Welcome to Palmers Riding Stables!
☀️ Summer Holiday Riding Sessions ☀️
It's officially summer time! If you want to get your kids out in the sunshine during the upcoming school holidays, why not book on to one of our exciting horse riding sessions? We are planning to vary these activities to offer different experiences for both beginners, novices and our more advanced riders.
Our Pony Days for beginner or novice level riders will be returning, wherein your child will be assigned their own horse or pony and will have three hours of fun taking care of, and riding, them. These will be on Tues 29th and Thurs 31st July, and Tues 5th and Thurs 7th August, from 12noon until 3pm, costing £70 per person. Further dates may be announced later on.
We will be running a course of five children's beginner group lessons over the summer holidays, on Mondays, starting 28th July (4th, 11th, 18th August & 1st September). These will be at 9:30am, 10:30am and 11:30am, costing £25 per session. Although this can be a full course, we understand that sometimes people might go on holiday, so fewer lessons can be booked if required.
We are also hoping to organise further activities during the summer, including events for our more advanced riders. This may include a dressage afternoon and/or a pole work clinic. Please keep an eye on Facebook and our website for more details nearer the time.
Our riding school has been in existence since the mid-1960s and stood where The Ridings road is today. It was run by Bernard Henry Palmer until 1980 when current owners Karen and Nat took over. Today we have 24 horses and ponies that belong to the stables and a DIY livery yard on the premises as well.
There are over 30 loose boxes and a covered yard so the horses can stand out of the weather. There is an outdoor rubber schooling arena 40mx20m where most of the lessons take place.
The stables are in approx 43 acres of Oxfordshire countryside and on the Berks/South Oxfordshire border. We are on a bus route and are 3 miles from the centre of Reading.
We can offer riding for all levels for adults and children, including some jumping. There is good off road hacking and we offer hacks to suit everyone. We also run occasional extra riding events and sessions during the school holidays which are open to anyone.
We are normally closed on Mondays. Enquiries can be made on the yard telephone 01189 472 496, via our mobile 07410 914 010, or via email. Although, please be aware that we can only accept bookings or cancellations directly via phone or text.
