Apple Jack Centre

08/05/2024

Today is World Donkey Day!
Show some love and give our beloved Apple Jack a heart.
We gonna give her tons of cuddles and carrots❤

Lessons and Stabling available in Benoni AH

20/03/2024

31/12/2023

Happy New Year ! 🍎🐴

14/05/2023

To all the horse-loving mothers out there, we wish you a Happy Mother's Day!🍎🍎

04/03/2023

Misty morning at Apple Jacks🍎🍎

14/02/2023

Happy Valentines Day❤️🍎❤️🍎🐴

10/02/2023

❗Attention Rider's, friends and acquaintances....

Due to the severe weather we are facing we've hadto make the decision to postpone our Valentine show....
Horse and rider safety comes first above anything else...
Those that have paid over entries already, a new date will be confirmed soonest!👀

Apple Jack Centre

04/02/2023

27/01/2023

Excitement is building for our 1st little in house show😁
Remember friends and acquaintances are more than welcome to join us for the fun!

Some sponsored prizes are coming in, so far we'd like to thank Hony Products, Stellar Fragrancing & gifts and Zeuster Equestrian Clothing for their offers!
Don't miss out on these awesome prizes guys!! 😍

27/01/2023

Welcome 🍎🍎

After a week of anticipation we get to welcome Atticus to the family😁 Congratulations Lizelle, wishing you two many happy years together! 😊

05/01/2023

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04/01/2023

We are Rearing to go!

If you are interested in learning to ride or looking for a happy yard to stable at look no further.

Competitive rates and a happy environment!

We are located in the heart of Benoni AH. For more info send us a Whatsapp on 0721202320

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12/12/2022

Love my Donkey 🍎🍎🍎

06/12/2022

Our first pony camp is a go!!! 😁
Kids can bring friend's, they don't have to have any horsey experience for this....

Please whatsapp us for more information or to book your spot.

28/11/2022

🎀Christmas Vouchers🎀
Personalized and suited to each budget, choose you're amount of rides or lesson's...

*2 days left of our weekday special, voucher can be bought now for a month of discounted lesson's in the new year!

25/11/2022

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Oh yes it is 🥰

12/11/2022

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05/11/2022

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Things your riding instructor wants you to know:

1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.

2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…

3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..

4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.

5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...

6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.

7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground d with horses than you do in the saddle.

9. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.

8. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

- courtesy Kimberly Reynolds

Anya Groenewald

04/11/2022

Happy Friday !

31/10/2022

Come join us this Sunday!

Please Whatsapp by the 2 November to get entries in, Paige 0676360727 or Chantal 0721202320

27/10/2022

I am a lesson horse.
I am a horse that isn’t as recognized as the top hunter jumpers, the best western pleasure horse, or the 1D barrel horse, I am a lesson horse. I am the backbone of the foundation to do all of those things. I am a lesson horse.

I am not loved by one person. I am loved by several people. I don’t have my person, I have my people. I am a lesson horse.

I will teach your child and yourself more than just to ride. I will bring your child out of their shell. I will teach your child about life. I will be yours and their shoulder to cry on. I am a lesson horse.

I will bring my family the joy of teaching kids. I will bring my families business growth. I am so loved by my family, even if they don’t express it everyday. My family allows others to show me love and enjoy me. I am a lesson horse.

At the end of your childs’ journey on a lesson horse, they will out grow me. They will find one that jumps higher, a horse that is show quality, a horse much faster than me. But, I will never outgrow being a lesson horse. I will be the one that loved your child and helped your child grow into the rider and person they are. I am a lesson horse.

At the end of my time as a lesson horse; I will be covered in grey hair. Each grey hair came from each hour I spent as a lesson horse. I will be in a field of green grass, I will be taken care of as I was when I was a lesson horse. I will watch your child from across the pasture love her new horse. But, I will love your child more than any horse can. I will be the backbone of the business, the family, and your child. Don’t forget about me, I am a lesson horse.

I am a lesson horse.
*stolen from a friend *

22/10/2022

Welcome all , exciting times ahead 🍎🍎🍎

04/08/2022

If that horse-rider ahead was your daughter, you would make sure that you passed her very slowly and gave her plenty of space.

Treat all road users like you know them and keep one another safe.

10/06/2022