Show jumping
Riders from the yard travel to local shows through the summer, from cross-poles up.
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Birthdays, hens
and team days.
Children’s parties, hen parties, corporate days and the barbecue afterwards. Every one of them is priced on numbers, ages and food, so there is no price list here. Tell us what you have in mind and we will send one back.
- From €45
- a child, for a party
- 2 hours
- at the yard
- Up to 12
- children in a group
- Age 4+
- for a birthday party
Four kinds of day
What a group
actually does here
All four run on the same yard, with the same horses and the same instructors. What changes is who rides, for how long, and what is waiting when they get off.
From age 4Needs pro shootA children’s birthday party
Riding, grooming, a rosette each, and somewhere dry to eat the cake. Two hours at the yard, with the birthday child up first.
What is included
- A led ride for every child
- Brushing and pony care in the yard
- A rosette each
- Riding hats and boots fitted free
- Up to 12 children in the group
What to ask about
- How many children, and what ages
- A barbecue instead of a cake
- Whether the parents want to ride too
- A weekday in the school holidays
From €45
per child · tell us the numbers
Adults · walk onlyNeeds pro shootA hen party
An hour on the mountain with the whole of Dublin Bay behind you, led the whole way. It is a view and a photograph, not a gallop.
What is included
- A private walkout for your group
- Led at walking pace, on a lead rein
- Riding hats and boots fitted free
- Somewhere to leave bags and coats
What to ask about
- Numbers — 8 riders at a time on the trail
- The two-hour route for a longer morning
- Someone to take the photographs
- A barbecue at the yard afterwards
€80
a rider from two · €150 for the private two hours
Teams and away daysNeeds pro shootA corporate or team day
Split the group between the arena and the forest, swap them over, finish in the yard. It works for a team that has never ridden, because nobody has to trot to enjoy it.
What is included
- The covered arena and the forest trail
- Instructors with the group all day
- Riding hats and boots fitted free
- Free parking and horsebox access
What to ask about
- Numbers, and how long you have
- Half a day or a full day
- Food at the yard, or a barbecue
- Whether anyone has ridden before
On request
quoted on numbers and the length of the day
After the ridingNeeds pro shootA barbecue at the yard
Ride first, eat afterwards, with thirty heads over the stable doors behind you. Families, clubs, and the end of a long team day.
What is included
- The yard and the picnic tables
- A ride beforehand, if you want one
- Somewhere dry if the weather turns
What to ask about
- Numbers, and the evening you have in mind
- Food — ours, or your own
- Whether the children are riding as well
On request
priced with whatever you ride first
How this works
Tell us what you have in mind.
There is no price list for a group here, because there is no such thing as an average group. Six four-year-olds and fourteen adults are two different days on the same yard. Send one message with the numbers, the ages and the date you are thinking of, and we will send back a price and the shape of the afternoon.
We reply within one working day. Nothing is held in the diary until you say yes, and nothing is paid until it is.
A birthday party, hour by hour
Two hours, and how they go
This is the usual shape. With six four-year-olds it runs slower; with twelve ten-year-olds it runs in three groups. We send you the plan for your own afternoon once we know the numbers.
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Park at the yard and gather. Names ticked off, hats and boots fitted, coats hung up.
00:00
Into the yard. Brushes out, hooves picked, and everyone learns their pony’s name.
00:25
The first half up and riding, led at a walk. The others stay with the grooming.
00:55
Swap over, so every child rides and every child grooms.
01:25
Rosettes, and the photograph with the pony that ends up on the fridge.
01:40
Cake, inside and dry. Presents get opened here rather than in the yard.
02:00
Home, smelling of pony. That part is not optional.
Ask about a birthday partyFrom €45 a child · 2 hours at the yard
Hen parties
Hen parties, honestly.
A hen party often arrives expecting a gallop along a beach. We would rather say now what the hour really is, because the groups who book it knowing that are the ones who love it.
Needs pro shootWhat it is
An hour out the back gate and up through 3,000 acres of forest, to the point where the bay opens up. Private to your group, led the whole way, on whichever horses suit the riders you bring.
What it is not
Every walkout is private, at walking pace, on a lead rein — always. No trotting, no cantering, whatever your experience.
Why people book it anyway
Because at walking pace everybody can look up. The nervous one in the group has a good morning, the one who rode as a teenager gets her hour back, and everyone goes home with photographs nobody else will have.
€80
a rider, from two of you · 1 hour on the mountain
€150
the private two-hour walkout, per booking
8
riders at a time out on the trail
Corporate and team days
A day out that nobody has to be good at
Half a day or a full one, Wed – Sun, 9 am – 6 pm. We quote on numbers and on how long you want the group here.
Needs pro shootThe reason a yard works for a team is that it flattens everybody. Nobody is senior to a horse. We split the group between the covered arena and the forest trail, swap them at the halfway point, and you all end up back in the yard at the same time with something to talk about that is not work.
It suits a team where nobody has ridden, because none of it needs skill — the walkout is led at a walk and the arena session starts at the mounting block. If someone would rather not sit on a horse at all, there is a yard, a tack shop and thirty palominos to be shown around instead.
3,000 acres
of forest to walk out into
45
stables in the yard
30
palominos, gold and white
Up to 8
riders on the trail at once
Where the yard travels
Competitions and outings
These are not booked from the website. They are for riders who ride here week in, week out — start with a lesson and ask your instructor what is coming up.
Needs pro shootCross country
Out of the arena and across country, over solid fences, once the balance is there for it.
Needs pro shootHunter trials
A course of natural fences against the clock — the step up from a show for most riders here.
Needs pro shootPony club
Rallies, camps and tests, for the children who ride here every week of the year.
Needs pro shootThe beach trek
When the summer allows it, the horses go to the sand. It is the outing everyone asks about first.
The one competition you can come to without riding in it is the Friday afternoon jumping show at the end of every Pony Camp week. Families stand along the fence, rosettes are handed out, and nobody minds a crowd. Pony Camp
Before you send the message
What a group this size needs to know
Numbers
Tell us the head count first. It decides how many instructors are on and how many ponies come in — up to 12 at a party, 8 at a time out on the trail.
Ages
From age 4 for a party, 5 for a lesson, 3 for Pony Play. Mixed ages are normal — we split the group and rotate it.
Weather
The arena is covered, so a party goes ahead in the rain. Walkouts go out in ordinary Irish weather. Long trousers and a rain jacket.
Food
There is somewhere dry to eat. A barbecue is by arrangement, and so is arriving with your own cake, sandwiches and bunting.
Parking
Free parking at the yard and room for a horsebox. Please arrive 15 minutes early so hats and boots can be fitted.
Maximum rider weight 95 kg (15 stone), for the horses’ welfare. Change or cancel free up to 48 hours before your slot. Inside 48 hours we do our best to offer a credit.
Questions
The four we are asked most
What does a party cost?
From €45 a child, and the real number depends on how many are coming, what age they are and whether you want food. Send us the numbers and we will come back with a price for your own afternoon rather than a range. We reply within one working day.
Does anyone in the group need to have ridden before?
No. Most groups who come here have never sat on a horse. Riding hats and boots are provided free and fitted on arrival, walkouts are led the whole way, and party rides are on a lead rein. Maximum rider weight 95 kg (15 stone), for the horses’ welfare.
Can a hen party canter, or gallop up the mountain?
No. Every walkout is private, at walking pace, on a lead rein — always. No trotting, no cantering, whatever your experience. It is a safety rule that does not bend for a group, and it is the reason someone who has never ridden can come out beside someone who has ridden for years.
What happens if it rains on the day?
The arena is covered and all-weather, so a party or a team day goes ahead. Walkouts go out in ordinary Irish weather; we only call one off for wind or ice. Long trousers and a rain jacket are all you bring.
Groups, any size
Send us the numbers
and the date.
How many, what ages, when you are thinking of, and whether you want food. We reply within one working day.