Taster Days are a fantastic opportunity for families to find out more about Pony Racing.

Pony Racing Taster Days are unmounted, aimed at all children from 7 – 16 years of age and are for the whole family. The aim of the day is to show children and their families what is needed to take part in a pony race as well as have a great day out!

Run in the morning before an afternoon of pony racing, the activities are around 20 minutes long and can include:

• a tour of the racecourse
• trying out exercises used by jockeys to help with fitness 
• learning how to ride in race position on an equicisor (mechanical horse) with a jockey coach
• fnding out how to get involved in the sport and the tack & equipment used 

The days are for those who have never thought about having a go at Pony Racing as well as those who have thought about it but aren’t sure how to get involved.

Places are limited, must be booked in advance and are £5 per participant. No charge for accompanying adults. Information will be emailed to those registered 7 - 10 days before the event including:

• Timings and what to expect
• Where to park and meet
• What to wear and bring
• 2026 days will include Ascot, Bangor on Dee, Chelmsford, Exeter, Haydock Park, Kelso, Lingfield Park, Newbury, Warwick and Wincanton.
• Links to register are near the bottom of the page.

Pony Racing Taster Days usually run alongside a Pony Club Race Day so that participants have an opportunity to see the sport in action in the afternoon. Sometimes days run at riding schools or at racecourses on a non-race day. Watch to see what happened on a day at Aintree Racecourse.

We hope to see you at a Taster Day soon! Any questions, please contact lea@ponyracingauthority.co.uk 

Take a look at the Pathway into Racing through Pony Racing document - this shows how the funded collaboration between the Pony Racing Authority, The Pony Club, Racing to School and Careers in Racing can take you from an interest in the sport to the race track and beyond.

Thank you to the HBLB https://www.hblb.org.uk/ for their generous financial support of the days and Zilco https://www.zilco.eu/ for the goody bags.

If you are looking for Pony Club Race Day information and how to enter Pony Club races, here is the link: https://pcuk.org/pony-racing/

If you are looking for mounted PRA Training Days:  https://ponyracingauthority.co.uk/trainingDays

For PRA Point to Point Pony Races: https://ponyracingauthority.co.uk/ptpPonyRacing

Interested in pony racing but don't have a pony? The PRA Pony Racing Academy Scheme is for riders aged 11 - 16 who ride regularly under tuition at a riding school. Find out more here: https://ponyracingauthority.co.uk/academies