Improve Your Riding – January (Thursdays 7pm)

Improve Your Riding is aimed at confident, balanced and competent riders who have riding experience.

Must be at least 14 years of age. You will need to be an accomplished rider at walk, trot and canter and be able to maintain a balanced position over a pole.

Please ring Sally Foskett, Centre Manager, to have a chat prior to the course to ensure that it is the right choice for you.  Tel: 07970 726830. 

In order for us to ensure the welfare of our horses, we operate a personal weight restriction of 13 stone. All riders will be weighed and have a ride assessment prior to the start of the course.

If your course is free, please note this is subject to eligibility and funding criteria.

The focus is on improving personal riding skills. 

We have a range of horses at the College but – as their welfare is paramount – you will only be mounted on horses which suit your height, weight, and ability.

This could narrow down the selection of horses we can offer you.

This course will be delivered on-site.

You will be required to supply your own:

• Correctly fitted and up to current safety standard riding hat
• Riding gloves
• Specific riding footwear
• Correctly fitted and up to current safety standard body protector for pole work

There will be no formal assessment although you will receive verbal feedback during and at the end of each lesson and will be set targets for improvement.

We also offer courses in a wide variety of other land-based topics – please see the Derby College Group Part-time Prospectus for a full list and details.

For more information contact Derby College on 0800 0280289 or enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk