Best places to sit in the saddle of a horse
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WITH the 2016 Longines Global Champions Tour Shanghai Grand Prix just around the corner, Shanghai’s experiencing a boom in equestrian culture. If you’re looking to try equestrian sports yourself or if you are looking for a family weekend activity, Shanghai Daily has found the right place for you.
Qingqing Horse Equestrian Club
If you just started being interested in equestrian sports, Qingqing may be right up your alley. It is the club closest to the city center and places a heavy emphasis on safety — the coach to student ratio is 1:1, and there are no more than 10 students per 45-minute lesson. While the club is ideal for novices, they also offer lessons for students of all skill-levels. The ranch also offers facilities for overnight stays and has a coffee shop.
Address: 388 Chenhua Highway, Songjiang District
Tel: 133-7025-7220, 138-1660-6193 for reservations (required)
Website: www.qqhorse.com/
Price: Starting from 270 yuan (US$41.57) for a 45-minute lesson; membership card is 3,688 yuan
Jialiang Equestrian Club
The club, a member of the China National Equestrian Association, is another option for both serious and leisure riders. The club covers a large area in the south-eastern part of Pudong, which includes a 500-meter-long sand track and a jumping court. They have around 30 well-trained horses, experienced coaches and staff, and a long list of safety protocols followed on their grounds to ensure their guests have a secure and enjoyable riding experience. They also breed and sell their own horses. If all that isn’t enough, Jialiang is also home to a K-9 kennel, where they breed, train, and board pure-breed dogs and sell puppies.
Address: 1858 Sanlu Rd
Tel: 3411-0089
Website: www.jialiang.com/english
Price: 270 yuan per 45 minutes, plus 300 yuan for an English-speaking coach
Meadowbrook Equestrian and Rural Activity Center
At Meadowbrook, it’s all about the horses — the club caters to all their animals’ needs and even breeds its own horses and ponies. The internationally accredited center currently has more than 70 animals (50+ horses and 20+ ponies), which are used in lessons for riders of all skill levels, as well as in various non-riding activities, such as stable tours and farming lessons. Guests praise the center for feeling like a second home; indeed, the center has camping and barbecue facilities for family-oriented activities.
Address: 2780 Shenzhuan Highway, Qingpu District
Tel: 6983-0022, 6983-0055
Website: www.meadowbrookshanghai.com/home.aspx
Price: Lessons start at 510 yuan, group lessons are 9,380 yuan per school term. Reservations required at least one week in advance through booking@meadowbrookshanghai.com
Songseng Equestrian Club
The expansive stables of the Songseng Equestrian Club occupy 100,000 square meters of Shanghai’s Fengxian District. This equestrian club boasts a full complement of equestrian facilities, including both indoor and outdoor dressage courses, horse-breaking courses, speed tracks, and an international standard hurdle arena, and 90 thoroughbred horses. There’s also a restaurant and villas for overnight stays.
Address: 621 Renmintang Rd E., Fengxian District
Tel: 5139-8100
Website: www.songseng.com/
Price: 360 yuan/hour
Chenshan Horse Riding Club
Chenshan is another club offering riding courses for students at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. They have three breeds of horses: English Thoroughbred, Arabian and Mongolian horses on the 26,000-square-meter area the club encompasses.
Address: Sanxin Rd N., Near Chenhua Rd
Tel: 400-820-7173
Price: 188 yuan a ride, 228 yuan on holidays. A membership costs 3,800 yuan for one person (22 courses) 6,800 yuan for a couple (40 courses) and 9,800 yuan for a family (70 courses).
Sun Island Horse Riding Farm
Sun Island features the widest variety of horses, with five different breeds, amounting to around 60 animals: Dutch Warmblood, English Thoroughbred, German Holsteiner, Yili horses, and Mongolian horses. The farm also has the longest sand track in Shanghai, which stretches some 600 meters. Sun Island Resort also includes Mahota Farm, where guests can learn how to grow and pick vegetables.
Address: 2588 Shentai Rd, Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu District
Tel: 6186-9666, 139-1818-3847
Website: www.sunisland.asia
Price: 50 yuan for a ride around the track
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