Capriole Stables

Personalised Horse Riding Lessons, Pony Parties & Pony Camps

- For beginners and advanced riders
- Enjoy delightful pony parties and immersive holiday pony camps

Experience the joy of riding in a friendly, supportive community.

Pony Tots

Riding lessons for younger children (from 3 yrs old). Lessons are mostly lead rein for the children’s optimal safety. These young riders do a variety of specially designed exercises that improve balance, stability and core strength. This is achieved through repetitive play. Lessons include time for brushing the ponies, leading them around and learning about pony care.

Children's Horse Riding Lessons

Once children are about 5 yrs and confident enough they can progress to the full riding lesson classes. Private and group classes are offered to ensure the optimal progression for the child’s abilities. Group classes are kept small with a maximum of 6 children per group. Children of similar ages and abilities are combined in a group. Riding lessons include Dressage, Jumping, Utility, Vaulting and outrides.

Adult Lessons

Horse riding is wonderful exercise and de-stressor. Take the opportunity to experience a small haven of peace in your hectic week that includes an active body workout.

We have some wonderful horses for adults to learn at any level. Beginner riders can learn on safe horses that will give you confidence. More advanced riders will have the opportunity to ride well trained competitive horses.

Karen specialises in correct biomechanic body position (through the Ride With Your Mind training) and horse behaviour and training through the Monty Roberts training. Her main discipline of riding is Dressage and we have horses trained to Elementary dressage available for lessons.

Outrides

Randjesfontein boasts 30kms of conservancy horse trails in a peaceful country atmosphere within a secure boomed Estate. The exhilaration of cantering up a hill offers a different riding experience for the adventurous spirit. We also offer family outrides and weekend picnic rides.

Pony Camps

We offer pony camps every school holidays (private and government). We do half day camps for younger children from the age of 3 and full day camps with sleepover optional from the age of 8. Children have the chance to experience a whole day at a stable yard. They assist in feeding, cleaning and brushing horses. They learn theory about how a horse thinks and how to train horses. Your children will return home tired and dirty after a busy day having fun outdoors.

Kids Party Venue & Venue Hire

Capriole Stables offers pony parties at our stable yard or your venue. We can even offer extra pony activities such as gymkhana games, outrides, treasure hunts and horse shoe painting. Ponies are available for hire at a variety of functions. They can be used at Markets, school fetes and sports days. Basically, any event where children can be entertained for hours on end.

Shows & Competitions

There are a number of different opportunities to compete at shows from Capriole stables. Beginner riders are able to compete at training shows and can even start on lead rein. Training shows are a fun family outing and Capriole stables attends one just about every month.

Pony Hire

We come to you! Hire our beautiful ponies for your party, we bring 2 ponies for 2 hours with an assistant for the pony rides. We provide helmets and costs do not include transport to your venue. Transport costs are calculated on distance from Midrand.