or one of our pamper packages.

If you’ve been thinking about getting your horse booked in, this is the perfect excuse!

How to Enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Follow my page
3️⃣ Comment your horse’s name 🐴
4️⃣ Share to your story for a bonus entry (don’t forget to tag me!)

Winner Announced: ( random name generator )
📅 Sunday 30th November

Good luck everyone! 🫶🐴

14/11/2025

*** Position now Filled ***

Equine Groom Apprentice (Level 2)

Full-time -Ages 16+ -Start date flexible

The Orchard Equestrian Centre is looking for a committed and hands-on Equine Groom Apprentice to join our busy yard team. This apprenticeship is ideal for someone who wants to build a strong foundation in professional horse care and yard management.

⭐ What you’ll be doing:
- Daily yard tasks (mucking out, sweeping, feeding, turning out)
- Grooming and basic horse handling
- Tack cleaning and equipment care
- Supporting with exercising/groundwork (experience dependent)
- Helping with daily routines and yard organisation
- Learning professional equine standards in a supportive environment

⭐ What we offer:
- Full apprenticeship training through an approved provider
- A friendly team, varied yard routine and 14 horses to learn from
- A structured training environment with clear progression
- Opportunities to advance to Level 3 or further equine pathways

⭐ Suitable for:
- Ages 16+
- Anyone keen to start a career in the equine industry
- Someone confident or willing to build confidence around horses
- Hard-working, reliable and ready to learn

How to apply:
Email [email protected] with your name, age, experience and why you’d like to join the team.