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11/25/2024
R40 per single photo, or R30 per photo for 5 and more photos. Email corliameyer@gmail.com to order. Please be patient with response times.Please credit Equine Sport […]
05/20/2024
R40 per single photo, or R30 per photo for 5 and photos. Email corliameyer@gmail.com to order. Please be patient with response times.
04/15/2024
by Anca Venter My first lesson at Equine Sport Centre (ESC) was rather daunting. My confidence levels were really low and the fear of falling made […]
04/09/2024
The South African Modern Pentathlon Championships 2024 kicked off on Friday, 8 April 2024, with the Show jumping event at Equine Sports Centre, Stellenbosch. All senior […]
03/18/2024
R40 per single photo, or R30 per photo for 5 and photos. Email corliameyer@gmail.com to order. Please be patient with response times.
12/29/2023
Did you know that the first relationship between horses and humans was one of predator and prey?Untill we decided to let them pull our wagons and […]
05/30/2023
Three things happened recently in my riding life. I took part in my first ever training show where I jumped the 20 and 40cm classes. A […]
04/17/2023
Every equestrian has heard it: “Horse riding isn’t a sport; the horse does all the work, and you just sit there”. Of course, we know it […]
04/03/2023
Who doesn’t love a good series?! That is why we are so excited to announce our news social media post series titled Horseback Happiness. Our goal […]
02/27/2023
In 2008, Malcom Gladwell published his book, Outliers. In it, he talks about the Ten Thousand Hour Rule: to become an expert in any field, you […]
02/08/2023
– Lana Nelson My second trail ride at ESC was the beginning of a true love story. I arrived at ESC and while waiting to go […]
01/27/2023
With a new year comes new goals, new ideas, and new opportunities for us to explore – or return to – hobbies we’ve always wanted to […]
01/16/2023
It has been a year since my equine affair began, and I have picked up new skills and learned many invaluable lessons. Mostimportantly, realising that horse […]
12/05/2022
As we emerged from the post-covid era into 2022, I didn’t have great expectations for the year ahead, but I was happy and content to be […]
11/21/2022
30 October 2022 R50 per single photo or R40 per photo for 5+ photos; R300 for all – unviewed bundle (we have some nice ‘fail’ pics). […]
10/10/2022
We all feel better after being at the yard. Why is that? It is well-known that spending time with horses can improve your emotional wellbeing and […]
09/20/2022
Don’t ignore the quiet ones. They are masters of camouflage. They do not beg to be seen, they keep to the back, to themselves, they’re more […]
05/25/2022
On the 7th of May 2022, our school ponies, Lucky and Picasso competed in their first ever Polocrosse tournament with two young riders. We asked the […]
01/28/2022
My family’s journey with Equine Sport Centre (ESC) started in 2018, when I contacted them about some party entertainment for my son’s 11th birthday. Cherokee (the […]
09/20/2021
A few years ago, I regarded myself as a decent rider. I could exercise a variety of horses with no issue, could deal with most vices/behavioural […]
08/18/2021
Equine Sport Centre has been selected as a finalist in the KFM Best of the Cape: Best Adventure Experience category. We are so excited about this […]
07/01/2021
As experienced by a first time rider. My whole life I have loved horses. I only started riding last year at Equine Sport Centre with instructor […]
03/20/2016
To the casual observer, it may look like all the rider has to do is just sit there. The horse does all the work, well anyone […]
04/20/2016
Trail riding one of the most popular equestrian activities. Riding a good trail on a beautiful, well-trained horse is an amazing way to spend your day. […]
05/20/2016
We get asked this question quite often and we thought it would be helpful to include a blog post for anyone wondering about our livery and […]
03/23/2017
Our first successful pony party was enjoyed by all at the Wild Clover restrant on Tuesday the 21st of March 2017. Our beautiful baby boy Calvin […]
04/08/2017
Outside and Stabled livery available! Grass paddocks: Herd environment or Individual paddock 20 x 60 Dressage arena Mounted Games/Jumping arena Lunge ring Plenty of safe out […]
06/04/2019
Joshua – One of the Western Cape Mounted Games Association team members who had been chosen as a member of the SA Mounted Games team to […]
06/25/2019
It was a typical winter’s day in Stellenbosch. Everything was covered in mist, which meant that I was that person driving extremely slowly in order not […]
03/29/2021
On Saturday, 20 March 2021, five riders, six horses and a couple of spectators were introduced to the techniques of softness, elegance and accuracy, as taught […]