Find out what’s coming up this year at Shetland Pony Club, 2022.
We are excited to share our full upcoming programme with you, see below for some useful dates for your diary so you don’t miss out on the pony fun!
The Ranch opens on Saturday 5th March 2022 – Sunday 27th November 2022.Good news, 3 year olds are able to ride again.
Upcoming Special events:
Shetland Pony Parties– amazing pony parties for children aged 3 -10 years old. Use of a private facility with 6 ponies, creating magical memories for your child’s birthday. One and a half hours – £650 for 10 children. Extra riding children (up to 18), £25 each.
Easter Egg Hunts 9th -18th April 2022. Come and take part in our fun Shetland Pony Treasure Hunts especially for Easter, with riding along a trail and chocolate eggs to find in the countryside. Easter fun for Children aged 4-10 years old. One and a half-hour session- £65/ Child.
Summer pony camp days and weeks – enjoy the whole day with your favourite Shetland pony. Learn to ride him, look after him and enjoy being with him all day long. 9:30am – 4pm, Summer holidays only. Age 5+. £135 per day or £540 per week.
Monday 25 July – Thursday 28 July 2022 – 4 days
Monday 1 August – Tuesday 2 August 2022 – 2 days
Monday 8 August – Thursday 11 August 2022 – 4 days
Wednesday 17 August – Thursday 18 August 2022 – 2 days
Monday 22 August – Thursday 25 August 2022 – 4 days
Halloween Pumpkin Rides–22nd-30th October 2022. Enjoy themed pony treasure hunts for pony-mad witches and wizards. Dress up your pony and ride along a trail with sweeties to find in the countryside. Halloween fun for children ages 4-10 years old. One and a half-hour session- £65/ Child.
Pony Poppy Parade for Remembrance Sunday – Sunday 13th November 2022.Members only.
In our search so far, we have found some Shetland ponies that are too big and too small, seen some cheeky puffins and some Viking longships, but not many Shetland ponies yet.
Looking for a new pony on the Shetland Isles
We know that one of our Shetland ponies, Balmoral, was born on the Shetland Island of Yell. His owner has now moved so we go in search of her to see if she has any more ponies that might be perfect for Shetland Pony Club.
Peat bogs but no ponies
The landscape is very beautiful, but windy too. We see some peat that has been cut and is drying. It’s a traditional fuel for homes that is still used occasionally, and Shetland ponies were used to carry it off the moors. I’m heading for a place called “the Cake Fridge”. It sounds an unlikely place to find a Shetland pony…
We’d love you to join us for pony fun this autumn. We are open at weekends and in the holidays until Sunday 28 November and are almost fully booked for this season.
Which pony ride should I choose?
Starter Rides–are 45 minutes long and are specially designed as first riding experiences for children from age 4 years old. They cost £40 per child. Limited availability.
Own a Pony Experiences – are 2 hours long and are delightful early riding and learning experiences for children from age 4 years old. They cost £60 per child. Fully booked.
Halloween Pumpkin Rides – themed pony treasure hunts for pony-mad witches and wizards. Enjoy 1½ hours of pony riding fun at the Ranch, during October Half Term. Age 4 +. £60 per child. Limited extra spaces.
Shetland Pony Parties – amazing pony parties for children aged 4 -10 years old. Use of a private facility with 6 ponies, creating magical memories for your child’s birthday. One and a half hours – £600 for 10 children. Extra riding children (up to 18), £25 each. 2021 full – book now for 2022.
You can book online here now, or give us a call on 07734 950 309.
For your safety we have COVID-secure procedures in place:
Please minimise the number of people attending with your child
You are welcome to watch from our socially distanced benches and Safari Tent
Starter Rides –are 45 minutes long and are specially designed as first riding experiences for children from age 2½ years old. They cost £40 per child.
Own a Pony Experiences – are 2 hours long and are delightful early riding and learning experiences for children from age 4 years old. Children enjoy both riding and pony care. They cost £60 per child.
Pony Birthday Parties – amazing pony parties for children aged 2½ -10 years old. Use of our private facility at The Ranch, with 6 ponies creating magical memories for your child’s birthday.
Summer pony camp days and weeks – enjoy the whole day with your favourite Shetland pony. Learn to ride him, look after him and enjoy being with him all day long. 9.30am – 4pm, Summer holidays only. Age 5+. £125 per day or £500 per week.
We open on 7 March and you can book for the whole season until end November.
It’s Shetland pony playtime at the ranch and the warm weather is making the ponies full of energy and play.
The ponies are galloping about having fun playing and rolling together…and they seem keen to get back to work when the ranch opens in March. The warm weather means the ponies are enjoying playing together in the paddock.
The ponies all live together in the fields and keeping them in this natural way means the ponies can express themselves through play…rather like children. Some of the ponies love to roll.. watch the video to find out who likes rolling best.
Bookings are now open for our 2019 season which opens weekend 2 March and we are looking forward to welcoming all our current and new members back again .
This year we have added an extra afternoon of starter rides and pony mornings once a month to cope with demand. You can check the dates by using our booking page
Party bookings are in full swing so if you are hoping for a pony party this year please let us know early. our popular
Easter Egg Hunts are also available to book for non members. Remember if you are a member you will get an Egg Hunt in your regular session!
You can book online or telephone the office on 07734 950 309
We are looking forward to seeing you soon at the ranch
From Rosemary, Liz and all the ponies and team at Shetland Pony Club.x
Yay! The ponies’ winter holidays are almost over and bookings are now open for Shetland Pony Club 2019. So, pony fun is almost here.
We’re so excited to be preparing for another season of pony fun! The ponies and team are getting ready to welcome you all at weekends and holidays from 2 March 2019.
Bookings are now open for 2019 Shetland pony riding!
We’d love you to join us for pony fun, from 2nd March to the end November 2019. There’s a full programme of pony fun for your children to enjoy at the weekends and in the holidays.
Starter Rides–are 45 minutes long and are specially designed first riding experiences for children from age 2½ years old. They cost £40 per child.
Pony Mornings – are 2 hours long and are specially designed as early riding experiences for children from age 4 years old. They cost £55 per child.
Easter pony riding – there’s a full programme of pony fun available to book from 1 – 22 April 2019, including our legendary pony Easter Egg Hunts.
Pony Parties – amazing pony parties for children aged 2½ -10 years old. Enjoy exclusive use of The Ranch, with the ponies and team creating magical memories for your child’s Birthday. One and a half hours – £495 for 10 children
Summer pony camp days and weeks – enjoy the whole day with your favourite Shetland Pony and learn about how to look after him, as well as to enjoy riding and being with him. 9.30 – 4pm Summer holidays only. Age 5+ (£125 per day or £500 per week). Summer camp dates are here. Bookings for camp are not yet open. Email us to join the waiting list here: info@shetlandponyclub.co.uk
How do I book my pony riding?
You can book online here for the whole season now.
