Capriole Stables

Well done to all our riders at SANESA this weekend! Many smiles and many ribbons!

You make us so proud🌟🐴

Little bodies.. Big dreams!

Riding is such an amazing sport for little kids.
It has so many benefits:

🌟Physical and mental health and fitness
Physical activity is critical to optimal child development and horse riding offers a unique, challenging and fun means of exercise in the great outdoors that they can do with friends.

🌟Life experiences
The best way to learn important life lessons is through experience.

Falling off and getting back on the horse teaches children perseverance, how to deal with fear, developing empathy for the horse and that hard work produces success and rewards. These are valuable life lessons which will serve them well into their future.

🌟Enhances social skills
Horse riding is not just about the bond that develops between horse and child but also about the social interaction that comes with riding lessons for groups.

It provides the opportunity to meet and interact with others from different walks of life outside of school and their usual social environment allowing them to form friendships based on a mutual love and understanding of horses.

🌟Confidence and self-esteem
The ability to ride and control a big horse can give a child a huge confidence boost and improve their self-esteem. Every little success, the praise they receive for achievements and the experience itself can be incredibly rewarding.

Riding can establish a lifelong passion for horses from simply being in close contact with the animals to grooming and learning about the care that the horse needs.

🌟Responsibility
There is a great amount of responsibility involved with riding and the care of a horse and this will be passed on to a child.

This sense of responsibility is often learned unknowingly though the child wants to provide for the basic needs of the horse such as feeding, grooming and mucking as well as learning to pay attention to the behaviour and health of the horse or pony.

It teaches a child to put the needs of the horse and therefore others before their own and develops compassion and empathy. They will learn the importance of discipline, respect and a range of additional skills in a caring and nurturing way.

The new developments are coming along nicely! We're so excited!