Tower Farm Riding Stables, Edinburgh, Scotland

from March 10th for private/semi sessions and from March 18th a few group lessons will be offered after school on Thursday and Friday afternoons. We will be releasing sessions in small batches so they are easily managed during these unpredictable times. There will not be any jumping for a period of time whilst we fitten up horses/riders for safety. Please look on tower-farm.ecpro.co.uk for availability on the day you wish to ride. Please also check our Facebook page to see our latest news.

Abbie's justgiving page is still open. Also you want there is a donation feature on the EC pro page. Your support for the horses has been amazing and we are all so appreciative.

UPDATE. Although there is now guidance that 1:1 and under 12 sessions could continue we have made the very hard...
Posted by Tower Farm Riding Stables on Wednesday, 6 January 2021

Exciting news!! We are opening up very slowly over the month of March ( 10th to 28th). We will be offering a restricted...
Posted by Tower Farm Riding Stables on Monday, 1 March 2021

Thank you to the amazing clients that have used this feature on their account, your support means so much as is...
Posted by Tower Farm Riding Stables on Sunday, 21 February 2021

Thinking ahead to re opening, we have been encouraging all clients to buy there own equipment once they know they are...
Posted by Tower Farm Riding Stables on Friday, 19 February 2021

As it looks likely we'll not be able to have groups for any over 12yrs for a while and without help allowed in the arena for beginners we would struggle to offer Level 1 sessions to under 12yr groups safely.

We will need to issue a revised timetable for all sessions as we'll need to make sure adequate breaks are between sessions to allow clients to leave/arrive with minimal overlap.

Thus we will unfortunately be cancelling and issuing EC pro credit for all sessions booked. Hopefully after next speech we can have a restricted timetable open for booking.

Once we have thought about a sensible and safe restart plan, we'll open bookings on the EC pro site so please get registered and graded if you'll wish to book in the future.

Please keep checking our Facebook and website as we'll announce when new timetable is available.

After yesterday's announcement, we will be cancelling all sessions till 1st March. Hopefully after the announcement on the 16th we will be able to give you an opening date and a timetable to move forward with.

We appreciate everyone is desparate to see the horses and we can't wait to welcome you back on site. Your donations to the horses upkeep is very appreciated: www.justgiving.com

Unfortunately with the clear stay at home by law message in place till at least mid February, we will be cancelling any sessions booked till 21st February.

I know this is a great disappointment to many but we have to look at the bigger picture, the less potential spread will mean everything can return to the new ' normal' sooner.

Everyone at Tower would have loved to be able to open for mid term holiday, but after much discussion we've decided it's not the right thing to do.

EC Pro launched a donations feature. You can access through your account, tower-farm.ecpro.co.uk. You are also able to use credit already in your account, Abbie's fundraising page is also available if you prefer this option to support your favorite horses and ponies. Your help with the horses upkeep is really appreciated in these tough times.

In light of the First Minister's announcement 19 January, we will also be reviewing our opening with her announcement on the 2nd February. Whilst the requirements is to stay at home except from essential purposes, we feel morally we shouldn't be encouraging public to our facility.

We will be cancelling all sessions from 1st February to 7th February, you'll receive credit on your EC pro account. (Please give us a couple of days to sort). We will be reviewing everything a week at a time.

Due the tighten of further restrictions today, we haven't moved more towards a re opening date. It will very much depends on what happens with covid numbers in Edinburgh and restrictions put in place by the First Minister.

We still have bookings live from 1st February, if a session can't go ahead you'll get a cancellation e mail and money credited to your EC pro account. So you can book in confidence on our EC pro site. When we do open we will most probably not be able to have groups with individuals over 12yrs so there could be changes to timetable and more availability for privates as school/uni groups might not be permitted. (Sorry we can't give any clarification at the moment)

If you haven't signed up yet or wish to book please use this link tower-farm.ecpro.co.uk.

The horses are so grateful for the lovely donations people have been given on the link below. Unfortunately we can't just close our doors and walk away most overheads remain whether we are open or closed.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in the near future, stay safe and dream of the lovely times in the saddle to come.

How to change a private lesson to semi private lesson and how to link accounts are explained on the FAQ page - Booking & cancellation section.

Although there is now guidance that 1:1 and under 12 sessions could continue we have made the very hard decision to remain closed until at least 1st February.We will constantly be reviewing the situation and it's great that come 1st February we could potentially be opening our doors to restricted numbers of clients.

A few amazing clients have offered to help with costs, please go to JustGiving if your like to help.

We are closed: so sorry to be annoucing that we will be closed till at least 1 February 2021 in line with government guidance.

We at Tower Farm are so grateful for all the support everyone has shown in the last year or so.

Unfortunately we can't just close the doors and walk away, our overheads remain whilst open or closed. We need staff daily to tend to the welfare of the 50 horses on site and water charges/ feeding etc remains the same.

Fingers crossed these restrictions aren't in place for too long as each day/week just brings more costs and no income.

Hope all our clients and keeping well, stay safe and hope to welcome you back through our doors in the very near future.

Please be advised the stables are not open to the public, only staff and liveries on site. Many thanks.

Extra level 2/3 lessons on 5th & 12th February at 4pm as no GWC group. Please book on tower-farm.ecpro.co.uk.

If you were lucky enough to find a Tower Farm voucher within your Xmas gifts, please go to the gift vouchers section at the bottom of your account page and entre the code. The credit will be put into your account: tower-farm.ecpro.co.uk

From Saturday26 December, all of mainland Scotland will enter Level 4. Within Level 4, non contact sport, including most equestrian activity, can continue outdoors (including within covered arenas). However, travel restrictions mean this can only be undertaken within your own Local Authority area.

Unfortunately this year we won't be able to run any additional events over the festive period, but each class will have a bit of fun in the class before Christmas. Please feel free to wear a festive jumper and so but no bells etc that startle the horses, please.

We are please to say the amendments are due to our riders progress and many having moved up a level.

If you need your online level changed at any point, just ask in the office to be changed.

Looking for Christmas present ideas?? We have a lovely large covered arena so riding can take place in all...
Posted by Tower Farm Riding Stables on Tuesday, 24 November 2020

We are able to offer additional level 2/3 lessons on Tuesday 4pm on 29th December & 5th January. Over Christmas holidays whilst we won't have our university and school groups running, there is extra availability for private lessons. For all bookings from 4th January, please register at tower-farm.ecpro.co.uk to book online. Lessons up to 3rd January, please book in the office by phone, email or in person.

Please note that there will be no booking fees charged on any online booking from 4th January.

Credit transfer: if you have credit with us in the form of gift vouchers or discount sheets and you would like to have sessions this year, please book all your sessions in the office. Once you have done so, then we can transfer the remaining balance to your online account to book session for next year. The expiration will be the same as the original purchase.

Important information: We are now live tower-farm.ecpro.co.uk for online booking from 4th January 2021 for 5 weeks. You are able to book group lessons, private lessons and Braid rides. No pony rides available during winter months. Gift vouchers are available in any amount.

We will be taking all bookings for this year in the office by phone, email or in person so please continue to use your normal booking method.

We are still only able to accept beginners under 12 years old. Clients over 12 years old must be able to mount and carry out their own safety checks.

Update digital platform: we are working away to try and get the bookings live. Hopefully everything will be available for the middle of this month. (First day of online booking will be 4th January.) Gift vouchers hopefully available in very near future.

We will be taking all bookings for this year in the office by phone, email or in person so please continue to use your normal booking method.

There is a huge amount of input needed to get lesson availability just right. We will also have to spend a period of time transferring all credit with us into the system, if everyone has an account created at tower-farm.ecpro.co.uk, this will be incredibly helpful.

The client registration and rider details are live so we would appreciate if everyone could create an account. Please use this way of registering all riders. If you don't get a verification e mail, please double check your email address as this has been the reason a couple of people had small issue.

**** EXCITING NEWS**** Tower Farm is going digital, please see the link below of how to create an account. We are NOT...
Posted by Tower Farm Riding Stables on Thursday, 5 November 2020

Brilliant offer from Dakota, price includes free postage and a face covering. Please support our local businesses this...
Posted by Tower Farm Riding Stables on Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Due to demand we added an additional Level 1/2 session on Sundays at 2pm. Suitable for any riders from 5 years to 11 years old.

We are offering additional sessions on Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th for level 1/2 & level 2/3. Due to demand for level 1/2 the classes will be as follows:

We are having a number of calls as regards what will happen if the planned circuit breaker includes closing the stables for the 14 days.We are obviously very hopeful this will not be the case but if we are forced to close, all money paid will be held in credit for a future re booking. (If you do need a refund, please e mail contact@towerfarm.org and we can arrange.)

We are still able to run groups for more than 2 ��. Please whilst on site adhere to all signage, minimise contact...
Posted by Tower Farm Riding Stables on Monday, 14 September 2020

We will be able to offer evening individual/restricted lessons on Tuesdays from 15 September at 6.00pm, 6.50pm and 7.40pm. Each session is 45 minutes. £40 for individual and £35pp for 2 or more riders.

These sessions will be outdoors usually but perhaps indoors on nights the group lessons take place outdoors. So please dress appropriately.