White Horse Farm Equestrian Centre
2025-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
As a regular rider, I took my family to this midday show hoping it would be inspiring. Unfortunately, we all found it repetitive and fairly basic. The storyline was long and often confusing. Much of the show relied heavily on narration with no horses on stage, and the central storyline — a Shetland pony becoming a black, dancing stallion — didn’t make sense. A clearer narrative, such as including a black foal, would have made it far easier to follow, particularly for children. Organisation was poor. Despite having an email confirming I paid in June, the ticket was not under my name, causing unnecessary stress before the show even started. The venue felt oversubscribed, with very crowded seating and little room to move without disturbing others. There was no space to browse the stalls, and the interval stretched to around 40 minutes due to long, poorly managed toilet queues and the difficulty of getting people back to their seats. The additional acts were underwhelming. The motorcyclist segment involved one young rider performing basic wheelies, and the gymnastics act consisted of simple hoop work — neither felt worthy of the ticket price. When the horses were actually out, the riding and horsemanship were very good and clearly the highlight. However, the show would have benefited from far more focus on the horses and riders during the narration, or by significantly reducing the storytelling in favour of action and performance. The marketing made the show appear far more impressive than it actually was. At £10–£15 this would have felt more acceptable, but at up to £48 per ticket it was shocking value for money. The Father Christmas gifts also felt unnecessary, adding to plastic waste rather than genuinely improving the experience.