Riding instructor gift: a book from the whole yard

A riding instructor gift with everyone in it who is learning to ride with her: in a Flashbook, every person gets their own double-page spread with two photos and their own answers. One book costs €24.90 including design, printing and shipping, €22.90 from 3 groups in one order and €19.90 from 5 groups. It arrives 5 to 7 working days after the last answers and payments.

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The book, the questionnaire and our WhatsApp support are in German. Other languages and shipping to other countries on request.

Left half of a sample double-page spread for a riding group, in German: a drawn portrait of a woman in a riding helmet and glasses, answers to questions such as first riding school horse and first canter, and four awards such as “Most thorough groomer” with first names from the group — Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

Right half of the sample spread, in German: a second drawn portrait in a green jumper, favourite things such as dream horse, a signature, name and details such as favourite horse, discipline and birthday — Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

What riding pupils write in the book

Every double-page spread shows two photos, ideally one in the saddle, plus a name, a signature, four short details with icons and the answers. We adapt the questions to your yard, for example:

Which riding school horse did you learn on?
What was your first canter like?
What do you like doing most at the yard?
What does your riding instructor always call across the arena?
What does your dream horse look like?

For children, the parents fill in the questionnaire. Photos and answers are used only for the book; more on this under Children's photos and data protection.

Shared pages for the yard and the riding group

Your photos are cut out and arranged into one cover picture, on a background you choose. Then come the group photo, awards such as “Most thorough groomer”, a double-page spread for special moments like your first show, two spreads for signatures and sayings, and at least 4 blank spreads to write in. Up to 4 sponsor pages are included in the price, and sponsor logos go on the back cover. On the cover you can put “Stallfreunde” (friends from the yard), “Freundebuch” (what Germans call a book like this) or a title of your own. It is printed as a landscape A5 hardcover on 170 g/m² paper that you can write on with a ballpoint pen.

How big does a riding group need to be?

A riding lesson often has only a few riders, and who turns up changes. A book holds 8 to 42 people, and the instructor and helpers count too. So include everyone who rides with the same instructor, or the whole riding school or yard.

Vaulting

In vaulting, a group performs gymnastics on a horse that circles on the lunge line, and the lunger holds it all together. She belongs in the book too. If one group doesn't make 8 people, add your club's second group.

Riding instructor gifts: at Christmas, when she leaves, or just because

Christmas. If your yard holds a Christmas ride or a Christmas party, that is a lovely moment to hand the books over. Timeline and ideas in the guide Christmas gifts for coaches.

Farewell. If your instructor stops teaching or moves on, a book with everyone who learnt to ride with her is a leaving gift that lasts. More in the guide Coach leaving gift.

Just because. After a riding badge or the group's first show. If you ride with a male instructor, the same applies; more ideas under Gifts for coaches.

How the book for your yard comes together

Sending an enquiry takes 2 minutes. Then the link arrives on WhatsApp.
You share the link in the yard's group chat. Everyone answers the questions on their phone in about 5 minutes and uploads two photos. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays an overview of who is still missing arrives on WhatsApp.
Once all the answers are in and all the books are paid for, we design and print. The books reach you 5 to 7 working days later.

Flashbooks has already made over 5,000 books.

How much does the book for the yard cost?

The price is per book, includes design, printing and shipping to Germany and Austria, and depends on how many groups order together.

1 to 2 groups: €24.90
from 3 groups: €22.90
from 5 groups: €19.90

The minimum order is 10 books, but not everyone in the book has to buy one. Everyone pays for themselves with a payment link, or one person pays for everyone by invoice within 14 days. Because every book is designed individually, you can't cancel.

Questions from riding yards

Do the horses go in the book too?

Yes. A horse is welcome in the second photo, as long as you can still be seen clearly. Questions like “Which riding school horse did you learn on?” bring the horses into the answers too.

Our riders are between 8 and 60. Does one book suit everyone?

Yes, because the questions are about horses: first riding school horse, first canter and the best treat are as much fun for an eight-year-old girl as for a 60-year-old coming back to riding. The parents fill in for the children.

Which photos work best?

Two per person, for example one in the saddle and one without a helmet where you can see the face clearly. The photos also make up the shared cover picture.

Can several instructors at one yard order together?

Yes. Each group gets its own book, and ordering together brings the price down: €22.90 per book from 3 groups in one order, €19.90 from 5 groups.

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Photo consent form for clubs
A checklist before children's photos go into the book.
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