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A Beginner Education Pathway.

We provide the best start to horse riding as the beginner education specialist.

An easier and safer horse journey, for kids that love horses with our comprehensive learning resources and easy-to-read beginner books. We help kids turn into horse riders.

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The Essential Guide before you Ride

Step 1

Download our Getting Started Book

Our FREE ‘Getting Started Book’ is the perfect way to understand how to get started horse riding. Teaching the fundamentals of horses, and explaining the journey to becoming a safe and competent rider, this free resource is a must-read for parents of aspiring young horse riders who would like to know exactly what you should expect to learn with horse riding lessons.

Step 2

Learn more
with our
Beginner Books

Home Education to help you with each important step of your horse journey. For the best start to horse riding, our series of books, resources & tips provide kids with a fun way to learn the basics of horses, riding & important things to know before buying a first horse.

We help kids grow in confidence with a step by step education pathway.

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Step 3

How to get Started with a Riding School

It’s time to get out there and experience the joy of riding a horse in person! We can help you find a quality horse riding centre that will give your child a safe and enjoyable first horse riding experience. With over 200 centres on our books, we know the places to go!

About the Author

Debbie’s journey into the world of riding was inspired by her parents who have given her a wonderful childhood growing up with horses and farm life. This early enthusiasm grew into a lifelong passion which has seen Debbie become a highly experienced horsewoman, competitor, trainer, qualified coach, performer in the breathtaking 2000 Olympics opening ceremony, established horse riding school owner since 2006 and author of Giddy Up Beginner Books. 40 years later she continues to help create the future of sensible, knowledgable, competent horse riders.

Debbie Burgermeister
Head Coach & Founder

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Life of a horse child

What does the experience look like?

Getting your kids started with horse riding can be daunting. This site is aimed to equip every child and adult with an equine essentials kit to commence on a wonderful journey with horses and learn valuable life skills, confidence, care and communication.

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Our books are the
perfect gift for children

Packed with information about horses and fun to read, our series of books are the perfect gift for the horse-crazy child!

What our readers have to say

Hi Debbie, I thought that I’ll let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed reading your horse lovers first book. I found it really inspires me to continue to improve my horse riding skills and knowledge. You are such an amazing Horse riding coach and I would like to say a huge thankyou for teaching me so many new Skills when horse riding. Your book was super motivating to keep horse riding and having Fun! Your book really shines through passion and love towards your horses! Best wishes for your book and I hope others enjoy it as much as I did.

I will be forever grateful for all the love and guidance from such an exceptional coach and now very lucky to call my friend.
With Debbie, not only my confidence but also my skills improved in strides! So much so in fact that recently I won a first placed ribbon in my rider class and completed a show jumping round at two separate local gymkannas as a senior rider! Something I never thought possible even 6 months ago!

I love this book as well as coming to horseriding each fortnight. The book has helped me learn about different breeds of horses, what to feed them & how to groom them, look after them & how to stay safe around them. Deb is the best teacher but the other people who teach us are great too!

This book is an amazing introduction for families new to horse riding like us. So much was learnt together with our 7yr old daughter when she wanted to follow in her big sisters footsteps of riding. She read it and it gave her the knowledge to have more confidence around horse. Debbie is fantastic at teaching in person and via her books in a simple to understand and engaging way!

Enjoyable. We really enjoyed reading this book it’s beautifully illustrated, from the labelled diagrams to the personal photos of the author. The information in the book is very informative . I would highly recommend it.

Perfect introduction to horses. This is a great book for an introduction to horses and is very helpful and informative in a memorable way. Definitely recommend for any horse lovers out there

Perfect intro to a horsey world. This book gives you a perfect intro to riding and explains all things you need to know about horsesI would recommend this to anyone who wants to learn more about horses.

Must read for horse crazy kids! Easy to read, full of detail and bright, engaging pictures. This is a must read for horse crazy kids and those new to the horsey way of life!

Highly informative. Wonderfully written. The book is presented in an easy to understand way for everyone to read. Well detailed with coloured photos and diagrams.

Awesome horse lovers book. I loved this book and I didn't put the book down until I finished it. This book gave me lots of tips and information I love it.

Highly informative must-read! Excellent for anyone considering buying a horse. Covering everything from nutrition and costs of owning a horse, to the definitive guide to decoding classified ad jargon. Written by a true horsewoman with a passion for sharing her knowledge to assist others on their equine journeys.