Deepdene Stables

07/09/2026

Upcoming private lesson availability this week at Deepdene.

With the kids back at school, treat yourself to some adult time, in the fresh air, and grab yourself a private lesson.

Tues 8 Sept at 13:00 with Erin
Tues 8 Sept at 16:00 with Sophie

Weds 9 Sept at 12:00 with Clare
Weds 9 Sept at 12:30 with Clare
Weds 9 Sept at 13:00 with Clare
Weds 9 Sept at 14:00 with Clare and Molly
Weds 9 Sept at 14:30 with Clare and Molly
Weds 9 Sept at 15:00 with Tayla
Weds 9 Sept at 15:30 with Tayla
Weds 9 Sept at 16:00 with Tayla

Thurs 10 Sept at 14:30 with Nikki
Thurs 10 Sept at 15:30 with Molly
Thurs 10 Sept at 16:30 with Nikki
Thurs 10 Sept at 17:00 with Molly
Thurs 10 Sept at 17:30 with Lauren

To book please visit www.deepdenestables.com. Lessons are available on a first come first served basis.

06/09/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who got involved with nominating different ponies / horses for our pony of the month.

We are delighted to announce our three finalists......

To vote for Lola please give a 👍 to this post. Lola was nominated for being back in the riding school, and supporting our adult riders with their riding journeys.

To vote for Blossom please give a ❤️ to this post. Blossom has been nominated for being an all round super star - helping so many with their riding journeys - whether it be flat work, jumping, pony camp or hacking.

To vote for Ellie please give a 🥰 to this post. Ellie was voted for being an absolute superstar over the summer. She carries older children, teenagers and adults. She did two pony camps, all extra summer activities and didn't put a foot wrong.

Please cast your vote by Sunday 13th September when we will announce our winner.

05/09/2026

Super proud of our in-house Dressage Team - Deepdene Diamonds, today competing for the first time in the 2026 LeMieux Quest Winter League, and coming away with a 🥇at place.

Our first outing of the 2026 LeMieux Quest Winter League (with our newly formed team) - and the girls absolutely smashed it.

As a team we placed🥇 and all our My Quest riders placed 🥇, 🥈 or 🥉 in their categories.

What these girls do isn’t easy, yet they show up, put in the work, push to improve, and today they were rewarded with outstanding results.

A fantastic start to our winter season.

We also have news..........

We have made the Regional Semi Finals of the Summer Season and will be competing for a place at the national championships after placing in the top 12 of the Summer Season Leaderboard.

Bring on the semi finals and the rest of the winter season.

Chelsea Donovan - we couldn't do this without your dedication and support. 😍😍

05/09/2026

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday Nikki 🎂🎉

Today we are celebrating Nikki, one of our fantastic coaches who is always willing to share her knowledge, support others, and help our riders grow 💪🐴

Thank you for all your hard work here at Deepdene.

We hope you have an amazing birthday and get thoroughly spoiled - you deserve it! 🥳🎈

Happy Birthday from everyone at the yard! Xx

02/09/2026

Minimal private lesson availability at Deepdene this coming Friday to Sunday, so book now if you want to grab a lesson.

Fri 4 Sept at 14:30 with Erin

Sat 5 Sept at 09:30 with Tayla
Sat 5 Sept at 10:30 with Sophie (covering Leeanne) and Tayla

Sun 6 Sept at 15:30 with Molly

To book any of these lessons please visit www.deepdenestables.com. Lessons are available on a first come first served basis.

02/09/2026

It's been a while since we have run our pony / horse of the month competition but we have had numerous requests following a summer of fun and activities, with people wanting to make nominations.

We are therefore asking for you to nominate a pony / horse to be our September champion.

Can you please write your nominations below giving the reason why you are nominating them by the end of day on 5th September, when we will select three finalists.

Get nominating......... Xx

31/08/2026

Just like that… summer at Deepdene comes to an end for 2026 🐴☀️

As the sun sets on the last day of our summer activities, it feels like the perfect time to look back at what has been an incredibly busy, fun-filled few months at Deepdene.

Alongside all of our normal lessons, we have packed in so much.

We’ve enjoyed two fantastic pony camps, a 2-hour hack, our special meet & greet celebrating 10 years of Deepdene under Chelsea, own a pony days, simulated cross country, our brilliant two-day rally, the infamous Scavenger Hunt, ba****ck lessons, a BHS Ride Safe Silver Award course, and some fantastic jump clinics. 🏇✨

This made us tired just reflecting on what we have delivered!!

There have been big smiles, new experiences, challenges conquered, friendships made and, no doubt about it memories made.

A huge thank you to everyone who has made this summer so special - our amazing staff who have worked in unprecedented conditions and temperatures, supportive parents, our amazing riders and, of course, our wonderful ponies and horses who have given us their very best throughout it all. ❤️🐴

We have certainly made the most of the lighter evenings and longer days, and while we are sad to see our summer activities come to an end, we are incredibly proud of everything our riders have achieved.

Here’s to a summer well spent at Deepdene - and to plenty more adventures to come! 🌅🐎💫

30/08/2026

Upcoming private lesson availability as we head into September and back to normality........

Also a gentle reminder if you haven't booked into September pony club sessions to get booked in asap please.

Tues 1 Sept at 16:00 with Sophie
Tues 1 Sept at 17:00 with Erin

Weds 2 Sept at 12:30 with Clare
Weds 2 Sept at 14:30 with Clare
Weds 2 Sept at 15:30 with Tayla
Weds 2 Sept at 16:00 with Tayla and Leeanne

Thurs 3 Sept at 14:30 with Nikki
Thurs 3 Sept at 15:30 with Molly
Thurs 3 Sept at 16:00 with Nikki
Thurs 3 Sept at 17:00 with Molly
Thurs 3 Sept at 17:30 with Lauren
Thurs 3 Sept at 18:00 with Molly
Thurs 3 Sept at 18:30 with Molly and Lauren

To book please visit www.deepdenestables.com. Lessons are available on a first come first served basis.

28/08/2026

Frank’s Friday 🐴✨

Did you miss me last week people? I am sorry I was unusually quiet but with all the prepping for Area Festivals, I was simply far too busy to write my usual weekly update. I hope you enjoyed Stan's take on the world for a week (although don't enjoy Stan's posts too much).

I’ve got plenty to tell you this week though, and where better to start than with the Area Festivals last weekend. What a weekend! I was absolutely magnificent. I went out there, did my job and showed everyone exactly what I’m made of. Mum was rather pleased with me too, which always makes me happy. ❤️

Then, just as I wanted a nice easy Monday, along came Pony Camp 2…... and, quite frankly, there were far too many children, far too much noise and far too much going on.

Monday night, however, things got a little more interesting. Mum was doing my dinner and, for some reason, she didn’t put my clip on my stable door. 🤔
Well… obviously I couldn’t possibly let an opportunity like that pass me by! So I escaped my stable and joined the campers for a game of man hunt. I even had a little wander around and to check the tent area. ⛺😂

Not quite sure why one of the campers felt it necessary to announce to mum that 'Frank is out of his stable'. Needless to say, Frank wasn't out much longer. I just wanted to join in!

The ONLY good thing about Monday to Wednesday was the extra massage from Sam at SGB Equine & Human Soft tissue therapist , and thanks to her, I am now feeling absolutely tip-top and ready for Home Nations this weekend.

It certainly wasn’t the middle-of-the-night toilet trips from the campers that helped… or the security lights constantly coming on. 🙄 Honestly, some people have no consideration for a horse trying to sleep.

Thankfully, I’ve had a more gentle end to the week, with some lovely riding time with Mum. Much more civilised.

Although, she then let me down when she left Lauren and Chloe to bath me last night.

I AM GOING TO A BIG SHOW THIS WEEKEND.

And she let the inexperienced young ones bath me?! 😳. What was she thinking?!

To be fair… they weren’t actually that bad, once they stopped writing words on me. I got through the whole experience by standing on their hose to amuse myself and demanding a lick it, and by the end I was looking absolutely fabulous.

Now I’m going away again today but that's ok, the weather is cooler so I don't mind a little trip in the metal container, although mum and I have yet to discuss where we are going...... hopefully not too far.

Don’t worry peeps - I've left Stan in charge again.
He’s had some more training this week in the very important business of making sure the workers are doing their jobs properly and keeping everyone on their toes. I have to say, Stan's looking very confident in his new management role, slightly worried he will get too cocky too quickly but I will keep him in his place!!

I know he’s got this weekend covered though. 😏

Have a fabulous weekend peeps.

Love,

Frank 🐴❤️

27/08/2026

🎉🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOLLY & LAUREN! 🎂🎉

Firstly, Happy Birthday Molly (who has only asked THREE times for her birthday post to be posted before Lauren’s 🤣🤣), and secondly Happy Birthday Lauren.

We decided the fairest way to wish you both happy birthday was to have a joint birthday post!!! We don't want to upset anyone!!

You are both such a huge part of the yard. You both bring so much energy, and happiness whenever you are with us and we hope you have the most amazing birthdays! 🥳🎈

Lots of birthday love from your Deepdene family and friends! ❤️🐴

Happy Birthday, girls! 🎂🥳🎉