Holiday Activities
Please take a look through this page to see our latest holiday activities
Follifoot Park Riding Centre
May Holidays Activities 2024
Saturday 25th May
9:15- 11:15- Saturday morning club £15. Morning Lessons available on online booking system.
Dressage competition (see separate sheet for details) 1st timers welcome. School horses and ponies available to hire. Intro tests (walk and trot only) Prelim and Novice. (Entries by Tues 21st of May)
Sunday 26th May - Closed.
Monday 27th May
9:30am – 12noon - Pony Morning £30 Fun filled morning to enjoy a ride, grooming the ponies and lots of different stable management activities. Children welcome from 7 years old. Please bring a drink and snack.
9:30 & 10am- Newcomers lessons £21 30min
11:000- 45min Walk, Trot, Canter group lesson £28
1:00pm- 2 Hour Hack this hack is for experienced rider’s and will include some cantering across the fields. Please check with your instructor before booking.£55
1:30 & 2pm – Newcomers Lessons - £21 30min
Evening lessons available today
Tuesday 28th May
9:45-2:30- Pony Day £60 Minimum age 7 years. Please bring a packed lunch.
9:30am, 1.00 & 1:30- Newcomers Lessons £21 30min
1:00- ABRS rosette lesson- cantering circles, all riders will practice their circles and will receive a lovely rosette at the end of the ride! £27 45min
Showjumping Private lessons available this afternoon
2:00 – 1/2hr Lead Out hack £21
2:30- 1/2hr Adult Walk & Trot lesson £22.50
Wednesday 29th May
9:30am – 12noon Pony Morning £30. Fun filled morning to enjoy a ride, grooming the ponies and lots of different stable management activities. Children welcome from 7 years old. Please bring a drink and snack.
9:30am & 11:00- Newcomers lessons £21 30min
10:30– ½ hr Child Walk, Trot, Canter group lesson £21
11:00- 45min Hack, walk, trot, canter riders only £27
1pm- SHOW JUMPING COMPETITION Open to all with a mini course to suit lead reins! Also open to people to bring their own horses. Please see separate poster for more details or speak to staff.
Thursday 30th May
9:30- 45min Showjumping lesson, for riders who want to learn to jump a course of jumps- £30
10:30am– 2:30pm- Own a pony for the day! £50 you can have a horse/pony for the day, you can groom, tack up, ride, wash, muck out, feed and just cuddle your horse if you wish. Riders must be of a level where they can tack up and ride at walk, trot, canter level.
9:30 & 10:00 & 10:30- Newcomers lessons £21 30min
11:00– 2:30(ish) Picnic Ride!! £80. Have a wonderful few hours in the saddle across some lovely countryside, with some lovely canters across fields. RIDERS MUST have experience of cantering in a group in an open fields and must have ridden previously at Follifoot to book this hack, it is for experienced riders and will include a gallop. (Please see staff before booking)
Private & Parent and child private lessons available this afternoon
Friday 31st May
9:30 & 10am- Newcomers lessons £21 30min
9:45am – 2:30pm Pony Day! £60 Minimum age 7 years. Please bring a packed lunch.
11:00 45min Walk, Trot, Canter Group lesson £27
1:00 & 1:30 Newcomers lessons £21 30min
1:00, 1:30, 2pm- Mini rosette awards! Complete an obstacle course and get a rosette each- lots of fun! £25
2pm– 30min Parent and Child group ride £42(price includes both riders). A fun lesson where parents can ride with their children, a great, fun session.
Semi- Private and private lessons are on the online booking system where available.
Start of new term – Saturday 1st June – 7 week term
Mini Camp 2024
1-Mini Camp 1- Monday 29th July and Tuesday 30th July
2-Mini Camp 2- Tuesday 13th August and Wednesday 14th August
Mini Camp is two days filled with fun! This camp is aimed at children 7 years and over. The children will get 1 or 2 rides each day alongside fun activities such as riding the mechanical horses, Stan and dressage simulator Storm and lots more. There will be a mini show on the second day where the children can show their artistic flare when decorating the ponies! You can bring ribbons, glitters etc to dress your ponies up in.
Riders to arrive at 9:45am and finish at 4pm on the first day and second day, riders arrive at 9:45am and prize giving ceremony will be at 3pm.
Please bring a packed lunch both days, and extra snacks/drinks.
Price - £145 – Paid in full up on booking
Please ask a member of staff if you need more information
Intermediate Camp 2024
Tuesday 6th August – Thursday 8th August 2024
Intermediate camp is a fun packed 3 days of horse riding and stable management for riders who are capable of cantering and jumping over small jumps. Throughout the days the riders will care for a pony, they will have to feed, groom, muck out, ride and pamper the ponies. The evenings will be spent having lectures, demos, fun games and MacDonald’s! The last day the riders will get chance to compete in a show day, with lots of chances to win rosettes.
Age from 9 years and over.
(Experienced 8 year olds, please ask your instructor if this would be suitable)
1st Day – 10am – 7pm
2nd Day - 8am – 7pm
3rd Day - 8am – 3:30pm, Finishing with a prize giving ceremony at 3pm on Thursday (parents/friends are welcome to join us at any point throughout the afternoon).
Packed lunch for each day and something to share with your friend’s cake or snack.
Money for takeaway for one night and we will provide tea for the other.
Price – £220 – paid in full upon booking.
Please ask a member of staff if you need more information and check with your Instructor which camp would suit your riding level.
Advanced Camp
This camp is for advanced riders aged from 12 years +.
The sessions will include dressage, show jumping, hacking, cross country, lectures and demonstrations, finishing on the last day with a competition.
We will be going to an offsite location to another yard – if you would prefer to transport your child please do come along
1st Day – 10am – 7pm
2nd Day - 8am – 7pm
3rd Day - 8am – 3:30pm Finishing with a prize giving ceremony at 3pm on Thursday (parents/friends are welcome to join us at any point).
Packed lunch for each day + money for takeaway for one night and we will provide tea for the other.
All riders for this camp must be able to jump over 60cm and have experience of cantering in open fields + some XC.
Body protectors will be required.
Please bring a cake or snack to share with your friends.
Price – £240 full payment upon booking.
Please ask a member of staff if you would like more information and check which camp would suit your riding level.