Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Beaumont Grange Farm Equitation Centre is a small yard with BHS qualified instructors and views of the Lake District. It gives lessons to riders of all ages and abilities and trains and schools horses and ponies. It is also a Pony Club centre and offers livery.
Mill Farm Riding School in Hazel Grove, Stockport, is a 5-star licensed riding school operating since 2005. It offers private and group lessons, hacks, treks, pony parties and pony days for riders aged 4 and up. It also offers full, working and DIY livery.
Stable Life at Dryden Farm near Selkirk runs equine facilitated wellness programmes for young people in the Scottish Borders. It also offers riding lessons, birthday parties, arena hire and livery.
Bank House Equestrian is a family-run equestrian centre at Little Salkeld near Penrith, Cumbria. It offers private and group riding lessons, hacks and full livery with indoor and outdoor arenas. It also has static caravans and a campsite.
Lads Lodge is a small family-owned riding centre near Carlisle, Cumbria, with over 30 years of experience. It offers livery, schooling, riding lessons for all ages and trekking. It also offers equestrian vaulting and summer camps.
The Horse Farm in Port-de-Bouc offers horse rides for all levels in small groups. It provides paddock, box and working livery, breaks young horses and breeds Quarter Horses and Paint Horses.
Ecuries Blessed Stables in Savigné-l'Évêque near Le Mans was created by Arnaud Randoin in 2017. It is a western riding centre offering lessons, livery and part livery on 14 hectares. It also breeds and sells horses.
Hopps Family Stables at Les Ecuries du Marais in Le Val-Saint-Germain offers group and private lessons for all levels, part livery and livery for owners. It also prepares riders for competition.
Peggy Paint Ranch in Brion, Maine-et-Loire, is a private stable on 11 hectares. It offers outdoor livery and part livery, lessons and horse work in western, classical and leisure riding, and equestrian shows. It also sells horses.
Peppertree Arcadia is an equestrian property in Arcadia, NSW, with stables, yards, an arena, round yard, horse walker and swimming facilities. It offers coaching for novice to advanced riders, specialising in showjumping, dressage and eventing. Paddock and stable agistment is available, with staff to train and exercise horses. It also runs race training programmes and a contracting arm that builds arenas and supplies GeoPro Footing.
Terrey Hills Riding School teaches riding together with horse care, handling and communication. It offers group lessons, after-school and holiday programmes and some private and horsemanship sessions.
Chapman Valley Horse Riding is a family run business near Sydney. It offers kids' rides, trail rides, experienced rides, cattle musters, adult horse camps and private rides, plus camping and equine assisted therapy.
International Boutique Riding School in Arcadia, NSW, is run by Anne-Katrin Liebe, a German equestrian coach. It teaches classical horsemanship and riding to all ages and levels and offers equine assisted therapy. It stands German Riding Pony stallions.
Calm Wood Equestrian Centre in Oakville in the Hawkesbury is run by owner and coach Diane Holden. It offers riding lessons, pony rides, school holiday camps, agistment, arena hire and clinics with visiting coaches.
Growth Edges on the Central Coast of NSW is run by social worker Meghan Andrew. It offers equine assisted learning and therapy for children, teens, adults, schools and organisations. It also gives riding lessons at clients' properties when available and equestrian photography.
The Outlook Riding Academy in Terrigal is a family-run equestrian centre on 18 acres. It offers private riding lessons for all ages, kids programmes, holiday camps, pony parties, horsemanship and NDIS sessions, and agistment.
Darkes Forest Riding Ranch south of Sydney is a family run riding ranch and boarding stables established in 1971. It offers trail rides, riding lessons, pony rides, a saddle club, day camps and disability riding sessions. It also has agistment and a saddlery.
Park Foot Pony Trekking near Pooley Bridge offers fully supervised pony treks around Ullswater in the Lake District for learners and experienced riders. Waterproofs and hats are provided. It is open seasonally from March to November.
Hawkesbury Valley Equestrian Centre in Yarramundi is a family riding centre owned by Grahame and Renee Ware. It offers group and private lessons focused on confidence and horsemanship, and equine assisted learning as an NDIS provider.
Centennial Glen Stables offers guided horse and pony rides through the Kanimbla Valley near Blackheath in the Blue Mountains. Groups are kept small and the stables are accredited with Horse Safety Australia.
Otford Farm in Otford, NSW, has offered horse riding for almost 60 years on over 300 acres of rainforest. It offers rainforest trail rides, private lessons and school holiday camps with accredited instructors and guides.
Tic Toc Equestrian offers riding lessons, school holiday camps, showjumping, horse training, agistment, leasing and birthday parties for riders of all ages.
Brighouse Bay Trekking near Kirkcudbright has been established since the 1970s and is approved by the Trekking and Riding Society of Scotland. It offers treks, beach hacks, lessons and stable management sessions on native Highland and Fell ponies.
Godley Stud Riding School on Green Lane near Hyde, Tameside, is a family-run riding school established in 1995 and rated five stars by Tameside council. It offers introductory rides and lessons for all ages and abilities. It has been run by Cheryl Blease since 1999.
