Leybourne Grange Riding Centre for the Disabled
Leybourne Grange Riding Centre for the disabled is urgently looking for horses to purchase or loan, if you know of someone looking for an excellent home for their horse, please contact us on 01732 872844
Update 09/09/2023
Please be aware during this current heat wave we are continuing to run all lessons, but they will be adjusted to steadier lessons due to the effect the heat may have on our horses.
What's happened this month:
The evenings are starting to draw in, it's getting darker earlier and this month will be the end of summer (where has that time gone!), irrespective of the weather, we continue to provide lessons seven days a week. We are slowly moving through our waiting list which is now slightly shorter. If you have been on the waiting list for a considerable time, please do give us a call to see where you are, or to see if we may have a "cancellation" one off lesson for you to try.
Please be aware that we now weigh all riders when they come to the stables to ensure they are within our maximum weight of 14 stone / 88 kilos, thus we are not asking our horses to work with additional weight. If you have concerns with regards to this please do speak to a member of staff. Please do check your weight before contacting us with regards to lessons, if you are over 14 stone (88.9 kg), unfortunately, we do not have any horses which may be suitable for you to ride.
We continue our search for new horses and an additional staff member. If you know of any horses who you may think would be possibly suited for our riding centre or someone who would like to work with us, please do send us an email.
Leybourne Grange continues to look for any voluntary "handy persons", if you think you would be able to help in fixing a fence, doing some painting, mowing, strimming and other help around the centre, please do give us a call or use the contact us form to send an email.
Lesson prices
Disabled Group Lessons: £12, Semi-private disabled lessons £15, Private disabled lesson £20
Able bodied Lessons: Group Lessons £20, Semi-private lesson £22, Private lesson £25
All riders must wear a hat, which can be hired for your 30 minute lesson at a cost of £1.
COVID Update 09/09/2023:
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND YOUR LESSON IF YOU HAVE COVID OR COVID SYMPTOMS.
Covid is still out there amongst all of the seasonal colds and flu. If a member of your household has covid and you do not have symptoms you may attend your lesson, please do not attend with a person who has symptoms.
Please note when paying on arrival for your lesson we do not have any card facilities therefore we only accept Cash and Cheques.
Please remember that we have a 48hr cancellation policy, if your lesson is not cancelled with 48 hours notice you will be expected to pay for the cancelled lesson.
Just a reminder: people who regularly cancel without a good reason will not be able to retain their regular lesson. we will continue to place clients on our waiting list as requested.
Supporting us: If you would like to make a donation to help towards the horses keep we have a PayPal Donation account - the link is at the top of this page. Just a few examples of prices:
Bag of carrots = £1, Bale of hay = £6, Feed = £10, large round bale of hay they have in the field = £40.
Of course, we know this year has and may continue to be tough for many people, but we would appreciate any help you are able to give, please support the centre while shopping on line at Easyfundraising and AmazonSmile. Thank you so very much.
48 Hour Cancellation Policy
Please can we remind all riders/parents/carers that we have a 48hr cancellation policy. We are a self funding charity - and as such we need to ensure we have money coming in to pay for all of our expenditure. Failure to provide 48 hours notice of cancellation will result in the payment for that lesson being expected at the following lesson.
If you are not able to keep your regular lesson then please speak to a member of staff.
If you change your mind and no longer want your lessons then please phone us, leave a message or send an email from our contact page to cancel your future lessons.
We will not hold any spaces unless you have contacted us.
We are open 7 days a week from 9:00am to 5:30pm. All lessons must be booked via telephone or in our office, we do not take lesson bookings or cancellations via this websites email. Please give us a call on 01732 872844 to discuss your requirements. Lesson prices are available on the Riders tabs above together with information about suitable attire to wear for a lesson. We look forward to seeing you.