Penshaw Equestrian Centre

After having some Experience with the Penshaw Equestrian centre I can safely say to avoid looking for work in this business. They offer a 10 hour trial shift UNPAID, when questioned they stated they have done this for years, following this staff where stood in the reception gossiping about another member of staff publicly. This riding centre is stated as a BHS certified centre and small things such as not wearing a riding hat whilst leading horses was not followed . This is an obvious healt...

My 7 year old daughter had her first riding lesson yesterday. My daughter was diagnosed with autism and a chromosome disorder when she was 3 years old. She goes to mainstream school and is doing well. She had a lesson with Dan and He was brilliant with my daughter.we would like to thank Dan. She can't wait to come back next week.

Myself and my 2 daughters attend Penshaw for riding lessons and couldn't recommend it highly enough! The horses are loved and cared for so well. Staff are all friendly and supportive. We have our lessons with Lorraine and she is an amazing instructor, always bringing out the best in us and working at our pace. As an adult starting with no riding knowledge, I was super anxious, but have always been put at ease and we are all making great progress. My daughter is on the squad, she loves it and ...

Being a complete novice to riding I was pretty apprehensive before taking my first lesson but the instructors at Penshaw soon put me at ease with some great tuition and lots of encouragement. Since then, with excellent guidance from Ashley, my riding has really progressed and I‘m loving each lesson. I am always matched with a horse suitable for my riding level and I’ve never felt unsafe. The facilities are good and the horses are well looked after (wish I got fussed over as much as they d...

We began by arranging a party for 13 kids, months in advance at an agreed price per child for 30 minutes of Riding followed by 30 minutes of grooming & ending with the kids party room which they described as "a lovely room" that they could dress up for an additional £50 ontop of the £30 room hire which we chose not to take them up on. Party day arrives & we arrive 45 minutes before the party start time. Were then led upto the kids party room, which if you look at the attached pictures can ha...