Aiming High - Gartmore Riding School - Group session (Changing lives through horses) **FULLY BOOKED**
Sunday 7th of April – 11am until 1pm – 2-hour Group session based on working towards (this will depend on prior learning) the British Horse Society’s ‘Changing Lives Through Horses’ ‘Achieve’ Award 3 in Riding.
The syllabus includes:
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ask a horse to turn left and right;
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be able to tell if stirrups are too long or too short;
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help adjust the girth;
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standing up in stirrups in halt and finding balance (can use a neck strap).
When:
Sunday 7 April 2024
11:00 - 1:00
Where:
Gartmore Riding School
Hall Lane
Hammerwich
Burntwood
Staffordshire
WS7 0JT
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Who:
10 SEND children aged 5-19 years.
Participants must live in Staffordshire (excluding Stoke-on-Trent).
Max 2 parents/carers per SEND child.
Bookings close as soon as all spaces have been filled.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Aiming High
- Telephone
- To book a place, please call the booking team on 0300 111 8007 (option 2, then option 3) To book a place, please call the booking team on 0300 111 8007 (option 2, then option 3)
- Notes
Maximum of two parents/carers per SEND child. Parents/carers will not need to stay for the group session on the 7th April as long as their child or young person is confident about being left for the session.
Participants should bring any medication that they may need with them. Gartmore are unable to administer it, so parents/carers will need to do this if required.
Gartmore Riding School will make a pre-visit phone call to confirm requirements prior to activity if SEND child is new to Gartmore.
SEND children of any level can join this group session as long as they feel they can complete the syllabus. (Children do not need to have completed award level 1 or 2 previously).
The syllabus includes:
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ask a horse to turn left and right;
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be able to tell if stirrups are too long or too short;
-
help adjust the girth;
-
standing up in stirrups in halt and finding balance (can use a neck strap).
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Where to go
- Name
- Gartmore Riding School
- Address
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The Coach House, Gartmore Riding School
Hall Lane
Hammerwich
Burntwood
Staffordshire - Postcode
- WS7 0JT
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Sunday 7th April 2024
- Time of day
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Afternoon
Morning - Session Information
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11:00am - 1:00pm
Availability
- Age Ranges
- 5 - 19 years
- Referral required
- No
- Other notes
- Please wear outdoor clothing. Riders must wear long trousers, jeans, leggings or tracksuit bottoms. Gartmore will provide riding boots and a riding hat for riders.
- Please arrive ten minutes before the start of the session so that we can fit a hat and boots. All riders and families to wait in the tack room until we come and collect you for your session.
- Please note, Gartmore may be running a little late because of unforeseen circumstances/other riders’ needs. Please be patient with us.
- Gartmore will ask parents/carers to complete pre-riding consent forms when they are with us. These must be completed with full details of all needs so that we can adapt for individual requirements.
When attending an activity session, Gartmore ask parents/carers to adhere to their code of conduct which includes:
- Only parents or carers may enter the premises with their child/children. Please do not bring other adults onto the premises.
- Please keep within the allocated areas on the premises as guided by staff.
- We ask that parents/carers stay for at least the first session to support your child and any requirements they may have.
- For parents/carers who drop off their child and do not stay for the session, please return to the premises promptly at the session finish time to collect your child/children.
- A rider’s registration form must be completed in full for each child who attends the course.
- Any special needs or requirements for your child must be fully disclosed. Any information you provide will be treated with confidentiality.
- Parents/carers must not take photographs at any time anywhere on the premises until we have sought permission for all attendees.
- We will provide suitable opportunities for photographs to be taken. These must not be shared on social media of any kind. This is part of our safeguarding of all people who come to us and our staff and volunteers.
- Please provide your feedback directly to us on gartmoreridingchool@googlemail.com. Do not post reviews on commercial sites as we do not monitor these.
DBS Checks
- Have staff or volunteers been DBS (CRB) checked?
- Yes