The Riding School at Udimore Farm in Ightham has 14 ponies and three part time professional teachers. Each of the teachers is self employed but work at Udimore Farm Riding Centre because they love the atmosphere and community feel.

When children first start riding they will usually have lead rein lessons where the pony will be led by somebody who is experienced around horses, rather than expecting parents to do this themselves, which does happen at some riding centres.

Hats are available for children to use when they are riding but once a child has shown that they wish to ride on a regular basis, we do encourage the purchase of their own hat, which can be fitted by trained personnel in the Tack Store. We at Udimore Farm Riding Centre feel that hats are the most important piece of riding equipment and we are very strict about them being worn at all times that children are around the ponies.

Jodphur boots, half chaps and body protectors are also available at all times in the well stocked onsite Tack Shop.

Many of you will be aware that we have held our prices at the same level since April 2008, unfortunately we can no longer absorb the extra running costs, and our recent VAT Registration means more pressure on our resources.  We therefore have decided to increase the cost of lessons.

Many of you have taken advantage of the ‘Buy 10 Lessons Get 0ne Free’ offer that we have run for the last 2 ½ years, from January we have decided to alter that offer.  Anyone buying a course of 10 lessons will be given a discount voucher for use in our Tack Store.

From January 1^st 2010 lesson prices will be as follows:

30 min Group Lesson         Child                                                                          £20

                                                Adult                                                                           £25

45 min Group Lesson                                                                                             £30

Private Lesson         30 min                                                                                    £35

                                    45 min                                                                                    £45    

(usually only available on weekdays or in school holidays)

Hack                                                                                       from £35

Holiday Time ‘Pony Session’                                                  £50

        (3 Hours to include lesson

optional BHS Progressive Riding Test

and stable management)

Please note that Udimore Farm is easy to find, being situated on the A25 Ightham bypass just outside Borough Green en route to Sevenoaks.