The Orchard Equestrian Centre

27/11/2025

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the orchard 🎄 🐴

20/11/2025

🤍🐎

Equine Massage Giveaway! 🐴✨

To say thank you for all the amazing support, I’m running a special Giveaway!
If you’d love to treat your horse to some extra TLC, this one’s for you 🤍

✨ What You Could Win:
Choice of either an Equine sports massage or one of our pamper packages.

If you’ve been thinking about getting your horse booked in, this is the perfect excuse!

How to Enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Follow my page
3️⃣ Comment your horse’s name 🐴
4️⃣ Share to your story for a bonus entry (don’t forget to tag me!)

Winner Announced: ( random name generator )
📅 Sunday 30th November

Good luck everyone! 🫶🐴

14/11/2025

*** Position now Filled ***

Equine Groom Apprentice (Level 2)

Full-time -Ages 16+ -Start date flexible

The Orchard Equestrian Centre is looking for a committed and hands-on Equine Groom Apprentice to join our busy yard team. This apprenticeship is ideal for someone who wants to build a strong foundation in professional horse care and yard management.

⭐ What you’ll be doing:
- Daily yard tasks (mucking out, sweeping, feeding, turning out)
- Grooming and basic horse handling
- Tack cleaning and equipment care
- Supporting with exercising/groundwork (experience dependent)
- Helping with daily routines and yard organisation
- Learning professional equine standards in a supportive environment

⭐ What we offer:
- Full apprenticeship training through an approved provider
- A friendly team, varied yard routine and 14 horses to learn from
- A structured training environment with clear progression
- Opportunities to advance to Level 3 or further equine pathways

⭐ Suitable for:
- Ages 16+
- Anyone keen to start a career in the equine industry
- Someone confident or willing to build confidence around horses
- Hard-working, reliable and ready to learn

How to apply:
Email [email protected] with your name, age, experience and why you’d like to join the team.

12/11/2025

✨🐴 Introducing Equine Spa Days! 🐴✨

We’re excited to announce our brand-new Equine Spa Days — designed to pamper, relax, and rejuvenate your horse from head to hoof.

Packages to follow 🤍

11/11/2025

🤍🐎

Hold your horses… something AMAZING is almost here!

True performance begins with wellbeing 🐴

08/11/2025

For those who are new here, Hi, I’m Ellie.

I’m a certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist, and I’m passionate about helping horses feel comfortable, move freely, and recover from muscle tension and soreness.

I’ve supported a wide range of horses, including:
• Competition horses
• Racehorses
• Happy hackers
• Older horses who benefit from gentle, targeted work

My focus is always on improving comfort, supporting performance, and helping every horse feel their best.

If you’d like to know how massage could help your horse, feel free to comment below or send me a message anytime 🐴💬

13/10/2025

🥳We are very excited to announce our Annual Awards Ceremony & Christmas Party!

Please get in touch to secure your place via email only.

We hope you can join us for what will be a fun filled evening!!🥳

07/10/2025

The Orchard Equine College is seeking a part time coach to join our dedicated and professional coaching team.

We are looking for an individual who is:

- Competent, reliable, and professional in their approach
- Passionate about coaching riders of all levels and abilities
- Committed to personal development and progression
- Commited to safeguarding and horse welfare.

We are happy to provide training , support and career development opportunities for the right candidate.

Assessor experience would be an advantage, though we are willing to support the right person in gaining this qualification.

📩 To apply, please email your CV to [email protected].

Please do not message Jay directly ,all applications must go through our formal recruitment process, and Jay will not be involved in shortlisting or selection.

Join a professional and supportive environment where quality coaching and progression are at the heart of everything we do.

05/10/2025

Important Update: Lesson Age Change
From 1st November , our riding lessons will be available for children aged 8 years and above.

After much consideration, we’ve made this change to ensure the very best experience for both riders and our horses. Children aged 8+ generally have the physical strength, balance, and focus needed to ride safely and progress with confidence.

This also allows us to work more closely with our college horses, so that riders can grow and develop alongside them.

We understand that this is a change from our previous minimum age of 4, and we know some families may be disappointed. Please be assured that this decision has been made with safety, horse welfare, and long-term rider progression in mind.

For our younger riders, we will continue to explore fun pony based activities and experience sessions during the half term , so that they can still enjoy the magic of being around horses until they’re ready for lessons.

Thank you for your understanding and support as we move forward with this new approach

04/10/2025

One of our liveries headed off for a trick riding session with The Knights Of Middle England and had such an amazing time.

She said the experience was something really special , definitely one to add to the bucket list! 🏇✨

We know how much our riders enjoy trying new adventures, so we’re excited to say we’ll be booking a team session with our staff soon .

If anyone would like to join us , let us know !

It’s the perfect mix of fun, challenge, and horsemanship.

💬 Has anyone else given trick riding a go before? We’d love to hear your stories!