Not everyone wants to be an equestrian star, and we welcome students who simply want to have fun riding, looking after their horse and enjoying the companionship of like-minded others.
Our riding instructors hold the appropriate BHS qualifications. Learning about horses, and how to look after them, is just as important as learning to ride.
We have several classrooms in our Equestrian Centre, to make sure that every aspect of teaching is well catered for.
Our usual 100% pass rate in the BHS examinations demonstrates the success our pupils achieve.
Almost a fifth of the pupils currently attending Queen Ethelburga’s take riding lessons. Fostered by the ability of our instructors and the pupils’ own enthusiasm, skills develop surprisingly rapidly.
There’s a lot of interest and opportunity outside our own arenas, of course. We are out competing in all disciplines almost every week, so the school’s horse trailers and riding teams are a familiar sight at shows throughout the North of England.
We also attend major events such as the Horse of the Year Show and the Bramham 3-day Event. In addition QE hosts its own horse shows.