Our aim at Barrow Farm is to enable people with special needs and disabilities to develop their abilities and enrich their lives through riding.

Barrow Farm is a specially equipped riding centre in Mid Essex providing the opportunity for people with special needs and disabilities to ride. Barrow Farm is a registered charity.

Why not take a look round our website and meet the wonderful team that makes it all possible, the instructors, ponies, riders, supporters and volunteers. Come and join our team!

Felsted Showing Show

On the 18th July, Molly, Macie, Fergus, Starra and Jet enjoyed a day out at Felsted Show. In the sunshine Jet was particularly successful winning both his classes. Starra was a winner in the Family Pony class living up to his super 'star' name! The other horses all brought home rosettes in a variety of colours. The new horsebox meant that we were able to take more ponies for a fun day out.

Jack's Trip the National RDA Championships

On the weekend of the 10th and 11th July Lucy, Alicia and Jack the pony travelled to Hartpury in Gloucestershire to take part in the RDA National Championships. On the Saturday Lucy had a very productive day, winning the tack and turnout, coming third in the dressage and sixth in the combined dressage/countryside challenge. Sunday was Alicia's turn doing both dressage and freestyle dressage where the partnership of Jack and Alicia came sixth.

Success at Oaklands

Well done to Alicia, Lucy, Emma and Stuart who went to the RDA Competition at Oaklands College on 9th May. They all did extremely well bringing home lots of red rosettes and Trophies. Both Alicia and Lucy have qualified for the National RDA Championships at Hartpury in July.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers who gave up their sunday to help make the day a success.

Sport England awards Barrow Farm Clubmark Accreditation

We are very proud to announce that Barrow Farm has been awarded the Sport England Clubmark accreditation. This means that we meet the high standards demanded by Sport England in running our riding school. Our Clubmark gives parents, carers, riders and volunteers the assurance that we operate to high standards regarding coaching, duty of care and safeguarding and protecting young and vulnerable people, Sports Equity and Ethics and everything else that goes with running a sporting establishment.

It must be said that a lot of hard work went into preparing our portfolio for Clubmark and our thanks must go to one of our coaches, Kath Hatwell for all her hard work. The Clubmark will encourage us to continue to develop and aid in making applications to funding bodies.