Hundleby Equestrian Centre - Riding School & Pony Club

02/07/2025

🌞 Summer Pony Day Leaders Wanted!
(1 SEND and 2 none SEND)

We’re looking for two friendly and enthusiastic individuals to lead our non-HAF funded Pony Days during the summer holidays – and we're also recruiting one more team member with SEND experience to support our HAF funded sessions.

🕘 When: Likely Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm
💷 Pay: Competitive – based on qualifications and experience
📍 Location: Hundleby Equestrian
📆 Flexible working: These roles can be job shared, so if you're only available for certain days or hours, please still reach out!

🐴 Pony Day Leader (2 positions – non-HAF funded)
📌Confident and knowledgeable around horses
📌Always safety-conscious and reliable
📌Able to lead horse care activities and ideally riding lessons (although lessons can be covered by another instructor)
📌Responsible for 6–10 children per day, supported by a helper
📌Over 18 with a current DBS check (or willing to obtain one)
📌Perfect for someone on a school, college, or teacher break

🌈 HAF Pony Day Leader – SEND Experience Preferred (1 position)
We are also looking for someone with SEND knowledge or experience to help run our HAF funded days. You'll be working closely with children who may need additional support to have a safe and enjoyable experience with horses. A caring, patient nature and understanding of additional needs are essential.
❗️(Horse experience for this role isn’t necessary; just confidence around them to help guide the young people)

If you’re passionate about horses, love working with children, and want a rewarding summer job – we’d love to hear from you!

📩 Get in touch for more details or to apply

30/06/2025

I’m absolutely thrilled to say that I’m now a BHS Stage 2 Qualified Coach and will be able to now offer a lot more than just normal riding lessons from our centre!

Huge thank you to everyone that has supported me and acted as guinea pigs for my sign off processes etc!

Watch this space for more coming soon 😎

Eeek!!! 🤭

As many of you know, while I’ve been redundant, I set myself a goal I’ve had since university—but never had the time to pursue while working full-time. I’ve been teaching one evening a week at our family riding school ever since I left university, and it’s always been a dream of mine to become properly qualified.

Three weeks ago, I passed my Stage 2 BHS Care, Lunge, and Ride exam, and I’m absolutely thrilled to share that last week I also PASSED my Stage 2 Coaching exam! 🎉

I’ve always enjoyed teaching riders of all levels and backgrounds, but what I particularly love is helping riders grow in confidence and work towards their own personal goals. That’s the area I’d now really like to focus on during the evening I teach.

Once again, a huge thank you to Becky Cooper for her panic Zoom sessions in the lead-up to the exam, and to Kate Knight for putting up with my very panicked texts on the morning of it! The long old drive to Essex and back was worth it 🙈

I’m absolutely delighted and really feel like I’ve made the most of my redundancy and something good has come out of a bad situation.

Just two more exams to go very very soon, and I’ll be Stage 3 qualified (hopefully!!)! 🫣

30/06/2025

🎉 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! 🎉

Places are already half full from being open this morning so book early to avoid disappointment!

We’re absolutely thrilled to share that we’ve been awarded HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) funding for Summer 2025! 🙌

Thanks to this support, we’ll be delivering:
🐴 16 days of activities for secondary-aged young people (yr 7-11) – with up to 15 places per day
🌟 16 days of activities for children and young people aged 4–16 with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) – with up to 10 places per day

All sessions will run as our usual Pony Days, giving young people the chance to enjoy the outdoors, connect with our ponies, build confidence, and make new friends – all in a fun and supportive setting.

Our team of experienced staff are fully qualified, hold enhanced DBS checks, and are so excited to welcome everyone this summer. We have a primary school teacher running the programme and she’s delighted to be offering this! 🐎💛

We are incredibly proud to be given this opportunity and working alongside Lincolnshire County Council to deliver this safe, inclusive and exciting programme for young people across the region. This is something we’ve wanted to do for a very long time now and at the beginning of the year when I announced I wanted to take the yard in a slightly different direction - this was on my agenda with a few other bits 🥹

Booking for parents goes LIVE on Monday on your usual portal through the council 🖊️

Can I ask anyone who might have connections that could benefit from this to please share and spread the news far and wide! 🫶🏼

29/06/2025

Summer days - Ziggy enjoyed an early morning splash at the beach this morning 🥰

Thank you to everyone that has been understanding of the warm weather this weekend allowing us to slightly change our lesson plans to suit the horses! We’ve kept in walking and trot and done the majority of lessons out hacking!

All ponies are having a rest tomorrow and we’ll be reopen on Tuesday when I think it’s going to be slightly cooler!

Stay safe in the heat everyone 🥵

28/06/2025

🌞 NEW for Summer: Our "All In" Pony Loan Scheme is Here! 🐴

Looking for a way for your child to enjoy the magic of pony ownership without the full-time commitment?

From 1st July – 1st September, we’re offering a special summer loan experience at Hundleby Equestrian Centre – perfect for children who want to try a loan but aren’t quite ready for the full responsibility.

💫 What’s included?
🐎 A 60-minute riding lesson with Pip every Saturday, followed by the chance to stay all day with us
🐎 A second 45-minute riding lesson with Jordan every Monday
🐴 Hands-on experience in all areas of pony care – including grooming, tacking up, stable duties and more!

👧 Ages 10+ only
💷 £160 per month – includes both lessons each week and full access on Saturdays
🧑‍🏫 No parent supervision required during the day – ideal for busy families!

🦄 Ponies left:
- Poker
- Buster
- Kreo
- Demi
- Dinky
- Lulu

‼️ If you can only do a Saturday, please get in touch and we can maybe work something out!

This is the perfect opportunity for your child to build confidence, improve their riding and learn the full ins and outs of pony care in a safe, supported environment.

Text Siân on 07584 047340 for more information ℹ️

27/06/2025

🎉 Fantastic News! 🎉

We’re absolutely thrilled to share that we’ve been awarded HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) funding for Summer 2025! 🙌

Thanks to this support, we’ll be delivering:
🐴 16 days of activities for secondary-aged young people (yr 7-11) – with up to 15 places per day
🌟 16 days of activities for children and young people aged 4–16 with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) – with up to 10 places per day

All sessions will run as our usual Pony Days, giving young people the chance to enjoy the outdoors, connect with our ponies, build confidence, and make new friends – all in a fun and supportive setting.

Our team of experienced staff are fully qualified, hold enhanced DBS checks, and are so excited to welcome everyone this summer. We have a primary school teacher running the programme and she’s delighted to be offering this! 🐎💛

We are incredibly proud to be given this opportunity and working alongside Lincolnshire County Council to deliver this safe, inclusive and exciting programme for young people across the region. This is something we’ve wanted to do for a very long time now and at the beginning of the year when I announced I wanted to take the yard in a slightly different direction - this was on my agenda with a few other bits 🥹

Booking for parents goes LIVE on Monday on your usual portal through the council 🖊️

Can I ask anyone who might have connections that could benefit from this to please share and spread the news far and wide! 🫶🏼

27/06/2025

Just over 2 hours to go until our BIG announcement 📢

Can anybody guess what it is yet?

It begins with H, but it’s not a horse! 🫣🤭

26/06/2025

🌞 NEW for Summer: Our "All In" Pony Loan Scheme is Here! 🐴

(No this isn’t our big announcement)

Looking for a way for your child to enjoy the magic of pony ownership without the full-time commitment?

From 1st July – 1st September, we’re offering a special summer loan experience at Hundleby Equestrian Centre – perfect for children who want to try a loan but aren’t quite ready for the full responsibility.

💫 What’s included?
🐎 A 60-minute riding lesson with Pip every Saturday, followed by the chance to stay all day with us
🐎 A second 45-minute riding lesson with Jordan every Monday
🐴 Hands-on experience in all areas of pony care – including grooming, tacking up, stable duties and more!

👧 Ages 10+ only
💷 £160 per month – includes both lessons each week and full access on Saturdays
🧑‍🏫 No parent supervision required during the day – ideal for busy families!

This is the perfect opportunity for your child to build confidence, improve their riding and learn the full ins and outs of pony care in a safe, supported environment.

Text Siân on 07584 047340 for more information ℹ️

26/06/2025

Jumanji is trying REALLY hard to keep our secret 🤐

But we have a HUGE announcement coming tomorrow! This is probably the biggest announcement of ours EVER! 😶

You’re going to want to stick around for this…..

Check back tomorrow at 4:30 to be the first to know 🥳

25/06/2025

📅 WHATS ON THIS WEEK 📆

🌟 Thursday
- PC with Jordan
- Clinic with Sian

⭐️ Friday
- Tots club
- Normal lessons

🌟 Saturday
- Normal lessons
- NEW “Pips pole club”
- Adult ONLY hack

🌟 Sunday
- Pony club
- Normal lessons
- Teenage lesson

🌟 Tuesday
- Sian’s clinic
- Normal lessons
- Home education group

Book now on ec pro 👇🏼

25/06/2025

When you simplify it all…..it’s all just about making friends and being with ponies ❤️🥹

24/06/2025

📣 Important Update – Jumping Lessons at Hundleby Equestrian Centre 🐴

We’re making a few important changes to how our jumping lessons are run at Hundleby to ensure the safety and welfare of both our riders and horses.

✅ Jumping will now only take place in dedicated, jump-specific group sessions, clearly labelled on our booking system:
🔹 “Poles and Jump Lessons” – with Pip or Jordan, focusing on jumping up to 55cm
🔹 “Siân’s Clinics / Lessons” – with Siân, for those wanting to jump over 55cm
✨ All instructors will now only teach jumping up to 50cm.
✨ Riders wishing to jump above 50cm must book with Siân in her designated groups.

This new structure has been introduced to:

✔️ Ensure jumping is taught with correction and progression in the right way, in mind
✔️ Maintain the safety and confidence of our riders
✔️ Protect our horses from overuse by making sure they are not jumping in every session and so we can control the amount of jumping hours they do weekly.

‼️ Any private jump sessions will be a mix of flat and jump - we don’t believe in making the horses jump for 30/45 mins solid.

🐎 We thank you for your support in helping us maintain high standards of horse and rider welfare.

You can view and book sessions via our booking system under the new group names.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

– The Hundleby Equestrian Team