Multi-discipline yards, arena hire and hacking — a base for everything you ride.
Dene Farm Cross Country near Nether Wallop, Hampshire has been established since 1995. It offers four miles of cross-country through farmland and woodland with fences from 1'3" to 3'3", including two water complexes. The course is available for schooling and hosts competitions.
Plumpton Racecourse in Sussex hosts 16 jump race meetings from September to May on a one-mile circuit. It also offers hospitality, memberships and venue hire for meetings and team building.
The Little Hoof Company brings miniature Shetland ponies to parties, care homes, schools, weddings and events across West Sussex and Surrey. It is run by founder Tinka and is licensed by Adur District Council.
Caradon Hill Trekking and Equestrian Centre near Liskeard, Cornwall, is a licensed family-run riding centre. It offers private and group lessons, trekking, Saturday clubs, family rides and pony parties.
Fitzworthy Equestrian Centre is a livery and riding events centre in Dartmoor National Park run by BHS instructor Kim Northcott-Pilling. It offers private and group lessons on clients' own horses, fun days, hacks, a kids club, a riding club and arena hire.
Pendarves Equestrian Centre is an events and training centre in West Cornwall. It runs unaffiliated dressage, showjumping and eventer challenge shows and British Dressage events. Its arena can be booked, and it runs a retraining of racehorses programme.
Studland Trekking Centre is a small stables in Studland on the Dorset coast. It offers horse trekking rides of one to two hours over heathland, forest, beach and dunes, plus private and evening rides. It also offers horse bed and breakfast and livery.
Courtway Equestrian near Exeter hires out a 60m x 40m sand school by the hour. The arena has a Martin Collins sand and fibre surface. It is used for schooling, flatwork, jumping practice and groundwork, and by visiting instructors.
Hallagenna Riding is a family-run riding centre on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. It offers off-road rides and trail riding for beginners and experienced riders, and riding holidays. It also runs a private livery yard and lets holiday cottages.
Comeytrowe Equestrian is a fifty-acre family-run equestrian centre near Taunton, Somerset. It offers horse riding lessons and equestrian services. The site also lists horsebox hire, horses and Pony Club activities.
Coxleigh Barton is a BHS-approved livery yard and equestrian facilities centre on 400 acres of farmland near Barnstaple, North Devon. It offers livery, arena hire, competitions, clinics and camps. The estate also offers storage, farm contracting and event hire.
Clifford's Kingdom is a Suffolk Punch horse centre in Cornwall founded by Jessica Miller. It breeds the rare Suffolk Punch and offers horse rides, carriage rides, horse-drawn funerals, family and school visits and equine assisted therapy sessions.
Garlidna Farm near Helston, west Cornwall, runs a 30-acre cross-country training course for horses and ponies, open April to October. Fences range from logs on the ground to 1m tables, with a water complex. The farm also runs Muddy Puddles childcare.
The Company of Horsemen is a family-run equestrian business near Stafford. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, trick riding and a riding simulator. It also performs Cossack trick and stunt riding shows and hosts parties.
Fair Oak Cross Country Course at Rogate near Petersfield is built over 55 acres of grassland. Jumps range from 55cm to 100cm and the course is used by Pony Clubs and Riding Clubs from April to October. Schooling sessions are booked online.
No Stress Equine Events runs unaffiliated dressage, showjumping and combined training competitions at Netley Marsh near Southampton. Its shows aim to be relaxed and confidence-building for riders of all levels.
East View Riding Centre at Chelwood Gate is a family-run riding yard, now in its third generation, that has ridden onto the Ashdown Forest since 1974. It offers forest hacks for novice, intermediate and experienced riders and groups.
The Grange Equestrian Centre is a show and competition venue in Devon near Sourton Cross, with views of Dartmoor. It runs affiliated and unaffiliated competitions, events and clinics and is hired for external events. Facilities include a 60 x 25 m indoor arena with seating. It is owned and operated by The Plaister Charity, an equine welfare charity for Crabbet Arabian horses.
Cholwell Equestrian Centre is a family-run equestrian centre at Lewdown, Devon. It holds show jumping, dressage and showing competitions and clinics. Its indoor and outdoor arenas can be hired. An Anglo Arab stallion stands at stud.
Cornbury House Horse Trials is an annual five-day eventing competition in Cornbury Park in the Cotswolds. Young horses and riders compete in dressage, cross country and show jumping. The event also offers hospitality, local food and drink and retail.
Pontispool Equine Sports Centre near Taunton, Somerset, is an equestrian venue for competitions, schooling and holidays with horses. It has a cross country course, an all-weather arena and gallop, and stabling. It runs competitions, clinics and camps and has lodges and cabins. It diversified from a cattle and sheep farm in 1999.
Interfields Equestrian near Malvern was established in 2007. It hires out a 65m x 35m show jumping arena and dressage arenas, runs clinics with qualified coaches and offers overnight stabling.
A&T Equestrian is a family-run equestrian centre near Sittingbourne, Kent run by two former professional jockeys and horse trainers. It offers equine aqua treadmill sessions for rehabilitation, fitness and conditioning. The treadmill can be used dry, with water or on an incline.
Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park near Verwood is a family-run visitor attraction. Visitors can meet rare breed heavy horses and learn about their history. The park also has farm animals, vintage vehicles, play areas and a cafe. It is open from late March to October.
