Camping Riding Holidays

The campsite is entirely ours, so only our tents and camping equipment will be present.
There are no shower facilities on site during your riding holiday, however in special circumstances we can ensure access to a shower is available.
There is no drinkable running water on site either, the only running water on site is the bordering stream.
A chemical portable toilet will be available at the campsite, there are options to use toilets at cafes etc along the Camel Trail, there will also be an opportunities to use the facilities back at the yard at certain times.

Dietary Requirements must be disclosed in advance. We provide vegetarian based meals to avoid conflict.

Sample Menu (subject to change)

Breakfast;
A selection of Fruits, Croissants, Muffins or Muesli bars.
Fruit juices, tea or coffee and squash available.

Lunch;
A selection of sandwiches, fruit, crisps, chocolate snacks.
Fruit juice cartons, water or squash.

Dinner;
BBQ mix- pepper, sweetcorn, mushrooms, halloumi, served with a mixed salad.
Or, Jacket potatoes with baked beans, cheese etc.

A selection of snacks will be available throughout including; muesli bars, chocolate bars, mini cakes, crisps, fruit, biscuits etc.
A selection of soft drinks including; fizzy drinks, tea/ coffee, squash and fruit juice.

We kindly ask that you are respectful and kind to others, we understand that everyone does not share the same views or beliefs, but ask that you a polite and respectful of others beliefs.

We must request that you are kind, respectful and gentle with our horses. Whilst all sensible, our horses are not “push button horses” that you may come across in an average riding school. If you have any concerns or are unhappy with the horse you have been matched with/ are riding you must inform Lisa (or a member of her assistance team) at the earliest opportunity so that a plan can be made for you.

We will not tolerate any abusive behaviour in any form, any abusive or drunk behaviours will terminate your riding holiday immediately and no refunds will be offered.

The use of, or, taking of drugs are prohibited throughout the riding holiday. Prescription medications are, of course, allowed as long as they do not impact your ability to make conscious decision. For example; any medications that impair your judgement or stop you from driving machinery or a car, will need to be discussed individually.

Smoking and/or vaping is prohibited within the campsite or around/ on the horses. Suitable smoking/vaping areas will be designated if required.

You are permitted to bring a small selection of alcoholic drinks with you, providing you are 18 years of age or older. We will not tolerate any alcoholic drinks being shared with anyone under the age of 18 years. Any alcoholic drinks must be securely stored at your own risk.

Each rider must have completed an assessment with Equine-Connect, prior to riding holiday. You are only required to complete one riding assessment with Equine-Connect, if you have previously had an assessment a new one will not be necessary- unless your circumstance have dramatically changed (please inform of us this at time of booking.)

Please refer to our full cancellation policy as detailed on our website.

A non-refundable deposit of 50% of the total cost will secure your booking. With the remainder of the costs paid 1 calendar month before the first date of the riding holiday, this is also non-refundable (except in extenuating circumstances).

Cancellation/ refund requests must be made in writing to “[email protected]”, whereby the request will be discussed by the management team.

Bookings are transferrable to another person, providing the new person is of a similar riding capability and a suitable horse is available for them.

Where space allows, we encourage any “cancelled” bookings to be re-arranged to an alternative date within that calendar year to avoid loss off fees.

In the rare and unlikely event of Equine-Connect cancelling the riding holiday, the costs (already paid) of the riding holiday will be refunded in full.

Here at Equine-Connect we provide riders insurance, however, we suggest researching your own insurances for this riding holiday including;
Personal possession insurance/ Holiday insurance
Personal riders insurance

These insurances will have to be organised at your own discretion.

We suggest these insurances for the following reasons;

• The accommodation is on private rented land, however, the your personal possessions will be left in tents. Therefore we recommend only bringing what you definitely need, as the majority of possessions are left at your own risk. There is an area to secure small personal possessions such as money/ mobile phones.
• Holiday insurance can, depending on cover purchased, allow you to regain some costs related to cancellations.
• Personal riders insurance, can offer riders peace of mind in the unlikely event of personal injury that could have an impact of future work etc.

Please ensure any medical conditions or additional needs are declared/ disclosed at time of booking.

There is no mains electric at the campsite, we run all our electric appliances from solar power or battery packs. Therefore we recommend bringing your own power banks or solar powered packs for lights/ charging mobile phones etc.

Phone signal is poor (at best) on our campsite. Some phone signal can be found on a nearby access road, there are plenty of places during our rides where phone signal is strong, however, internet connection can be patchy- we feel this adds to the beauty of “disconnecting”.

As previously mentioned we are camping in a field alongside a stream often visited by wildlife. It is possible that you may come into contact with ticks and or experience fly bites. We will have tick removers available in our first aid kit, but we advise you to be mindful of this. To reduce the likelihood of tick/ fly bites, we suggest wearing long loose fitting clothing to keep your skin covered and be vigilant about closing your tent and sleeping areas.