Why Our Horses Live Outside – And Why It Matters for Your Child’s Riding Experience At Lavant Equestrian, our horses don’t live in traditional stables. Instead, they spend their days and nights outside in carefully managed herds, with open access to shelter, clean water, and plenty of space to roam. It’s a deliberate and important… Read more

Summer Confidence: How Weekly Riding Builds Independent, Resilient Kids At Lavant Equestrian, we don’t just teach children to ride – we help them grow into confident, capable individuals through the power of weekly horse riding lessons. Each summer, we watch children transform from nervous or shy to independent, motivated, and resilient. This change isn’t accidental…. Read more

THE LAST LOCKDOWN? So here we go, we finally have a potential re-opening date, providing everything goes to plan, which is Monday 29th March 2021, which also coincides with the Easter holiday period. At least we have more notice about reopening, which means we can avoid the frantic and complicated re-openings which have happened after… Read more

A CONFLICT OF NATURE & URBINISATION Recently we have enjoyed some wonderful cold, crisp mornings at Lavant which have been just breathtakingly beautiful. It is spellbinding when Nature decorates this place at her best during the changing seasons; such as the spectacular sunsets we witness and which could easily give the Northern Lights a run… Read more

SO, WHERE ARE WE AT? I have been cajoled, bullied and generally put upon by Amelia and Anna to restart these missives as so many people appreciated them during the first lockdown, and especially now we have entered a third one with otherwise not a word from me, and that is if people really are… Read more