Riding for children: pick what suits you. Options for beginners, families or groups, in the finest settings there are.
30 minutes – a few hours
Beginner to intermediate
Riding centres, farms and sports grounds
All year, depending on the place
Riding for children is an activity that introduces them to horses and to what goes on around them.
The programmes can take in a first go, basic lessons, short rides and helping look after the horse.
It builds up a sense of responsibility, balance and confidence.
Children who have never ridden before.
Activities set to their age and to what they can already do.
Experiences shared with the parents.
Learning activities that form part of a school trip.
Programmes for camps and events.
Book activities run by specialist organisers.
Centrul de Echitație Biomar din Pănet, județul Mureș, este o destinație dedicată iubitorilor de cai și activităților ecvestre. Descoperă bucuria echitației și petrece timp într-un cadru relaxant, aproape de natură, alături de aceste animale deosebite.
Descoperă bucuria echitației la Hanul Cailor, în satul Uila, județul Mureș. Bucură-te de lecții de călărie și plimbări călare pe dealurile transilvănene, alături de instructori, într-un cadru natural deosebit.
Activities that suit younger children.
The basics of riding and of how a horse behaves.
Sessions run with an instructor.
Time in the saddle with nothing to prove.
Getting close to the horses and learning about them.
Basic exercises and moving about on horseback.
Brushing and the everyday jobs around a horse.
Things worth knowing about horses and riding.
Activities laid on for the children.
Easy routes suited to children.
The children meet the horse and are told the safety rules.
Handing out the kit and checking it over.
A lesson, a ride or riding exercises.
Closing the session and seeing to the horse.
From 30 minutes for a first go up to programmes of a few hours.
Works for beginners and for children who have ridden before.
Some places lend you what you need.
Worth doing for lessons and for organised groups.
They can join in pony sessions or gentle first steps.
They can take introductory lessons and guided rides.
They can take on more demanding programmes.
A programme set up for schools, camps or events.
Head protection worn while riding.
Clothes you can move about in.
They make the ride more comfortable.
Closed, steady footwear.
No — there are programmes built specially for beginners.
It depends on the centre and on the kind of session offered.
Some centres lend it out, others ask you to bring your own.
Yes — many centres run programmes for school trips and camps.
Yes — children's programmes are set differently for length, difficulty and safety.
