Sunday, March 16, 2008

BEACH RIDING AT STONE CIRCLE LIVERY



It's mid-March, the wind is howling and the rain is lashing. So we decide to box up the horses and go to the beach to do some riding! Camber Sands are just a 30 minute relaxed drive (Can’t go too fast with horses on the back) from Stone Circle Livery. We measured the distance as 14 miles total.



There is an ample car park that is right on the beach so it is easy to get on the sand. The horses love it. Amazingly, all the time we were there, the wind died down and it didn’t rain. The sands offer a fantastic opportunity to canter and gallop for long stretches so it is a great place to get some serious practice in. There is a restaurant of sorts so cups of chocolate, tea and coffee are in plentiful supply. You can even get chips!



The beach makes an excellent day out with your horse. We worked it out that we were away from the yard for 3 hours and 2 of those were spent riding. Trotting through the waves on the shore is a fantastic feeling and going in deeper in to the surf so it touches the soles of your shoes is great fun. All good confidence building stuff. The horses had a great time and after stopping we took them back on the beach so they could roll much to the amusement of some local children.


Weekend riding means you have to keep a good eye on the tide times which can be found on the Environment Agency website. It all brings a new perspective to riding the waves. Roll on summer when we can take advantage of the long evenings and the sunsets across the shore.

If you’d like to go riding at Camber the tidal times can be found here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/navigation/747415/187958/635933/?lang=_e

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