Hill Farm Riding School

01/06/2026

New data on the average price of riding school lessons has highlighted the rising cost of learning to ride and reopened the conversation about pressures riding schools face in today’s economy. Booking platform EC Pro collected anonymous lesson booking and pricing data through its system from more ...

31/05/2026

31/05/2026

Summer Camps

Last Call for Mini & Big Camp deadline is tomorrow Monday 1st June. 2 SPACES left on Big Camp. Plenty of spaces left on Mini Camp, if we don't fill spaces it will not be viable to run Mini Camp

Mini camp 22nd-23rd July

£290pp(If camping ) or £265pp (if not staying over or bringing own pony.)

Hill farm riding school

MINI CAMP WILL RUN FROM 22nd-23rd of JULY 2026. 9AM START ON THE WEDNESDAY FINISH AT 4PM ON THE THURSDAY WITH PRESENTATIONS. THIS CAMP IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 YRS OLD AND UP AND WHO HAVE NON OR LITTLE EQUESTRIAN KNOWLEDGE. CHILDREN ARRIVE AT 9 AM ON THE WEDNESDAY READY FOR ALL THE FUN AND ACTIVITIES OVER THE TWO DAYS. WE WILL HAVE LOTS OF RIDING, STABLE MANAGEMENT AND GAMES FOLLOWED BY A BBQ FOR TEA. CHILDREN NOT CAMPING WILL NEED TO BE PICKED UP WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7PM AND ARRIVE BACK THE FOLLOWING MORNING BY 8:00 FOR BREAKFAST AND TO START THE DAY. PRIZE GIVING AND PONY CLUB BADGES BADGES BEING AWARDED WILL TAKE PART AT 4:00PM ON THURSDAY FOR PARENTS/CAREERS TO SEE WHAT EVERYONES ACHIEVED, WITH TENTS DOWN AND HOME TIME AT 4:30/5PM.



THE CAMP RIDING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOONS ON ALL DAYS. CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ON AND COMPLETE THEIR PONY CLUB BADGES AND TAKE PART AT THE END OF CAMP COMPETITIONS.

THE MINI CAMP ACTIVITIES WILL GIVE THEM LASTING MEMORIES AND THE CHANCE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AS WELL AS LEARNING NEW SKILLS AS WELL AS PREPARING THEM FOR BIG CAMP. ALL OF THE STAFF HAVE JUST AS MUCH FUN

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AT CAMP

BIG CAMP

Big camp Sunday 26th JULY 1pm start till Friday 31st 1pm presentations


Costing will be £625.00 with Hill farm horse/pony or £600.00 with your own horse/pony

All bookings can be made online at Ec Pro it can be made in full .Please contact me on 07845320424 for more information

BIG CAMP , SUNDAY ARRIVAL TENTS NEED TO BE UP AND CAMPSITE READY FOR A 1oclock START FRIDAY PARENTS ARRIVE FOR PRESENTATIONS AT 1PM,AND IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN FROM APPROXIMATELY 7 YRS OLD AND UP AND WHO HAVE SOME EQUESTRIAN KNOWLEDGE.

DURING THE CAMP RIDING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOONS. CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ON AND COMPLETE THEIR PONY CLUB BADGES AND TAKE PART AT THE END OF CAMP COMPETITION.

THE WEEKS ACTIVITIES WILL GIVE THEM LASTING MEMORIES AND THE CHANCE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AS WELL AS LEARNING NEW SKILLS. ALL OF THE STAFF HAVE JUST AS MUCH FUN AND LOOK FORWARD TO CREATING THIS ADVENTURE FOR THE CHILDREN.



LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AT CAMP.

30/05/2026

Great final day of our three day event and presentations for our individual dressage and X-country sections.
Well done to our dressage riders
Ashleigh for winning the intro 1 section
Lilly intro 4 winner
Mia T Prelim 1 winner
Maggie prelim 4 winner and our Xcountry winner too.
And our over all winner of the 3 day was Lilly and our Xcountry winner was Mia T.
Well done to everyone where ever you came at least you tried. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

24/05/2026

🌞 Summer Camps🌞

Good Morning i hope your all enjoying the sun. 😃

A reminder you have only a few more days to book onto the summer camps, deadline is Monday 1st of June.

Mini Camp 22nd-23rd of July, an adult can stay over with the children.
Bookings are low on this camp if we dont have enough numbers it wont be able to run.

Big Camp 26th-31st of July a couple of spaces left on this camp.

An email & facebook post will be sent out next week with dates for camp meetings.

23/05/2026

Oh think H&H must have been spying on Hill farm as this has been in my lesson plan many times week ☺️

An oft-forgotten exercise, the 10m loop benefits every horse’s strength, balance and suppleness. They can also work as a gentle introduction to counter-canter. Plus, it’ll sharpen up a rider’s use of aids. Read more below

23/05/2026

What a day! After a later than normal ponies and Prosecco on Friday night(obviously it would be an awesome late one as I had to be up at the crack of dawn)! I had a very early start to travel the amazing Oakley to West Sussex to the prestigious grounds of Hickstead All England Show Ground for the NSEA (national schools equine association
) championship. No I wasn’t riding him unfortunately I’m too old, obviously you thought I wasn’t!! 😉 I set of earlier to beat the heat and he got a bath before we left to help keep him cool. A stop half way for a drink and wash down and me a wee 🤣 got us there in good time. Issys dad thought I’d gone mad parking so far across the show ground till he clicked I’d found a massive shaded tree to park under. Winner!! Parking next to pony club members I know from the horse and pony care comp we host, small world 🤗 then after a quick wander round and a coffee 😮‍💨 it was fun time.
Isabele who’s ridden at Hill farm since she was a little dot of about 6 yrs old and now knocking on the teenager door had been taking part in the online dressage tests through the winter and spring representing her school Debenham High School, during her Sunday private lessons and practicing her technique during her group lessons to go on and win her area to qualify for the champs. After discussing and Dad organising to sell an organ etc to fund this day we got planning. Issy worked so hard as well as used her pocket money for her lessons, Oakley got put on a diet and today she managed to come away remembering her test, on a rather spicy Oakley, to be 20.2 points away from the winner, proud doesn’t do the day justice! She’s ridden against riders who own their own ponies and horses that have seen more than just riding school life. They both looked amazing 🥰 now home and with a big tea and well deserved 2nd bowl of Saracen Horse Feeds recovery mash and chilling in the field, thank you to Ingatestone Saddlery for allowing me to park up and get your carpark all wet for Oakley’s mid way home soaking and a drink. I also picking up some more electrolytes for the yard ready for a busy week ahead and I may have had a quick look at the sale rail 😉
WELL DONE IZZY AND OAKLEY top job 🥳🥳🥳

23/05/2026

Hot weather exercise guide for horses ☀️

We often see posts regarding dogs struggling in the heat but horses do too, especially during exercise, travelling or standing in direct sunlight. High temperatures and humidity can increase the risk of dehydration, heat stress and heatstroke.
Under 20°C
Suitable for normal exercise with sensible management and plenty of fresh water.
20–25°C
Reduce intensity or duration where needed and include regular walk breaks.
25–30°C
Avoid strenuous work. Keep sessions short and light, ideally early morning or later in the evening.
Over 30°C
Avoid ridden exercise where possible and focus on keeping your horse cool and hydrated.

Cooling tip:
Research by Dr Joe Pagan and the team at Kentucky Equine Research found that continuous application of cold water is the most effective way to cool horses down. There’s no need to scrape the water off between applications so keep the cold water flowing to help reduce body temperature as efficiently as possible.

Check out the full article here: ker.com/equinews/cooling-methods-for-equine-athletes/

22/05/2026

What a warm but great evening, all so busy riding , eating, chatting topped off with a massive heap of laughter I completely forgot to get pictures 🫣 here’s to next time Girls 🍾🥂💕

22/05/2026

🐴Pony Club🐴
Reminder saturday's pony club 1-2.30pm.

This is the last pony club for this term, an email will be sent out when next terms dates are on the system.