Equestrian Camps South West

Equestrian Camps South West HQ of the amazing Equestrian Camps across the UK None judgemental, fun and a fantastic way to bond w Some long-standing friendships have been made. No pressure.

The ethos and purpose of our camps which come in this order

First and foremost- No judgment! We are all equal, the only difference being that we are on different parts of our journey than each other. Whatever someone needs to learn, every single other member of the group will have been there or will get to that point during their riding lifetime. Second - Inclusion everyone has equal right to be

there, and although I try endlessly to match the groups correctly our instructors will do their best to accommodate the different levels of riding that they may be challenged with and the job of the rest of the people in that group is to support, encourage and help that person along the way

Thirdly - Learning. It's our job to find those missing pieces of the jigsaw that will bring the dressage scores up, will keep those poles in those jump cups or just to help you and your horse bond better and so that you can have a better relationship and progress in whatever way suits you in whatever discipline/activity you wish to. I hate competing, but that doesn't mean to say that I don't want to do the best by my horses whilst enjoying fun rides, XC courses, beach rides and hacking. Fourth - Fun and friendship
I want all to have fun, make friends, feel at ease, and connect with like-minded people who put their horses' welfare, well-being and training before the sport. We've been doing this for eight years now and it's worked very well with the occasional spanner in the works that has been fished out and rectified. I've seen people go on to compete, I've seen horses grow up and turn into brilliant all-rounders for their owners. I've seen success, after success and for that I can only thank you all for trusting us, for keep coming back and for trying your very hardest to keep our camps the way they are. Without you we have no purpose 🙂 ❤ xx


Equestrian training camps to help you with your Show Jumping/Dressage/X-Country jumping both indoor and out for 10 months of the year. Bringing you top instructors to excellent venues at affordable prices and making it all that bit more fun! Spend hours in the arena perfecting your craft whilst spend quality uninterrupted time with your lovely horses and other like minded people. Improve at your own pace with support. Up to 6 hours instruction, all meals catered for, all haylage, bedding and facilities included for less than the cost of the instruction alone! And if there are other kinds of camps you would like us to put on, let us know! We will try our best to give you the experiences you are looking to have with your horses. We're going to take horse camps to new heights and you to new levels - don't miss out!

16/03/2025

Ok folks, here is some information and as much as I can give you right now. It takes time to put a camp together so bear with me! But here goes...

Put the date in your diary!!..21st - 23rd May 2025. Arriving Weds pm to set up, riding Thursday and Friday.

Venue is by very kind permission of Julia Dalley and her family - Goonbell Riding Centre. Goonbell, St Agnes TR5 0PN

With the exception of lessons in the indoor school we will be away from the main yard. It will be groups of 4 for an hour x2 a day which means you will get more individual attention but I hope this won't stop you from connecting with each other like you always do! I know group bonds become very strong at camp 😍

Instructors will be Becky Kennen and Jane Lavington.

Approx £265.00 per person, won't be more, maybe less. Including dinner on Wednesday and Thursday Breakfast and Lunch on Thursday & Friday. Hay and Grazing.

You will need to provide your own electric fencing for your pen, including energizer and battery. You can get mini solar ones and also small batteries ( or you can just be big strong and capable like we horsey people are and bring a car battery! ) You will need to poo pick and bring wheel barrows/skips for that. Pens to be no more than 12 x 12 for ponies 14 x 14 for horses because we don't want them getting into gallop mode!

For those without horses Julia is happy to hire a horse to you but you will need to book a lesson or hack with her prior so that I know you're going to be safe.

Bookings will go live as soon as I've finalised everything.

Maximum spaces 24 and we may only get this one chance. If we get it right and show Julia how amazing, kind, considerate and wonderful we can be, we may get a second chance ❤️ x

Please read previous posts for answers to questions you may have, if you still can't find your answer then ask. I make no promises at this stage but I will try to answer them x

If you've got this far like and share with your friends for me please so I know who's serious about coming?

CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN!! 💞

OMG we have the go-ahead!!Get riding those horses folks, train them to stay in pen CAMP SEASON is about to start again!!...
15/03/2025

OMG we have the go-ahead!!
Get riding those horses folks, train them to stay in pen CAMP SEASON is about to start again!!!
As soon as I know more, I will post the info here. Can we manage the end of April or do we need to wait til May?

14/03/2025

So, here's a scenario for you. Camp with outdoor pens inside a secure field. Decent space between each pen. Short walk from field to car park to tack up and feed. Big car park for us to camp in boxes and trailers. Grassy areas on the edge to put tents up. Big indoor school to ride in, plus a field to put knock down working hunter jumps in. Weekdays only Weds evening, riding Thursday and Friday. Catering from the van and the schools gallery to eat in or a marquee weather permitting. Great access from the A30 at Old Chivvy roundabout. Excellent hacking in the area if you wanted to ride out on the Weds pm. Price would be similar to other camps but not fixed those costs yet. Thoughts please? Would you come?

11/03/2025

Can I just say a massive thank you to all of the people who have phoned or messaged over the last two days to give me help and advice regarding the potential sites we've been looking at. It's so nice to know how many of you still care about the reputation of the camps, about my welfare and the importance of keeping alive what we've built between us over the years. I'm so grateful and truly humbled. The search continues and will do so until we find a place to run them again ###

09/03/2025

Question for all of my lovely campers...now we've been without Chyverton for a year, do you think there is still a need for a new camp venue or has everyone found alternatives?

26/09/2024
17/07/2024

I just rode a pony!!! Albeit for 10 minutes, most of which seemed to be spent figuring out how to get on and off, but I did manage walk trot and canter! Thank you beautiful Gem and thank you Simon for letting me xx That horse is one in a million x

02/07/2024

Crabbet Heritage Forges ahead!

After years of planning, Crabbet Heritage is ready to implement a range of exciting plans to promote Crabbet and Crabbet Related Arabians.

We are bringing like-minded people together from around the world to help showcase all owners and breeders, to demonstrate the beauty and versatility of these horses and to promote wider ownership and competition.

We are extremely proud to announce three patrons representing key Crabbet horse breeding areas of the world, each of whom are well known for their significant contributions to the Crabbet cause. They will bring their guidance and expertise to bear on our programme in support of our steering group and advisory team.

Caroline Sussex, current Chair of the Arab Horse Society and Treasurer of WAHO represents the UK. From Australia, which holds the largest population of Crabbet Arabians, is Coralie Gordon, world renowned expert and author on the Crabbet Arabian. For the USA and Canada we have William ‘Buzz’ Moore, who worked for the Arabian Horse Registry for many years and is now President Emeritus of the Eastern Crabbet Arabian Horse Society having been President for 25 years.

Other announcements to follow !

02/06/2024
24/05/2024

So excited! The Silkwood Kitchen & Workshops renovations are almost complete thanks to Suzanne Nunn, Joe Corin the electrician and Josh Bradford the plumber. Not forgetting Simon Elkington, Gabrielle Westland, Heather Powell and Tahlie Sharpe for their assistance in helping me to get it there!
In an aim to create a beautiful, friendly space for people to make new friends and learn new things we'll be putting on craft and creative writing workshops. Discovery workshops to help you feel the best you can about yourself and starting a Dining Club so that you don't have to eat dinner alone or live off ready meals!
If you want to run a workshop for us, want to know more about the Silkwood Discovery Workshops or the Dining Club, message me 😀 Who knows where meeting new people might lead for us all? I'm very interested in any ideas you have to help us create and connect, please could you share and help us find people who need some fun and good company? xx ❤️ xx

21/05/2024

*UPDATE*

Ella is now 6 weeks old and going from strength to strength. She is fully bucket trained as our various attempts to get her onto foster mother(s) were sadly unsuccessful. She now has a lovely elderly pony as a companion and is happy having daily turnout, learning how to gallop about, munch grass, and interact with her new friend.

Thank you everyone for your continued support. X

Unfortunately breeding doesn’t always come with happy outcomes 💔

This evening we find ourselves deep in grief, with a beautiful strong filly foal, who is lost without a mother to nurture her.

We are sending out a plea to all of our friends and followers to HELP US FIND A FOSTER MARE ASAP.

If you have a mare yourself, know of a mare with a friend that is suitable, or can even SHARE THIS POST to help it be seen by more people we would be very grateful.

Please message us here on the stud page, alternatively message Kari Christopher directly if you can help.

Thank you for your compassion and support during this difficult time. Let’s share and find this little beauty a new mummy!

FOSTER MARE NEEDED ASAP.
CORNWALL (UK)

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People keep asking me about camps, so I thought I would tell you a little story...

Busy as ever and stacked out, one of my liveries suggested that I came to camp with her. ‘It will be fun!’ she said.

Little did I know how much fun and that it was going to change my life in several ways.

I took my Vanner cob, Wilfy, because I wanted to get to know this little man better. The trouble with owning lots of horses is it’s difficult to have the intimacy that you have with just owning one. You’d never accuse Wilfy of being an affectionate horse, he was always quite aloof in some ways. But I had a deep trust for this horse and loved jumping him as much as he loved to jump, so we left the riding school in safe hands and went!