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About us
Eat Sleep Ride is a year-round, small-group equine and nature experience based in the Scottish Borders — 45 minutes from Edinburgh, 1h15 from Newcastle. Bookable as a standalone or itinerary highlight. 20% commission standard. Trade enquiries: danielle@eatsleeprides.org
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Set on a reclaimed, off-grid site, we bring together horses, nature, food, learning and people to create experiences that are restorative, grounding and genuinely memorable. Visitors don’t just pass through — they participate, connect, and leave with a sense of belonging and perspective.
Our experiences reflect the growing transformation economy, where travellers value wellbeing, personal relevance, sustainability and authentic connection. Whether through equine-led leadership sessions, gentle horse interactions, shared meals by the fire, or time spent in nature, everything we offer is designed to create value beyond the visit.
We work with individuals, families, groups and organisations, and are well suited to multigenerational travel, slow tourism, wellbeing breaks and values-led retreats. Our year-round offer supports sustainable tourism while remaining rooted in local community, land stewardship and care.
Scottish Borders
Meaningful, small-group experiences rooted in nature, horses and shared leadership.
A fully ground-based equine and nature experience designed for guests who prefer not to ride or where riding is not suitable.
This version focuses on presence, communication and connection. Guests spend time learning how horses respond to human energy, exploring herd behaviour, and reflecting on leadership and wellbeing through guided facilitation.
Ideal for multigenerational travel, retreat groups and North American visitors seeking slow, meaningful tourism experiences.
• Welcome tea/ coffee
• Guided introduction to herd behaviour
• Facilitated horse interaction (non-ridden)
• Nature immersion on our reclaimed off-grid site
• Shared storytelling and discussion
• Seasonal refreshments
• Seasonal local lunch (garden or campfire)
• Yoga session
• Sound bath / relaxation experience
• Creative reflection session
• Extended half-day retreat format
Set on our fully off-grid, solar-powered site overlooking the North Sea coast, this immersive experience offers visitors more than a riding lesson — it offers connection.
Guests are welcomed into our working rural project, where rescued horses, land restoration and community leadership come together. The experience blends gentle riding with horse connection, storytelling and time to slow down.
It is beginner-friendly and reflective in nature — ideal for travellers seeking authenticity, wellbeing and meaningful rural interaction rather than technical equestrian sport.
• Welcome tea/coffee on arrival
• Introduction to our horses and their stories
• Ground-based communication and safety briefing
• Supported beginner-friendly riding experience
• Time on the land (quarry, wildlife pond, woodland edge)
• Facilitated reflection and shared conversation
• Seasonal refreshments
This experience reflects the growing transformation economy — visitors leave with perspective, not just photographs.
• Seasonal garden or campfire lunch (£20–£30pp)
• Yoga session in the yurt (45–60 mins)
• Sound bath / guided relaxation session
• Extended leadership or wellbeing workshop
• Professional photography package
• Reflection journal & keepsake pack
Add-ons can extend the experience to 5–6 hours if required.
Combined ESR and Swinton Manse experiences, available as day, overnight or multi-day formats — with horses (a guided ride or ground-based equine work) or without (ground-based herd time only). Catering, accommodation and minibus transfer included.
The Manse adds boutique accommodation, full catering and the warmth of Loretta Windsor-Mackenzie's hosting to ESR's off-grid land and rescued horses — creating a complete rural retreat package.
Day, overnight or three-day formats. Group size 8 to 12. Bookable as part of retreat packages, ticketed events, or private hire.
Multi-day retreat packages combining ESR and Swinton Manse, with a curated mix of activities, full catering, accommodation and time with our rescued herd. Available with or without horses.
Most retreats are urban, sterile and one-note. Ours bring together off-grid land, rescued horses, expert wellness practitioners and a beautiful boutique manse for genuine restoration.
Available as overnight or three-day formats. Travel trade and private bookings welcome. Bespoke retreats also designed for charities and not-for-profits on a sliding-scale basis.
Our yurts and surrounding spaces are available for hire — for events, parties, training workshops, wellbeing days, and gatherings. Pitch-up space is available for camper vans, with the firepit, tiny house, woodshed, barbecue and wider site included. Our yurts are day use only.
A genuinely different venue — working, off-grid, regenerative — on the Berwickshire coast where horses, land and community come together.
Available by enquiry. Pricing is by donation for community groups; bespoke quotes for commercial bookings. Hire follows our published Hiring and Use of Space Policy.
Half-day or full-day packages combining a mix of our activities — yoga, sound bath, terrarium, sauna and ice bath, dark skies — with horse time, farm-to-fork lunch, and time on the land.
A wellness day at ESR gives guests something genuinely different from the typical urban wellness offer — fresh coastal air, rescued horses, a working off-grid site, and a deliberate pace that lets people actually rest.
Half-day or full-day formats. Available for travel trade booking and private group booking. Group size 6 to 15 depending on activities chosen.
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Guest Profile
Our experiences suit wellbeing-led travellers, multigenerational groups, and visitors seeking authentic, slow-travel experiences in rural Scotland. Particularly strong fit for North American and European visitors on curated Scotland itineraries, retreat groups, and corporate wellbeing programmes. Mixed ability and beginner-friendly by default.
Our site in the Scottish Borders is more than a centre - it’s a place of belonging, recovery, and growth.
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About your host...
Founder and lead facilitator at Eat Sleep Ride with 20+ years of equine-assisted experience. A registered Scottish charity leader, School for Social Entrepreneurs Scotland graduate, Scottish EDGE winner and Barclays Eagle Lab alumna. All experiences are grounded in the globally recognised TeachingHorse™ model.
Brookes Trust training
Scottish EDGE winner
Trauma-informed Trust member
NLP Practitioner
People & Planet First verified
Brainz Magazine contributor
RBS Accelerator and Barclays Eagle Lab Scale Eagles alumna
Get in touch...
We respond to all trade enquiries within 2 working days.Please include group size, dates and itinerary context where possible.
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