West Pinchbeck riding school celebrates 45th anniversary

A riding school celebrated its 45th anniversary during a popular open day over the weekend.

Four Winds Equestrian Centre in West Pinchbeck has been helping countless youngsters and adults fulfil their dreams of learning to ride since 1980.

Owner Paula Leverton and her team welcomed around 300 people along to the Leaves Lake Drove centre to mark this important anniversary.

Pole work, jumping and dressage to music displays were given by the centre’s riders.

Some of the riders who were victorious at the recent British Horse Society Riding School championships performed their winning dressage tests while of the disabled riders also performed a display.

Four Winds also runs a Changing Lives education programme to help young people who struggle in mainstream schools. Some of the youngsters who take part in that programme also performed a formation riding display.

Mrs Leverton was pleased with the success of the open day and praised the riders who took part.

She said: “They were amazing and did really well. We have been practising for weeks. We also had a lot of clients help with running a cake stall, raffle and tombola.

“We have had some really nice comments from people who said they had fond memories of learning to ride here as a child. We are now having comments from grandmothers who learned to ride here.

“We have progressed and moved with the times - we do offer a lot more than we ever did. We are also bigger.”