Horseback Riding Lessons
Performance Pathways and Training
As a proud Pony Club Centre, Queen Mary’s also supports performance training, national school teams, and equestrian scholarships in the UK, making us a strong choice for ambitious riders.
We offer everything Pony Club, from Achievement Badges to Musical Ride competitions all based at the Queen Marys Equestrian Centre. We are both a Pony Club Centre and a Centre Plus Pony Club, meaning riders can either use a school pony or bring their own pony for rallies. Our Pony Club rallies occur every Saturday from 1.00 – 4.00 pm during the Spring and Summer terms, and from 1.00 – 2.30 pm and 2.30 – 4.00 pm during the Autumn and Winter terms. PCUK Pony Club sessions cost £25 and are bookable via the button below.
National School Teams and Performance Training
Performance Coaching Lessons
Private performance coaching lessons are available in showjumping and dressage. They are delivered by BHS qualified coaches, with each session lasting 45 minutes and costing £45 + VAT.
In addition, we offer sessions in British Dressage Youth Training and NSEA Group Jump Training
Queen Mary’s Performance Academy
For the more experienced rider, our riding academy offers performance coaching for Showjumping, Dressage and Cross Country, and Jumping With Style. Riders also have a chance to be part of the NSEA, Just for Schools, BD Quest Teams, with discounts to horse, rider wellbeing, and training seminars throughout the year.
To be a part of the Queen Mary’s Riding Academy you must:
- – have your own pony or horse
- – attend a minimum of 40% of training sessions per term, with sessions costing £20.00 per person per session
- – commit to competitions throughout the year. (There will be an additional cost for competition fees / training and any transport fees for pupils that require transport to events).
Riding lessons happen on Mondays to Saturdays, with hacking sessions on Sundays. Training Sessions are split each week. On Tuesdays, there is Show Jumping Training from 17.30 – 19:00 with Coach, Mrs. Clennan.
Training in the Summer Holidays
Throughout the holidays, the Equestrian Centre is a hive of activity with everything from Pony Club to Intense Coaching Days for competition riders and 1:1 Coaching for any of the programmes listed above.
All events are shared on Horse Monkey.
Our Equestrian Teams
Our equestrian teams compete locally and nationally in an array of different events including show jumping, dressage, arena eventing and more. Queen Mary’s Equestrian Team enjoys a great amount of success both locally and nationally.
We offer specialist in-house training throughout the year for pupils wanting to compete for the school in our successful NSEA riding teams for Showjumping and Arena Eventing & Dressage. We regularly attend local competitions for NSEA in order to qualify for the Championships at Hickstead and Addington from Grassroots to Elite Level.
Opportunities for National School Riding Teams
We offer riders the opportunity to also have training development sessions offsite at local BS centres. Our lead coach specialised in British Showjumping and offers students the opportunity to be involved in the British Showjumping Yorkshire Academy and represent the Academy Team at Stoneleigh at the BS Championships.
We also offer riders within the riding school the opportunity to qualify for the BHS riding school competition which allows students without their own horse or pony to have the competition experience. We host numerous in house competitions throughout the year for all riders, and we also welcome external riders to these in house competitions.
Horse Riding Scholarships
Queen Mary’s offered experienced and dedicated horseback riders scholarships in riding. Our equestrian scholars enjoy a series of benefits for being a scholar in addition to competing as part of a prestigious school equestrian team.
Group & Private Riding Lessons
Horse riding lessons are carefully structured to build confidence, balance and understanding of the horse from the very first session. Young riders may use a school pony or bring their own pony and must complete a taster lesson before joining a group, ensuring lessons are matched by ability. Lessons are offered on Saturdays between 9.00 am – 1.00 pm and on Mondays to Fridays between 3.30 pm – 7.00 pm.
In addition, we offer the following horseback riding lessons for various abilities:
- BHS Challenge Awards on Mondays and Wednesdays, 5.30 pm – 7.00 pm
- Show Jumping on Tuesdays, 5.30 pm – 7.00 pm
- Pony Stars on Thursdays, 4.00 pm – 5.50 pm