Maris Equestrian

24/12/2024

As the year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for your continued support of our riding community.

Your smiles and shared passion for horses have truly made this year unforgettable. We are so grateful to have you with us on this journey and can’t wait to see what next year brings!

We will be closed from today till the 30th of December and then open for limited hours from the 30th December to the 26th of January while we offer our school holiday program and lessons.

23/12/2024

🌟 Farewell, Abigail! 🌟

After more than two wonderful years with us, it’s time to say goodbye to the amazing Abigail, who is setting off on a new career adventure. 🎉

Abigail has been an incredible coach and trainer here at Maris Equestrian Centre, sharing her expertise, passion, and dedication with every rider. Her positive energy and commitment to helping others grow will be greatly missed by all of us.

We wish you all the best in your next chapter, Abigail! We know you’ll continue to inspire and achieve great things, just as you have with us. You’ll always have a special place in the Maris family! 🐴❤️

Thank you for everything!

14/12/2024

What a hot day out for the team at Oxford PC day.
Both Caitlin and Quinn showed off their skills with beautifully ridden rounds, on Roman and Ralph, picking up 3rd and 4th place during the day. 🏅

10/12/2024

03/12/2024

Looking for the perfect gift? 🐎🎄🌟
Give them the gift of a great private riding experience with us!
We offer gift vouchers for all our types of lessons.
To purchase - send us an email at [email protected]

25/11/2024

Bookings for Term 1 2025 lessons with us are open now! To book, email us at [email protected]
Get in quick to secure your preferred time or day!

22/11/2024

Check Out our Summer Holiday Program!
We will be closed from the 23rd of December through to the 12th of January where we will dive straight into a Jam-Packed Summer Holiday Program!
Check Out the program below to see what we have on offer to suit your child's skill level.
All camps run from 9am to 2pm and are $90 per day per rider.
To book: Email us at [email protected]

Term 1 2025 lessons will start back up on Monday the 27th of January and we are open for term weekly and fortnightly lesson slot bookings! Get in quick to secure your preferred time and day.

22/10/2024

Nothing better than a morning snooze with your pals 😍

12/10/2024

For any of our young dressage riders wanting a chance to meet two 2024 Olymians! 🤩

Exciting announcement for the Carnmore Hotel Canterbury Dressage Championships 2024! We will have our Olympic Superstars Louise Duncan and Melissa Galloway as guests on Saturday night!

27/09/2024

**🌟 Join Our Team! 🌟**

Maris Equestrian is seeking a passionate, qualified, experienced riding coach to join our growing team! 🐴✨

We’re seeking someone who:
- Has a genuine love for teaching riders of all levels
- Is confident in both flatwork and jumping instruction
- Can commit to working at least **one weekend day per week** (with the option to add on weekdays if you would like)
- Is comfortable and experienced with coaching adults and children alike.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a supportive team, enthusiastic students, and well cared-for, experienced horses in a beautiful equestrian setting.

If you're interested or know someone who would be the perfect fit, please message us for more details or send your resume to [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you! 🏇🌟

Send a message to learn more

23/09/2024

Congratulations Julia and Millie!

John Jones Steel Canterbury Eventing Two Day Event Results:
The Cover Queen CCN65 - Class A

🥇 Alice Wainwright & Riverview Sweet Melody
🥈 Julia Percy & Enchanted Illusion
🥉 Millie Rosewarne & Southwind Katlyn Rose

📸 Michelle Clarke

23/09/2024

A big weekend out for the whole Maris team at John Jones Steel 2 Day Event.

Max and Nicole came through with a good dressage test and amazing clear Showjumping and Cross Country rounds.

Mickey and Julia left us star struck holding 2nd place from their dressage all the way through clear jump and cross country phases 🥈🤩

Millie on her pony Katie were closely following Julia also holding 3rd place through all phases. 🥉🥳

Allana on Cricket had flying Showjumping and cross country phases finishing top ten in their class. 🏅

Well done all round team!!
Thankyou to eventing Canterbury for hosting a fantastic event.
Thankyou to all our lovely students Mya, Allana, Sophie and Cathy who volunteered a day of their time to help jump judge for the event.
And thankyou to all the our class sponsors, Melwood Equestrian and Cover Queen 🥰

Thankyou also to our amazing sponsors DSH Equine Therapy who help keep all our horses super comfortable pre-competition.

20/09/2024

We have had some big changes to our tack room and cross tie set up over the past few months and we are so excited to finally show you all our results!

Thankyou to the following teams who made our dream wash bay possible:

M J Cable Ag Services for the beautiful Fencing

Maugers Contracting for the solid concrete work and pathway renovations

Southern Woods Nursery for all the lovely hedging plants

Greenlink Nursery for all the lovely flowers!

Intelligro for supplying the mulch to complete our garden beds!

It's so great we are able to use quality sevices that are so local to us!
We're excited to get onto our next task of putting a roof on it!

19/09/2024

Busy day catching up with the team at Maris Equestrian for their 8 weekly check ups. As school horses they have a very important job to do and it’s so nice seeing happy comfortable horses. Nicole’s horses are all in fantastic condition and happy in their work, a true credit to her knowledge and training. If you are looking for a riding school you would be wise to check out Maris.

18/09/2024

One of our riders took Jordy out to a local show and we have got some brilliant photos back of his little, overachieving style! Versatile is his middle name clearly!

16/09/2024

A Fortnight ago, Nicole hosted an Intro to Showjumping clinic for some of our riders and we had an absolute blast!! We are already looking forward to the next one!

16/09/2024

Wow! We have been booked out for this upcoming school holiday program. We are sorry for those who missed out.

Send us a message to jump on our waitlist for a spot or get in touch if you would like to book with us next Term, Starting 14th of October. 😍🥳🤩

06/09/2024

Congratulations to Maris rider Allana and her horse Cricket on a wonderful time and some great placings at her first ever interschools tournament. 🥇🥳