Horse Riding
The perfect summer programme for those that want to combine horse riding with English language studies. This 3-week course combines English language lessons with 2 weeks of horse riding sessions. There will be opportunities for horse riding both at the stables and outside of the stables during your programme. All sessions are given by English speaking instructors.
Key facts about Horse Riding
- 30 hours of horse riding over 2 weeks
- Professional English speaking riding instructors
- All equipment provided including hard hats and ponies
- Students are taken to and from the stable each day by bus
- Activities on campus and optional excursions in the afternoon, evenings and weekends
- End of course Gymkana
Enjoy fun, creative and stimulating afternoon and evening activities
The below will give you a taste of what we offer during our Horse Riding course: • Meet and get to know your horse with some grooming. After this, enjoy your first ride with a group lesson in the arena. Finish the session with several different stable management tasks. • Learning about your tack and keeping in good working order with maintenance tasks. Play games and have fun on horseback in the arena. • Stable management tasks and work around horse nutrition • Introduction to the riding disciplines of jumping and dressage leading to a lesson focussing on the preferred discipline. • It’s all about shoes! A demonstration from the farrier and learn how and why we shoe our horses. • Bring everything you have learned together during the Gymkana! Outside of horse riding students will go on visits and excursions in their destination as well as weekend day trips.
New Forest
Visit the New Forest National Park from our Bournemouth centre and get close up with the famous New Forest ponies
London Eye
Take a flight on the London Eye and see London's spectacular skyline in all of its glory from our Roehampton campus.
Lulworth
Visit the beautiful Lulworth cove, heart of the English Riviera from our Bournemouth campus.
