Eastminster School of Riding

14/08/2024

Our annual inspection today and once again passed with flying colours, thankyou to our wonderful staff and helpers ❤️❤️❤️

06/08/2024

03/08/2024

Love this 😂😂

26/07/2024

Couple of spaces left-email to book
[email protected]

17/07/2024

A few photos from Sunday’s Strictly Come Dressage event with music, sparkles and fancy dress, and of course a huge glitter ball in the arena!!! 🪩🎶always a great event

10/07/2024

Pictures from the weekends Barn Dance here at Eastminster, what a fabulous evening!!! Videos to follow!!

19/06/2024

Summer evenings at Eastminster are definitely good for the mind

14/06/2024

Well done to everyone tonight!!!

30/05/2024

One set left for £39
Large top
30” or 32” leggings

27/05/2024

Brilliant pictures as always from Garry at Sport in Pictures from todays event

Gallery: 27/05/2024 - Eastminster school of riding unaffiliated show - UK on Sport in Pictures

23/05/2024

🧡Massive well done to the Eastminster Girls🧡

, “Libby Hearne, Evie Wakeham, Chloe Capper, Lily McGuinness, Florence Cross, Niamh Boyle, Lily Todd, and sisters Emma and Chloe Maker. They raised a massive £1.420 for a fantastic cause, Canter for a Cure. This is a wonderful charity that helps in the fight against bone cancer. The girls decided to take on this challenge as one of the girls did this last year and thought it would be great to get as many people involved as possible to help raise as much money as possible. The girls have worked so hard ridding every minute they can to raise as much money possible for the cause. Hopefully their efforts will help spread awareness and encourage other young people to help out where they can.
A massive thank you to Eastminster Equestrian Centre for their part to in the raising of this money, not only did they make a huge donation, the girls couldn’t of done it without all the horses, staff and free rides.”

23/04/2024

Gallery: 22/04/2024 - Evening dressage - Eastminster - Essex on Sport in Pictures

23/04/2024

Dressage evening last night went really well-some new combinations and lovely tests
Great feedback from the judge and all so well turned out
Thankyou to all our members that helped keep the evening running smoothly and of course to the lovely Rachel Staples and Colleen Taylor for coming to judge and write

07/04/2024

Eastminster were at the British Riding Clubs nationals this weekend, we had a great time and the horses were little stars!
Thankyou
SEIB Insurance Brokers for sponsoring the event
Videos in comments

03/04/2024

And another ABRS+ stable management complete-well done to all!!!!

12/03/2024

Photos from our novice dress down dressage are now online

https://www.sportinpictures.co.uk/-/galleries/11-03-2024-evening-dressage-eastminster-essex
Thanks as always Sport in Pictures

Gallery: 11/03/2024 - Evening dressage - Eastminster - Essex on Sport in Pictures

10/03/2024

Great showing leather/demo today, huge thanks to Michelle and of course our riders Tommy Harwood and woods and their lovely horses Louie and Gambit

29/02/2024

One of the most accurate things written thanks to Mill Farm Riding School sharing as nothing worse than hearing a riding school pony being spoken badly about as they are all worth their weight in gold, love each and every one of them!!!!

One of my biggest frustrations in this industry is the lack of understanding and consideration for the role that lesson horses play. So often, I see riders complaining about lesson horses for a huge variety of reasons: for their perceived lack of quality or value, for having to ride one they don’t like, for not getting to ride the one they do like, for their trainer not having enough lesson horses, or for the lesson horses not being available at their convenience when their personal horse is out of commission. I’ve dealt with all of the above and I know I’ll continue to do so, but I think it’s important that people understand the reality of lesson horses, and that’s that they aren’t here for your kid to ride forever and climb the levels with your one or two lesson a week commitment. They’re here to get you started, safely and productively, while you decide just how far you want to take this.

Lesson horses are incredibly special creatures. They have to be easily caught by beginners who don’t know how to properly approach a prey animal. They have to stand like statues on the crossties while tiny kids take the better part of an hour to get them clean. They have to hold their head still while beginners jam the bit into their teeth for the fiftieth time in a row to put the bridle on. They have to stand still at the mounting block while someone stands for too long with all their weight in the left stirrup and then slams down on their back with no consideration for their comfort. They tolerantly teach riders who are unbalanced, uncoordinated, and unclear, who catch their mouths and bounce on their backs and kick at their sides, and every single time, they are expected to just come again without so much as a swish of their tail or pinning of their ears. And any time one of these horses has a moment where they act like a regular horse or force the rider to really ride, they’re labeled annoying or rude or bad or lazy or whatever.

Lesson horses are not intended to take you up the levels and jump big jumps and win all the classes. If these horses were this beginner-friendly and this tolerant AND the hack winner with an auto lead change, you couldn’t afford them! That’s not to say these horses can’t be winners if you ride them well and pull your weight, but their ability to win in the show ring is not where their real value lies. Lesson horses exist to bring new riders into the sport. To teach them the ropes and get them started, lay a foundation and prepare them to make a bigger commitment to the sport by leasing or purchasing the next step horse. Lesson horses are not responsible for chasing your Olympic dreams for you. They’re responsible for getting them started in the first place. For riders to act like a lesson horse isn’t valuable because he isn’t the winner in any company is ignorant and unfair.

Every horse you ride has something to teach you. Whether it’s the crotchety old school pony who likes to root when you’re not paying attention, or the younger lesson horse who will only pick up the right lead if you ask *just right*, or the ultra reliable skip-change king, they all will add to your toolkit that you can one day apply to the fancier model you get to take you to the next level. Don’t forget about all the lessons you learn along the way and remember that without lesson horses, you wouldn’t be riding at all!

30/01/2024

If interested in volunteering please contact number or email on poster😀

29/01/2024

Another great ABRS+ pony club event yesterday, extra special well done to Margot who completed all the modules so received there extra special rosette!!!

24/01/2024

Dancing horses, music, sparkly dresses and glitter balls-what else would you expect at Eastminster on a Monday evening???!!!
Eastminster does Strictly Come Dressage🎵🪩💃🏻
What a great evening , thanks to judges, helpers and of course our wonderful clients who made a brilliant effort with music choice and outfits -you are all the best

01/01/2024

First ride of 2024!!!! Happy new year

26/12/2023

We love Boxing Day at Eastminster!!!!!!!

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas to all our customers, friends, volunteers past and present 🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼
Sending a huge thankyou to everyone that helped this morning too😁😁😁😁😁

20/11/2023

Our ponyclubbers completing another ABRS+ rosette and certificate session, this time on pony health
Well done to you all, and thank you Claire Newman for another fab stable management session

15/11/2023

Team Eastminster had a very successful trip to Brook Farm dressage this week
Great results all round, 2 of the horses are ex racers that have adapted to a very different way of life
Lots planned for the future both home and away!!

15/11/2023

Little upgrade for some of the stables today with new matting thanks to Premium Stable Mats who did a great job

01/07/2023

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28/06/2023

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