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Tuesday 4pm - 7:30pm Wednesday 5:15pm - 7:30pm Thursday 10am - 4:15pm Saturday 9:15am - 2:15pm

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Avon Riding Club

BHS Approved Centre in the heart of Bristol, offering riding lessons, hacks and activities for all. Subsidiary of The Avon Centre
Registered Charity No. 281648

13/06/2025

Our July Lesson Calendar, and July & August Summer Holiday Activities are now AVAILABLE!

https://theavoncentre.ecpro.co.uk/book/calendar

Our July bookings calendar has now been released to all and is available to book! All the usual weekly lessons and activities, including Group Lessons, Private Lessons, Simulator Lessons, and Shetland Saturdays.

In addition to this, we are thrilled to announce that our FULL summer holidays programme for July and August has also been released, and everything is now available to book!

We have Beginner & Advanced Pony Days, Hacks from Group 1 up to our Advanced Blaise hack, lots of additional Private Lessons on Friday 22/08, and THREE in-house competitions for ARC riders using ARC horses! All are designed to be fun and welcoming, with riders from Group 1+ right up to Group 4 welcome to have a go!

- 01/08: In-House Dressage Competition
- 15/08: In-House Show Jumping Competition
- 29/08: In-House Mounted Games Competition

Our summer holiday New Rider Assessments for July and August have also been released and are now available to book. We have assessments on every Saturday at 9:30am from 26th July - 30th August, in addition to some extra ones on Friday 22nd August too.

Happy booking everyone - thank you all for being part of Team ARC! ❤️ 🙌🏻 🌞

30/05/2025

We want to say a huge shout out and congratulations to our super star Apprentice Groom Isa!! 👏🏻 💫 Back in March, Isa took both her final theory and practical exams for her Level 3 Senior Equine Groom Apprenticeship… and passed with FLYING colours!! 😁 We never had any doubts, as Isa has always been incredibly committed to her learning and progress over the past 18 months of hard work 🙌🏻

We are so proud to have you in our staff team Isa! A HUGE well done!! 💫👏🏻

A big thank you to the brilliant Haddon Training Limited for all your support and training!

24/05/2025

June Lesson Schedule is now LIVE to all! 🏖️

The June lesson schedule is now live on EC Pro to both Group Lesson Members and Non-Members

Additionally, there are a few new releases!

💥 NEW Regular Group 2 Lesson slot every Thursday at 4:15pm!
💥 Additional Saturday Private Lesson slots!
🐴 Plus all the usual regular lesson slots

All are available to view and book on your EC Pro What’s on Calendar 🗓️

Please get in touch with [email protected] for any queries when booking.
Many thanks, Team Avon.

08/05/2025

We are over the moon to update everyone that our Bertie Boy is HOME ❤️ He is doing really well, considering he’s just had surgery, and he was so happy to see his friends again!

Our vets are very pleased with his recovery so far, but he has a long journey ahead of him. Thank you SO much to everyone who has already donated to his JustGiving appeal! All of us, and Bertie, are hugely grateful.

If you would like to support Bertie’s recovery, and his veterinary costs, you can do so here:
➡️ https://justgiving.com/campaign/helpbertie ⬅️

Thank you everyone for the kind messages of support too!

03/05/2025

Yesterday Cricket had a Big Day Out! As preparation for the RDA Regional Championships in a few weeks, Cricket took a trip up to Leyland Court Farm, Equestrian Centre with Cat to do some arena hire familiarisation.

He loaded and travelled well, and soon settled into the new environment, taking it all in his stride! We are very proud of him 😀💫

Thank you to James for coming along to support also!

29/04/2025

We wish to share an update with everyone, about our wonderful Bertie Boy. Thank you everyone who has been asking about him and wishing him well!

On Thursday 24th April Bertie started to feel rather unwell, so the vet was called out. Unfortunately, Bertie was suffering from a bout of colic, that wasn't able to be treated here at the Centre. So off Bertie went on a trip to the equine hospital. On arrival at the hospital, it was discovered by the specialist vet team that the only way to get Bertie feeling better again was to do a surgical operation.

The surgery went well and according to plan; and like the absolute trooper he is, Bertie had woken up and was back standing in his stable at the hospital only a few short hours later - with his very bad tummy ache thankfully gone!

The wonderful team at the equine hospital have continued to update us over the last few days, and are pleased with how Bertie is progressing. He has re-started a feeding plan, and is being allowed out for hand grazing too! The significance of a colic surgery cannot be understated though, and our brave Bertie has a long road to recovery ahead of him. He is still in hospital under close monitoring, and will be for a number of days yet.

Bertie's all-inclusive trip to horsey hospital, including his life-saving operation, of course comes with a financial cost to the Centre, and this is where we are asking for Team Bertie to rally round! Bertie is one of our most long standing, loyal herd members; and has brought 12 years of joy to so many at the Centre. He has supported riders from age 7 up to age 80 to achieve their dreams. If you feel inclined to contribute to Bertie's veterinary costs, you can do so at his JustGiving page.

We will continue to update his page also with how he is progressing on his road to recovery.

Thank you in advanced for your kindness and support of our Bertie Boy!

➡️ justgiving.com/campaign/helpbertie ⬅️

15/04/2025

May Lesson Schedule & Half Term is now LIVE 🌞

The May lesson schedule is now live on EC Pro to both Group Lesson Members and Non-Members

Additionally, we have released our May half term holiday programme!

🌻 Pony Days
🌾 Hacks
☀️ New Rider Assessments
🐴 Regular Lessons

All are available to view and book on your EC Pro What’s on Calendar 🗓️

Please get in touch with [email protected] for any queries when booking.
Many thanks, Team Avon.

08/04/2025

And so the Easter Holiday fun begins!!! 🎉 ☀️ 🦄

Our Pony Day riders have kicked it off with a wonderfully sunny hack through the bluebell woods!!

07/04/2025

As we look forward to the next 2 weeks of exciting Easter Holiday activities, we also sadly have to bid farewell to a familiar face, and much loved part of Team ARC ❤️

Our fantastic Stable Manager, James, has finished his time at The Avon Centre and has moved to pastures new. We are so very sad to see him go, but wish him the absolute best of luck in his new role as an Equine Trainer Coach with Haddon Training Ltd!

James has brought infectious enthusiasm, endless positivity, and a huge wealth of knowledge to ARC in his 3 years with us, and we know his incredible presence will be missed by many! Whether that was enjoying a lovely hack with James, benefitting from his extensive knowledge and coaching in lessons, or simply seeing his cheerful face around the yard and Centre. As a staff team, we will miss his wonderfully supportive and encouraging personality, and the incredible difference he has made to our herd during his time as Stable Manager.

Please feel free to share any fond memories, or words of appreciation for James in the comments! 😊

Additionally, we are pleased to announce that Yard Supervisor, Cat, will be stepping up to the role of Stable Manager; and Senior Groom, Leah, will be stepping up to the role of Yard Supervisor! We know you will all be a fabulous support to them both, and the whole team!

01/04/2025

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our Unaffiliated Show Jumping competition and Sunshine Tour qualifier on Sunday! It was fantastic to return after a two-month weather-related break.

🏆 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒
Check out the results here:
https://www.myridinglife.com/eventdetails.aspx?id=493302

📸 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘
Photos by SuzeyP Photography are available for viewing and purchase here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/129reHZfcKw/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🐴 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖
Join us for our next show jumping competition and Sunshine Tour Qualifier on Sunday, 27th April. You can enter via MyRidingLife:
https://www.myridinglife.com/RemoteLocationEventList.aspx?LocationID=1618&fr
The Avon Centre

☀️ 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
If you placed 1st-3rd in any class, you can submit a qualification result for the 2025 Sunshine Tour at Hickstead.
• Download today’s results from MyRidingLife to upload for your qualification.
• Don’t forget to register your horse or pony with the Sunshine Tour first.
For more information on registration and submissions, visit the Sunshine Tour website:
https://www.sunshinetour.co.uk/qualification/qualificationregistration/
Sunshine Tour

Congratulations again to all competitors! We look forward to seeing many of you at our next event! 😀

21/02/2025

Update to the Show Jumping Competition on 23/2/2025

Due to high winds forecasted for this coming Sunday we sadly decided to cancel the competition. For those who would still like to come we will organise 45min time slots to school around the show jumping course in the indoor arena. This and other options will be emailed to each competitor shortly.

Come on spring!

17/02/2025

Hi All,

As we approach the February Half Term, we would like to take this opportunity to inform you of our opening hours for the week. We warmly welcome volunteers and helpers during this period. Please ensure that you are a pre-registered volunteer who has successfully completed the required volunteer induction training.

If you are interested in volunteering with us this week, our operating hours are as follows:

Tuesday: 08:00 – 20:00
Wednesday: 08:00 – 20:00
Thursday: 08:00 – 17:30
Friday: 08:00 – 16:30
Saturday: 08:00 – 16:30

Thank you for your commitment and support. We look forward to working with you!

For volunteering support, please email:
[email protected]
To enquire about volunteering with us, follow the link below:
https://www.theavoncentre.org.uk/volunteer

Address

The Avon Centre, Kings Weston Road, Henbury
Bristol
BS107QT

Opening Hours

Tuesday	4pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday	5:15pm - 7:30pm
Thursday	10am - 4:15pm
Saturday	9:15am - 2:15pm

Telephone

+441179590266

Website

https://avon-riding-centre.ecpro.co.uk/, https://www.theavoncentre.org.uk/avonridingclub

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