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Example of a typical day
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Arrive at 10am or shortly afterwards, with
your lunch (or money to purchase food from the Cafe) and be picked up at
4pm. Wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. Ideal
footwear are wellies, jodhboots or riding boot. |
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10.00am
to
10.30am |
Name tags, arm bands and health & safety
forms. If a child has already done an H & S form, they can start
mucking out straight away. |
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10.30am
to
11.15am |
Mucking out and grooming. All children are shown how to use their
tools correctly and how to muck out and groom properly. |
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Phone 020 8543 5858 to Book |
11.15am
to
11.30am |
Break |
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Parent/Guardian Consent Forms
Your child is supervised & kept safe
throughout their day at the Farm. It is, however, important that
we have an up to date Parent/Guardian Consent Form on file for you and
your child. Download below. |
11.30am
to
12.30pm |
Subject of the Day - (see below right) |
12.30pm
to
1.00pm |
Preparing the Yard for Lunchtime |
Parent/Guardian Consent Form
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1.00pm
to
2.00pm |
Lunch Break
(Activity overseen by other staff) |
Subject of the Day - Mini-Lecture
Tuesday - Grazing and Using the Fields
Wednesday - Tack and Tacking Up
Thursday - Points of the Horse & Markings
Friday - Grooming and Plaiting for
Competition |
2.00pm
to
3.00pm |
Group Rides. One group tacks up & then clean tack while the
other goes for a walk on horseback around the local area. The
groups swap over at 2.30pm. |
3.00pm
to
3.30pm |
Afternoon Activity - (see right) |
Afternoon Activity - Mini-Lecture
Tuesday - Quick Fire Round
Wednesday - Scavenger Hunt
Thursday - Farm Quiz
Friday - Horse Shoe Painting |
3.30pm
to
4.00pm |
Prize Giving and Saying Goodbye to the
Ponies. |
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Please Note: Not all the above
activities will necessarily happen on any given day. Other
activities may be substituted in. The outline is a guide only. |
