Esperanza Riding School

Description

Esperanza Riding School is a riding school and party venue in Pretoria East. They offers a variety of activities for young and old, from pony and horse riding lessons, to holiday camps and children’s parties. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced rider, 5 years or 90 years old, you can enjoy a fantastic day on horseback with Esperanza Riding School.

Facilities

• Horses and ponies
• Kiddies’ playground
• Trampoline
• Lapa
• Jumping castle
• Farm animals
• Picnic facilities
• River
• Stables
• Party venue

Riding School

Esperanza Riding School is a great place to learn how to ride. They offer lessons for all ages, whether you’re a first time or experienced rider. You will learn how to ride and control a horse properly with expert advice from your tutor.

What’s more, you don’t need to own a horse to take lessons. The riding school has well-trained horses and ponies so you can learn how to ride. Take your own horse or an Esperanza horse and gallop off on an outride for as long as you wish. Pack a picnic to enjoy beside the river afterwards. The more experienced riders can look forward to show jumping competitions and competitive riding.

What they offer

• Family rides
• Competitive riding
• Non-competitive riding
• Pony rides
• Riding lessons

Stabling

Stable your own horse at Esperanza stables. The stables have electrified paddocks with plenty of grass. The cost of the stabling includes 3 meals a day, shavings, and daily exercise and grooming.

Holiday camps

Holiday camps provide plenty of fun for kids 5 years and older. The aim of the camp is to provide children with a love of horses, as well as to improve the child’s confidence and self-esteem. Each child will be responsible for his or her own horse for the week. They will clean and take care of the horse and stable and learn how to groom and care for horses, such as brushing the coat, cleaning and oiling the hooves, grooming and plaiting the mane and tail for shows, cleaning the eyes and nose, and examining the horse for injuries before rides. Kids can come for the full week or just for a day or two.

Camp activities

• Horse riding lessons
• Classes on horse care
• 2 outrides daily
• Pony cart rides
• Swimming, games, quizzes, etc
• Feeding farm animals
• Campfire and marshmallow roasting
• Saddling and stabling lessons
• Competitions for cleanest stable, best groomed horse, best tack and turn out, fancy dress for horses, potato race, make your own slingshot, sack races, and more

Horse training

Esperanza offers the following:

• Training and schooling
• Breaking in
• Problem horses

Party venue

The Esperanza party venue can be booked day or night for parties and events. It’s a popular venue for children’s parties with a fun farm atmosphere with farm animals and pony rides. Party packs, balloons, decorations, and kiddies’ entertainment, such as tractor, cart, horse, and pony rides are available at extra cost

Venue includes

• Farm animals
• Trampoline
• Lapa
• Tables and chairs
• Wendy house
• Plastic scooters
• Swings and slides
• Hop scotch
• Sand pit
• Soccer nets
• Jumping castle