TAKING BACK THE REINS WITH HOOF

It’s never too late to rekindle or discover a love of horses. Fitting horses into your life can be simple; just half an hour of horse riding a week can boost your sense of wellbeing and help to keep you feeling healthy. Riding may feel daunting but with the right horse to give you confidence it’s amazing how quickly you’ll get going.

Take Back The Reins is a structured series of horse riding lessons that provides coaching specifically designed to support a rider’s first steps into or back into the saddle. You will receive a warm welcome from your Take Back The Reins riding centre who will understand your worries, talk through your goals and match you with the right horse and coach to get you safely under way.

Mother of two Hannah Masquelier did just that. Hannah regularly watched her children ride at Snowball Farm Equestrian Centre, but for years was hesitant to join in. Both daughters are part of the centre’s Pony Club activities and were keen to get their mother back in the saddle and encouraged her to sign up to Take Back The Reins.

After a number of lessons, Hannah learnt how to jump over poles and soon progressed onto a combination of small fences. Hannah has even taken part in a showjumping competition with her daughters and when asked how she got on, chuckled and replied: “Ok, but the girls were obviously better than me.”

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