All our RDA riding and carriage driving sessions run during the Flintshire school term time. Our mechanical horse, hippotherapy, some private riding sessions, and equine assisted well-being sessions run throughout the year.
Whilst these are our core set of activities, we would love to hear from you if you are looking for something different, either as a one-off activity or for a group. Prices correct as at January 2024.
We offer RDA riding sessions for groups and individuals from the age of five. In our sessions, the horse provides a focus for a wide range of physical activities, and educational activities that help to build skills in literacy, numeracy and communication.
Held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays – all daytime and into the evening on a Wednesday. Sessions last 40 minutes (to include mounting and dismounting). Prices: Tuesday with Hope Mountain RDA Group: £20 per session. Wednesday or Thursday with Clwyd RDA Group: £22 per session (increasing to £25 from January 2025).
Especially adapted carriages make carriage driving accessible to wheelchair users and those with limited mobility. The exhilarating feeling of movement provided by carriage driving is both therapeutic and a great sport. Our 2km all-weather track offers a unique driving experience around our peaceful setting.
Carriage Driving sessions run every Monday and cost £22 per session, increasing to £25 from January 2025, for 40 minutes (to include mounting and dismounting).
The British Horse Society Changing Lives Through Horses programme is an educational and character-building programme which encompasses the development of life skills and academic achievement. It offers an alternative educational provision, linked to the national curriculum. The programme is open to 8-25 year olds who have become, or are at risk of, becoming disengaged or excluded from education/training. It helps to develop new and essential life skills, whilst nurturing other skills that would otherwise remain hidden. To find out more about this exciting provision, contact our lead coach for the programme: Sara Henney on 01352 770446 (Option 4) or email: clth@clwydspecialridingcentre.co.uk
Apply to participateOur state-of-the-art fully simulated mechanical horse with interactive screen offers an alternative riding experience that helps to build core strength and improve balance and posture. With its interactive screen you can choose to ride along the beach, go cross country or hone your dressage skills.
Sessions available to RDA and CSRC participants.
When: Every Monday and Thursday.
Price: £35 per 30 min session / £45 for 45mins / £55 for 60 mins.
Mechanical Horse - private hire by qualified coaches available by prior arrangement.
Hippotherapy is physiotherapy on horseback. This specialist physiotherapy utilises the specific movements of a horse to provide rehabilitation to a wide range of both adult and paediatric neurological and complex conditions. It is also proven to improve motor, sensory and language skills.
Our Hippotherapy sessions run every Friday in partnership with Spirit Hippotherapy and can also be offered to participants under the age of five if suitable.
Riding session: £30 for a 30-minute session with a qualified physiotherapist - increasing to £35 from January 2025.
Mechanical Horse: £35 for a 30-minute session with a qualified physiotherapist. Every Friday.
Clwyd Special Riding Centre Cancellation Policy applies to ALL activities provided by the Centre to the participant.
Cancellations made by participants or if you don't arrive for your session, will be charged in full without exception. Should a session be cancelled by CSRC, we will arrange for a credit against next half-term’s bill.
Hippotherapy Riding and Hippotherapy Mechanical Horse sessions - Cancellations made by participants or if you don't arrive for your session, will be charged in full, unless 48 hrs notice has been given.
BHS Changing Lives Through Horses Programme - Details of our cancellation policy for this programme are included in the Service Level Agreement provided on securing a place.
Please ensure that you cancel any sessions as soon as possible either by phoning or emailing the Centre on 01352 770 446 / info@clwydspecialridingcentre.co.uk, or direct with the partner delivering your session who confirmed your booking.
Please do not message us on Facebook or Messenger to cancel, as we may not see this in time.
Participant Assessments: Payment for initial assessments is required before the assessment date.
For RDA riding and carriage driving: participants are charged per half-term and payment is required within two weeks of the new half-term.
Hippotherapy Riding and Hippotherapy Mechanical Horse sessions: Monthly invoices are raised in arrears.
Clwyd Special Riding Centre is unable to issue refunds and will only issue customer account credit in accordance with the cancellation policy.