The Grove Riding School

28/12/2025

Merlin will return to his usual post as carpark attendant on Tuesday and then we will be closed on New Years Day but otherwise all back to normal lesson times.
See you all, if not this week, then next year!

27/12/2025

Hope you did better at presents than these two!
Don't forget if you are coming tomorrow (too late to book now) lessons have been moved around a little
There is an Off LR at 10
L2C at 10.30
LR at 11.30
another L2C at 12
LR at 1.00
and the final lesson is an O/O at 1.30
We are open as normal from Tuesday other than New Years Day.

24/12/2025

Wishing all our riders, volunteers and supporters a happy Christmas! Thank you everyone for being part of the Maidensgrove RDA community, and we're looking forward to another year of fun and friendship in 2026!

22/12/2025

Morning and thank you to everyone who has already been in touch about lessons on the 28th. A reminder for all that there are no lessons on Saturday 27th but there are options (see below) for the Sunday.
We will be closed, for customers, the horses still need feeding and looking after, sadly, on the 25th 26th and 27th so all payments will need to be received by the evening of the 24th as we will not be checking email or payments after that point and will allocate ponies on Christmas eve for the 28th.
Lessons will be as follows:
10:00 Off LR
10:30 L2C
11.30 LR
12:00 L2J
13:00 LR
13.30 O/O

Enjoy whatever you have planned and we'll see you all soon!

18/12/2025

Hi everyone
As you are aware we will be closed on the 25th 26th and 27th of December but will be running lessons for anyone missing out on Sunday 28th. Having got an idea of demand we are now able to share with you the schedule for that day.
10:00 Off LR
10:30 L2C
11.30 LR
12:00 L2J
13:00 LR
13.30 O/O
Please email to book and be sure to pay by close of business on the 24th to ensure your place.
We look forward to seeing you all over the holiday season 🎅⛄❄️

13/12/2025

We host RDA 3 mornings a week and Twinkle is one of the favourites ☺️

Twinkle didn't find anything edible on the tree, but had fun winning some Christmas gymkhana games on Thursday!

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!