Equestrian club
Nikolo's Horse Club
in Kharkiv
A riding school on its own grounds in Kulynychi. Eight hectares, a 20×60 indoor arena and a stable with 50 stalls.
What the first lesson is like
Lessons with a trainer
All lessons are one-on-one, 45 minutes, by appointment. A standard lesson is 1000 UAH; dressage and show jumping are 1200 UAH each. Children from age 10; helmet and vest are provided on site.
Standard
1000 UAHFor beginners and leisure riders. Seat, steering, walk, trot, canter. First in the round pen, then in the big arena.
Dressage
1200 UAHFor riders confident at all gaits. The horse performs movements from almost invisible cues. Taught by a Master of Sport.
Show jumping
1200 UAHJumping over fences. No show jumping without a dressage foundation: the horse must obey the rider on the flat before it jumps.
What the first lesson is like
It starts on the ground: the trainer shows you which side to approach the horse from and where to put your hand. Then the saddle, stirrups and seat. Next you walk in the round pen — a covered circular arena where the horse cannot speed up and the trainer is always within arm's reach. At the end you can groom the horse yourself. Children usually don't want to go home afterwards.
We keep separate horses for beginners. They are calm, and if they feel the rider losing balance, they stop.
You are taught by people who compete themselves
The club has five trainers: a Master of Sport of Ukraine in dressage, a Candidate Master of Sport in show jumping, ranked athletes and a category 2 judge. Who runs the beginners' group and who runs the advanced group is explained in the Trainers section.
What our riders say
Reviews from riders, parents and guests. You can leave yours with the button below.
I'd wanted to visit Nikolo's for a long time. Great impressions of the facilities, well-cared-for horses. Daryna is a lovely person and a skilled, attentive trainer. Everything was a delight!
Excellent location, good access roads, large parking. A spacious place, a great base for learning to ride, spending time with animals and having a good time. There is a show arena and a training arena. Lots of families with children at the event. It was well organised. I took wonderful photos and left very happy.
Very clean! Very good! I personally loved it. Very friendly staff.
A beautiful place. The most beautiful horses.
A wonderful place!!! I recommend it to everyone!
We were at the Horses Spirit riding festival — loved the organisation, a great place.
A great place to rest body and soul.
If there is any fear, it comes from novelty: "What if the horse runs? What if I can't do it? Will I fall?" And once you've learned to ride, you'll worry instead about not getting a movement right or not giving the horse clear cues.
Steering and contact with the horse don't happen through the reins alone. Your whole body, your voice and even your mood affect how you and the horse understand each other. The moment a rider realises this, the magic and the love begin. That famous energy you get from the animal seems to come from exactly here.
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