BHS Pony Stars
Introducing the BHS Pony Stars (Junior Challenge awards) at Fletchers Farm from 1st September 2024
The Pony Stars non-ridden fun sessions will develop your love for ponies, build knowledge and form friendships while gaining awards on the way.
Each child will have their own My Challenge Book to log their achievements with stickers and a colourful bag to keep them in. As they progress through the various challenges there will be iron-on cloth badges to keep them engaged and motivated.
With three key groups at Fletchers Farm, Pony Stars enables long-term progression with a range of activities that will develop knowledge, skills and self-confidence.
Ridden skills and badges can be achieved in your lessons too.
Children do not need to be doing lessons to join in and can start at any time!
Saturday mornings 10-11am Shetland Striders Club
Ideal for Beginner riders aged 5-7 years
Running on the first and third Saturday of every month - (starting 7th Sept)
Tuesday evening Pony Stars Club for children aged 7-12 years old
6-7pm Welshie Wizzers (children off lead rein/Intro groups)
7-8pm Connemara Champs (children in Novice riding groups or above)
Running Tuesdays weekly during term time - (10th Sept - 15th October)
Tuesday dates 2024:
Tuesday 10th September - 15th October (6 weeks)
Tuesday 5th November - 17th December (7 weeks)
Saturday dates 2024:
Fortnightly starting 7th September
Costs:
-Introduction pack £30 - includes the book for the group, stickers, bag (plus badges as they achieve them) - (we will order these in for each child)
-Sessions are £16 per time
Planned trips details and payment T&C are below.
Lots of activities
Events:
Coming soon
Trip to Newmarket Gallops
T&C
Shetland Striders payable on quarterly basis starting 1st Sept, then 1st December etc
Welshie Wizzers / Connemara Champs payable the start of each half term
Once booked sessions they are non-transferable/ non-refundable for that period
Children can join at anytime - payments due will be discounted to reflect the sessions that are left to book for the period
Children will need to bring hats and gloves for their session, please book a hat hire if your child requires one
Children do not need to be riders at Fletchers Farm to attend but we must have a completed rider registration form for them
Children will meet in the indoor arena and be collected from the same area at the end of the session on Tuesdays, and meet in the main riding school block on the Saturdays.
About the sessions
The sessions are non-ridden and cover a wide variety of pony related subjects, tasks and activities. Children will learn about pony health and care, behaviour, handling and being kind to their ponies, tack and equipment as an example. Children can bring their books to their riding lessons with us and get sign off on ridden subjects if they would like to in order to earn their ridden badges too.
How to Join
Please get in touch with our office about the date you want to start. We can take payment for the sessions and the Pony Stars book ready for your child to start. If they start before their book gets delivered this is no problem, we can fill in the sections they have done when it gets here.