Lanark - Riding center - 8/16 years old - Riding

This riding center has had so much success thes last years that we are proposing it again. The centre is located in Lanark, Scotland, between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The famous kindness of the Scots and the quality of the facilites will seduce our horseriders, who will meet other riders from Scotland, England, Germany , Sweden, and Italy.

AGES AND LEVELS For children aged 8 to 16 years old. All levels are accepted from beginner to advanced. Along with the scottish staff, the group will be supervised by our leader, who will be traveling with them from the airport of Paris.

ACCOMMODATION

The children are lodged in very comfortable rooms with 2 to 4 beds with showers and toilets on each floor. Copious meals, adapted to European taste (no pink jelly!)

HORSERIDING 4 hours of riding per day, supervised by qualified coaches from the  British Horse Society ; a pony or horse is given to each student, who has to take care of it, or for the younger children, learns to take care of it. The riding programme depends on the ages and  the levels: jumping, horseball matches, hacking, treasure hunt on horseback, "picnic ride" and a competition at the end of the week.

ACTIVITIES

In the evening, swimming in town, or dip in the one at the centre, campfires and songs, barbecue, disco; in short, a holiday in English!

MOBILE PHONES

Maureen, the director of the centre, has perfectly summed up the problems with mobile phones that worried (!) parents give to their children. She says : "Please do not let your child bring a mobile phone ! Leave it at home. The reason is simple. Children who are not often away from home, tend to phone home in the late evening; Mummy and Daddy tell them what is going on at home, how their gerbil is missing them, how the dog is longing to see them, how sad the goldfish looks without them, what little sister was given today, how mummy can't wait to get them home again ....and the child is instantly homesick!!"