Welcome to the Danbury Park News Page! This is where we'll keep you up to date on the latest happenings at Danbury Park. Check out this page regularly for news on Camps, Adults Days, and other activities.

21 December , 2010

• We are currently closed for our and the horses' annual break. Lessons recommence on Saturday January 22nd.
  

12 December , 2010

• We will not be running Summer Camps or Horse Lovers' Days in January 2011. The website will be updated at a future date for other holiday camps and programmes in 2011.
  

16 May , 2010

• Details for Winter Camp and Horse Lovers' Days are now available from the Timetable and Information Sheets page. Please note that children must bring their own morning and afternoon tea, plus lunch and drinks. A water cooler and refrigeration facilities are available.
  

28 February, 2010

• Congratulations Rebecca on the purchase of your horse ESB Irish Kyrie. We know you are going to have a wonderful career with her.
• Connor is back in full work and going well. That's good news for him and all the people who enjoy riding him!
  

26 January, 2010

• We have recently re opened after ours & the horse’s annual break and everyone is nicely refreshed .
• Harbir is finally married & everyone at Danbury Park is excited to meet Puneet when she arrives later in the year.
• Summer camp started off with a scorcher on the first day but we all survived with lots of water activity. Photos are available now, please email Kathryn for them.
• The autumn holiday programme dates are now up on the website & bookings are steadily coming in.
• Connor is back from his break and also ready to slowly start getting back to work.
  

7 June , 2009

• We have a new Horse Profiles page, where you can read descriptions and background on the horses we have here at Danbury Park for riding lessons.
  

19 April, 2009

• We are pleased to announce that work has been done on our outside winter riding area in preparation for us moving there once the ground becomes unsuitable in the summer riding area. We have started on some cross country jumps and we have also added an Instructors Box. At this stage we are still riding out the front and in the indoor arena.
• Danbury Park Shopping bags are now available for purchase in black or blue for $3 each. All the children that attended the winter holiday programmes received one as gift for their attendance.
• Photos will be available on line from these programmes shortly, please email Kathryn to request your photos.
  

24 March , 2008
- Winter and Spring Camps for 2008 will no longer be residential. All other aspects of camp will be the same, except that girls attending are required to return home at the end of each day. Camp information sheets can be found on the Timetable and Information Sheets page.
- Congratulations to Kelly and Jim on the birth of Asher Lucy on February 7th!

4 February , 2008
- We've recently had to change the dates we published last week for the Winter and Spring Camps and Horse Lovers' Days for 2008. If you've looked at the Timetable and Information Sheets page recently to look at those dates or to download the information sheets, please check to make sure you're aware of the changes we've made.

27 January, 2008
- Another Summer Camp over, and another happy group of girls! Photos are taking a little longer to upload than usual, but please email us for details of how you can access the photos once they're ready.
- The dates and information sheets for Camps and Horse Lovers' Days for the rest of 2008 are now available from the Timetable and Information Sheets page.
- For all those Manny fans, we're pleased to be able to say that Manny is due back to work on February 6th!
- We've also upgraded the map on our Operating Hours and Contact Info page to use Google Maps, so the map now supports zooming in and out as well as direction finding!

13 January, 2008
- Happy New Year!! The first Summer Camp has just completed and the weather was kind to us. It was a very busy camp, everyone had lots of fun as usual. Camp Photos will be available this week, email us for details.
- Connor's film debut "Gone to Earth" is currently under consideration for entry into the Cannes Film Festival! Hopefully he will be invited to the premiere and will get to walk down the red carpet!!
- We're getting a little bored waiting for Kelly's baby, so Kelly, could you please hurry up and put us out of our suspense!!!

28 October , 2007
- It’s our birthday! This Melbourne Cup Day, Danbury Park has been operating from its current address for 21 years! Previous to this it was based in Tasmania just out of Launceston

- Congratualtions to ex–student Vlad Duric for winning the 2007 Caulfied Cup! We were excited to watch it as we remember his days learning to rise to the trot and having his first fast canter on Manny. Well done!

- Bookings for Summer Camps are now open and filling fast so please email Kathryn if you wish to book in.

- Keep a watch out for a short film called “Gone to Earth”. Connor (the horse) had a starring role, as he is the only horse in it so he must be the star! His part was filmed over two days, one day at Shoreham Beach and one day here at Danbury Park - photos from the shoot are below.

7 October , 2007
- We've just completed Spring Camp, and as always there was lots of fun to be had by all! The photos from the camp are now online, so if you'd like to see your photo please email us for the link. We've also update the Results Page with the Camp and Gymkhana results.

21 July, 2007
- Winter camp is now over for another year, and with the weather being very kind to us everyone had a great time as usual!! Results are now available, and photos can also be accessed - just email us for the link if you'd like to see your photo!

22 April, 2007
- Autumn Camp has now finished and the camp results can now be viewed on the results page. Photos from the camp are are also now ready, so email us for the link.

21 January, 2007
- Happy New Year! The Summer Camps for this year have now finished - the weather was warm but everyone still had heaps of fun! As usual photos from the camps are now ready, so email us for the link. We've also now updated the Information Sheets page with the details of all Camps and Horse Lovers' Days for 2007. This also includes our combined Adults and Childrens day in the first week of each school holidays. These days proved popular last year with parents wanting to spend the day with their children and adult riders who wanted to gain more confidence and experience around the horses.
- Our new horse Connor fitted into camp like he'd been doing it for years and already looks like an old hand at the Gymkhana.

1 October, 2006
- Results are now up for Spring Camp, which has just been completed. Photos are also available, so email us for the link.

2 July, 2006
- Winter Camp has just completed for another year. We were very lucky this year and had some perfect winter weather!! Photos from the camp are now available, email us for the link.

26 March, 2006
- Camp photos for the Autumn camp are now available, email us for the link.

22 January, 2006
- Camp photos for the second summer camp are now available, email Kathryn for the link.
- Congratulations to the winning team, the Bays, although how they won after their performance on the quizzes is extraordinary! Here are some examples:

Question: What does a red ribbon in a horse’s tail mean?
Bays answer: Going to war!!
Correct answer: My horse kicks.

Question: What is a windgall?
Bays answer: The horse has swallowed a ping pong ball!
Correct answer: A soft, painless fluid filled swelling commonly found near the fetlock joint.

The Bays will need to do some studying before next camp!

- The website has been updated with all camp dates for the rest of they year as I know many families are made to plan their holidays around horse camp! Have a great year ahead and Happy Riding.

8 January, 2006
- Welcome to 2006, we are celebrating 20 years of being in business on the Mornington Peninsula. The horses and us are refreshed after having three weeks off in December, however it is with sadness that Bubs passed away during this period. She was a grand age (in her mid 20’s) and in the 19 years she worked at Danbury Park she taught thousands of adults and children to ride and is very sadly missed.
- After 13 years Margaret announced her retirement at the end of 2005. She was a wonderful member of staff, always cheerful with a genuine love of the horses. We hope she gets bored and can’t live without us! Kelly and Natalie are taking over her work and are looking forward to the challenge of filling Margaret's shoes!
- The first Summer Camp finished last week. The weather was very kind to us with very pleasant temperatures and the results have now been posted on the website (here). To obtain the link for your photos please email Kathryn.
- We have a new range of Saxon riding boots in stock at the great price of $45 as well as a new range of jodhpurs, including hipsters in cool colours. So, next time you're here hop into the shop and have a look.

9 October , 2005
- Camp Photos from the recent Spring Camp are now ready to view - if you were at the camp and would like the link to the photos, please send us an email.

3 October , 2005
- A Horse Lovers Day for Adults will be held on Thursday 27th October. Further details can be found on the Information Sheets page. The PDF version of the information sheet can also be viewed by clicking here.
- Spring Camp was another success - Gymkhana results can be seen on the results page. If you were at the camp and would like us to send you the link to the Gymkhana photos when they are ready, just email us.

17 July, 2005
- Winter Camp is now over and we were pretty lucky with the sunny winter weather - well, for the first three days anyway! The results from Winter Camp have now been updated on the results page.
- Camp Photos have also been uploaded, so if you've asked for the details already we should have emailed you with the link by now. If you don't have the link and want to access your photo, please email us and we'll give you the details.
- Dates for Spring and Summer Camps and updated Information Sheets are now available from the Information Sheets page.

17 April, 2005
- Autumn Camp finished up on Thursday, and we had some beautiful Autumn weather to ride in (well, for the first three days anyway!). The Camp results have been updated and are on the results page.

16 March, 2005
- Autumn Camp and Horse Lovers Days previously advertised dates have been changed - please go to the Information Sheets page for the new dates.
- Please note that our email address has now changed - it is now danburypark@internode.on.net. Please update your address books with the new details.
- Congratulations to Maggie and Travis on the birth of Chloe - Maggie insists she will be back riding in the next week or so - which has to be a record!!

23 January, 2005
- The photos from the second camp are now up on our website - as usual just drop us a line at danburypark@internode.on.net and we'll let you know how to get to them. Note that the photos from the first camp are still available so email us if you haven't had a chance to do so yet.
- It was good to see "Scotty" back here at Danbury Park, courtesy of new owner Alice Rees-Lee, who brought him along to our last camp.
- Congratulations and best wishes from everyone here at Danbury Park to regular riders Luke and Amanda on the birth of Charlotte Leigh .... we already have her booked into the 2011 camps!!!

10 April, 2004
- We are holding an Adult's Day on Friday April 30th. Our Adults Days are an opportunity for people to spend a day developing their horse management skills, and is suitable for both riders and non-riders. Riding is included but is completely optional. Further information can be found here.
- Easter Camp has now completed - and what wonderful weather we had! Thanks to Tiffany and Mabel for helping to make sure that everyone had a wonderful time. All of the children loved making jewellery and hunting for Easter eggs on the last day. All of the camp results can be found here.
- Please note that Winter Camp is already fully booked. There is a waiting list as we occasionally have a cancellation or two before the time comes, so please contact Kathryn if you would like to go onto the waiting list.
- Congratulations to Rosie Cole for her successful placings on her debut at the Red Hill Show. Well done Rosie!!

14 March, 2004
- Easter Camp is now fully booked and there also limited places available for some of the Easter Day Programmes. If you'e interested in a Day Programme for Easter please contact Kathryn early to secure a place. Also, Winter Camp is currently 50% booked so once again if you're definitely planning to send a child you should make your booking now.

5 October, 2003
- Spring Camp finished last Thursday, and once again everyone had a great time. Thanks again to Tiffany Joosse for her help - all the girls who were at camp will agree that it was great having her around. Tiffany also had such a great time that she's planning to come back for the Summer Camps in January.
- The award results for the Spring camp are now up on the Awards Page.