Multi-discipline yards, arena hire and hacking — a base for everything you ride.
Cheshire Pony Parties runs pony and unicorn parties, small-group pony activities, school holiday activities and a pony academy near Chester. It was started in 2008 and holds a five-star local licence.
Mobberley Miniatures is a licensed riding establishment in Cheshire. It offers pony and unicorn parties, unicorn experiences, riding lessons and confidence sessions. Its ponies also appear at weddings, events and on TV.
CHAPs is an agility and adventure park for horses in Collingham, Nottinghamshire. Its obstacles can be tackled in hand or ridden and help with bomb-proofing young horses. Visitors can hire it for a few hours or camp with their horses over a weekend.
Abram Hall is a family-run show centre that has held horse shows since 1989. It runs points and championship shows, show jumping, working hunter, dressage and charity events. Ridden classes take place on all-weather arenas.
My Little Pony Party Experience runs non-ridden Shetland pony parties and experiences in Llandegla, North Wales. It offers unicorn-themed or plain equestrian sessions for children aged 2 and over. Shared Pony and Play sessions include pony grooming, crafts and games.
Uttoxeter Racecourse is a countryside jump racing track in Staffordshire. Its races include the Midlands Grand National. It also hosts themed race days, hospitality and venue hire.
Arley Moss Equestrian is an equestrian facility within the Arley Hall Estate in Great Budworth, Cheshire. It offers full, DIY, grass and retirement livery, with stables including foaling boxes. Facilities include a 6-furlong all-weather gallop, floodlit indoor and outdoor arenas, a show jumping arena and cross-country schooling fences. Clients can use a 5-mile off-road estate ride, and the yard produces its own hay and haylage.
Thorpe Meadows is an equestrian venue with a livery yard, indoor arena and a floodlit 60m by 40m outdoor arena. It offers DIY and full livery, arena hire, riding lessons and emergency overnight stabling for horses. The venue hosts equestrian events such as show jumping and dressage competitions. It also has an on-site kitchen and hosts other events and parties.
Forces Equine is a UK equestrian organisation for service personnel, veterans and emergency service riders. It runs national leagues and competitions in dressage, show jumping, eventing and arena eventing. Members earn points toward the Forces Equine Championships.
Osberton International Horse Trials is a horse eventing competition at Mill Farm, Osberton near Worksop. It hosts international classes with dressage, cross country and show jumping, plus arena eventing and Pony Club show jumping. Visitors can camp, shop and attend evening entertainment.
Manor Grange Stud Show Centre is a family-run equestrian competition centre in West Yorkshire, established in 1982. It hosts competitions and clinics through the year, including British Dressage events and its own championships. Facilities include large silica sand and rubber arenas on 12 acres.
Pony petting experiences and pony parties at a yard near Nantwich, Cheshire. Ponies also visit homes, nurseries, schools and care homes within 20 miles. It is licensed with Cheshire East.
Burrows Lane Farm Equestrian Centre is a BHS-approved riding school in Eccleston, Prescot, run by proprietor Leanne Ryan. It offers private and group lessons, Pony Club centre sessions and Own a Pony days. The centre also has a livery yard, runs an apprenticeship and BHS exam scheme and holds show days.
Croft End Equestrian Centre is a BHS-accredited riding and training centre set up in 1998. It has stabling for over 60 horses, indoor and outdoor arenas, a mechanical horse simulator and classroom facilities. It runs a riding school with school holiday courses and offers full, working and DIY livery. Private lessons and clinics are also available, and there is an on-site cafe.
Unicorn Pony Parties brings ponies to parties, charity events and social groups around Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Its licensed ponies also visit schools and care homes and appear in TV, theatre and photo shoots. The ponies are trained before being used for rides and parties.
Hope Show is a traditional agricultural show in the Peak District held every August Bank Holiday Monday. It includes show jumping and heavy and light horse showing classes. Sheepdog trials, cattle, sheep, vintage vehicles and horticulture are also featured.
Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse is a left-handed jumps racecourse in North Wales, first used for horse racing in 1859. Its fixtures include a Listed Mares' Trophy Day and a Festive Meeting. It is part of the Chester Race Company.
Llangollen Wharf runs horse drawn boat trips along the Llangollen Canal, a tradition since 1884. It also runs motorised trips over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and day boat hire. A tea room serves food at the wharf.
Pony Patch is a family business at Wimberry Hill above Glossop in the High Peak offering pony experiences for young children. It runs lead rein pony rides and walk-outs, which can be combined with grooming the ponies. There are weekly Ride & Play sessions, a Pony Club for older children, birthday parties and mobile visits. The business is licensed by High Peak Borough Council.
Winters Equestrian Cross Country is a family-run cross-country training ground in Thornton le Moor, North Lincolnshire, opened in 2020. Its 20 acres hold over 70 jumping efforts from 30cm to 110cm, including water complexes, ditches and banks, plus a grass show jump arena. The course can be hired by individuals and small groups by the hour, or by larger groups and clinics by the half or full day. It also runs events with published times and results.
Southwell Racecourse in Nottinghamshire hosts both flat and jump racing. Its all-weather Tapeta track allows flat racing all year round, including floodlit evening meetings. The venue also offers race day hospitality, themed race days and private hire.
Horsez on Wheelz is run by Debbie and covers Bolton and the surrounding north west. It offers mobile pony parties, meet-and-greets, confetti ponies for weddings and a pony flower bearer for funerals. It also provides horse transport for moves, vet visits and outings, including emergency call-outs. The business holds an animal activity licence from Bury council.
Aike Grange Stud Equestrian Centre near Driffield, East Yorkshire, is home of Lyon's Dressage Horses. It hosts affiliated and unaffiliated dressage and show jumping competitions and regular training clinics. It also offers livery and facility hire, and sells young dressage horses.
Messingham Show is a village show in North Lincolnshire that began as the Messingham Horse & Foal Show in 1895. It includes showing, show jumping and private driving classes. Arena displays, crafts and family entertainment are also part of the day.
