25/02/2024
To all our riders:
We have been absorbing increases in costs for several months, but the time has come where we will have to put our lesson prices up so as to stay afloat. I have tried to keep the increases to the minimum.
The new prices will be valid from 1st March, 2024.
For those of you who have bought 10 lesson Season Tickets, there will be no increase in price until you need to renew your ticket.
For riders who pay by Standing Order, please adjust the monthly amount you are paying.
Thank you for your understanding.
Marianne, Vic and Philip
SHIELDBANK RIDING & VAULTING CLUB
PRICES from 1st March, 2024
CLASS RIDING LESSON PRICES – PAY AS YOU GO
1 hour group lesson £ 37
½ hour group lesson £ 25
PRIVATE RIDING LESSON PRICES – PAY AS YOU GO
1 hour private lesson £ 47
½ hour private lesson £ 32
A lesson is considered to be private when the rider has specifically requested a one-to-one lesson with their instructor.
CANCELLATIONS: All lessons should be cancelled 24 hours prior to the start of the session. This is to allow someone else to take advantage of that slot. Should you or your child take ill on the day of your lesson, the very minimum cancellation period we can accept is one hour prior to the start of the lesson otherwise the full price is payable.
SEASON TICKET FOR MULTIPLE BOOKINGS: 10 Lessons for the price of 9. The Season Ticket needs to be paid up front whereupon you will receive a card with 10 squares each representing one lesson. The card must be presented each time you ride when it will be initialed and dated by a member of staff. Season Tickets are valid for 3 months.
FOR OUR REGULAR WEEKLY RIDERS: MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR RIDING LESSONS BY STANDING ORDER
Riding lessons paid monthly by standing order are available and represent the most economical way for regular riders to pay for their lessons: Per Month
52 x 1 hr Group Lessons monthly by standing order £140
52 x 1 hr Private Lessons paid monthly by standing order £190
52 x ½ hr Group Lessons paid monthly by standing order £100
Lessons prepaid by standing order can be banked and re-arranged throughout the year should members have to cancel. Any banked lessons must be taken within the calendar year in which they were banked unless they were banked in December, in which case they can be carried forward to the following year. Please note: riders can cancel their Standing Order at any point if they can no longer ride regularly and revert to the pay-as-you-go price. However, once on standing order, riders cannot simply avoid paying certain monthly Standing Order payments to catch up with their unused lessons and then revert back. The Standing Order rate is a special rate discounted for regular weekly riders.
PONY DAYs (Available during all School Holidays on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays)
Not only riding, but also horse knowledge and care is taught on Pony Days, allowing each participant to get an insight “behind the scenes” of what it takes to care for a pony or horse. Apart from 2 sessions of riding, riders are taught to groom, muck out, tack up, untack, give hay and feed, put on headcollars, boots, bandages, rugs, as well as learning to tie up a pony correctly and safely. Lunch in our Coffee Shop is included in the price. The day starts at 10 p.m. and finishes at 4 p.m. The total cost is £90.
DRESSAGE AND JUMPING COMPETITIONS will be held throughout the Summer which will be open to all our riders. The dates, classes and entry fees will be posted on our page: Shieldbank Riding & Vaulting Club
EQUESTRIAN VAULTING
Very often described as gymnastics on the moving horse, equestrian vaulting offers everyone the opportunity to experience greater harmony and balance on the horse. A specially designed vaulting roller and felt pad are used to give the vaulter greater security as well as a better “feel” of the horse’s movement. It is a sport for young people from age 5 upwards, and it is not necessary to have ridden before starting vaulting. On the Continent, children are actively encouraged to learn to vault first before they start riding, as vaulting introduces them to walk, trot and canter on the lunge.
Vaulting Sessions are held weekly on Saturday afternoons from 2.30 – 4.30 pm and Wednesday evening from 7.30 – 9 p.m. The cost per vaulter per week is £28 whether they attend one or two sessions.
There is a one hour introductory class to vaulting for younger children on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. The cost for this class is £25 per session.
VAULTING CAMP will be held during the week commencing 5th August in preparation for attending a national vaulting competition at The Howe Equestrian Centre near Cupar on 10th August, 2024. The costs for the residential camp, plus fees for attending the national competition will be posted on our page.
Should you have any questions about any of the information on this sheet, or wish to book, please speak to Marianne, Vic or Philip Beasley, call us on Landline: 01383 852 874 or Mobile: 07800 830 841 or email me on [email protected]
SHIELDBANK RIDING & VAULTING CLUB, March, 2024
Have you ever dreamed of learning to ride? Have you ever wanted to get to know horses or ponies? Or are you an experienced rider looking for the opportunity to go further?
