More than just a riding school!
Lower Stonehouse Farm
Brown Edge
Stoke on Trent
ST6 8TF
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01782 505664
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bhs courses
stage 2 care course
We offer this as a 12 week evening course running Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm from 20th September
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Week 1 Horse behaviour
Week 2 Tacking up
Week 3 Preparing for travel
Week 4 Feeding and fittening
Week 5 Health and feet
Week 6 Plaiting and trimming
Week 7 Environment for keeping horses
Week 8 Tacking up and preparing for travel - assessment
Week 9 Health, feet, feeding and fittening - assessment
Week 10 Plaiting and trimming - assessment
Week 11 Roles and responsibilities, horse behaviour - assessment
Week 12 Anatomy, environment for keeping horses - assessment
For those ready for assessment (ie skills record sign-off), you can attend for the last 5 weeks only.
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If you are up to standard during the course, you can automatically be signed off on the Skills Record. If there are a few areas that need brushing up to achieve the standard, you can book extra assessments after the course.
Cost:
£295 for the full course.
£130 for assessment sessions only
or £27.50 per session taken individually
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A deposit is required on booking, with the balance due on or before the first session
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK IN FOR THIS COURSE, PLEASE VISIT OUR BOOKINGS PAGE
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stage 2 riding
We offer this as an on-going course, running fortnightly on Wednesday evenings 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
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We offer alternate sessions, jump and flat with a maximum of 4 riders for 45 minutes.
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Cost: £37.50 per session
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PLEASE NOTE: For this course, we have a weight limit of 12 stone.
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COURSE DATES: 22nd March and fortnightly thereafter.
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To book a sessions, please contact us here.
stage 2 LUNGING course
We offer this as a 6 week course
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Each week is fully practical, with the opportunity to hone your lunging skills using our schoolmaster horses.
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If you are up to standard during the course, you can automatically be signed off on the Skills Record. If there are a few areas that need brushing up to achieve the standard, you can book extra assessments after the course.
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Cost: £147.50
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS COURSE, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE
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stage 2 COACHING course
We offer this as 6 week course on Wednesday afternoons 2.00pm-4.00pm
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Week 1 Theory of instruction – lesson plans, lesson structure,
health and safety, legal requirements
Week 2 Lunge, lead rein and group lesson demos
Week 3 Lunge, lead rein and group lesson practical
Week 4 Lunge, lead rein and group lesson practical
Week 5 Lunge, lead rein and group lesson practical
Week 6 Lunge, lead rein and group lesson practical
For those with teaching experience, looking to polish their skills ready for assessment, we also offer each week as a pay as you go session. If you feel ready for assessment, and simply need your skills record signed off, you will need to attend a minimum of 2 sessions.
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However, please note: unless you are already teaching in a commercial environment and are used to teaching groups, we strongly recommend that you attend the full course.
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If you are up to standard during the course, you can automatically be signed off on the Skills Record. If there are a few areas that need brushing up to achieve the standard, you can book extra assessments after the course.
Cost: £295 for the full course or £52.50 per session taken individually
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A deposit is required on booking, with the balance due on or before the first session
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS COURSE, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE
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To book the course please visit our bookings page. To book individual sessions, please contact us here​.
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