Multi-discipline yards, arena hire and hacking — a base for everything you ride.
Pelletstown Riding Centre in County Meath has been in business for over 30 years. It offers lessons and farm hacks for children and adults. It has indoor and outdoor arenas, a sand gallop, over 60 stables and a cross-country course.
Brookfield Equestrian Centre in Hoghton near Preston offers DIY, part and full livery. It has outdoor and indoor sand-rubber arenas and hacking. It runs winter and summer unaffiliated dressage series and clinics.
Bucklebury Equestrian in West Berkshire offers arena hire, cross country schooling over 90 jumps on 40 acres and grass show jump schooling. It runs clinics, camps and Eventers Challenge competitions. Livery is available in 20 stables.
Harrogate Riding Centre is a family-run riding centre on the outskirts of Harrogate. It offers riding lessons and coaching for all ages, horse livery and facility hire. It regularly runs affiliated and unaffiliated show jumping, dressage and eventing events.
Ovenstone Equine is a BHS approved livery yard in the East Neuk of Fife. It offers a range of livery options, indoor and outdoor arenas for hire, a cross country training field and a round pen. It hosts dressage, show jumping and arena eventing competitions and offers qualified instruction.
Hickstead, the All England Jumping Course, is an equestrian showground in West Sussex. It hosts the Hickstead Derby Meeting, the Royal International Horse Show, the British Young Horse Championships and other shows. It offers schooling bookings for competitors. The venue is also hired out for private and corporate events.
Aylesford Equine near Melton Mowbray is a family-run facility on 160 acres. It offers a cross-country schooling course with over 100 fences, a mini course, and an all-weather arena with show jumps for hire. It also has a livery yard and hosts clinics and competitions.
Racecourse near Edinburgh with flat and jump racing through the year, racing since 1816. It offers family and ladies' racedays, dining and hospitality packages and event space.
Kingdom Horses is a horse part-share scheme in the Kinghorn and Burntisland area of Fife, established in 2015. It offers riding and non-riding shares on a family-run farm. Sharers can join group rides, beach rides, long-distance rides, jumping and events. Riders of all ages and abilities are welcome.
Kick on Events is a family business that organises horse trials in Scotland, including Forgandenny Horse Trials. It was set up in 2018 by the Edward family. It also hires out event equipment to other events.
Kilbarchan Show is an annual agricultural show held near Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire, run by Kilbarchan Agricultural Society. Its open classes include Clydesdale horses, light horse and pony classes and jumping. The show also judges cattle and sheep and runs a dog show and homecraft classes. A light horse convener handles horse entries.
Hunter Valley Horse Riding & Adventures is a family-run farm in Lovedale in the Hunter Valley. It offers trail rides of 30 minutes to 1.5 hours, sunset rides and pony rides for young children. No riding experience is needed and riders are matched to a suitable horse. The farm also has other farm activities, camping and villas.
Tràigh Mhòr Pony Trekking is a family-run, BHS approved trekking centre at New Tolsta on the Isle of Lewis. It offers beach rides, trail rides, treks and pony experience days for all ages and abilities. It also runs riding holidays and private beach rides.
Pathhead Equestrian Centre is a riding school and livery yard at Pathhead Farm near Kirriemuir, Scotland. It offers riding lessons, hacks and experiences for new and experienced riders. DIY stabled livery includes turnout, an indoor arena, a floodlit outdoor arena and a grass jumping arena. The farm also has a cafe, farm shop and dog park.
Hugs of Argyll is a family-owned business offering equine-assisted sessions with Miniature Shetland ponies in Argyll and Bute. It runs one-to-one and group sessions aimed at mental wellbeing. The ponies visit care homes, hospitals and schools and appear at weddings, parties and events. The team also teaches basic stable management and in-hand skills.
Ace Cross Country is an equestrian facility at Abbots Court near Twyning, close to junction 1 of the M50. It offers a cross country course with jumps, water complexes and banks, show jumps, working hunter fences and dressage arenas for hire. It hosts competitions and clinics with local trainers.
Wood Farm Equestrian is an equestrian centre in Hampshire's South Downs run by Cheryl Bezants Eventing. It offers full, schooling and holiday livery, private and group lessons and schooling sessions. Arenas with show jumps and grass dressage arenas are available for hire, and the yard runs clear round shows and pole clinics.
Aston le Walls is an equestrian competition and training venue at Washbrook Farm between Banbury and Daventry. It hosts British Eventing horse trials, arena eventing and eventer challenges, and is used by British Eventing World Class programmes. Facilities include cross country courses, all-weather and indoor arenas, and the venue can be booked for camps, clinics and lessons.
Keysoe International is an equestrian and events centre on 570 acres in North Bedfordshire. It offers indoor and outdoor arenas, cross-country courses, stabling, clinics and events. Through Keysoe Stallions it provides stud services, and the site also has a therapy and well-being centre, an academy and a café.
Royal Windsor Horse Show is a four-day international equestrian show held in the private grounds of Windsor Castle each May. It covers FEI show jumping, driving and endurance, ending with the Rolex Grand Prix. It also has more than 150 equestrian and country shops.
Anvil Park Stud is a competition centre and livery yard at Larling on the Norfolk and Suffolk border. It runs affiliated and unaffiliated show jumping, dressage and arena eventing competitions and clinics. It offers tailored livery packages, schooling and backing, and indoor and outdoor arena hire.
World Equestrian Center runs equestrian event venues in Ocala, Florida, and Wilmington, Ohio. It hosts hunter/jumper, dressage and breed shows, including an FEI Jumping World Cup qualifier. It also has hotels, restaurants and event spaces.
Ecuries Descamps is an FFE-affiliated equestrian centre in Nomain, northern France. It offers pony and horse lessons, summer riding camps and part-loans on its club ponies and horses. Livery is available, and owners can use the indoor schools and outdoor arenas. The centre hosts amateur, pony and young horse show jumping competitions.
Yara Balba Stables is an equestrian centre on a 56-acre farm at Mandalong in NSW. It runs training days and specialist clinics for riders with their own horses, including dressage, showjumping and working equitation. Facilities include a covered arena, a grassed showjump arena, a fitness track and a cross-country course. The property also offers art classes and accommodation.
