Intro to Horses September School Holidays - a cool windy morning - what a delight!!!
Thanks kids - you all had smiles on your dials, some the first time being with ponies, can be quite daunting, but so very rewarding😊
Unicorns were in top form and of course a big thank you to our trusty volunteers - we appreciate you 🐴👏🏻
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Winter School Holidays ended with a true winters day!!!! For Townsville it was chilly ❄️
We had a group of our Ranchlands riders enjoy the Adopt a Horse Day - full of laughter, friends, ponies, learning new skills, pizza and did I mention ponies 🦄
We normally really love giving the ponies a good bath, but with the weather being chilly, the group loved sprucing their stead’s up instead, a good groom to make them gleam and then the plaiting skills came in with manes and tails looking spectacular 👌🏻ready for the gymkhana games 🥇
The Winter Holiday Fun continued with the Follow On to Intro.
Well done guys, always blow us away, show so much courage and trust in our unicorns by turning up, learning leadership skills, meeting new friends (2 and four legged) and so some overcoming feelings of fear and trepidation 👏🏻
Big thank you to our volunteers - cannot hold these days without you - some sneaky pics I see 🙃 AND of course to our herd, our Unicorns, big pats, hugs and kisses 🐴🦄🐴
Magic x
Loving Winter!!!!!
Well - now the Sunny Days are back 😎 those drizzly days last week were a bit weird 🤷🏼♀️
Lucky for us we got in our Mini and Open Combination Challenge Day before the weather set in! To all our riders - WELL done, you rode so well, some their first dapple at a sole challenge, others overcoming trepidation, others overcoming naughty unicorns 😇🦄, ALL giving it a red hot go!
To the ribbon winners, congratulations 👌🏻
Thank you to our judges 🤩 pencilers 🤩 time keepers 🤩 dressage callers 🤩parents 🤩 grandparents 🤩 the day could not run without you all! To Merinea and Naomi for the fabulous presented ponies 🫶 so pretty 🐴 and of course to our unicorns themselves (yes even Indie 🙄🫣🥰🤣) doing what they do - putting smiles on dials day in, day out!!!
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Intro to Horses - Winter School Holidays June 2024
It was a proper winters day! Jumpers were out, no sunshine in sight - quite odd for us here in Townsville, luckily for us the rain also held out till the afternoon 🙃
What a fun full morning 🐴 well done to all the kids that overcame nerves and ended the day with smiles and giggles.
A big thank you to our volunteers for the morning - we could not hold these events without you 🫶 and of course pats and love to our herd for their patience and kindness to little people 🦄
#townsville #ridingschoolpony #schoolholidayfun #muchfun!
What a way to start the Winter Event Season!!! The adults Ranchlands Revel was so much fun.
Well done everyone, riding two horses and two tests, you all nailed it 👌🏻
Congrats to those who scored themselves a ribbon and to our overall champions, Deb and Kate 🤩 but honestly - getting out there and giving it a crack is amazing!! So thrilled for you all. Must say, it was most pleasant to finish the day with some bubbles and cheese 🥂🧀
Many thanks to our judges and pencillers for the day, greatly appreciated, Lew for presenting the arena’s 👌🏻 and of course our Unicorns 🫶
Loving winter 🐴🦄🐴
Honestly Kevin really should have his own page!!!! The exploits of Kev….. such a character, a lovable big goofy dude, if only there was paint and paper involved here. He could have paid for his feed for the week with the sale of his work!!!!
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The last of our school programs was the Follow on to Intro.
Learning more on how to Communicate with your horse, how to balance and rise trot in the saddle, what is the ‘feel’ on the reins, how to steer your horse (some crashes happened 🤭), more on grooming and how to tack up - then onto the Unicorns themselves to put it all into practice!!
We had a hoot!!
Thank you, thank you to our volunteers could not hold these days without you 🫶 and of course our herd, our 🦄
Watch out for more programs next School Holidays.
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Intro to Horses!!!!!
Always always so much fun, not sure who has more fun, us or the kids????
For some it is the first interaction with a pony, for others a time to grow skills and spend quality time 🦄
Happy Days
Thanks to our volunteers 🤩and of course our wonderful herd 🐴
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Adopt a Horse Day
A full day of loving ponies for our current young Ranchlands riders. Learning about feeding, the digestive system, do horses need the dentist, why, how about their tootsies?????
We all got wet and dirty to make our unicorns sparkle, must say, they all looked super after a good bath! Not forgetting cleaning the tack too!
Throw in a fun ride and some gymkhana games, ohhh and a pizza lunch…..we had a super day!!!
2023 you were a blast
Here’s to making many more memories in 2024!!!
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Gymkhana fun is not just for kids!
The adults Christmas Gymkhana was full of laughter and the will to win!! We are sure the adults have much more fun than the kids, the chance to let their hair down and let the inner child out, that competitive fun spirit 🥇
Well done to all, tinsel adorned ponies and Christmas themed outfits 🎅🏼 bought some merriment and joy to the occasion.
A great way to ease into the Christmas break. Lessons are still on until Friday 22nd Dec to get in your pony fix before the herd goes on their well earned summer holidays until we resume lessons on the 29th Jan (weather dependent).
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Not finished with the fun from the holidays yet!!!
It’s not all about the kids 😁
The adults had their Open Combination Challenge Day. Have to say could not have been more thrilled for the riders, as adults to A) perhaps take up riding to start with - it may have been a child hood dream, or re visiting a hobby from when you were young and sticking with it B) putting yourself out there! Entering a Challenge, riding a dressage test, riding a round of jumps!!! It can be overwhelming.
You were all amazing, rode the dressage tests like pros, tackled the jumps like seasoned professionals 🤔💛 ok I may have pushed my enthusiasm a bit too far there - but honestly great job 🦄
Till the next time!
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We have had such a fun and busy school holidays!! Thank you to all that came out to Ranchlands and partook in the events that we held 🐴 One of those events was our Mini Combination Challenge. This was held for our current Ranchlands riders to challenge themselves with a dressage test in the morning and a jumping round in the afternoon!!! We could not have been more proud of how you all rode! It is quite different coming out of a class environment, riding by yourself in the arena, coping with the challenges that presents, and everyone did so with big smiles and encouragement for each other and their ponies 🦄 Thank you Lew for setting up the arenas - they looked amazing, to our helpers for the day 👏🏻👏🏻 and to all the riders and parents thanks for playing ponies with us 🐴🦄🐴
Ohhhhhh I do love pony rides!!! The sheer delight and wonder on the little ones faces 😁 Cannot beat it - makes my day 💛
Cuteness overload!!!!
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