Riding Schools for children in Bucks, Amersham area???

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My niece who is soon to be 8 has asked for riding lessons for her birthday. I have been asked to recommend somewhere and organise it for her. Well, if this was in my home county of Warwickshire I'd be fine - but down here I am clueless. Can anyone recommend anywhere? They actually live in Chalfont St Giles.

Thanks muchly!!
 
Yes - their website certainly looks good. I'd love to talk to someone who has actually been there though. I have memories of learning to ride many, many years ago(!) at a very dodgy riding school so really wanted to get it right first time for Maddie!

I called Shardeloes and they charge £32 per hour for a shared lesson - is this about the going rate now? I may be tempted to buy a small pony instead!!
 
Coh blimey! Down south (well watford
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!) they charge me £35 for a lesson on my own horse at my yard
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so wouldnt be suprised if that is the going rate nowadays. Im at uni (notts but campus in leicstershire) and round here its between £22 and £25 per hour for a shared lesson. Round you only "rich" people must ride hehe
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! Joking, i kept my horse in chesham for a bit though and couldnt belive it, everything is 5X more expensive!
Saying that i know three people that ride there (2 used to share a horse on my yard till it was sold and one is just a friend) and they all say its the best around for advanced riders. Not sure about beginners though
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I've heard it's good too, and I used to work at a farm which adjoined their land. I'm sure if there had been anything dodgy, I would have heard about it
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£32 an hour for a kids lesson sounds a bit on the pricey side, but not extortionate. I'm in Berks, pay about £50 for an hours private lesson (adults).
 
OK - thanks for that.

I guess I'd better bite the bullet and see how it goes - then if they seem really keen look at other options (If I can say to hubby that to have a little pony for them to learn on with my help, would actually be cheaper than 3x 1hour lessons per week, then I might actually get my way!!)
 
Although I've never had lessons there, I have been to Shardeloes, it's nice and does have a good reputation.

However, also worth bearing in mind (a little bit further afield, but not that far - and may possibly not be as expensive) is MECA riding at Wooburn Green, which takes riders of all ages but AFAIK mainly specialises in children.

Again, I have no personal experience of having ridden there, but have heard nothing bad about it. www.mecariding.co.uk
 
Brawlings Farm, in Chalfont St Peter has a good reputation & is considerably cheaper than Shardeloes. I believe they have a website, so hopefully you can find the details on there.
 
Snowball Farm is near Burnham - not that far from MECA.

My husband had lessons at MECA and I was pleased with them. I have had lessons on my own horse at both MECA and Snowball and was happy with them.

When I lived in the area there were a couple of riding schools down Rawlings Lane in Seer Green. One specialised in small children but I can't remember their names.
 
My daughter's friend moved to Bucks, and rides at MECA. They really rate this RS, having tried several en route to MECA and had a quite a few poor experiences along the way (including one RS with loose dogs that bite! - sorry can't recall which as it was 2 years ago)
 
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