Senior School Equestrian

The Equestrian Centre offers a rare combination – a school livery yard in the heart of a thriving co-ed day and boarding school. For students who already ride, or who want to learn, Sidcot is a popular choice, as we pride ourselves on our friendly atmosphere for both beginners and experienced riders alike.

Sidcot Equestrian Team

Keen riders, who own their own horse, will be encouraged to Join the Sidcot Equestrian Team. This gives students the opportunity to take part in lessons and clinics and team training in a wide range of disciplines. There are regular opportunities to compete both locally and at national events and we are very proud of the recent success of the Sidcot Team.

Full Livery Offer

The advantages of keeping your horse here at the Sidcot Equestrian Centre are numerous including, full access to our shared facilities which include 30 x 40m floodlit resurfaced arena, show jumps, horse walker, solarium, hot shower and off road hacking.

We offer a full livery package at £176 per week which includes:

  • Bedding
  • Adlib haylage
  • Stable and field usage (depending on individual requirements)
  • Basic feed (feed supplements not included)

In addition to providing a comfortable and clean stable, we will speak with you to ensure (within reason) your horse’s needs are catered for to avoid boredom and the development of bad habits or stress related behaviours. This will be achieved by providing a good yard routine, adequate care, exercise, plenty of variety and human contact.

On a routine basis our professional staff will provide:

  • Mucking out
  • Grooming
  • Tack cleaning
  • Supervised free riding sessions
  • Lunging
  • Hacking

Riding Lessons

In addition to our livery offer we are able to provide 1:1 or group riding lessons by our highly qualified riding instructors from beginners to advanced riders.  These lessons provide a great opportunity for students to advance their current skills or explore new ones and will be tailored towards the student and their horse.  Regardless of which you choose, our floodlit arena will provide an excellent facility for both rider and horse. These lessons are arranged with our Equestrian Centre Manager at the start of term. The cost is £22.50 for a 1 hour group lesson and from £45 for a one-hour individual lesson.

For those students that do not own their own horse, we offer two potential routes for riders: lessons on our school horses, or lessons at Urchinwood Riding Stables. Urchinwood is located five miles from Sidcot and is a BHS-approved livery and riding establishment with British Eventing accreditation. These lessons are timetabled by our Equestrian Centre Manager, subject to demand and on a rota system between those on-site, and off-site.

Riding instructors are able to provide tuition for all riders from beginner to advanced in a safe environment. Group riding lessons on Sidcot’s horses and at Urchinwood are charged at £35 for a one hour lesson.

Facilities

Urchinwood Manor provide a range of facilities including an indoor and outdoor arena, a cross country course consisting of jumps from 1’0” to 3’3” and show jumping courses. The school will provide transportation to and from Urchinwood Manor.

If you would like further information please contact the equestrian team: equestrian@sidcot.org.uk