Located in Pembrooke in the picturesque Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Spirit Lodge Equestrian Centre is a spelling and training centre. The team at Spirit Lodge have many years of experience training performance horses and ponies, as well as starting young horses. Our facilities, about 20km west of Port Macquarie are large enough to accommodate a variety of equestrian activities. We offer horse riding lessons for beginners, as well as for experienced riders. Our equestrian centre is also suited for show and competition preparation for those riders looking to perfect their technique. The team at Spirit Lodge Equestrian Centre also provide coaching and clinics for dressage and eventing and we also provide horse education clinics. Spirit Lodge Equestrian Centre also caters for agistment and spelling of horses, with lush paddocks and plentiful water supplies for the horses in our care. For young horses, owner Chris specialises in training and breaking. Our facilities are also suitable for yearling preparation and we have many years of horse handling experience. If your children are avid horse riders, have ponies or simply love being around horses, Spirit Lodge Equestrian Centre caters for children's parties. Our pony birthday parties and fun club are extremely popular options for the equestrian lover in your home. In addition to our training services, our centre also conducts breeding. We have stallions at stud and can provide a foaling down service, where both your mare and her foal are closely monitored and cared for. Our quiet location is the ideal spot for your mare to foal. Our staff include: �?Chris Wilkinson specialises in starting young horses, re-educating and training performance horses and currently has a young team of eventers which are proving to be serious contenders for the higher levels. His dressage team is also a young up and coming team with some very flash nice horses coming into their own in the recent months. �?Natalie Roach is channeling her energies into ponies looking at the pony dressage realms after a long break from the competition circuit due to having a family and being a mum. Her passion is also in the breeding realms where foaling season takes precedence over all at that time of the year.

Jessies Riding Academy, in the Port Macquarie Area - because we love horses too! Jessie is the principal at Jessie's Riding Academy and is an EA NCAS L1 Dressage instructor and also an assessor for Horseridingcoach.com and select Tafe courses Here we conduct riding lessons - with an emphasis on fun and safety - specialising in beginners, pleasure riders, pony club and competition level riders in dressage, hacking and western disciplines. We offer birthday parties, school holiday camps and agistment services, Equi-Skills groups and we also have high-profile guest instructors conducting clinics. We are conveniently located in Lake Cathie NSW between Port Macquarie, Laurieton and Wauchope and have been in operation since June 2000.

Clarendon Forest Retreat provides accommodation and horse riding for the general public - people not staying at Clarendon are still welcome to take a horse ride through the rainforest and grasslands. All standards of horse riding are catered for. Clarendon Forest Retreat has been conducting horse rides for over 30 years with an exemplary safety record

RIDING LESSONS - AGISTMENT - Lost Your Confidence? Need Motivation? Do You Put Off Riding? I don't believe there can be a more debilitating obstacle for equestrians than loss of confidence. Your horse may be experienced or come from an educated background, but if you've lost your confidence those things are meaningless. You may be experiencing riding jitters due to: 1.?Experiencing a riding accident 2.?Witnessing a riding accident 3.?Age or health issues 4.?New to horse riding 5.?Return to riding after a long period 6.?Oldie but a goodie - the horse is just being naughty Well I am here to help. I specialise in gaining confidence in riding. i work with all my students at their own pass with loads of safety tips both on the ground and in the saddle. This way you have all the tools required to build your confidence in any situation and build a relationship with your horse. It's about you working with your horse and understand riding. No matter how young or mature you might be, I am confident that I can change your loss of confidence into being a confident rider once again. I cater for both kids and adults. I am a qualified EA Coach with over 20 years of riding experience. Getting your confidence back is my specialty. Give me a call today on 0408 910 665 or flick me an email at wildmare@bigpond.com Covering lessons on the Central Coast, Hunter & Mid North Coast area. Lessons start from $60 per hour (depending on location travel may occur).