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From: Sandra Alex (Thu 18th Aug 2011 at 11:36)

Dear Karen,
yesterday I successfully passed my riding assessment.They were amazed with my improvement in that short period of time.Thank you for all you've done!
With love, Sandra.

From: Deb Goundry (Sun 29th May 2011 at 16:18)

Many years ago Karen taught my daughter to ride and she is now a confident horse rider(better than her mother)has her own horse is a pony club member and competes regularly. having no facilities at home we hire an aren at the paddocks for schooling. After years of being a happy hacker and a 9 month absence from riding completely i am having lessons with Karen to hone my riding skills,renew confidence and am thoroughly enjoying it. Karen has made it very easy and i look forward to returning to jumping and may get brave enough to ride daughters whizzy horse.

From: Sophie Beard (Fri 15th Apr 2011 at 20:58)

Thanks Karen for your brilliant lessons they are so fun :)

From: sarah wylie (Sat 5th Feb 2011 at 23:57)

The paddocks is great!
I love riding there the ponies are great!
Thankyou Karen for all your help :D

From: Freyaa Over (Sun 16th Jan 2011 at 12:58)

ilove riding at paddocks i love loaning rosie and all the fun activities you can do <3

From: Emily Tyler (Sat 20th Nov 2010 at 21:12)

I love going to the paddocks, It doesn't matter if I'm grooming, mucking out or riding my loan pony Roma because I enjoy my self so much. Karen has taught me so much and I'm am so grateful. Congratulations to Emma For winning her Gold medal, she is truly fantastic! Looking forwards to more pony days! <3 :D

From: Sophie Beard (Wed 13th Oct 2010 at 16:26)

The paddocks is great! I love it!
well done emma in Kentucky you are truely fantastic and the best rider i have ever seen!

From: Sophie Beard (Wed 30th Jun 2010 at 19:50)

Hi the paddocks riding centre is geat and i love going so much!! The idea of having a 2 day ponycamp is amazing and i would deffinetly come!
I love the riding centre and i can forfill my horse riding dreams there!!

From: Ruth Cadwallader (Thu 22nd Apr 2010 at 14:48)

the first time i rode here it was awesome. really informative and iv learnt more already in three weeks then i have since i was 11.
Spider is a great horse. lovely to ride and im learning so much from him and the staff. Really a great place to learn to ride.

From: freya over (Fri 19th Feb 2010 at 08:42)

i lol riding at paddocks kraren and claire are always making are lessons fun and exiting i went to the spring pony day and came... second! with roma really he did all the hard work! i wasn\'t jumping the jumps with him on my back!

From: Sophie Beard (Wed 23rd Dec 2009 at 08:48)

I have enjoyed riding it has been great.I have loved the pony days especially the haloween pony day.My favorite pony on the yard is cosmo. But my best pony is emily because she waas the first pony i rode at the paddocks riding school. Also i have made loads of new friends.

From: freya over (Tue 8th Dec 2009 at 16:08)

paddocks is great!I have learnt so much. rosie your the best!!!

From: Erin Rofe-Turner (Sun 29th Nov 2009 at 10:30)

I went to Karen's Halloween pony day and loved every minute of it.

We groomed the ponies, cleaned their tack and the best bit was riding them.

Unfortunately our team called 'Wicked Witches' came in the 3rd place but at least I won my first ever rosette!

Roma was on our team and helped us on the day!!!

I'm definitely looking forward to the next pony day

From: Ruth Pask (Mon 19th Oct 2009 at 14:50)

Working on the beautiful schoolmasters at the paddocks has really helped me excell with my riding, i have gained so many new skills since i started riding at the paddocks 2 years ago, skills that i wouldnt of been able to fulfill at my old riding stables. I have also entered an interdressage competition, and with the support from Claire and Karen I managed to gain first place for the juniors and second overall. Aswell as dressage i have also gained confidence in jumping since a fall i had years ago! Pony days were always a good chance to meet new people with the same interests as myself, and to work with the cute ponies at the yard. I also spent a few mornings helping at the stables, its nice to be around the adorable ponies and the nice warming atmosphere is so welcoming! I have made so many new friends, and worked with some really excellent horses, aswell as regaining my confidence.

From: Emily Tyler (Thu 13th Aug 2009 at 16:12)

I absolutely love riding at the Paddocks. Karen and Claire always make our lessons enjoyable and exciting. I always look forwards to my next riding lesson because they are so fun.The ponies are really sweet and warm hearted. They�d never purposely hurt anyone, thanks to the hard work put in by Karen and Claire. I love pony days. We get to spend a whole day at the stables looking after the ponies and riding them. It�s really fun!

From: Jo Gleadle (Thu 2nd Jul 2009 at 21:42)

A huge thanks to Karen and Claire for giving me a new lease of life! After falling off my own pony many times I thought my riding was over, but after a few months at The Paddocks on their fantastic horses, I am slowly regaining my confidence and am even attempting to ride my own again.
Everyone is very friendly, there is a great atmosphere when you enter the yard, and the horses give you a little whinny.

From: Isobel Ashwin (Tue 30th Jun 2009 at 16:57)

I love riding at the Paddocks riding centre! I always enjoy my lessons as all of the ponies and horses are so lovely and my riding instructor,Karen is a great teacher. I also love pony days as i can spend a day at the paddocks, with the other riders and all the lovely ponies.

From: Flora Holt (Sun 28th Jun 2009 at 16:25)

I love riding at the paddocks, its great fun, Karen has really helped me improve my riding, i love pony days as I get to spend all day with my favourite ponies and I can meet new people! Everyone is really friendly, all the horses and ponies are really good and sweet!!!

London 2012

2012 is an exciting year for me as I train a rider, Emma Sheardown, who, as a member of World Class Para Equestrian Squad, is aiming for selection for the Paralympic Games at Greenwich. London. This means that the riding school is taking a back seat whilst I focus my time and efforts to training Emma and her horse, Purdy’s Dream. There will be limited riding spaces available this year so please don’t be too disappointed if I can’t fit you in, kind regards, Karen