Squirrel Wood Equestrian Centre

15/01/2025

Own a Pony Day
Weds Feb 19th
Please text to book

15/01/2025

Test driving the new Squirrel Wood horses.

Lolli is a very sweet black “coblet” and Kiwi is a Percheron all the way from France 🇫🇷
I think Kiwi maybe part hippo due to the fact that he loves rolling in the mud 🤦‍♀️

I think they’ll be very popular 😊

24/12/2024

🎄🎄🎄🎄HAPPY CHRISTMAS from all at SquirrelWood 🎄🎄🎄

20/12/2024

05/11/2024

One of our clients children lost their favourite toys at ours on Wednesday 30th.
They are 2 little bunnies and the little girl misses them dreadfully.
If anyone saw them or has picked them up please let the office know.
Many thanks

21/10/2024

Have any of our lovely clients got an iPhone they’d like to sell or ideally donate………the office phone has decided to go “part time”

21/10/2024

We have 2 spaces left 31st October
for Shetland pony hour

24/09/2024

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OCTOBER HALF TERM OWN A PONY DAY

WEDNESDAY 30th October

Bookings now being taken by TEXT

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24/08/2024

Last of the summer Own a Pony Days!
Wednesday 28th
Few spaces left

26/07/2024

Pipers in the summer mood and wants you to know that there are still some spaces left…….

🏆GYMKHANA AFTERNOON Friday 2nd Aug 3 SPACES LEFT 🏆

Prizes for Best Turned out horse/pony
Prizes for “races” with horse/pony

🐴SHETLAND PONY HOUR Thursday 8th and 29th Aug 2 SPACES LEFT ON EACH DATE 🐴
Groom, walk and feed Blossom, Lego and Jigsaw

24/07/2024

A small stab in the heart is what you feel when you put up the day's riding list and you see riders sinking heavily in their shoulders when reading which horse they are assigned for the lesson. A small stab in the heart for that horse that for an hour will carry around a rider who has already decided that he does not like his horse. A small stab in the heart for the horse that did not choose the rider himself but still does his best, lesson after lesson.

Riding is a privilege and something you have chosen to do. If you chose to ride at a riding school, your instructor assumes that you actually want to learn how to ride. The instructor's highest wish is that you get good at it.

Often there is a plan and a thought as to why you are assigned to that exact horse. Before you mount up next time, ask yourself "what can this horse teach me today?" All horses have something to give, a feeling or a new tool in the box.

The art is actually in being able to get a lazy horse to move forward, to get an uncertain horse to gain confidence, a naughty horse to focus or a tense horse to be released. It takes work. If you think a horse is boring, it's more likely that you don't ride the horse as well as you think! It's not easy to be confronted with your own shortcomings, but it is in that very situation that you get the chance to truly grow as a rider.

The excuse that "it's not my kind of horse" is actually a really bad excuse. A good rider can ride any kind of horse. A good rider has trained many hours on different types of horses to become a good rider. A good rider can find and manage the gold nuggets in every horse.

If we absolutely want to ride, it is our duty to strive to do it as best as possible, even if it's only for fun. We owe it to every horse that carries us upon it's back.

Copied and shared with love for all of our horses, ponies and riders 🐎❤🐎

10/07/2024

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Gymkhana afternoon Friday 2nd and Friday 16th August

1.30 pm to 3.30 pm

Suitable for all abilities

Best turned out…..make your horse all sparkly shiny and decorate mane and tail

Various races inc walk and trot, egg and spoon

Supporters positively encouraged 😊

Rosettes for all

So much fun

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09/07/2024

A new member of the team for you all to meet!
Isaac Rose born Sunday at 2.42am weighing 7lbs💙
I can’t wait to get him onto Buzz!🐴

09/07/2024

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SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES….filling up fast!

Tuesday 6th August Jumping lessons.

Wednesdays. Own A Pony Day

Thursdays. Shetland pony fun

Fridays. Gymkhana

Please TEXT office to book

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28/06/2024

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SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

Every Wednesday the very popular Own a Pony Day

Friday 2nd Gymkhana afternoon

Friday 16th Gymkhana afternoon

NEW FOR THIS YEAR…….
Thursday mornings Shetland Pony Care session, includes taking them for a walk!
Ideal for the younger kids
I hour session

Please TEXT office to book any of the above

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22/06/2024

Look how smart Rainbow and Mister are in their new fly rugs 😍

10/06/2024

We are looking for some help please……….

Our amazing Steve ( owner of Coffey) is out of action for a few weeks. We are struggling to keep on top of things in his absence.

So if anyone can spare us half hour in exchange for a lesson/ hack for your child, we need some help doing……..

Gutter cleared…….need a dad with a very long ladder!

Spraying

Weeding

It was actually a parent that came up with this amazing idea 🤩

Thankyou x

20/05/2024

We are so lucky to have such beautiful hacking at SquirrelWood.

We offer half hour or hour hacks. Both are suitable for beginners and the half hour is ideal for small children.

Please text us on 07586 292149 for availability and to book