Poldens & Bridgwater Riding Club

Welcome

what's on

open showjumping competition

Sat 25th Oct at Stockland Lovell – starts at 10am, open to all & encouraging for new or novice combinations. Classes from 50cm x poles to 90cm – all entries in advance ONLY via Equoevents.co.uk

OPEN DRESSAGE COMPETITION

Sat 1st Nov at Cannington Equestrian Centre. Open to all – Classes from Intro- Medium. All entries via Equoevents.co.uk (see link below)

CHRISTMAS MEAL (MEMBERS ONLY)

We are super organised for 2025 – after the success of last year we have rebooked The Cottage at Keenthorn for Fri 12th Dec – more details to follow on Socials page soon!

PABRC was formed in 2006, & from what started off as a few like-minded, horse-loving individuals, has gone from strength to strength over the years. Our membership normally runs at around 100 people. We cover quite a large area of Somerset, with members coming from Exmoor in the west through to the Polden villages & Ashcott in the east, & everywhere in between.

Our main aim has always been to be a friendly, welcoming & supportive club, who’s members promote inclusion of everyone from grassroots level up to competitive riders. We also offer non-riding membership to those who don’t own their own horses but want to be involved in horsey events & activities, & want to support from the ground.

As a club we run monthly dressage competitions & lessons, then throughout the year we also put on speciality clinics (eg. dressage test riding, trec, cross country & dressage to music), camps & other competitions including showing shows, combined training & showjumping.

We also run a variety of social events for club members such as pizza nights, skittles evenings & quizzes which are always a good excuse to get together & chat about horses if nothing else!

Everything we run is designed to put investment back into the club for the members, and as such members benefits include well subsidised/reduced cost lessons, competition entries & trips to horsey events.

Please feel free to have a good look around our website & contact one of the committee members if you would like any further information.

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What our members say

"I've been a member of this lovely club for years. Sadly I'm no longer able to ride, but I still enjoy being involved. Encouraging and supporting members....that's what this club is about!"

"Paddy and I love being members of PABRC as it is a friendly, encouraging and fun club. The lessons and camps are great value and we always have fantastic instructors. I’ve achieved things I never thought possible and gained many friends along the way."

"I joined along with my daughter Lorraine who I shared our horse Plum with. We attended club camp for quite a few years, did dressage each month and attempted a bit of (very) low level jumping! The club is very friendly and members are all very encouraging of anything you do (or attempt to do!) and the fact that you can be as competitive OR NOT as you like - as in my case. Plum and I are both old ladies now and don't do much of anything these days but I very much enjoy being part of the club still. Would recommend membership to anyone."

"I joined PBRC in 2022 having recently moved to the area. I love that the club offers such a wide variety of events and training. Despite not being keen dressage riders the clubs summer evening show jumping was a brilliant addition to the calendar. Our speciality is TREC and they hold regular training that’s good value and easily accessible. We also attended our first riding club camp that was brilliant fun with new friends!"

Anyone attending any PABRC event MUST wear safety clothing up to current safety regulations –

Hats must meet one of the following safety standards:

Hat guide 2024

Body Protectors must meet the following safety standards & MUST BE WORN FOR ANY CROSS COUNTRY ACTIVITY (& are recommended for showjumping):

2024 Body Protector Standards