Valley Farm

10/09/2026

🐴🐴What's on this weekend at Valley Farm 🐴🐴
Saturday & Sunday group riding lessons for children, off lead rein £46.00. (Opportunity to earn ABRS rosette awards)
Saturday & Sunday Pony Club 2 hour care session for children £25.00. (Opportunity to earn ABRS rosette awards)
Saturday 11am Tots group (2 - 6 years) £40.00.
Saturday 1pm & 2pm Young Equestrian riding group £46.00.
Saturday 2pm BHS Stage 1 care training £25.00.
Sunday 10am Adult group lesson £46.00.
Saturday & Sunday private/shared private lessons, hacks or walkouts available.
Any suitable group lessons will show on your ECPRO booking account.
☕The Camargue Cafe is open for hot/cold drinks, breakfast, lunch, plus a selection of homemade goodies to eat in or take away.
🦙Visitor centre open for farm walks, animal visits or alpaca experiences (Pre booking required for experiences)
🐎Hack routes available for hire by riders with their own horses.
⛺️Campsite open. 🏠Enquire for Holiday Lodge Vacancy.
If you have any further questions please call us on 01728 746916 or check out our website.
*Rosette awards £5.00 each.

09/09/2026

DYK We do BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Valley Farm is an Approved Pony Party Provider, meeting strict safeguarding and welfare criteria. We are inspected by Ofsted, the Association of British Riding Schools, the British Horse Society, The Pony Club and Riding for the Disabled, so you can trust that your celebration is in safe, professional hands. Suitable for age 3 and up. more info & how to book on our website - https://www.valleyfarm.co.uk/content/children%E2%80%99s-parties

Get ready for a party that’s fun, educational, and full of pony cuddles! All you need to do is choose your date, decide who to invite, and book in - we’ll take care of the rest.

07/09/2026

🎈Today we are celebrating this superstar pony turning 18.
His name is apparently 'sensitive content' so we may have to shorten it to Tigger or Trigs!
He is a popular choice for horseback archery, horseboarding, carriage driving, horseball and polocrosse lessons and is well loved by his fan club or RDA riders, drivers and volunteers.

07/09/2026

🐴🐴What's on at Valley Farm this week🐴🐴
WEDNESDAY
CLTH sessions (BHS Changing lives through horses).
11am Adult social riding group £46.00.
THURSDAY
East Suffolk RDA session Please contact us if you are interested in Riding, Care, Vaulting or Carriage driving.
12pm Inhand groundwork group £25.00.
FRIDAY
Availability for private lessons/hacks
EVERY DAY 1/2 hour or 1 hour Private or shared private hacks or lesson availability in any of the following.
🐎Focus on your Flatwork
🐎Learn on the Lunge
🐎Practice your Pony-Care
🐎Work on your Western Riding
🐎Have a go at Hacking
🐎Select Side-Saddle
🐎Venture into vaulting
🐎Jump for joy
🐎Exercise on the Equisimulator
🐎Train for a test
🐎Learn to long-rein
🐎Come and try Carriage Driving.
Let us know what you need to work on and we can help take you to the next level. More info about private lesson topics available on our website.
☕Remember The Camargue Cafe is open for ice creams, hot/cold drinks, breakfast, lunch, plus a selection of homemade goodies to eat in or take away.
🦙Visitor centre open for farm walks, animal visits or alpaca experiences (Booking required for experiences). 🐕Dogs on leads welcome. ⛺Campsite open. 🏠Enquire for Holiday Lodge Vacancy.
*ABRS Rosette awards £5.00 each.

06/09/2026

Learning to plait is a useful skill. People plait manes for mix of practicality and presentation.

It can help keep the hair neat, prevent hair becoming tangled in equipment, protect it from damage, and show off the horse’s neck for competitions like dressage and showing. Modern techniques use elastic bands or thread or you can even purchase fake braids for quick styling. Historically, it was crucial for soldiers to keep manes from getting caught in weapons.

Some people opt to remove the mane with clippers, but this leaves the horse without protection from flies in summer.

Children can practice learning to plait our ponies during our pony care lessons and during pony days and summer camps.

04/09/2026

horses have ear wax.
They naturally secrete wax to protect the ear canals from dirt and dust. Excess build up can sometimes form greasy matting protruding outside the ear.
✂️You should never try to clean the ear canal or remove the hair from inside the ear, but hair and wax outside the ear be safely removed by gently closing the ear with one hand and using curved safety scissors to trim along the edge.
❗️If a horse has fowl smelling discharge, the ears look irritated or swollen, or the horse is shaking his head this is a cause for concern and may require veterinary treatment.
Learn more fun facts and get hands on experience caring for horses during our Pony Club sessions every weekend.

04/09/2026

Horse Explorers Awards are aimed at teenagers and young adults but they are open to anyone who would like to improve their horse knowledge or skills.
If you would like to develop your confidence, skills and knowledge in a fun supportive environment across a range of riding and non-riding topics ask your coach how to get involved and which topic might be best for you to begin with, or email [email protected] for more info.

04/09/2026

🐴🐴What's on this weekend at Valley Farm 🐴🐴
Saturday & Sunday group riding lessons for children, off lead rein £46.00. (Opportunity to earn ABRS rosette awards)
Saturday & Sunday Pony Club 2 hour care session for children £25.00. (Opportunity to earn ABRS rosette awards)
Saturday 11am Tots group (2 - 6 years) £40.00.
Saturday 1pm & 2pm Young Equestrian riding group £46.00.
Saturday 2pm Pony Club Badge session £10.00.
Saturday 3pmVaulting group £25.00.
Sunday 10am Adult group lesson £46.00.
Saturday & Sunday private/shared private lessons, hacks or walkouts available.
Any suitable group lessons will show on your ECPRO booking account.
☕The Camargue Cafe is open for hot/cold drinks, breakfast, lunch, plus a selection of homemade goodies to eat in or take away.
🦙Visitor centre open for farm walks, animal visits or alpaca experiences (Pre booking required for experiences)
🐎Hack routes available for hire by riders with their own horses.
⛺️Campsite open. 🏠Enquire for Holiday Lodge Vacancy.
If you have any further questions please call us on 01728 746916 or check out our website.
*Rosette awards £5.00 each.

03/09/2026

When a horse matches steps with you, it often means the horse is attuned, engaged, and paying close attention to your body language. This is most likely to happen when the horse trusts in your leadership.
During our groundwork group on Thursdays we use fun games and obstacles to improve two way communication so they can understand us better and so we can understand what their behaviour is telling us.
Learn more about horse agility and groundwork from our website or come and join us at midday. You can bring your own horse or learn with one of ours.

02/09/2026

🍀Good luck to everyone who is heading back to school this week. We realise that this is a very exciting time for some, but for others school might not be the best place to support their learning.
🎖️Did you know that we provide an alternative education program to support learners through equine facilitated learning. Young people can begin at any time and can be entered for British Horse Society Qualifications, along with other awards and certificates.
ℹ️For more information take a look at our website, link in comments or please contact us to discuss the best pathway for your young person.