Instructional Breaks

Murthwaite Green are now offering a learn to ride/instructional programme for adults and accompanied children. This course is aimed at total beginners to intermediate riders, and covers the basic skills of horse riding and general horse care & safety. You can choose to take the course as a 3 or 4 day break or as a full week course. Details of the programme is below:

3, 4 or 7 Day Break

The course will include the following:

• All Bed and Breakfast accommodation
• 2 x 1 hour private riding lessons (flatwork or jumping) each day
• 2 x 1 hour private stable management lessons each day

If you wish to have more riding lessons than stable management or you wish to have a ride out instead of one of these lessons this is possible.

In addition to this, you are welcome to care for your horse during your stay. Learning about horses is all about building up a bond of mutual friendship and trust. I find that the work that you do with the horse on the ground i.e. grooming is just as important, if not more so, than the riding.

Example of 3 Day Instructional Break

Day 1

Morning

• Stable Management (Catching, grooming and tacking up your horse )
• 1 hour lesson in arena

Afternoon

• Stable Management (Care of your horse after exercise, un-tacking, feeding)
• 1 hour lesson or ride out

Day 2

Morning

• Stable Management (Colours and markings, basic first aid and signs of ill health)
• 1 hour lesson in arena

Afternoon

• Stable Management (Tack cleaning and different types of tack)
• 1 hour lesson or ride out

Day 3

Morning

• Stable Management (Grassland management and rules of feeding)

Afternoon

• Optional 1/2 day ride with picnic lunch or lessons as on previous days.