Club Members

I have the honour of being one of the longest standing and oldest members of the LVRC.

After begging my parents for years to have riding lessons I started riding weekly at the age of 11 at my local stables.

I’m Helen, and I’ve ridden with LVRC for about three years.

I love LVRC because of the buzz of enthusiasm and variety of events we organise. We’re a group of kick-ass horse lovers who really support and encourage each other.

Like many people I rode as a child - I used to ride horses at our local police station. Then school/life got in the way.

I started horse riding way too late for my liking – at 11 – as I had to beg my mom every single day (she's really scared of horses). And one day she said yes! Best day of my life!

I started having riding lessons as a teenager; a surprise birthday gift from my mother (£3 per hour!).

A latecomer to riding I’ve since made up for it by riding all sorts of beasts on all five continents!

I’m Virginia and I have been riding at Lee Valley for about 10 years.

I began riding at my local riding centre in the North East of Scotland when I was 11.

Growing up in a bush suburb on the outskirts of Sydney, my obsession with horses started early - around aged two.

I hacked with a local riding school on the Isle of Wight as a child.

I've been riding since I was 8 and had ponies as a young teenager - tearing around the moors in Lancashire and competing in local gymkhanas.