Shieldbank Riding & Vaulting Club

Shieldbank Riding & Vaulting Club Have you ever dreamed of learning to ride? Have you ever wanted to get to know horses or ponies? Or

NEW SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR REGULAR RIDING LESSONS FOR RIDERS FROM 5 UP TO 65 YEARS AND BEYOND! SMALL GROUPS, OR PRIVATE TUITION

EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS AND WELL SCHOOLED HORSES AND PONIES

PONY DAYS FOR CHILDREN DURING THE HOLIDAYS

RIDING COURSES TAILORED TO YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS

DRESSAGE & SHOW JUMPING COMPETITIONS AND GYMKHANAS

PREPARATION COURSES FOR OWNING YOUR OWN PONY OR HORSE - LEASE A

PONY FOR A WEEK IN THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS! EQUESTRIAN VAULTING FOR CHILDREN FROM 5 - 20+ YEARS

EVERYONE WELCOME!

29/12/2025

Thank you for the many Christmas cards and gifts you gave us. We would like to thank you for your loyal custom, and look forward to letting you experience more adventures with our horses and ponies in 2026.

Wishing everyone a happy and successful New Year:

Your Shieldbank Team

24/12/2025

Happy Christmas to friends, riders/vaulters and their families. Frohe Weihnachten to all our German/Austrian/Swiss girls. Wishing our current and previous members of staff a wonderful day!

Marianne / Vic and Philip

22/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to the Horses' Christmas party! The horses thoroughly enjoyed getting their treats. They are all fast asleep in their stables with full tummies.

Thank you also to everyone who assisted with the party - i.e. those who chopped up the apples, carrots and turnips and helped with dishing out the snacks.

Have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.

Marianne, Philip and the Shieldbank Team

17/12/2025

WATCH AND LEARN.......

THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW IS BEING HELD
THIS WEEKEND, FROM THURS. 18TH DECEMBER TO MONDAY, 22ND DECEMBER !!!

How to watch for free on BBC
The BBC plan to broadcast from London International Horse Show at the following times. Some broadcasts will feature on BBC1 or BBC2, while others will be on the BBC Sport website and the Red Button service. All BBC programmes will be available on the BBC iPlayer streaming service following the competition.

Thursday 18 December

21:00–22:15 | Live coverage of the puissance (Red Button)

Friday 19 December

13:35–16:30 | Live coverage of the FEI World Cup Freestyle (Red Button)

Sunday 21 December

14:15–16:40 | General highlights coverage (BBC2)
20:45–22:10 | Live coverage of The CSI5* Christmas Challenge (Red Button)

Monday 22 December

18:10–22:25 | Live coverage of the evening performance, including the CSI5* Grand Prix (BBC1)

05/12/2025

WHEN CAN YOU RIDE OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR?

Wednesday, 24th December: No lessons from 1 p.m. onwards
Thursday, 25th December: No lessons
Friday, 26th December: No lessons
Saturday, 27th December: Lessons as normal
Sunday, 28th December: Lessons as normal
Monday, 29th December: Horses' Rest Day (No lessons)
Tuesday, 30th December: Lessons as normal
Wednesday, 31st December: No lessons from 1 p.m. onwards
Thursday, 1st January: No lessons
Friday, 2nd January: No lessons
Saturday, 3rd January: Lessons as normal
Sunday, 4th January: Lessons as normal
Monday, 5th January: Horses' Rest Day (No lessons)

Any queries, please phone 07800 830 841 or email me on [email protected]

Wishing all our riders, vaulters, and their families a wonderful Christmas and a fabulous New Year!

From the Shieldbank Team!

HORSES' CHRISTMAS PARTY !!!On Sunday, 21st December: HORSES CHRISTMAS PARTY4 - 6 P.M. - ALL WELCOME - COME AND ENJOY GIV...
05/12/2025

HORSES' CHRISTMAS PARTY !!!

On Sunday, 21st December: HORSES CHRISTMAS PARTY
4 - 6 P.M. - ALL WELCOME - COME AND ENJOY GIVING YOUR FAVOURITE HORSES AND PONIES THEIR CHRISTMAS TREAT !
APPLES, CARROTS, TURNIP, and PEPPERMINTS.
We will start off with party games for the humans in the Coffee Shop and Gym followed by a Christmas snack.
At 5.30 p.m. we will open the Coffee Shop door to the yard, and everyone can take out a large plate of natural treats and share them round the horses and ponies.
Party tickets available in the Coffee Shop: £10

01/11/2025

Shieldbank Riding & Vaulting Club as well as Shieldbank Coffee Shop are now accessible from all directions.

We look forward to seeing all our valued customers. Thank you for your patience.

28/10/2025

Good morning Riders/Vaulters, We have a very strange situation here at Shieldbank. Whichever way you currently approach Shieldbank, you will come across a roadsign telling you that the road is closed for 5 days!!! This is not the case! The road is fully open and cars/tractors/delivery vans are driving up and down to Shieldbank from both sides. Please let me know if anything changes on 07800 830 841. I will keep you updated here! Marianne

Some diggers and a van have appeared. They say they are working on ducts for BT cabling. Everyone is managing to get past.

Wednesday, 29th October 9 a.m.: One member of staff was able to get in from Saline at 9. The next had to turn round and come in from the other side.
4 p.m. All workmen have disappeared and the road is fully open!

Thursday, 30th October, The whole road is open and every property is accessible (despite what the signs say!!!)

Friday, 31st October, The road was open and clear this morning. Just now, 2.20 p.m. I got a call from a rider to say the cones were across the road again in the village and there was work going on down the road. My son has just driven up to ensure the contractors stick to their word and let everyone pass!!!

UPDATE: THE CONTRACTORS HAVE DECIDED THEY NEED TO CLOSE THE ROAD FOR 2 HOURS !!! SUPPOSEDLY THEY WILL BE FINISHED AROUND 5 P.M. AND NOT BE BACK. WE ARE SHOCKED AS TO HOW UNPROFESSIONAL THESE CONTRACTORS ARE - THEY PROMISE ONE THING, AND THEN THEY DO ANOTHER. WE WILL BE REPORTING THEM.
WHEN DRIVING TO SHIELDBANK, PLEASE COME IN FROM THE OTHER (NORTH) SIDE. THAT WAY IS OPEN.

20/08/2025

Results of the Show Jumping Competition on 20th August, 2025

Class 1 Poles
Juniors
1st Equal Maisie Connors on Cracker and
Amber Sutherland on Digby
Seniors
1st Mary Foy on Winston

Class 2 Accumulator
1st Rhea Campbell on Bluebell
2nd Carmen Thomson on Robbie
3rd Aeryn Ross on Robbie

Class 3 Against the Clock
1st Becky McErlane on Digby
2nd Sara Callaghan on Digby
3rd Lucy Lees on Robbie
4th Rhea Campbell on Freckles

A great time was had by all !

19/08/2025

Jumping Competition this Wednesday, 20th August, 7 - 9 p.m.

Class 1 Course of Poles on the Ground
Class 2 One Minute Accumulator (each fence has a value - choose your own course - highest total wins)
Class 3 Against the Clock! Fastest clear round.

Late entries will be accepted. Rosettes 1st to 6th place.

Please arrive at Shieldbank for 7 p.m. to prepare your horse. Jumping will commence 7.30 p.m.

11/08/2025

Postponement of Jumping Competition from 13th August to 20th August !

Due to the vaulting camp which is being held this week, we have decided to postpone the jumping competition to Wednesday, 20th August 7 - 9 p.m.

06/08/2025

Results of the Shieldbank Dressage Competition, 6th August, 2025

Walk Test (Seniors)
1st Mary Foy
2nd Lucy Merritt
3rd Maria Coats

Walk Test (Juniors)
1st Zoey Martin
2nd Erica Kerr
3rd Holly Hart

BD Intro 3
1st Rhea Campbell
2nd Rhea Campbell

BD Prelim 3
1st Morag Bruce
2nd Sara Callaghan

Congratulations to all competitors!

Address

Shieldbank Farm
Saline
KY129LN

Telephone

+441383852874

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