Pine Lodge Riding & Holidays on Exmoor, Near Dulverton

18/02/2025

Lovely post from one of our riders Kathryn, on the wonderful Ludo yesterday ☺️ if you have time please read her story! Horses really are such wonderful creatures🐴

A Horse A Day - Ludo

A buzzard watched from her perch in the tree as I began my ride on Ludo. We rode into the moss covered woods, then weaved our way down into the valley where the river flowed alongside us, I closed my eyes listening to the rushing water - also wishing I could take a swim too!

We were treated to the sight of so many deer, some displaying impressive jumping skills over a fence!

The ride had everything, including a fabulous gallop at the end - I was grinning like a Cheshire Cat as I let go and off we went, tears pricking my eyes - feelings of pure joy as we thundered up the hill - I'm definitely going back to Pine Lodge Riding & Holidays on Exmoor, Near Dulverton again, and next time with my hat-cam! 🐎😍 Huge thanks to them and of course Ludo ❤️

This is why I need horses. I couldn't have walked 6 miles and seen all this. In those 2 hours, I forgot it all, just me with the horse, everything else fell away. I need it to keep me sane and to forget about cancer, even if only for a couple of hours. As I sit having my chemo tomorrow I will revisit that gallop in my head and hang on to it.

I get a massive mental boost from horse riding, there is no better therapy for me. I'm sure one of the reasons I've been struggling so much emotionally recently is because I've not been able to ride, or see Tigger like I was. It causes massive frustration!

It proves to me just why the horse adventure trip to Scotland I'm planning is so important, it will help me to switch off, to find some peace for a week and just be there with the horses, in nature. No chemo, no cancer just that moment in time forgetting it all... and I'll get to try archery on horse back! What a Horse Living List challenge that'll be!!

It's emotional when I then have to come back home to reality after a trip away, that hits hard, but the breaks like this make it more bearable and manageable in the long term.

If you don't know about the Scottish adventure with Wilder Ways that I'm planning you can read about it here!

https://gofund.me/8ed968ab

13/02/2025

❤️ Who needs Valentine's day when we've got so many horses to cuddle? However if you feel the need to treat yourself - or drop a hint to your other half - we've got a special deal on all Pine Lodge merch!

From Friday 14th to midnight Sunday 23rd Feb, customers can enjoy £3 off and free UK shipping on orders of £45 or more, using the code SURPRISE. ❤️

https://pine-lodge-ponies.teemill.com/

28/01/2025

Another beautiful ride on Saturday in between the storms. We stay open and take rides out all year round as there's so much to see in every season here in Exmoor National Park - not long until the days become longer and we start taking day rides again ❤️

03/01/2025

An absolutely stunning sunset ride today on Anstey common!

31/12/2024

Thanks for all your support this year. Here’s to more sunshine and adventures in 2025. From all of us at Pine Lodge ❤️

24/12/2024

🎄Wishing all of our riders, friends and followers a very Merry Christmas! 🎄

If you're the type of person that likes to leave things til the last minute we can send Pine Lodge Gift Vouchers by email - although our phone lines are still down following the storm so we have patchy 4G and no landline - but if you can get through we will always do our very best to help!

19/12/2024

🎄 We're a little bit late for the Christmas post but they might arrive in time if you choose express delivery - or why not treat yourself after Christmas instead?🎄

Sian has been busy with 9 more horse and pony designs and Ali has just added them to the website.

Everything is super high-quality, eco-friendly and printed on demand. We now have totes, hoodies and tees featuring Chloe, Ludo, Erin, Skipper, Chester, Fantasy, Margo, Georgia and Yappa - joining Jenny, Teddy, Freckles and our classic Pine Lodge logo designs. Just search by name to find your favourite!

Which horse or pony would you like us to add next?

https://pine-lodge-ponies.teemill.com/

16/12/2024

Our phone line is STILL DOWN following Storm Darragh.

This means that we cannot accept calls and we have no broadband. As a result of this, we may be slightly slower at responding to emails and enquiries but we are here, we will get back to you and we will let you know when we are back online!

Thank you for your patience, this is all part of the joy of living on Exmoor! 🤪☎️🐴

13/12/2024

Gotta love a Pine Lodge bromance! Just look at these two sharing a carrot flavoured lick 😍🥕🦄🐴

08/12/2024

Due to the storm we have NO PHONE LINE, or WIFI and we have limited mobile signal at Pine Lodge Riding. We apologise for any delay in responding. ALL of the horses, ponies and helpers are happy and warm! Rides will start to go out again from Tuesday onwards.. we will let you know when we are back online!

03/12/2024

December 1st, 3 clean(ish) ponies head out for a festive ride. Check out those before and after pics. It appears that Sabre may be coated with teflon? 😂

28/11/2024

This Sunday in Dulverton, a fabulous local event:

On Sunday 1st December 2024 Dulverton by Starlight once again will be bringing the festive spirit to Exmoor

21/11/2024

❄️ All this snow has got us feeling a bit festive ❄️

Is it too early to mention the ‘C’ word? If you’re looking for a unique gift this year, Pine Lodge Gift Vouchers can be for any amount towards the cost of a ride, day ride or children’s riding holiday!

Just email [email protected] to order yours!

15/11/2024

We won't be doing any more Day Rides to Tarr Steps until the spring as the winter days are so short and the river can become too difficult to cross.

But, we are still open all year round for riding and Tarr Farm Inn Ltd is open for lunches, teas and evening meals if you want to drive there to eat before or after your ride, for a special day out.

12/11/2024

A few really cool jumping pictures from the summer, Freckles, Yappa and Griffin the flying dog 😍