Bowes Manor Equestrian Centre

05/06/2026

What a brilliant day we had at our Springtastic Bank Holiday Show on 25th May! We were delighted with the fantastic turnout and would like to thank everyone who came along to compete, support, and help make the day such a success.

Below are the results and league tables from the show 🏆

☀️ Sunshine Tour Qualifiers ☀️

A reminder to all competitors who qualified for the Sunshine Tour Championships at Hickstead that your qualifying result must be submitted to Sunshine Tour within 30 days of the competition date in order to be verified.

You can submit your qualifying result here:

https://www.sunshinetour.co.uk/qualification/qualification/

The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the Down and Out, where our very own Gabriella Savannah Lyons took first place aboard Billy Bristle, finishing at an impressive height of 1.30m! What a fantastic achievement – congratulations to both of them!

📅 Our next show takes place on Friday 12th June, with a 4:30pm start.

Entries on the day 💸

There is still plenty of time to qualify for our Championship Show on 24th August, and trust us, you won’t want to miss it!

Thank you again to everyone who joined us. We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did and we look forward to seeing you all again soon!

📸 Photos from the day below

01/06/2026

What an amazing half-term Pony Club we had! 🐴☀️

From exciting water fights and giving our ponies a good wash, to fun educational games and finishing the week with a fantastic Tack & Turnout Competition, the children had an absolute blast from start to finish. It was wonderful to see everyone learning new skills, building confidence, making friends, and most importantly, having lots of fun!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us – we loved every minute and can’t wait to do it all again this summer! 🌟

📅 Summer Holiday Pony Club Dates:

🐴 Week 1 – 21st–24th July
🐴 Week 2 – 28th–31st July
🐴 Week 3 – 4th–7th August
🐴 Week 4 – 11th–14th August
🐴 Week 5 – 18th–21st August
🐴 Week 6 – 25th–28th August

⏰ Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 4pm

🏇 One riding lesson included each day

💷 £50 per day or book for the full week

✅ All ages and experience levels welcome
✅ Activities tailored to suit every rider
✅ Fun, learning, and pony-filled adventures guaranteed!

Spaces fill up quickly, so send us a message to secure your place. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back for another fantastic summer of pony fun! ☀️

27/05/2026

26/05/2026

Day 1 of pony club was amazing!
The sun was shining ☀️
The weather was great 😊
Smiles and happy faces all round 😃

Grooming
Hacking
Bathing ponies
Apple bobbing
Water fights

Just some of the fun we had today…
Limited spaces left for the remainder of the week.
Drop us a message to secure your place.

26/05/2026

Our May Half Term Pony Academy begins today!! ✏️

There are still some spaces for the rest of the week so just message the page to get booked in!

As it’s looking hot please supply your child with a water bottle and suncream! We will be in the shade where possible but would love to enjoy some sunshine safely with our riders ☀️

24/05/2026

🔥 DON’T FORGET – TOMORROW IS DOUBLE POINTS! 🔥

With double points available tomorrow and again on our Championship Day, there is still everything to play for in the league standings!

📊 Current League Leaders:
🥇 40/50cm – Lydia Blakeley & Louise
🥇 60/70cm – Demi Hamilton & Cruz
🥇 80/90cm – Arabella Hawthorne & Summer
🥇 1m/1.05m – Macey Soutter & Splodge

The current league tables are below ⬇️

A huge well done to everyone who competed and placed at our last show. 👏🐴

🌞 Sunshine Tour Qualifiers Reminder 🌞

Everyone who has placed 1st–3rd at our shows so far has automatically qualified for the Sunshine Tour at Hickstead! However, please remember that all qualifying results must be submitted within 30 days of the show date to secure your qualification.

Please use the Sunshine Tour Results Table below to register your results before the deadline.

Good luck to everyone competing tomorrow! We can’t wait to see you all there! 🍀🐎✨

24/05/2026

⛔️ IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AHEAD OF TOMORROW’S SHOW ⛔️

We would like to highlight the ongoing risks associated with Strangles and Equine Influenza (Equine Flu). These highly contagious diseases remain a concern, and vigilance from ALL horse owners is essential.

We would like to remind all competitors of the importance of maintaining high standards of biosecurity to help protect the health and welfare of all horses attending, our own horses, and the wider equine community.

We kindly ask all visitors to follow the guidance below:

💙 Ensure all horses are fully vaccinated and compliant with current vaccination requirements (Horses that are not vaccinated will not be permitted on site)

💙 Passports must be presented before unloading

💙 Please do not attend if your horse, or any horse on your yard, is showing signs of illness, respiratory symptoms, or any viral infection.

💙 Horses should be returned to their lorry, trailer or stable area between classes and should not be congregated in groups around the venue.

💙 Hand grazing is not permitted anywhere on the venue grounds.

💙 Competitors are encouraged to maintain sensible distancing from others where possible.

💙 Please do not share tack, equipment, water buckets or grooming items.

💙 No access is permitted to the yard or private stables at any time.

Maintaining strong biosecurity practices is one of the most effective ways we can collectively protect our horses and keep competitions running safely.

With temperatures looking high tomorrow we would advise everyone to take extra care in managing their horses in the heat. Please consider a shorter, more efficient warm-up and cool them down thoroughly after competing. Due to bio security measures, outside attendees will not be permitted to use shared water troughs situated in the arenas and are instead advised to bring their own bucket.

Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to welcoming you tomorrow!

Team Bowes💙

23/05/2026

A huge thank you to Equine Products UK for their generous prize donations to our shows this season!

Here are some of our lovely team members showing off the fantastic goodies they won at our Easter Extravaganza!

The prizes were a huge hit and greatly appreciated by all our competitors😆

We’re delighted to say that there are still a few surprises from Equine Products UK waiting to be won at our Championship Show on 24th August 👀🏆, so make sure you don’t miss out!

Thank you again for your continued support – it helps make our events extra special for our riders and horses. 💙🐴

20/05/2026

🌸🐴 BOWES SPRINGTASTIC SHOW JUMPING – MONDAY 25TH MAY 🐴🌸

After careful consideration over the recent rise of Equine Influenza and Strangles cases in the area, our last few shows have unfortunately had to remain inside attendance only. However, at the very last moment, we have decided to go ahead with our Springtastic Show — and it’s going to be a good one! 🎉

⭐️ DOUBLE THE POINTS – DOUBLE THE FUN! ⭐️

An updated league table will be posted before Monday so everyone can see exactly where they’re sitting 👀
And… we have a fantastic NEVER-SEEN-BEFORE prize for the rider with the most points accumulated over the league! 🏆

So if you’re chasing points, now is the time to come down and make them count! 💥

⚠️ IMPORTANT BIOSECURITY INFORMATION ⚠️

The health and wellbeing of our liveries and horses will always remain our highest priority.

✅ All horses attending must have up-to-date inoculations
✅ Passports will be checked upon unloading
✅ Strict biosecurity measures remain in place throughout the venue
✅ Sanitation stations and boot dips will be located around the site

❌ Anyone found breaking biosecurity rules will be asked to leave immediately.

We appreciate everyone’s continued support and cooperation in helping us keep all horses safe while still enjoying the day together (bring your suncream, it’s a hot one!!) ☀️

We can’t wait to see you all there!

BMEC💙