Stepney Bank Stables

Stepney Bank Stables Stepney Bank Stables is an urban equestrian centre in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne. We run activity days, own your own pony days and internal competitions.
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We provide the wellbeing benefits of access to horses to those who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity. Stepney Bank Stables Equestrian and Activity Club (EAC) is an inner-city project working with horses as part of the team to help young people develop across a broad spectrum of personal and social skills such as resilience, confidence, positive self-esteem and employability skills. The EAC w

elcomes youngsters aged between 8 and 18 to take part in a range of activities such as workshops, tackling issues like bullying, county lines, and healthy relationships, in addition to team building events and excursions. As well as all of this, they also help look after the horses for the British Horse Society approved riding school and help Instructors with lessons. All of the activities are run by a team of well-qualified, enthusiastic equestrian and youth staff who take pride in seeing the club members blossom under their care. The EAC has been recognised multiple times including the Queen’s Jubilee Award. The riding school has a range of well-mannered horses and ponies who work with our superb, qualified instructors to help our customers learn all about how to ride. There are also opportunities to undertake Association of British Riding School and British Horse Society qualifications and some of our young people take part in external competitions.

Off horse work and mechanical horse work is SO important to developing the control and awareness required to communicate...
07/01/2026

Off horse work and mechanical horse work is SO important to developing the control and awareness required to communicate effectively with your horse. Get booked in for a Mechanical horse lesson and see just how quickly you make progress!

Join us for an inspiring and uplifting evening celebration for our 25th anniversary 🎉We’re so excited to welcome back fo...
06/01/2026

Join us for an inspiring and uplifting evening celebration for our 25th anniversary 🎉

We’re so excited to welcome back former young attendees, and now legends of the equestrian world, Adam Short and Jack Thomas Watson to present a demo by Emma Carmichael and Jack Mantel.

We’ll learn how to get started in the sport of Eventing as a rider, owner or groom. We’ll also share reflections on 25 years of Stepney, how access to horses has shaped young lives and brought joy to so many.

Help us to continue to enable young people to access these life changing opportunities by buying a ticket. All funds raised go directly to support our work with young people who are growing up in very challenging circumstances.

https://www.stepneybankstables.com/event-details/stable-stars-celebrating-25-years-of-changing-lives

Yesterday’s Pony Club session involved making different flavoured teas for the ponies 🫖Horses and ponies can enjoy a war...
06/01/2026

Yesterday’s Pony Club session involved making different flavoured teas for the ponies 🫖

Horses and ponies can enjoy a warm drink on a cold day just like we do! Larry was the keenest, Freckles and Jake a little less sure.

Flavoured water is a great way to encourage drinking in cold weather. This is important to keep them hydrated and bowels moving! Pony Club talked about cold weather care, colic and how to prevent it.

Mechanical Horse lessons with Jade - now available on Thursdays 10.30am-3.30pm! Are you struggling to ride in the cold w...
05/01/2026

Mechanical Horse lessons with Jade - now available on Thursdays 10.30am-3.30pm!

Are you struggling to ride in the cold weather but want to maintain or build fitness? Are you looking to develop more suppleness, symmetry or unlock new insights? Jade and Max the mechanical horse are here to help you take your riding to the next level.

“The session exceeded my expectations”

“Thank you so much. I utterly loved this experience and could not recommend enough to anyone”

“Totally fantastic. I’ll be back”

To book head over to https://www.stepneybankstables.com/horse-handling-and-riding-lessons or give us a call 📞. 0191 261 5544. The office is open 9am-5pm

⚖️ trickle feeding is our new year mantra! January means healthy eating plans for lots of us, and the Stepney squad 🐴 ar...
05/01/2026

⚖️ trickle feeding is our new year mantra!

January means healthy eating plans for lots of us, and the Stepney squad 🐴 are no exception! Almost all over our horses and ponies are heavier than their ideal weight and we need to address this for their physical health. What we can’t do is leave them for long periods without food as this is detrimental to both their physical AND mental health. Instead we are using trickle feeding products including trickle hay nets and hay balls (modelled beautifully by our friendly Robin) to slow down eating. Huge thanks Kelly at Horse Weighbridge North East for ongoing advice, supplying trickle nets and kindly donating a hay ball for our collection 🧡

04/01/2026

Approaching horses 🐴

A resolution we’d love all of our staff, volunteers, riders and visitors to make for this year is this:

Wherever and whenever possible, let the horse initiate contact. In the field, stable or arena, as you walk up to them, consciously slow down. Stop before you get to them and let them show interest in you before you touch them. This seemingly small change can make a big difference to how the horse experiences the interaction.

Give it a try and let us know what you notice!

The Ouseburn is a winter wonderland! ☃️Lessons are running as usual, just wrap up extra warm and don’t forget gloves! 🧤 ...
03/01/2026

The Ouseburn is a winter wonderland! ☃️
Lessons are running as usual, just wrap up extra warm and don’t forget gloves! 🧤
We’re extra grateful for our indoor arena today!

We’ve been out with the grit to help make Stepney Bank passable. Cars are managing to navigate it. The car park and walkways have also been gritted but please do take care. The staff kitchen is open, parents - please help yourselves to hot drinks.

Well done to our Pony Clubbers who sat tests today. We had:3x E test passes 1x D test pass2x D+ test passes1 x C test ri...
02/01/2026

Well done to our Pony Clubbers who sat tests today. We had:

3x E test passes
1x D test pass
2x D+ test passes
1 x C test ride pass

All amazing 🤩. Well done!!!!

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Stepney Bank
Newcastle Upon Tyne
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01912615544

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We are a unique equestrian centre situated in the Ouseburn Valley in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne combined with an Equestrian and Activity Club for 8 - 18s where we help our Members to develop life skills such as self-esteem, self-confidence, and resilience.

We have a superb team of qualified instructors and well mannered horses to provide horse riding lessons ranging from beginner to advance.

Stepney Bank Stables is approved by the British Horse Society and the Association of British Riding Schools. We are also a Pony Club Centre, this means that we have passed rigorous checks to ensure that our horses, facilities and equipment are fit for purpose and that our staff are appropriately qualified and skilled.

Stepney Bank Stables was honoured by ‘Her Majesty The Queen’ with the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award 2003. We have also been awarded Investing in Children Membership as a result of our continued commitment to involving young people in the planning and delivery of our work and were winners at the Charity Awards receiving a Judges Commendation for our work with children and young people in 2014.