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54 Reviews For Ryders Farm Equestrian Centre, Bolton

  • Guest 8th Oct 2009

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    i love riding at ryders farm i think some of the horses are chalingen and some to get your confidence up. everyone is really nice and helpful.

  • Guest 28th Sep 2009

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    Very unprofessional, unsuitable ponies this riding centre frightened my daughter to death and nearly put her off riding totally. In the 8 weeks she went she did the same thing. Parents are expected to get the ponies out of the stable and put their children on it was a good job i have horses, some children let themselves into stables and were sorting the ponies themselves. Total accident waiting to happen. First visit to Ryders Farm the owner and workers were having a snowball fight on the yard s ...

  • Guest 29th Aug 2009

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    well i goto ryders farm and i think its great i have only been going for 5 weeks now and i have already learnd how to do the rising trot and i am there with other people who i dont know and you make good friends with them and there are lots of ponies there but im always on mandy or rocky witch are great and tall but i think it depens on wat lesson you pick because there are five off them like open lesson(i do that)for 1 hour privert lesson for 1/2 hour or 3/4 of an hour there privert shared less ...

  • Guest 29th Aug 2009

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    I feel that Ryders isn't the best school about, despite the lessons being relatively cheap.
    The lessons are really too big to actually learn anything properly especially jumping, which we all know can be very dangerous.
    the horses, as said by someone else here, are quite robotic, i remember a number of horses who instead of listening to the riders aids, would hear the instructor say "trot on.." ect and they would do it.
    however despite this, i have found that they tend to swap and change a lot o ...

  • Guest 1st Aug 2009

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    RYDERS FARM THE BEST :| NOPES! i used to go to ryders farm an i loved it up until i got my own pony an i couldnt ride. i went there for 3 yearssss and to tell you the truth i have learnt more in the year of having my own 3 ponies i have learnt more than i ever did at ryders. yes i learnt some things but they didnt teach me the responsibility of having a horse an to be honest the horses know what their doing they have been there so long. i love everyone there like but i think that its not that ...

  • Guest 21st Jun 2009

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    we have every thing at Ryders Farm Equestrian Centre :D even a cross country field :D its a great farm

  • Guest 10th May 2009

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    ryders farm is a great place to ride at.i have been going for about 3 years now my teacher is great and they let u ride in the filed in summer i love ryders farm its great and now i am getting my own pony thanks to there pony club.

  • Guest 2nd Feb 2009

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    I like Ryders Farm Equestrian Centre, Bolton, because it is a nice friendly place to be. I have my own pony on the farm and he enjoys it there.

  • Guest 24th Jan 2009

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    I love the horses at Ryders Farm Equestrian Centre, Bolton especially Holly she is my favorite of them all, although she can be very cheeky. My teacher is really friendly, works us hard but we have great fun.
    I love to go every week, there is a good selection of horses. They are looked after very well. What a great place to be!
    No bad points at all, it is a great place to come riding or even to watch.

  • Guest 1st Oct 2008

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    Its a nice place to be and it is well worth visiting. The horses are well kept and looked after, every one is nice and friendly. I really like going to Ryders Farm in Bolton

  • HorseLuver Rank: Corporal 25th Sep 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I learnt to ride at ryders around 12/13 years ago and have recently gone back to having lessons there. Most of Ryders Farm staff are friendly as are the horses. You generally ride a different horse each week. You learn a lot. You can have a group lesson or a have private lesson. They have a pony club for children they have own a pony day during holidays for people to look after a horse for a day and then do a jumping in the afternoon. Indoor and outdoor arenas.

    A few of the horses that were the ...

  • HorseMadAbsy Rank: Corporal 21st Sep 2008

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    All the horses are great with a large variety of horses to ride from challenging lazy horses that improve your riding alot and easy forward going horses. all the staff are really freandly and always willing to help. i have been riding there for about 1-2 year and i am in one of the most advanced groups now, that is how good it has been from me. i have a great instructor who pushes you alot but in a helpful way. jumping lessons are always really fun and flatwork is great. there is agreat livery ...

  • livi and ponys 18th Aug 2008

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    Ryders Farm Equestrian Centre is an exellent farm/riding stables, highly reccomed to everyone looking to start horse riding. Also like how they do own a ony days so everyone can experiance what it is like in horse care. Friendly people, well set out and suitable for everybody!

  • Guest 12th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I have been riding at RFEC for almost a year now. My first instructor was miserable, she kept us all doing the same thing for weeks on end when we all could do it. She put us on the same horses and never let us change around. I've been lucky now to get a new instructor who is alot more fun. Though she doesn't choose the horses we ride Ive ridden a selection or horses now. She's moved us quickly along but makes sure we're comfortable doing the things we do.

    Most of the staff are friendly, but t ...

  • Guest 14th Jul 2008

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    9/10 fantastic! Great fun, exciting lessons, friendly staff.

  • jacquidicko Rank: Lance Corporal 11th Jul 2008

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    I stopped going to Ryder's because the classes were far too large and i found the lessons boring. I did have a private jumping lesson which i did enjoy.

  • Guest 11th Jul 2008

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    In the 2 and a half years I have rode there I never went in the field and very rarely went outside. When we did go outside the horses got spooked so we had to go back in. Even though I was in one of teh most experienced classes. I had 3 instuctors. My first one was fantastic. Till thats class was cancelled I was then moved to an extremley higher group which were onto jump courses whereas I had only just about learned how to jump! Then I ended up with my 3rd instructor who had favourites and comp ...

  • suzifisher 26th May 2008

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    I love ryders farm and have been goin for quite a long time now. i have meet loads of friends and we meet up and help out round the stables and tack up. its loads of fun. these are some of the horses that are there now, libby,smokie,dolly, zac, holly,eos,rudie,aurther,brigdet,katymay,rocky,jp and mandy and many more. the staff are brill and my teacher is really nice and taught me loads and our pony club teacher fay and dawn are really nice 2 so all the people that didnt like ryders farm maybe d ...

  • Guest 20th May 2008

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    We all love riding here and go every week its the best. Ryders Farm is the best

  • Pony008 12th May 2008

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    I rode there for about two years. I had three different Instructors the first one was great but the others not so good. The classes were too big about 12 in each ride, and I also felt the horses weren't as well looked after. I Am now in a different riding school where the classes are about four in a group lesson and the horses are better and happier.I liked most of the horses however I felt it was sometimes unsafe as the instructors gave you a new horse and they didnt know what it was like! I f ...