Cranloch Riding Centre

Name: Cranloch Riding Centre
Address: Elgin, IV308QX, GB
Telephone: 01343842215

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24/04/2026

🎉Happy Birthday Sonic!🥳

One year old last night/this morning😆

Still got his speed, his cheekiness and those lovely blue eyes 💙

19/04/2026

Spring has been busy. Lots of calves have been born, lambs cuddled, pony for a days and egg hunts in all weather 🌞☔️❄️ … along with Monarchs 28th birthday!

20/01/2026

🎉Smashing it at 70!!🎈

I know, she doesn’t act it. But mum is 70 today!

She hikes up the fields to catch all the horses and tacks them up ready for you to ride, before teaching hour after hour. Her retirement from being a primary school teacher wasn’t much of a retirement! And not only with the horses, she runs about helping with the cows and sheep too. I joke that she must run on Duracell batteries😂

So no excuses when you can’t reach your stirrup. If the 70 year old can do it…😉
🥳Happy Birthday Heather🎂

10/01/2026

❄️Sunday lessons cancelled❄️

Things have started to thaw-but slowly! The yard is a horrible mixture of packed snow and ice so we are cancelling lessons tomorrow (Sunday).

Please comment below if you see this and let us know if you would like to be booked in again.

Thank you 🐴

09/01/2026

❄️Saturday lessons cancelled❄️

We have decided to cancel lessons tomorrow due to snow and ice making it unsafe❄️

Please comment below if you have seen this post. Let us know the riders name and if you would like us to book you in again. Thank you.

We will see how tomorrow goes before making a decision for Sunday.

08/01/2026

Celebrating the horses of Cranloch ❤️

🐴2026 is the year of the horse🐴

Over the last 25years we have had many horses. Some we had on loan when we were just opening up, some we lost far too soon, and some we have had from youngsters but are now the oldies😊

When you read this and look through the photos I hope it makes you smile and appreciate them.

Whether it be an aspiration to ride them in the future… a memory of fun times with old friends…a cuddle on the day you needed it…a story of adventure with 4 legs…or a lesson you learned riding their strong character and cheeky antics…

Every one of them play an important role in Cranloch.
Standing still for half an hour at the mounting block because you were too nervous to take the first big step, providing you with physio and freedom from your wheelchair, taking you for your first canter up a field or even round your first course of jumps. They need to know when it’s safe to go, and when they need to woah to keep you safe.

So next time you are up at Cranloch, give the horses an extra big cuddle.

And remember, it takes a very special horse to be a riding school one❤️

18/10/2025

This post is going to cause multi-generational heartbreak. Trojan has been here so many years that kids, mothers and granny’s have all ridden him. Girls learned to ride on him, then returned many years later with their children and couldn’t believe it when they returned and their kids were on Trojan.

When he arrived, I spent many hours on him taking out hacks and trying to get him into the routine. Years later, he was the reliable one that you could trust. He knew us and we knew him so well.

He just loved being ridden. Even at his great old age, he still couldn’t contain his excitement at getting his shot at cantering or jumping. Although sitting trot or work without stirrups was always interesting on him!

You can only hope that all horses have a life like he did. Living to a grand old age with a beautiful shiny coat, in great condition (even with no teeth!)and getting endless hugs and pats from all that loved him🐴❤️

04/10/2025

‼️Lessons cancelled today‼️
Due to the weather we are cancelling lessons today.

Last night the power went down and we still have no power this morning. There is also a roof panel flapping on the indoor school.

Next lesson for fortnightly lessons is the 1st of November as there is none on the 18th October.

Please comment below with the riders name and if you would like us to rebook.

We hope to be up and running again for tomorrow (Sunday) but I will update on here if there is any change.

All the horses will enjoy their day off🐴

03/10/2025

⚠️Storm Aimee⚠️
As you are probably all aware, we are under a weather warning for wind and rain tonight and tomorrow.

We are going to assess the weather over night and first thing on Saturday morning and then make a decision as to whether it’s safe to go ahead with lessons or not.

Please share this and check at 8am tomorrow as we will make a decision then and I will post on here.

If you would like to cancel ahead of this, please just let us know.

Hopefully the weather we actually get isn’t as bad as the forecast!

01/09/2025

A massive thanks to our ladies who ride on a Friday morning. They gave us this lovely plaque as part of our anniversary celebrations.
Established in 2000.
It doesn’t feel like 25years ago!!

Address

Elgin
IV308QX

Telephone

01343842215

Website

http://www.cranlochridingcentre.co.uk/

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