Best Horseback Riding Nearby Melbourne Near Me

4worldlovers: Valley Park Riding School is a privately run equestrian centre conveniently located less than 30 minutes from Melbourne's CBD. We cater to all riding abilities and ages and offer private and group lessons, holiday programs, birthday parties, unicorn parties, and equine therapy.

“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”

4worldlovers: Our Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) programs provide both children and adults the opportunity to build safe relationships with horses while working on personal development, social, emotional and relationship building skills.

Find out more about our Liberty Equine Assisted Personal Development, Horse Wisdom Leadership and 'Outside-in' clinics.

"I'm passionate about working with people to build that connection between horses and individuals. Seeing how our clients progress gives me great satisfaction", Andrea Hegmann - Owner, Instructor

Unicorn Valley was established in 1998 by Andrea Hegmann with only a handful of ponies (Eden, Chocko, LeeRoy, Sunny, Sam) and a small menage. Andrea initially provided instruction to just five children but over time, as her students kept growing (taller), she had to support their long legs with bigger horses.

Promoting the school through word of mouth, the business continued to grow rapidly and so did the improvements to the riding school. These included lighting for the outdoor menage, hot water wash bay, indoor stable, yards and a cross country course.

Over the past 30 years, the continued development of Unicorn Valley facilities enabled students to further their riding skills and also provided scope to grow their understanding of horsemanship and the basic skills required to care for a horse; skills such as catching the horse in its paddock, saddling and bridling, floating, feeding, rugging and basic first aid are all part of the experience.

With over three decades of experience, we have developed profound knowledge helping to advance children and adolescents in their social and problem-solving skills, and empathy and compassion towards others.

With that foundation, our core focus is to grow and evolve our Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) program, which combines our passion for horses and desire to provide young people with invaluable and exciting learning experiences.

Working with horses helps to build communication skills and develop the emotional intelligence required to cultivate, and maintain healthy relationships.

4worldlovers:
We are a small club focusing on rider enjoyment and learning in a supportive and inclusive atmosphere. With smaller classes, our members often get ‘one on one’ time with the instructor without feeling left behind. Perfect for those riders new to riding, or wanting to build their confidence.

Our rally programs cater for both Riding Members (those who have their own horses) and a Riders Without Horses program for those who do not yet have their own pony but are considering buying or leasing a horse in the future.

At Truganina Pony Club we aim to have fun while learning about horsemanship and teamwork. We specialise in junior riders, and those senior riders looking to enhance their equitation without the pressure of competition.

Find out everything you need to know to get involved – either as a rider, or a volunteer.

Please ensure to park clear of the horse yards, horse floats and riding areas.

It’s fun playing with my friends and the horses. All the people there are nice.

Fantastic club to be apart of, such a supportive club. Amazing for all kinds of riders especially ones who may be nervous. Amazing instructors with lots of knowledge and experience. This club is also amazing for young, green horses. I’ve been lucky enough to be a volunteer as well as a riding member. So proud to be apart of such an amazing club. I would highly recommend this club to anyone.