Penycoed Horse Riding Centre
Established over 47 years.
Open
7 days a week we accommodate all abilities from ages 4 years upwards, with experienced
and qualified staff to make your lessons or rides out challenging
rewarding and safe.
Set
on Llynclys nature reserve with miles of bridle ways , and being away
from the madding crowd we can take hour rides out without using any
public roads.
Whether
your a beginner, intermediate or experienced rider we can cater
lessons in our Indoor arena and our outdoor arena, rides outs , stable management or riding holiday for you.
Some of the things we cater for include.
- Lessons (private or group)
- Jumping lessons
- Rides out (fast or slow)
- Pony days, riders stay from morning till 4pm handling, grooming, mucking out and riding.
- Birthday party's
-Education school days out
- Fun and games in the school with prizes
- Show jumping events
- Dressage events
- Pony camps
- Riding Holidays in the Luxury log cabins , with your own horse or on our horses
- Café/bar on site for hot food or to cut the birthday cake.
- Stag and Hen rides.
- Team building.
Anything horsey we do or can work round for you!
Update 14/08/2020
Pony morning/ days are now taking place Mondays , Tuesdays and Saturdays through holidays then every Saturday again as usual.
Thursday 27th Gymkhana day 10am till 4pm with rosettes to win
we are not taking on any complete beginner/lead rein riders on these sessions for the time being.
Update 04/07/2020
From Monday we will begin offering lead rein lessons for riders aged 6 years and over. For these we will only be able to private lessons or hacks 1-2 riders due to restrictions in place for group sizes.
Riders will need to be led by adults from their own household/ social bubble and therefore those nominated to lead must be fit and able to do so.
For the time being the minimum age will remain at 6 years of age due to the added support younger riders need, but this will be kept updated on the page.
Pony Mornings/Days and adult mornings are still postponed for the time being but again this will be kept updated as it changes.
we remain closed on a Friday for the time being.
Update 08/06/2020
Due to an update of government advice we can now offer group lessons or hacks for up to 5 people from different households as long as social distancing is adhered too.
We will now be offering group slots daily (apart from Fridays and Sundays) as well as private lessons, subject to availability.
Riders must be able to mount and adjust their own stirrups and girth and be competent off lead rein.
Due to social distancing we are still unable to restart lead rein sessions or the pony/adult morning or days at current but will keep this updated
To book please call the office on 01691 830608 to catch up with your horsey pals!
RE-OPENING
FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT’S RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS.
Penycoed are pleased to announce we are reopening
from to welcome clients back from 10am Tuesday 18th May, We will be open every day
apart from Friday and Sunday
We are afraid this will be on a limited basis to
begin with but we can now take bookings for lessons in a phased and restricted
way that conforms with national guidelines, to protect everyone on site.
The following risk assessed approach and criteria
will be strictly followed…
- All customers must pre-book lessons or hacks by phone before arriving.
All lessons & hacks must be paid for when booking by card. Future bookings
can also be paid on site by card when you attend, preferably contactless.
- We will only take bookings from clients who are fit and well, please do
not come to the centre is you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 no
matter how mild.
- Presently we can only offer private lessons, private hacks and for
members of the same household semi-private lessons and hacks. We can NOT offer
group lessons, pony mornings, pony days until it is safe to do so.
- We can only accept bookings from competent riders who can check their
own girths/stirrups and mount independently for their lesson/hack. (parents can
assist a child in this as long as they are competent and confident off lead rein.)
- For the time being we will NOT be accepting lead rein lessons or children
under 6 years of age (this will be reviewed regularly and the page kept updated
of any changes.)
- Staff will wash/disinfect tack
before they return horses to their stables at end of each lesson/hack.
- Should you need to cancel between booking a lesson and the lesson day we
will accept cancellations with no fee providing we have a minimum of 24 hours
notice.
- All riders should wear their own hats/clean gloves and must make use of
our sanitising facilities upon arrival. Any equipment borrowed is to be left on
the benches outside reception after your ride to be disinfected.
- Only one spectator per lesson will be permitted.
- Clients are asked not to arrive at the stables more than 10 minutes
before their lesson time, and after booking in, to wait at the sign by the yard
entrance to be called by the instructor to one of the schools or to the hack
mounting area. Your horse will be waiting for you at a tie up point in one of
these areas.
- Whilst in reception as in line with government advice as it is an
enclosed space please wear a face covering of some sort. One client is
permitted in reception at any one time with markers for queuing outside, there
is now a one way system in place at reception which we ask you to follow.
- Access onto the yard itself is
for staff only at this moment in time. Public are not permitted to enter any of
the tie up areas or stalls.
- After your lesson you will be asked to clip your horse to the tie up
point and then required to leave the site to reduce numbers at the centre at
any one time.
- All lessons/hacks will be strictly risk assessed and kept within rider’s
competence, we will not be offering jump lessons or lunge lessons at this time.
To start with, we will not be offering lead rein lessons and when we do,
parents will be required to lead, with guidance given.
We hope customers understand that we will be
extremely cautious as it is critical to conform to government guidelines, to do
our utmost to prevent the spread of Covid -19.
We will do our best to fit everyone in, so please be patient and only
call if you fall in the category as stated above. Your payments have been recorded
for any prepaid lessons/hacks.
Thank you for your patience
By booking a lesson you have acknowledged that you
have read and accepted these conditions.
(please note that the café and
cabin site are closed as per government advice during this time)
Update 14/08/2020
Pony morning/ days are now taking place Mondays , Tuesdays and Saturdays through holidays then every Saturday again as usual.
Thursday 27th Gymkhana day 10am till 4pm with rosettes to win
we are not taking on any complete beginner/lead rein riders on these sessions for the time being.
Update 04/07/2020
From Monday we will begin offering lead rein lessons for riders aged 6 years and over. For these we will only be able to private lessons or hacks 1-2 riders due to restrictions in place for group sizes.
Riders will need to be led by adults from their own household/ social bubble and therefore those nominated to lead must be fit and able to do so.
For the time being the minimum age will remain at 6 years of age due to the added support younger riders need, but this will be kept updated on the page.
Pony Mornings/Days and adult mornings are still postponed for the time being but again this will be kept updated as it changes.
we remain closed on a Friday for the time being.
Update 08/06/2020
Due to an update of government advice we can now offer group lessons or hacks for up to 5 people from different households as long as social distancing is adhered too.
We will now be offering group slots daily (apart from Fridays and Sundays) as well as private lessons, subject to availability.
Riders must be able to mount and adjust their own stirrups and girth and be competent off lead rein.
Due to social distancing we are still unable to restart lead rein sessions or the pony/adult morning or days at current but will keep this updated
To book please call the office on 01691 830608 to catch up with your horsey pals!
RE-OPENING FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT’S RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS.
Penycoed are pleased to announce we are reopening from to welcome clients back from 10am Tuesday 18th May, We will be open every day apart from Friday and Sunday
We are afraid this will be on a limited basis to begin with but we can now take bookings for lessons in a phased and restricted way that conforms with national guidelines, to protect everyone on site.
The following risk assessed approach and criteria will be strictly followed…
- All customers must pre-book lessons or hacks by phone before arriving. All lessons & hacks must be paid for when booking by card. Future bookings can also be paid on site by card when you attend, preferably contactless.
- We will only take bookings from clients who are fit and well, please do not come to the centre is you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 no matter how mild.
- Presently we can only offer private lessons, private hacks and for members of the same household semi-private lessons and hacks. We can NOT offer group lessons, pony mornings, pony days until it is safe to do so.
- We can only accept bookings from competent riders who can check their own girths/stirrups and mount independently for their lesson/hack. (parents can assist a child in this as long as they are competent and confident off lead rein.)
- For the time being we will NOT be accepting lead rein lessons or children under 6 years of age (this will be reviewed regularly and the page kept updated of any changes.)
- Staff will wash/disinfect tack before they return horses to their stables at end of each lesson/hack.
- Should you need to cancel between booking a lesson and the lesson day we will accept cancellations with no fee providing we have a minimum of 24 hours notice.
- All riders should wear their own hats/clean gloves and must make use of our sanitising facilities upon arrival. Any equipment borrowed is to be left on the benches outside reception after your ride to be disinfected.
- Only one spectator per lesson will be permitted.
- Clients are asked not to arrive at the stables more than 10 minutes before their lesson time, and after booking in, to wait at the sign by the yard entrance to be called by the instructor to one of the schools or to the hack mounting area. Your horse will be waiting for you at a tie up point in one of these areas.
- Whilst in reception as in line with government advice as it is an enclosed space please wear a face covering of some sort. One client is permitted in reception at any one time with markers for queuing outside, there is now a one way system in place at reception which we ask you to follow.
- Access onto the yard itself is for staff only at this moment in time. Public are not permitted to enter any of the tie up areas or stalls.
- After your lesson you will be asked to clip your horse to the tie up point and then required to leave the site to reduce numbers at the centre at any one time.
- All lessons/hacks will be strictly risk assessed and kept within rider’s competence, we will not be offering jump lessons or lunge lessons at this time. To start with, we will not be offering lead rein lessons and when we do, parents will be required to lead, with guidance given.
We hope customers understand that we will be extremely cautious as it is critical to conform to government guidelines, to do our utmost to prevent the spread of Covid -19.
We will do our best to fit everyone in, so please be patient and only call if you fall in the category as stated above. Your payments have been recorded for any prepaid lessons/hacks.
Thank you for your patience
By booking a lesson you have acknowledged that you have read and accepted these conditions.
(please note that the café and cabin site are closed as per government advice during this time)
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