Description:

Offer riding holiday packages on your own horse, providing routes and stays in farm house accommodation- opening routes in W Sussex and have existing routes in Berks (Ridgeway) and N Cotswolds (Around Chipping Norton).

You don't need special skills for bridle-riding, but you'll find the experience is surprisingly different from most other riding. Your horse will too.
Bridle-riding does not involve difficult riding, so if you're used to looking after your horse and riding out on 2-3 hour local hacks, you should be fine. There are no jumps and no speed pressure so, as a result, we have had riders with a very wide range of experience from experienced distance riders to "happy hackers" who've never done this sort of riding before.

Bridle riding doesn't require top quality horses (though they enjoy it too), but it can seem a bit daunting if you haven't tried it before. One centre holidays and some of the shorter 2 day place to place rides are designed to encourage first timers to put their hoof in the water for the first time. Bobbie from Bridle Rides is always happy to chat through your concerns over the phone (tel : 0121 445 6998) and advise on the best choice of ride before you book.
Whatever your experience, you must have your own horse or access to a friend's horse to do a Bridle Ride. It is becoming almost impossible to hire horses for unescorted riding where the horse is kept away from the owner's premises overnight. Indeed, we understand that it is now a specific insurance exclusion for BHS approved riding centres