N.A Equestrian

N.A Equestrian We are a family run riding school in Bacup, catering for both children and adults of all abilities.

It was great to have some additional help this morning whilst mucking out … 🐾
17/01/2025

It was great to have some additional help this morning whilst mucking out … 🐾

16/01/2025

Well done everyone on doing a great job at leading in hand last night and with your mounting and dismounting. 👍🏻 💯

🤗 How fantastic it has been to be back teaching you all after last week’s winter apocalypse! 👏🏻We had a great time on St...
16/01/2025

🤗 How fantastic it has been to be back teaching you all after last week’s winter apocalypse! 👏🏻

We had a great time on Stable Management last night working on a control and steering exercise both whilst riding and leading our ponies. We also practiced dismounting on the off side and remounting independently.

We then learned parts of the saddle & bridle, revised different types of bits, practiced tying up using a quick release knot and learnt how to correctly assemble a bridle from scratch. We even had time for our ball game revision at the end! 🏀

Videos to follow … 📹

Our next Stable Management evening will be held on Wednesday the 29th of January from 6pm - 7pm. Please get in touch to book your place. 🐴

14/01/2025

🎉 It’s official! The snow has gone! 🥳 So it’s back to business as usual as of Wednesday this week. Lessons will be going ahead as normal and thankfully it’s much warmer too. Here is what we have coming up this week …

🔴 If you wish to attend tomorrow’s Stable Management evening, please let us know as soon as possible so we are able to plan groups and activities.
* Wednesday the 15th of January from 6pm - 7pm. To include theory and practical stable management tasks and a half hour riding lesson. This will sometimes include mounted games, horseball and other fun activities! £25 per person.

🔹Private/Semi Private lessons available:

⭐️ 4pm on Thursday.

If we have any further spaces come available, we will post them onto our page. Keep your eyes peeled! 👀

👉🏻 For those of you who wish to make up for missed lessons last week and this Monday, we have spaces available on Beginner, Novice & Advanced group lessons throughout this week. If you wish to book an additional or alternative group lesson this week, please get in touch and we will advise our availability.

We are absolutely thrilled to be back up and running again and cannot wait to see all of your happy, smiling faces! 🐴 ☺️

☎️ To book in or enquire regarding
any of the above please get in touch or leave a comment below. 👇🏻

Sorry for the later update than promised, it has been a busy day!❗️Update on Monday evening’s lessons …Unfortunately we ...
13/01/2025

Sorry for the later update than promised, it has been a busy day!

❗️Update on Monday evening’s lessons …

Unfortunately we will have to cancel tonight’s lessons. 💔 Although we have had a huge thaw today, there is still a decent amount of snow in the arena and it is causing serious ice balls to form in the ponies feet (they have all been out for a blast this morning). 😬 We also still have some big icy patches on the car park and on the lane. Due to these factors we don’t believe it is practical or safe to run lessons as planned.

Please fear not! We will be offering to reschedule your lesson from this evening to Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday this week when we will be 100% open again! Please get in touch with what day you would like to reschedule your lesson to and we will advise our availability and get you booked in.

You will be booked in for your usual lesson time next Monday unless you state otherwise, regardless of where we reschedule you to this week.

We know that this incredibly frustrating, however at least we have the promise of the week ahead being much better this time around. 🙏🏻

Thank you for your continued understanding and patience. ❤️

We have done all we can do … Throughout this weekend we have moved tonnes of snow (literally) and gritted the entire lan...
12/01/2025

We have done all we can do … Throughout this weekend we have moved tonnes of snow (literally) and gritted the entire lane. There isn’t any more we can do now, the rest is up to the weather as we wait for a thaw.

We will confirm the status of tomorrow evening’s lessons by 3pm tomorrow. As of yet, we are unsure if we will be thawed out enough. Pray for a thaw! 🙏🏻

We are getting there and at worst we should be back open as normal by this Wednesday. 🤞🏻❤️

Despite this week’s weather, keep on smiling … 💙
10/01/2025

Despite this week’s weather, keep on smiling … 💙

10/01/2025

❗️UPDATE ON SATURDAY’S LESSONS. ❗️

⛄️ Hi everyone, unfortunately Saturday’s lessons will have to be cancelled as has been the case with all of this week’s lessons. We know that this is very frustrating for you, however there isn’t much we can do about the weather. We still have the same amount of snow up here as we did at the beginning of the week and it isn’t set to start thawing until Sunday. There isn’t an inch of ground that isn’t covered and the roads leading to us are still treacherous.

* You will be booked in for your usual lesson time next Saturday unless you let us know otherwise.

Tomorrow will be spent beginning to try and move some of the snow in an attempt to help it thaw out in time for Monday when we hope we can get back to normal! 🤞🏻Stay safe and take care this weekend. See you all soon and thank you for your understanding.💙❄️

09/01/2025

❄️ UPDATE ON FRIDAY'S LESSONS. ❄️

⛄️ Hi everyone, unfortunately tomorrow’s lessons will have to be cancelled as has been the case with all of this week’s lessons. We know that this is very frustrating for you, however there isn’t much we can do about the weather. We still have the same amount of snow up here and it is getting colder by the day. There isn’t an inch of ground that isn’t covered and the roads leading to us are treacherous.

We are now very doubtful that a thaw will happen before the weekend, as temperatures are set to drop to -13 with us tonight … 🥶 We aren’t going to offer to reschedule your lesson, as realistically we don’t believe that we will be able to go ahead with lessons until next week now. 😢 If miracles do happen and we have a thaw before the end of the week, we will message you again to offer you the chance to reschedule your lesson.

You will be booked in for your usual lesson time next Friday unless you let us know otherwise.

Stay safe and take care out there guys. See you all soon and thank you for you understanding.💙❄️

❗️UPDATE ON THURSDAY’S LESSONS.❗️⛄️ Hi everyone, unfortunately tomorrow’s lessons will have to be cancelled as has been ...
08/01/2025

❗️UPDATE ON THURSDAY’S LESSONS.❗️

⛄️ Hi everyone, unfortunately tomorrow’s lessons will have to be cancelled as has been the case with all of this week’s lessons. We know that this is very frustrating for you, however there isn’t much we can do about the weather. We still have the same amount of snow up here and it is getting colder by the day. There isn’t an inch of ground that isn’t covered and the roads leading to us are treacherous.

We are now very doubtful that a thaw will happen before the weekend, as temperatures are set to drop to -15 over the next few days. It is set to be -9 tonight … 🥶 We aren’t going to offer to reschedule your lesson, as realistically we don’t believe that we will be able to go ahead with lessons until next week now. 😢 If miracles do happen and we have a thaw before the end of the week, we will message you again to offer you the chance to reschedule your lesson.

You will be booked in for your usual lesson time next Thursday unless you let us know otherwise.

Stay safe and take care out there guys. See you all soon and thank you for you understanding.💙❄️

07/01/2025

❗️UPDATE ON WEDNESDAY’S LESSONS.❗️

⛄️ Hi everyone, unfortunately tomorrow’s lessons will have to be cancelled. We know that many of our Wednesday rider’s haven’t ridden since before Christmas and that this is very frustrating for you, however there isn’t much we can do about the weather. We have a huge amount of snow up here and we have been and are still having continuous heavy snow flurries. There isn’t an inch of ground that isn’t covered and the roads leading to us are treacherous.

We are now very doubtful that a thaw will happen before the weekend, as temperatures are set to drop to -12 over the next few days. 🥶 We aren’t going to offer to reschedule your lesson, as realistically we don’t believe that we will be able to go ahead with lessons until next week now. 😢 If miracles do happen and we have a thaw before the end of the week, we will message you again to offer you the chance to reschedule your lesson.

You will be booked in for your usual lesson time next Wednesday unless you let us know otherwise.

Stay safe and take care out there guys. See you all soon. 💙❄️

⛄️ Hi everyone, my apologies for not having messaged you all sooner, I know some of you have been messaging throughout t...
06/01/2025

⛄️ Hi everyone, my apologies for not having messaged you all sooner, I know some of you have been messaging throughout the morning. We have been busy on the yard and sorting the horses out hence me only just getting around to sending this message out to you all.

Unfortunately tonight’s lessons will have to be cancelled. We have a huge amount of snow up here, there isn’t an inch of ground that isn’t covered (I’m sure most of you are in the same predicament).

We are unsure what the rest of the week will bring as of yet but we like to air on the side of optimism! We are able to reschedule your lesson from this evening to either Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday (weather permitting). Please let me know if you would like to reschedule your lesson and I will advise what lessons we have available.

Regardless, you will be booked in for your usual lesson time next Monday unless you let us know otherwise.

Stay safe and take care out there guys. See you all soon. 💙❄️

03/01/2025

Hi everyone, we are absolutely gutted to say that we will have to cancel today's hack. 💔 We have been and assessed the roads going in and out and they are very slippery still and we feel that from a health and safety point of view for rider’s and horses that it is not worth the risk.

Due to the above, we are able to offer out 45 minute hacks at either 9.45 or 11am tomorrow in the same format as today (only it won’t be fancy dress). Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to join either of the hacks and we will do our very best to reschedule you all.

Please accept our sincere apologies but it is the best decision given today’s conditions. 😢

02/01/2025

⚠️ Rant incoming …

I cannot count the amount of last minute cancellations and no shows we have had on Monday and Thursday this week. These are the only two days we have been open so far this week and it has left us all bitterly disappointed with the turnout on both evenings. It is beyond ridiculous. 😡

I am now convinced that some think that whilst it is as cold as it is and with the holiday season still present that it’s much easier to stay inside in the warm rather than attending their riding lesson. We have had all manner of excuses this week (we know some are genuine) and I would like to think that it is not the case that some just can’t bring themselves out for half an hour or so to come to their riding lesson and will give any excuse to pacify us but I’m left with no other option this week but to begin to believe this. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Our staff and volunteers are all out in the cold, working hard to groom and tack up ponies on time, organising lesson plans and pony allocations just for people not to show up or to cancel. Some of which don’t want to pay for their missed lesson leaving us out of pocket and feeling a blatant lack of respect for our efforts and our business. We have a cancellation policy for a reason just like dentists, hairdressers and the vast majority of other riding schools up and down the country. We do not expect to have to ask to be paid for missed lessons and we certainly will not tolerate abusive messages when asked.

If you have chosen to ride as your hobby, please be prepared to show up and ride in all weathers. If we deem it safe and sensible to continue with lessons, then we expect you to show up when you are booked in, on time and with the appropriate clothing to keep you warm and dry.

As we have said previously, discrepancy’s will be made where possible for late cancellations but our policy stands at a minimum of 48 hours notice and your lesson will be payable regardless of the situation. We cannot offer spaces out at short notice and your lesson will already be planned and in some cases your pony will be stood waiting for you.

As always we appreciate those of you who turn up in all weathers, respect our cancellation policy and our business. We are human beings and always do our best to be compassionate and understanding with cancellations, however please understand that when we ask for payment in the event of a cancellation that there is a reason why we need to do this.

Please start making a note of your lesson date and time and let’s try and have a positive start to 2025. 💪🏻

Rant over. Thank you for reading. 🫶🏻

02/01/2025

✅ We are open this evening as normal. The roads around us are fine and the arena is suitable to use. Please ensure you take care when walking past the arena, as despite throwing grit down some areas are still slippery.

Please remember your lesson and be on time!

See you all soon. 🐴

01/01/2025

⚠️ NOW TAKEN ⚠️

We have last minute availability for a Private/ Semi Private lesson tomorrow evening at 6.15.

Please get in touch ASAP if you wish to book in. 🏇🏻

🥂🎇🎆 Happy New Year everyone! 🎆🎇🥂2024 was a great year where we made more equestrian memories to cherish. 🥰 We are now lo...
01/01/2025

🥂🎇🎆 Happy New Year everyone! 🎆🎇🥂

2024 was a great year where we made more equestrian memories to cherish. 🥰 We are now looking forward to making this year even more memorable and we will be planning lots of exciting events and activities for you all to get involved with throughout 2025.

We hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. It’s now time to get back into a routine and look ahead to what will hopefully be another successful, positive and exciting year. We are open as normal again as of tomorrow (Thursday the 2nd of January).

🔸If you have missed out on your regular lesson over the festive period and wish to book in for an alternative/ additional lesson this week, we have spaces available on Beginner, Novice & Advanced group lessons. Please get in touch if you wish to book in, and we will advise what availablity we have.

🐴 It is Stable Management on Wednesday the 15th from 6pm - 7pm. If you haven’t already booked your place and wish to join us, please get in touch as soon as possible so we are able to plan groups and activities etc. 👍🏻

❗️Our New Year hack this Friday is now fully booked. Please ensure you have pre paid to confirm your place. 🏇🏻

☎️ To book in or enquire regarding
any of the above please get in touch or leave a comment below. 👇🏻

Festive fancy dress photos from our Christmas hacks. 🎅🏻 🏇🏻 +
28/12/2024

Festive fancy dress photos from our Christmas hacks. 🎅🏻 🏇🏻

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Well done everyone on doing a great job at leading in hand last night and with your mounting and dismounting. 👍🏻 💯

We had a very festive, fun time on our fancy dress Christmas hacks today. Thank you to everyone who joined us, we hope you liked your special gifts from Santa and your fancy dress was spectacular as always! 🎁🏇🏻

⛄️ This was taken at 12.30 today. 😩 For those of you who haven’t got much snow left, we unfortunately aren’t so lucky and have a new covering with sheet ice everywhere. The roads are also fairly treacherous on the way up to us. This does of course mean that all lessons today will have to be cancelled again. 😢 We are incredibly frustrated but the weather is out of our hands. 🔹 You will be booked in for your usual lesson time next Friday unless you state otherwise. Let’s hope for a thaw very soon. 🙏🏻 We will update everyone later on today regarding the possible status of lessons tomorrow, as we are now expecting Storm Bert which may get rid of the snow but will bring torrential rain and gale force winds with it. 🙄 We will keep you posted … 🫶🏻

Here we go again … 🙄 We certainly weren’t expecting this amount of snow this evening. 😢 #naequestriansnowglobe

When we say we do everything we can to get rid of the snow, we really mean it! 🙈 A million wheelbarrow’s later, a leaf blower and a flame thrower, we have made some improvement to the arena. All we can do now is hope for a thaw tomorrow to help with what’s left. 🤞🏻 We have done all we can, even Ted helped! 🐶

Another fantastic lesson with these two wonderful ladies today. So wonderful to see them working together week on week and encouraging one another. 🫶🏻

Our winning team for 2024 - The Bambi’s on their lap of honour. 🐎🥇 #Teamjumping2024

What do you do when you find an opportunity to jump a wall whilst out hacking? 🤔 Take it of course! 😃

Storm Lillian subsided just in time for us to enjoy our 2 hour Advanced hack on Friday. Everyone had a great time and we can’t wait for our 4 hour hack coming up this week! 🤠

Pony Club, Mounted Games & more Rosette Awards … 🏵️ What a great time we had on Pony Club this Thursday again. We practiced skipping out & bedding down, tacked up, played our new revision game, this time for parts of the grooming kit and parts of the saddle & bridle and then went full speed with our mounted games! 🏇🏻

What a fantastic evening we have had, albeit rather blustery! Thank you to everyone who came and supported our Clear Round evening. You were all absolutely amazing and we are so proud of all of you for taking part. Hopefully we will see some more new faces at our next one on the 21st of August 😀 Enjoy your rosettes everyone! 🏵️

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