We provide weekday lessons during the day and after school. Private and group lessons for both adults and children. Group lessons for adults or children are organized so that the level of experience is similar to optimize learning. As well as learning on the horse, we encourage students to interact with the horses before and after riding class. We have specialized trained staff on hand to help students around the horse to train and guide you to learn good horsemanship and horse care as well as learning how to become a confident handler & rider.
Riding School
Arena Hire
Our indoor arena is available for hire for clinics, groups and individual use. We have a brand new arena surface which is silica sand and GGT fibre mix. It is suitable for all disciplines. Its approximately 65m x 26m and has its own individual lighting.
School Holidays
Bartley Riding Academy provides one of Auckland’s top School Holiday Programmes for both beginners and advances riders. The programme usually goes from 9am to 3pm and covers a wide range of horsie activities.
Riding School
We provide weekday lessons that include private and group lessons for both children ( 9 years +) and adults.
Group lessons for adults or children are organized so that the level of experience is similar for an optimal learning experience. This ensures that every pupil gets the best opportunity to learn at his or her own level.
Our riding school start pupils from 9 years of age so we can give them the best opportunity to learn correctly and due to the nature of our riding programme we have a weight restriction of 100 kg.
Holiday programme ages from 6 years + may apply
LESSON STRUCTURE:
We strive to train well rounded students with a variety of flat riding, horse handling and management, jumping and paddock riding to prepare riders to gain the confidence and experience to horse ownership or simply a hobby!
We have a variety of horses to suit all experiences and ages whom are experienced and safe.
Students are expected to arrive 15mins before and leave 15mins after lesson time. During this time pupils are encouraged to interact with the horses. We provide helmets if necessary, but encourage all pupils to purchase the correct riding attire and safety helmet fitted correctly.
Lessons are available Mon – Thurs 12pm – 6pm for group or private.
All Lessons are for 50 minutes riding time. Lessons are run in conjunction with NZ primary school term dates (usually 10 x lessons per term).
CURRENT AVAILABILITY:
The current availability for weekday private lessons are 1pm, 2pm or 3pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s. All ages (9+) all levels. You can book in for a 1 off private casual lesson without the term commitment.
Term 4 is full and will not be taking on any new clients for term lessons.
If you fill out an application form, you will be going onto a wait list only and will be contacted when there are spaces available for your request, At this stage we are at full capacity during after school hours and only have private daytime lessons available. Once we have space we will contact you.
Keep an eye out for holiday programmes as this is the best way to get into the weekday afterschool program as we can asses the riding level and class suitability during that time.
To Apply:
Fill out and online application form online. This application form is for private daytime lessons, holiday programme applicants OR a wait list for weekday group lessons. You will not receive an automatic reply as we have limited office hours therefore you will be contacted once a space becomes available.
For any other enquires, please contact us via email
Please note that before any lesson a rider must have viewed the Terms and Conditions, Filled in an application and be aware of the price list.
Arena Hire
Our indoor arena is available for hire for clinics, groups and individual use. We have a brand new arena surface which is silica sand and GGT fibre mix. It is suitable for all disciplines. Its approximately 65m x 26m and has its own individual lighting.
We have covered tie ups, outdoor yards, stables and overnight paddocks for the group and clinic hireages. We also aim to be flexible as possible to accommodate you around the day to day running of our riding school.
We have toilets and a kitchen facility available and are happy to discuss putting on additional specifications for an individual or groups requirements. Pricing for mounts starts at $25/hour and hireage is to be paid upon the time of booking, not when arriving at the riding school. Please contact us for additional information.
School Holidays
Bartley Riding Academy provides one of Auckland’s top School Holiday Programmes for both beginners and advances riders. The programme usually goes from 9am to 3pm and covers a wide range of horsie activities. Students will have two riding lessons and spend the rest of the time learning how to handle and care for a horse in a fun, safe and group environment. We have a buddy system in which students are paired up with a helper to keep them safe at all times around the horses and facilities.
The holiday programme is a great way to start children off on their journey towards becoming a safe and skilled horse rider and learning what horse riding is all about. It’s also a really good opportunity to make new friends and be around others who enjoy “horsie time” and share in the experience of becoming a more skilled rider.
Gift vouchers for the programme are available and make great presents; just a reminder that the school is for children ages 7+
Please note that the School Holiday Programme falls under the same guidelines as the riding school therefore Terms and Conditions must be read, an Application must be filled out prior to arriving and you must familiarise yourself with the Price List as to avoid confusion.
