The Grove Riding School

07/12/2025

Merlin just trying out for a starring role in his school nativity.
We will be open as normal most days over the school hols other than Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. The exception being Saturday 27th where we will be combining lessons with the Sunday 's. So if you intend to come that weekend please email us to confirm and once we know demand for each class we will let you know a time on Sunday.
We will not be running any OAP mornings as there are no dates available this year but we will hope to put on a couple in the Feb half term.
Hope the weather cheers up a bit before the holidays start!

27/11/2025

Terrible statistics. Can you imagine if they were your animals?

The week from the 17th to 23rd November 2025. 11, Yes, 11 people reported hitting New Forest Livestock. One piglet and 3 ponies DIED.
Where the report reads NOTHING FOUND, that is at the time of the collision. Our Agisters spend hours, days, looking for any injured Livestock in their area.

Injured and destroyed means they had to shoot an animal at the side of the road.

We have had two more people hit Livestock this week, with one pony having to be shot near Sway.

Sorry, I will repeat myself, calls for Average Speed Cameras? Yes we are working on it. Speed bumps? They have to be lit, so don't fit with a National park, and quite frankly don't work. Fence all the roads!!! Well think about it would cost 10's of millions of pounds to do.
LETS ALL DO THE THING THAT IS FREE, COSTS NOTHING... DRIVE THE FOREST ROADS IF YOU MUST CAREFULLY. BE LIVESTOCK AWARE. DON'T BE A STASTISTIC....

There are so many signs out there reminding you as drivers that the Livestock are on the roads.

3 of the animals were hit in daylight.
The gelding on the 23rd was found at 6.30 am not pm.

Please share to as many pages you can.

21/11/2025

Just a reminder for everyone to please take care when visiting our yard that you do not wear any clothing or use any equipment that has been near other horses. We are aware of an increase in prevalence of this and other nasty diseases and would not want any of you to be the cause were one of our vulnerable older horses to become sick.
Just a bit of common sense from all of us and we can keep them all safe and sound.
Thanks everyone ☺️

19/11/2025

Morning all. Yes lessons all running as normal ☺️

13/11/2025

Just finished work, pouring rain but what a sky! Definitely worth getting soaked. Love the view from here!

09/11/2025

Lest we forget

05/11/2025

🥳We have organised a subsidised area clinic with para dressage rider Erin Orford on Sunday 7 December at Radley Green Equestrian Centre.

Individual or shared lessons.

Erin Orford is a British Dressage UKCC level 2 coach and a member of the Team GBR World Class Development Squad for Para Dressage. Erin has been competing both Nationally and Internationally for over 10 years and ridden up to Advanced Medium at Regional level.

When Erin was born the bones in her lower leg and knees hadn't formed properly and she was missing the radius in both her arms, meaning she had shorter lower arms and only 4 fingers on each hand. Her parents were told that she would never be able to walk, and would either be wheelchair bound, or they could opt to have both my legs amputated. At the age of 1 she had the operation, and she learnt to walk in prosthetic legs.

Erin has been selected as a reserve for 2012 Paralympics games, 2015 world equestrian games and 2016 Paralympics games. Dreams were made when she became a Team gold and individual bronze medal winner at FEI European championships in 2017.

- Individual lesson (40 mins) Non-RC member £55
- Individual lesson (40 mins) Area 8 RC member £40
- Shared lesson – two riders (45 mins) Non-RC member £40
- Shared lesson – two riders (45 mins)) Area 8 RC member £25

Booking at:
https://www.myridinglife.com/RemoteLocationEventList.aspx?SecretaryID=651593

Horse passports must be available and horses vaccinated within the year.

Times will be shared latest 2 days prior via Radley green riding club page, Radley green Equestrian page and Area 8 page.

Bookings will only be excepted with full payment on our online system

28/10/2025

Morning!

23/10/2025

A lovely Autumnal day today !
Don't forget if you have reserved a space on one of our half term OAP mornings payment is now due to confirm the booking. There is one space due to cancellation on the Lead Rein on the 28th and a couple on the 31st for the fun morning/ Clear Round.
Fingers crossed for nicer weather next week!

15/10/2025

Are you a vet who prescribes analgesics to horses?

If so, we would be grateful if you could complete our survey titled: Current Use of
Paracetamol Among Equine Practitioners

Further information and the survey itself can be accessed here: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/current-use-of-paracetamol-among-equine-practitioners

It should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary and
anonymous.

The survey is open to any veterinarians who are clinically active in equine practice and are
involved in the management of pain in horses.

Please feel free to forward the survey link to any colleagues who may be eligible to
participate.

Thank you in advance for your time and valuable input,

Dóra Szabó and Sabina Diez Bernal
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
University of Edinburgh

28/09/2025

October begins in a few days and then before you know it Half Term will be upon us!
We have 2 spaces left on the Lead Rein Own A Pony morning 28th
2 on the Off LR 30th
and for those who can jump, a couple on the Halloween fancy dress clear round and obstacle course.
Drop us an email to book ☺️