CLYDESDALE HEAVY HORSE RIDING, THE EXPERIENCE, IN AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND

The Experience... from £45.00 per person

On arrival at the centre you will be greeted by one of our Blackstone family members where you will discuss what you will be doing on your unique time with us, conduct the essential safety briefing and get you kitted out with hi-vis waistcoat and a safety hat if required

Our aim is to give you the chance to get a taste for what life is like looking after and preparing some of our amazing Clydesdale horses and other farm animals by getting hands-on.

This is a very individual experience and will vary depending on your requirements, weather and the farms needs.

Your Experience is tailored for you at Blackstone Farm. Pick your time scale 1, 2, 3, or 4 hours then decide what you would like to do on your visit.

For example with your time you can enjoy interacting with all the farm animals, work with the Clydesdales in harness on the cart, ride in saddle or drive with our carriage. Halter Carlos and Hayden our Alpaca boys, Bubbles the Mischievous Donkey or Bachy the feisty Highland Coo and take her for a walk. Assist in washing, grooming, mucking out, tacking up and feeding the animals, giving you an insight into their lives.

For experienced riders why not try your hand at herding on horseback or bareback riding

We are very flexible and try not to have a set routine as everybody has a different idea of what fun is!

If you don’t like something while visiting, we can mix it up.

All participants are accompanied by an experienced handler whether on farm, off farm , beginner or experienced.

90min Carriage/Cart Driving £80.00 per person ; Passengers £10.00 per person

Carriage Driving

Assist with grooming and harnissing up your Clydesdale for the carriage in your one to one driving expereince. After your introduction, take the rains and try your hand at driving your Clydesdale. We participate in assisted driving only where you will be accompanied by your guide in the carriage/cart. You have the option to invite 4 guests to join you on your carriage ride as passengers. We do not participate in driving lessons. No weight restriction.

Farm Trek

Farm Trek - from £45.00 per person    

A leisurely trek over the beautiful and relaxing farm land, amongst the highland cattle, up and over the old iron ore works following the winding burn to the woodlands enjoying the varied riding terrain available, you may even be lucky and spot one of the many wild animals, local to the area. Oh.. and this doesn't include John!

 Park, Woodland & local Estate Trek

OFF Farm Trek

Park, Woodland & Local Estate Trek

Two, Three or Four hour experience only.

A leisurely trek along the public Woodroad Park walkway, into our local town of Cumnock, following Auchinleck burn into our local and beautiful Dumfries Estate grounds making your way back to the farm through Knockroon Woods, enjoying the beautiful scenery as you go.

Family Time

FUN Time

DIgger Time

Clydesdale Time

Unique experience. Fun for all family and friends

Blackstone Farm Family Time or Group Time experience is a fun filled shared two hours experience using two Riding Clydesdales and/or Diggers from DIG-a-Day, with everybody getting up close, John is on hand to give guidance and answer all you questions when Interacting will all the farm animals, meet, touch and feed them. Fun for children and adults alike.

Children can be of any age as parent/guardian hold responsibility on the day. Family time group bookings are a minimum of four participants with a maximum of six participants

All participants must be able to support their own body weight and be properly fitted with a safety hat. We have the smallest hats available and our priority is to keep everyone safe. If the hat does not fit, unfortunately they cannot ride.

Please call for information on our family time group experience

Family shared FUN Time   

Education

Party Fun

Two Hour Beach Ride £105.00 per person

Ayr Beach

Beach Time with Alfie

Greenan Beach

Meet us at our local beach and ride one of our beautiful Clydesdale heavy horse family.

Please note to ride on the beach you must be able to give direction, instruction and be a competent enough rider to control the Clydesdales actions.

The beach experience runs all year but we a guided by the tides and weather

"Love My Clydesdale" - from £360.00 per person

Spend three, four, five, or six days to love your chosen Clydesdale at Blackstone, starting at 10.30am and finishing at 3.00pm

Our aim is to give you hands-on experience of what life is like looking after, preparing, showing, working, riding and driving one of Blackstone amazing Clydesdale horses.  Your unique time with us can be scheduled to your interests and requirements or you can just leave it to us... Use your days through-out the year or make a holiday of it...  Booking dates are under the same principal first come first served with the option to reschedule without losing your time.

Blackstone Walking Farm Tour £15.00 per person

Dressed to impress

Eiligh our Highland Girl

One Hour experience only

A guided walking tour of Blackstone farm with your personal guide, meeting our amazing Clydesdale horses and all the farm animals including the farm favourites oor Highland Coo's, getting up close and personal while finding out about our Blackstone family and history.

"Adopt Me" - from £50.00 per person

Carlos, Hayden and Murro

Maytime and the girls

Claudia and Bachy the Highland Girls

As well as the great feeling that you will get from helping one of our Clydesdale [£100] or farm animals [£50], in your adoption pack you will receive

• A special photo and Information about your adoptee.
• A personalised adoption certificate.
• Invitation to your adoptee’s birthday party, where you can celebrate with us at the farm, give lots of cuddles, feed and take plenty photos.
• Your name will go on the Adoption board in the stable and you will become a new member of Blackstone Family.

Foster one of your very own beautiful Clydesdales for a year and become a member of the Blackstone family.

Visit your fostered Clydesdale at the Farm from 10.30-2.30, up to 20 times a year to ride in saddle, drive your gentile giant in harness on the land or carriage with us to guide you, or just cuddle.... the choices are limitless.

As well as the great feeling that you will get from working with your Clydesdale, in your fostering pack you will recieve.

• A photo and Information sheet about your chosen Clydesdale
• Your name will go on the fostering board in the stable and you will become a new member of Blackstone Family
• Invitation to your Clydesdale's birthday party, where you can celebrate with us at the farm, give lots of cuddles, feed and take plenty photos.
• 25 days not enough! add extra time at the special foster parent rate

Booked dates are under the same principal first come first served with the option to reschedule without losing your time.

Our Clydesdales