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Gawler River Park Equestrian Centre is set in the beautiful open countryside of Gawler River, 35 mins north of Adelaide on the Freeway.
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With a superb new Olympic sized arena, we cater for all ages and experience on quiet, educated and sensible horses. Gawler River Park Equestrian Centre - Opening Hours

Tuesday - 3pm - 6pm

Wednesday - 3pm - 6pm

Thursday - 3pm - 6pm

Saturday - 8am - 12pm

Contact number for further details - 0434 119184

Lesson Pricing

Private 30 mins - $75
Private 45 mins - $105

16/09/2024

A very special young man arrived last night to join our family. Welcome Jett! We are so happy to have you here! 😍❤️🦄

15/09/2024

Our Instructors and team members are all very much loved, valued and appreciated. I ask them to spend one on one quality time with the ponies in their care, to get to know and understand them and to let them know they are valued and appreciated as well. Darling Archibald loves his one on one's!❤️🥰🦄

14/09/2024

Double trouble! Eric and Ernie waiting this morning for all the pupils to arrive. They love a Saturday - it means a lot of cuddles! 💕😻💕

08/09/2024

🎉🎉Our fantastic EQ Saddlery - Adelaide Hills competition has been drawn!! 🎉🎉All the names listed below are winners of a $20 off voucher for purchases of $50 or more. Huge thanks to EQ Saddlery! 🥰

Kodi
Esther
Rosie
Georgia
Josie
Emily
Christia
Skylah
Adelaide
Harper
Sienna
Marlee
Daniel
Armani
Olivia
Auri
Tia
Aubrey rose
Payton
Harrie

Winners pick up your voucher at your next lesson, well done!! and sorry to those not winning one this time. ❤️🦄❤️

06/09/2024

We have been given an amazing gift of support from EQ Saddlery - Adelaide Hills Incredible! 20 vouchers to get $20 off a purchase of $50 or more. So generous and I know the winning pupils will be so pleased! Thank you so much to EQ Saddlery. Every single one of our present pupils will be entered into a draw for these vouchers! Good luck everyone!! 🤞❤️ Results by tomorrow evening!

04/09/2024

❤️ I don't know if you can remember back to your first experience of riding - of being with a pony, grooming him or her ..... and the complete joy that you felt as a child. It stays with you. The happiness. Dezi had that impact on our pupils. Beautiful Myf tonight was sad when she arrived for her lesson but we chatted it through and she got on and had a wonderful lesson on Shazam. Life is full of so many ups and downs, all we can do .... is to love and support each other through those. ❤

03/09/2024

Families across Australia are experiencing very testing times with a huge rise in the cost of living. It is looking like it will also be a little challenging this year for hay to feed. Our own home grown hay has now run out and we are buying in. Of the two fields we have planted up again for this season, one is already looking to fail and the other is showing a very short crop. Maybe some beautiful rain to nourish the ground and crops is on the way. 🤞

02/09/2024

It is a day of rest here and two little boys used it to have a long discussion this afternoon about who's ball it actually is!! Shazam thinks it is his and of course so does Archie! First it was reasonably civilised, then a little more heated and then the ball was thrown down in disgust! If anyone has a spare ball lying around we'd be very grateful!! 😂

01/09/2024

Our beautiful boy Dezi had some investigations in the week by Dan at Equus Veterinary Services. Some arthritis was found in his hock and it was recommended that he take a good rest to let it settle. His lovely mummy came and picked him up for his holiday break up at Adelaide Northern Horse Spelling & Agistment. Already we are feeling the Dezi shaped hole that he has left but want the best for him - that is the priority. I want to thank his owner for the care she has shown and of course for generously sharing him with us. He is an extraordinary pony that has given so many children pleasure through his life. He is approaching 20 yrs old now and for the next few months will be letting his hair down, relaxing and enjoying the fields up at Mallala. All our love goes to Dezi and his owner. ❤❤❤

30/08/2024

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28/08/2024

A postcard has arrived from Barney-Boo who is having a little stay with the lovely team at Equus Veterinary Services ………
“ I am doing absolutely fine Mummy! In fact it’s very comfy here and my tummy is already feeling better. Could you send lots of love to my pupils and let them know I am coming back very soon! Love you!! ❤️🦄”

24/08/2024

Watching the sun setting at the end of a beautiful day 😍

18/08/2024

Our handsome boy Archibald relaxing on his Sunday off after a fun and busy day introducing more little people to the art of riding!! 😍❤️🦄

16/08/2024

Lessons well underway and going well in Term 3 - so far a challenging few weeks for us with all the bugs and viruses around - I am sure you have had the same in your household. Our dearest Dezi had a lovely pamper session with his pupil yesterday who was learning about the care involved when you have your own pony. And there is a lot of hard work and dedication involved in pony ownership, it is a serious undertaking. But the rewards are immense ......the joy and happiness they can bring to life! ❤️😍🦄

16/07/2024

Ghostly apparitions in the mist and fog of winter!!

13/07/2024

Safe travels!!! And good luck! 😍❤️

10/07/2024

Our beautiful happy boy George smiling in the sunshine enjoying some holiday time! 🥰😍 An important time to relax, slow down and enjoy doing nothing.

09/07/2024

Another term done and dusted for us all and a well earned rest for all! 😍 A huge well done to all pupils for their hard work, sweat, joy and at times tears - we are immensely proud of you! The skills that you are learning are so important ... as a rider, as an individual in your life and we are very privileged to be a tiny tiny part of your journey. A big thanks to our staff and team who we are blessed with - passionate, devoted, hard working, loving and kind. And a thank you to our beloved, treasured and much loved ponies!

04/07/2024

Such a handsome Mule!

02/07/2024

📖 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙩

🐴 I love reading about misconceptions when it comes to feeding horses, but today I’d like to debunk some common myths about good old sodium chloride.

🧂 Myth #1: Salt only needs to be fed when the weather is hot.

🐴 Truth #1: Salt needs to be fed 365 days a year because it is vital for many bodily processes and is excreted in sweat, saliva, mucous and urine. Even in the midst of winter, horses need salt.

🧂 Myth #2: Horses instinctively know to drink water regularly, especially when they are hot and sweaty.

🐴 Truth #2: A horse’s thirst reflex is triggered by sodium, which is a component of salt. Horses’ sodium requirements need to be met in order for them to seek water.

🧂 Myth #3: A horse can meet their sodium and chloride requirements with a salt block alone.

🐴 Truth #3: Unlike cattle, horses do not have an abrasive tongue and are not designed to lick harsh surfaces to extract nutrients. While it is technically possible for a horse to consume their daily salt requirement from a salt block, it is much less work and more physiologically-appropriate for them to consume loose salt that is either provided in a meal or left out free-choice.

🧂 Myth #4: Horses know what nutrients they need and can self-medicate with supplements such as vitamins and minerals.

🐴 Truth #4: Salt is the only nutrient horses have been studied and proven to actively seek out when it is required. They will not seek out other nutrients “because they know they need it.” Look at how much salt and molasses (palatable additives) are added to free-choice supplements.

🧂 Myth #5: Himalayan rock salt is better for horses than plain salt.

🐴 Truth #5: Himalayan rock salt contains naturally occurring components other than sodium and chloride. Some may view this as a positive; however, it is usually a more expensive means of supplementing salt, and often contains traces of iron which almost never needs to be supplemented given horses are generally oversupplied iron by their forage intake alone.

🐎 Your horse’s diet should be providing a minimum of 10g of salt per 100kg of body weight each day; typically more after exercise, intense weather, or illness. Ensuring your horse always has access to clean, cool, and fresh drinking water will ensure they remain well-hydrated and if by chance they intake more salt than necessary, the water they drink allows them to excrete excess very effectively. The best kind of salt to feed is plain sodium chloride such as table salt, unless the diet is deficient in iodine which makes iodised salt more appropriate.

26/06/2024

Ernie (Security team member no. 3 in command) taking in some warm sunshine after a very wet and cold 24 hrs. She is turning into a very big cat!

22/06/2024

A great day of lessons today with a wonderful team of staff all giving 100%. One of the topics that came up for discussion through lessons was frustration …. Frustration with yourself, your performance, your pony, their performance ….. frustration in life …. What we looked at, was the option to choose how you respond to that frustration … you are mad but what do you do about it? Nothing, walk off, sulk, get cross … you can choose calmness, consider the situation, identify issues and triggers and how to resolve… channel that emotion into productive work to resolve. Use the energy of frustration to do some of your best work. Decide not to be beaten. 🥰❤️🦄 Thank you, as always to all pupils and their families, all the team and all the ponies for a wonderful day!

20/06/2024

Four soggy little boys tucking into lunch and having the afternoon off because of rain! ❤️😍🦄☔️

13/06/2024

Look at these beautiful biscuits!! They have been flying out the door this week very quickly! Let us know if you want a few!! Such a big thank to Sue for making them for us! What a clever and incredibly kind lady! 🥰😍❤️🦄

05/06/2024

A visit from lovely Kellie at Equus Veterinary Services who was able to work on Barney’s back teeth leaving him feeling much better. Rather too good in fact! 😂 Here he is away with the fairies in pony dream land!! 😍🦄❤️ it was a great moment for him to poke his tongue out at the world! Thank you Kellie!

01/06/2024

A full and lovely day of teaching today after the long awaited rains finally reached us at the end of the week. Finally the heavens opened on parched land and everyone was pleased …. Dezi loves the rain, mud and rolling so he was a happy boy …. Shazam didn’t have quite the same enthusiasm for the downpour! 😂😍❤️🦄

28/05/2024

We have had a fortnightly lesson on our beautiful boy Shazam come free. It’s on a Wednesday at 5.30pm and would be suited to a child from 5 - 9 years old. If you would like to start your child riding do get in contact! 😍🦄🤩

25/05/2024

The red geraniums in their wine barrels all down the long side of the arena have really settled in .. wonderful big bushy and healthy plants bringing colour and greenery to the place. The colour of the blue sky quite extraordinary today! 😍

21/05/2024

The Guard Dog/Security here at Gawler River Park is Bob. She has had the sack several times!! She’s just had her 10th birthday! 🎁

15/05/2024

One of our special pupils enjoyed a birthday yesterday with a ‘Shazam’ cake and ‘Shazam’ biscuits!! ❤️😍🥰🦄

Address

996a Gawler River Road

Opening Hours

Tuesday	16:00 - 19:00
Wednesday	16:00 - 19:00
Thursday	15:00 - 18:00
Saturday	08:30 - 14:00

Telephone

+61434119184

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Such a stunning weekend! Ponies, humans and dog all soaking up the warm sunshine! And then someone got the zoomies …. And then everyone got the zoomies! Apart from Barney and Archibald who decided that watching was more preferable!

Lovely little bit of rain last night, the first in ages. Some of us enjoyed it more than others!! Loud voice … “Archibald!!” 😂❤️

A lovely little bit of rain last night, the first in awhile. Some of us enjoyed it rather more than others!! Loud voice …. “Archibald!!” 😂❤️

Hanging from the stable door on Christmas morning, our Christmas stocking seemed to have something in it! It was a funny sort of shape! A squishy shape! A sort of soft, round, Shetland shape!!! Father Christmas brought us adorable Archie!! 😍❤️ A special present for our special weeny riders!! Yay!!! Too adorable for words!

We will have an update shortly on todays pony day….. so much fun!!! But what we did discover today, is that our gorgeous dezi and beautiful barney are demons in the apple bobbing race!!! 😂

An amazing Saturday for us here at the Centre! Fully booked, lots of happy smiles, ponies and horses cuddled and kissed, lots of learning - a good day's work done! A massive thank you to our brilliant and ever growing team! And we treated our ponies at the end of the day with a present ..... an enormous ball! Shazam was thrilled with his new toy!! ❤️😍 and Dezi wasn't! 😂

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