Covid-19 Lockdown 3 here at the riding school at Lodge Farm Equestrian Centre!

Covid-19 Lockdown 3 here at the riding school at Lodge Farm Equestrian Centre! It seems so long since the start of this, but in actual fact it is only two weeks. No lockdowns are easy but this one seems so much harder for us all. The weather doesn’t help – the cold, wet and windy days together with the dark nights make us wonder why we ever chose to either have a hobby or work with horses, but we did. In your absence we are keeping the horses “ticking over,” some are stabled and being worked regularly, others are continuing their education being schooled and some are having well deserved rest. We are all anxiously awaiting the return to some sort of normality and for lessons to be able to restart. When this will be, we have no idea. We are in the hands of our governing bodies, particularly the British Horse Society, Sport England, DEFRA and the Pony Club. All these are reliant on statements issued by the government, so all we can do is wait. In the interim period why don’t you look on either the BHS or Pony Club websites for any on-line worksheets, quizzes or competitions that may be available to download? At the riding school we do have own quiz for January which is to identify photographs of our horses. We thought we had made it too difficult because even some of the staff couldn’t get it right! How wrong we were – we have already had a couple of you who have got the correct answers. Points will be awarded for our annual Competition Points Awards, so make sure that you send your entries to us before the weekend. Please remember that we are only a phone call away if you have anything to ask us. Our main priorities are both your wellbeing and our horses’ welfare. Take care, stay safe everyone and be kind to each other.