Delamere Forest Guided Horse Rides

01/08/2024

It has been a challenging year for Letty, first with ulcers, then laminitis and now collateral ligament injury. I am therefore making the decision to close Delamere Forest Guided Horse Rides

Letty and I had great fun meeting you all, and sharing our favourite hacks with you. Thank you to everyone who came to ride with us. Hopefully at some point in the future, Letty will be back riding around the forest. 🤞

Happy hacking everyone. Love Janene and Letty ###

02/01/2024

The BHS have partnered with the University of Bedfordshire on a PhD research project to explore how equestrian activities, as well as the horse-human partnership, can impact our mental health and wellbeing. These findings will be critical when it comes to understanding the valuable benefits of equestrian activities and to encourage greater participation across the industry.



To kick start this research project, we are surveying equestrians across the UK to uncover how they are spending time with horses and what impact this is having on them.



To do this, we need your help! You can support us in two ways.

Please share this survey with your network and encourage as many equestrians to take part as possible. Whether they are a rider, owner, employer/employee/volunteer at an equestrian centre/organisation or involved in any other interactions with equines.
If you engage in equestrian activities, please do take a short amount of time out of your day to fill in the survey.


It should take no longer than 20 minutes and will be invaluable to our research. The more people we reach, the better we can understand the relationship between spending time with equines and mental health!



You can find further details and the survey here:

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07/06/2023

No cantering or trotting while the ground is so hard, but a beautiful walk up Old Pale tonight with these lovely ladies. Beautiful views this evening

31/05/2023

Few pics from our lovely ride last night. 5 relaxed horses enjoying the ride, 5 relaxed riders enjoying the scenery. Thank you ladies

23/05/2023

I really enjoyed tonight's guided ride in the lovely sunshine. 7 miles of chatting, putting the world to right, and keeping the ponies fit. Lovely company ( horse and rider) ❤️ 🐴

21/05/2023

I have availability for a ride on Friday 26th May due to a cancellation. Please message me to book. Thanks.

19/05/2023

The last mile of our ride in a minute. Delamere Forest at its best, sun shining and lovely and quiet today

04/05/2023

Anyone fancy a horsey holiday? I can highly recommend Sandhole Farm Livery Stables and Holiday Cottages . Availability for May still available

04/05/2023

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26/04/2023

17/04/2023

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To commemorate the coronation of HRH King Charles III, MCBA would like to invite you to a special Challenge.....👑🇬🇧

Hack 50 miles in May, track your rides on your smartphone, take a pictures of your local bridleways - once you hit 50 miles, send your evidence and receive a special commemorative rosette 🏅🐎🐴

BONUS CHALLENGE—Use your favourite ride-tracking app to ‘draw’ a route in the shape of a crown or other Royal item 👑

Use this link to enter: https://zfrmz.eu/ACU7037sBNlsZS65Ourg

Non MCBA Members - £16
MCBA Members - £11
Payable by BACS or PayPal
Entries close Sunday 7th May 2023

12/04/2023

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📢 Bookings open tomorrow evening! 📢

If you want to join us at for a brilliant day out at our Delamere Forest Pleasure Ride, in aid of Ride Out UK, then make sure you keep an eye on our page tomorrow evening! 👀

This ride is open to all, with two route options available - 10 miles or 6 miles - that take in the stunning surrounding scenery. 🏔️

We hope to see lots of you there!

04/04/2023

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We are really excited to announce our Delamere Ride is back this year! 🎉

Join us on Sunday 14 May to ride around Delamere forest 🐎🌲

Bookings will be opening soon - watch this space and for now save the date in your diary!

17/03/2023

Forestry England, supported by us here at the BHS, are asking horse riders and carriage drivers to give their views in a survey published online 20 February.



The survey closes on 9 April 2023 and can be accessed using this link https://www.bhs.org.uk/about-us/latest-news/forestry-england-seeks-horse-riders-views-for-permit-review/



Many of the forests managed by Forestry England have access for horse riding, such as on forest roads, and some have extra facilities including horse box parking areas. In some forests, where Forestry England needs an enhanced relationship with riders and carriage drivers to help manage sensitive environments, they use a permit system to allow horse riding.



Forestry England’s review needs experiences and thoughts from across the riding community, including those who use permits as well as those who do not. The valuable insight will help them thoroughly assess the permits currently being used and consider how best to use them to manage horse riding and carriage driving in the nation’s forests.



In their review and the survey, the term ‘horse riding’ is used by Forestry England to include all equine riding activities, including pony riding and carriage driving. Similarly, ‘horse riding permits’ refer to permits issued for recreational riding, and carriage driving, of all equines.



To read the full article please follow the link https://www.bhs.org.uk/.../forestry-england-seeks-horse.../



We would be very grateful if you could take the time to complete the survey by the 9 April.

We run events across the country - from summer camps to dressage competitions, there's something for every level of equestrian.

06/03/2023

I have a few dates available for guided rides in the coming weeks, listed below;

Saturday 18th March
Friday 24th March (afternoon only)
Thursday 30th March
Friday 31st March
Saturday 1st April

If you would like to book, please send a message on messenger. Thank you

02/03/2023

We have been enjoying the lighter evenings, and beautiful sunsets over the last couple of weeks. Here is a quick tour of a mile in Delamere Forest, from this evening's ride.

07/02/2023

I am now taking a limited number of bookings for guided rides again. Please message me to book. Weekend availability only at the moment, until the lighter nights.

25/01/2023

This relates to the mid Cheshire Bridleways association meeting on 3rd February, please see my original post.

RICHARD MAXWELL TALK 3 February

We are getting quite a bit of interest in the talk and already have around 40 confirmed for the AGM by our current members and their guests. As quite a number of you have indicated that you are interested, we are now asking anyone who wants to attend the talk to please book a place by emailing: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). You can still pay on the night and anyone joining MCBA before then will of course be given priority. Membership is £10 a year and you can join on our website where there is an online form. You save £5 if you enter a challenge ride as well as getting in free for any talks and receiving quarterly newsletters and other updates.

19/01/2023

Please feel free to join Mid Cheshire Bridleways Association at this exciting event. AGM is at 7.30pm for members, with free admission to the talk at 8pm. A fee of just £5 for Non- members . New members are always welcome

22/10/2022

What a fun ride today! Lots of zoomies up Old Pale. Lovely to see Lara and Lynsey again, and wonderful to see their horses so confident and keen. Thanks for a lovely afternoon girls

14/07/2022

Magic certainly lived up to his name for his new Mum tonight. Good as gold, and didn't complain about being tired. Such a lovely young horse, not been backed long, and he was wonderful. Well done Wendy, you picked a beautiful boy in him!

23/06/2022

17/06/2022

Last night we had returning guests from our favourite equine feed delivery Manor Farm, Feed & Bedding . Lovely to see Wendy and Natalie again. We stayed clear of Noel Gallagher and his "High Flying Birds" though and stuck to the other side of the forest. Not sure the horses would have appreciated a concert 😂🎤🎶🎸🎵

15/06/2022

Omi and Anne visited today. Gorgeous weather, and a beautiful ride. Paul even accompanied us up Old Pale on his bike. Thank you for coming!