Meet the Lodge Farm Team
Here at Lodge Farm we have a most experienced team of instructresses and management able to fulfil all your requirements. We are able to teach the complete beginners through to the more experienced competition riders. All our staff are qualified in their own area of expertise, whether it be with the British Horse Society, City and Guilds or N.V.Q. They are all D.B.S. checked and have gone through both safeguarding and first aid training. Our in house training is ongoing in order to comply with our governing bodies.
The Staff
Debbie Machin
Centre Manager
Portland Hughes
Shop Manager
Emily Bosley
Yard Manager
Natalie Price
Events Manager
Christina Carr
Cafe & Accounts Manager
Alice Beardmore
Yard & Teaching Staff
Lesley Thorn
Cafe Supervisor
Freya Hughes
Yard & Teaching Staff
The Horses
We have a wide range of horses and ponies from 11hh to 16.3hh from which we can select one suitable for your needs. Our instructors are understanding and enthusiastic to encourage the most nervous of riders, giving them confidence to progress and have the ability and knowledge to challenge the more experienced riders.
April
Buttons
Coco
Cookie
Bertie
Ana
Flo
George
Holly
Indi Piggles
Little Coco
Lucy
Misty
Milo
Mai
Monty
Ollie
Poppy
Scorpion
Tabatha
Sunny
Ben
Riding School
We offer both private and class lessons to children and adults of all ages and standards throughout the week and on Saturdays. All our staff are B.H.S. qualified.
Showing
Lodge Farm holds monthly shows, offering both ridden and in hand classes, throughout the season and is host to Caverswall and District Riding Club with their shows.
Dressage
Our dressage competitions are held monthly with tests ranging from Intro through to Elementary. All our invited judges are extremely competitor friendly.
Pony Club
Lodge Farm is a Pony Club Centre which gives riders without their own ponies the opportunity to take part in Pony Club activities including Achievement Badges.