Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Haras de Verone is a riding school and equestrian tourism and training centre at Beauvernois in Saone-et-Loire. It takes riders from age three, with pony and horse lessons, trail rides, ethological riding, livery and courses, taught by two qualified instructors.
Domaine Danalou is an owners' stable and riding school at Marmagne in southern Burgundy. It offers livery, breeding, lessons, equi-coaching and supervision, plus horse transport by lorry hire. The domain also grows organic vegetables.
Haras de Bannes is a sport and leisure pony breeding farm near Bourgueil in Indre-et-Loire, run by Gaelle Begouin. It offers pony sales, depot-sale, backing and schooling, half livery, courses, federal exams and competitions, plus livery for broodmares during the breeding season.
Haras du Plessis is a riding centre at Rosnay in the Vendee offering lessons, equestrian tourism and mediation and coaching. It also offers field livery on 26 hectares of pasture and breeds purebred Lusitano horses. Horses and ponies of all levels are welcome.
Haras du Bois Marie is a riding club offering trail rides, pony and horse lessons for children, teenagers and adults, courses, competition and federal exams. The club stresses safety with professional supervision and well-schooled ponies and horses. It also runs summer holiday courses.
Haras du Diamantnoir in Seine-et-Marne is an equestrian centre offering horse boarding, riding lessons, mountain trail, horse rides and training courses. It also breeds Mérens horses and offers a stopover boarding service. The site is run by Emmanuelle Nondier.
Haras de Liverdy is an equestrian centre and pony club in Liverdy, Seine-et-Marne, run by Cédric and Gérard Longis. The site presents its facilities, competitions and team, and lists horses for sale.
Haras de Monthome is an equestrian centre in Seine-et-Marne, about an hour from Paris, in a former Brie farm. It offers livery, a pony club, show jumping competition preparation and horses for sale.
Haras de l Ondine is a riding school and owners stable in the Foret de Retz near Corcy in the Aisne. It has two outdoor arenas and a covered school and is run by a Pro2 rider holding the DEJEPS jumping diploma.
Haras des Etangs in Fay-les-Etangs has been run by the Tison family since the 1970s. It offers breeding, development and trade of sport horses, an owners stable, competition coaching, the organisation of horse shows and a riding centre and pony club. Horses for sale are part of the offer.
Haras de Nantes is a heritage site whose riding centre, La Vaillantière, welcomes children and adults for riding as a one-off or all year, for beginners and experienced riders. The site also hosts corporate seminars and events with an on-site restaurant.
Haras de la Salmonière is a riding centre that opened in July 2009 on a 48 hectare estate in the Mauges hills near Ancenis. It offers lessons and courses from beginner to advanced in dressage and show jumping, federal exams up to galop 7, baby pony and livery.
Ferme Écurie Les Vallées is a stable on a 15 hectare site near Pontchateau, about 45 minutes from Nantes. It offers owners' livery, convalescence livery working with vets, farriers and osteopaths, and retraining of ex-racehorses. Riding is practised all year.
Haras du Petit Bois is an owners' stable and riding club at Le Russey in the Haut-Doubs near the Swiss border. It offers livery in a calm green setting, riding lessons, trail rides and pony rides. The club is affiliated to the French equestrian federation.
Haras de Clairima is an equestrian centre in Garganvillar, Tarn-et-Garonne. It offers outdoor herd livery for horses, horse work and rider coaching, and a riding school with lessons and activities for all ages and levels on a suited school herd.
Haras des Forges is a horse farm in Saint-Prix, Allier, offering riding lessons, livery and half-livery, breeding, and horse work and breaking-in. The site lists stallions, broodmares and foals, plus horses and foals for sale and horses on consignment.
Haras des Jonquilles is an equestrian yard in Pissy-Poville, Normandy, offering an owners stable, riding tuition and competition. The contact page lists boarding, breeding and trade enquiries on one number.
Élevage du Kiba at Ennezat in the Puy-de-Dôme breeds quality ponies for sport and leisure and sells and rents out equines. It also runs a competition and owner stable with lessons and training courses. The owner is a qualified riding instructor with over twenty years of experience, and the farm also breeds dogs.
Écurie des Demoiselles is an equestrian centre at Frouzins near Toulouse on a 110-hectare estate. It runs a pony club, riding lessons, showjumping activities, horse boarding and horse development for competition. Owners can choose between several boarding formulas.
Haras des Monts Honfleur opened in 2014 near Honfleur and offers guided rides for families and friends in the countryside and on the sandy beach, supervised by a state-qualified instructor. It is listed with the French Equestrian Federation.
Haras de l Artolie is a riding centre affiliated to the French Equestrian Federation in Merignac near Bordeaux, on 39 hectares of meadows and forest. It offers lessons for leisure and competition, courses in the holidays, and field or box livery. It holds the Cheval Club de France and animal welfare labels.
Haras Dellyn is a pony club in Brouains in the Vallee de la See that gives riding lessons to children from a young age. It breeds Welsh and Welsh Cob ponies on site and has a dedicated Welsh breeding section.
Haras de Siva is home to the Etrier Cherbourgeois riding centre in Tollevast near Cherbourg. It offers lessons for all ages, baby pony sessions, horse ball, pony games, birthday parties and courses, and also runs horse boarding.
Haras du Chatelet is an equestrian centre and pony club near Antignac in the Cantal. It offers lessons, courses and trail rides in show jumping, dressage, vaulting and driving, and runs boarding in half-board, comfort and royal formulas. It also breeds horses and ponies and sells them, so horses for sale are part of the offer.
