Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Stal van Haaster en de Jong organizes unique beach rides on horseback in the beautiful surroundings of Den Helder. They offer year-round horseback riding through dunes, forests, and nature parks to the beach. This provides a wonderful experience for riders of all ages.
Manege Noot is a family-run equestrian center located in Callantsoog, offering riding lessons for all levels and boarding services for horses. They have a focus on horse welfare, ensuring that their horses have ample outdoor time and social interaction. The facility provides lessons in English dressage, jumping, and trail riding, supported by experienced instructors.
Paardensportvereniging Bucephalus is a riding club that brings together horse enthusiasts for training, clinics, and competitions. The club offers lessons and organizes various equestrian activities, including dressage and jumping competitions. Members can enjoy access to modern riding facilities and participate in events throughout the year.
Wieringermeerruiters is a horse association and pony club located in Middenmeer, North Holland. They offer riding lessons and organize competitions for their members. The club also hosts events related to driving with horses, providing a community for equestrian enthusiasts.
Stal Hynstehiem in Berltsum has existed since 2007. It offers horse livery, turnout and work with lesson horses alongside a farm. Equine sports massage and leech therapy for horses are also offered.
IJslanderkracht offers riding lessons and coaching using Icelandic horses. The business focuses on the unique qualities of these horses to enhance personal development through equine-assisted coaching. It is located in a natural setting between Egmond and Bergen, providing a suitable environment for both riding and coaching activities.
Ruiters & Ridders is located near Amsterdam and provides youth assistance through interactions with horses. They offer regular pony lessons and individual/group guidance aimed at developing social-emotional skills in children aged 6 to 16. The facility emphasizes animal welfare and personal development in a safe environment.
De Hofruiters is a riding club based at Manege De Fruithof in Heteren. Stichting de Hofruiters provides riding lessons by qualified instructors on school horses and ponies, in groups of up to ten riders, covering dressage, working equitation and hacks. Rijvereniging de Hofruiters organises several indoor dressage competitions each year under KNHS rules. The club also runs events and internal competitions for its riders.
Paarden Sportmassage & Instructie Isabelle Weijling provides equine massage therapy to help horses recover from muscle problems and improve flexibility. The business also offers private riding and jumping lessons for various skill levels, focusing on enhancing performance and maintaining horse health. Additionally, Isabelle is a certified judge for dressage competitions and provides training for horses.
MJ Sporthorses is a sport horse yard in Prinsenbeek run by Mark Jespers and Renske Kroeze, who train around 20 horses for show jumping and eventing. Owners can put their horse in training, from newly backed up to international level. The yard has horses for sale throughout the year and helps clients find a new horse through its network. Renske also gives jumping and eventing clinics, both on location and at the home base.
Ron Smeets Dressage Horses is a dressage yard in Hulsberg, South Limburg, run by international dressage rider Ron Smeets. The yard trains horses for Dutch and international clients, schooling them individually for sale or for competition by their own riders. It also offers instruction, clinics, stabling, horse sales and a working-student programme. Ron Smeets has trained several horses to Grand Prix level.
Manege Ravensbosch is a riding school in Arensgenhout (Hulsberg), South Limburg, founded in 1970 by the Bruls family. It offers riding lessons and instruction, livery with full board, and summer riding and pony camps for children aged 8 to 15. Facilities include an outdoor arena of 30 x 60 m, an indoor arena of 20 x 40 m, a lunging ring, a horse walker and about 9 hectares of pasture. The yard also breeds and sells horses.
Horsemanshiptraining Texel specializes in horse training and instruction, focusing on building trust and understanding between horse and rider. They offer various training methods, including groundwork and riding lessons tailored to the needs of both horse and rider. The goal is to enhance communication and cooperation, ensuring a solid foundation for riding and handling horses.
Manege Galop is a riding school in the South Limburg countryside in Landgraaf. It offers riding lessons and rents out horses and ponies, including leasing arrangements. The yard runs a livery with daily care, feeding three times a day and summer grazing, and a farrier visits weekly. It also operates as a sales yard and breeds horses from its own broodmares.
Ruitersportcentrum De Groene Vallei is an equestrian centre offering riding lessons with a published lesson schedule. It also provides livery for horses. The centre organises pony and rider camps and hosts a riding club with a carousel group. Regular events include FNRS dressage tests, cross-country rides and club championships.
Humaan met Paarden was founded in 2007 by Mireille Gehlen and is run together with Aniek Lambi. It offers lessons, courses, clinics and coaching focused on humane, respectful training and treatment of horses. Activities include natural horsemanship, Centered Riding, bitless and saddleless riding, liberty dressage, clicker training, straightness training and behavioural therapy. It also does therapeutic work with horses, under the name Humaan Vitaal, and works from its own yard, Stal Gehlen in Bocholtz.
Stal Houben is a riding school in Thull, near Schinnen, that has operated for more than 25 years. It offers riding lessons with qualified instructors, full livery for horses and ponies, and the training of young dressage horses up to national level. Boarders can join the KNHS riding club RV & PC Thull, which is based at the yard. The business is a recognised SBB training company.
Dressuurstal De Ruijter is a dressage yard in Zonhoven run by Muriel de Ruijter, who has competed up to Grand Prix level. It gives dressage lessons for riders of every level, including show jumpers who want to improve their flatwork, and coaches pony riders at competitions. Horses can be stabled at the yard to be trained and prepared for competition. The facilities include a 20 x 60 m dressage arena, a horse walker and a stable with 8 boxes, and the horses go out to pasture daily.
Manege N.I.O.P. is a riding school and equestrian center located in Nieuwe Pekela, Netherlands. The facility offers riding lessons and hosts various equestrian events and competitions. They provide information about their services and events on their website.
Hippisch Centrum Noordenveld offers riding lessons for all levels, provided by enthusiastic instructors who love horses. The center also provides boarding services with a focus on horse welfare, featuring various facilities. Additionally, it hosts a range of equestrian activities, including competitions and clinics, catering to horse enthusiasts.
Equimastery specializes in dressage coaching and instruction, emphasizing the bond between rider and horse. The services include personalized coaching for both riders and horses, competition guidance, and a webshop for equestrian products. The focus is on creating a harmonious training environment where both horse and rider can grow and perform confidently together.
Horse Coaching Drenthe is run by Wendy Molenaar in Een, Drenthe. She gives regular and therapeutic riding lessons on her own horses and ponies, as well as horse coaching. She is a qualified instructor with experience teaching riders with disabilities. Hacks are available on Sundays by appointment.
Dressuurstal De Haarhof specializes in the training of dressage horses, offering boarding services and coaching. They provide facilities including an indoor arena, outdoor riding arena, and paddocks. The business also sells horse feed and offers lessons for both clubs and private individuals.
Rijvereniging "De Markeruiters" is a riding club located in Rolde, offering riding lessons for both ponies and horses. The club organizes competitions and various activities for horse enthusiasts. Members can participate in group lessons aimed at improving their riding skills, whether for competition or leisure.
