Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Woodend Riding Centre is a family-friendly riding school and livery yard in Kilsyth, established in 1990. It offers private and group lessons, treks, hacks and pony days. Facilities include indoor and outdoor arenas and a cross-country field.
Rowanlea Riding School near Carnoustie was established in 1965 and has over 100 horses. It offers group and private riding lessons and treks. Conchie Saddlery shop is on site.
Cobbes Meadow is a volunteer-run riding and driving for the disabled charity in Chartham near Canterbury. It is a member of the Riding for the Disabled Association. It provides therapeutic riding and carriage driving sessions for people with disabilities.
Happy Hooves Sanquhar is an inclusive riding school and equestrian centre near Sanquhar in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It offers riding classes from beginner to expert, trekking and therapeutic activities for people of all ages and abilities. It was founded by Laura Wilson.
Les Ecuries du Marais in Baisieux is a small family riding stable. It offers pony and horse lessons, livery, schooling and competition preparation, with access to 120 km of marked trails.
Écurie et Élevage des Tourelles in Genech near Lille was created in 1993 on a 33 hectare estate. It runs a riding school, an owners' livery yard and a breeding and young horse production programme.
Loch Lomond Pony Trekking at Tullichewan Farm near Balloch is run by Suzanne McCall. It offers one hour pony treks with a rider assessment for riders aged 12 and over, overlooking Loch Lomond.
Centre Equestre de Bersée is a riding centre near Lille. It offers baby pony sessions, leisure riding, competition and livery for horses and ponies. Facilities include two indoor schools, two arenas, a walker and a solarium. It also sells horses and ponies.
Les Ecuries du Manoir in Gavrelle offers livery, horse hire, riding lessons and children's parties. It has two indoor schools and two sand arenas equipped for horse-ball, a cross country field and pastures.
Equine Teach is run by Carra, a BHS accredited freelance coach based in the Scottish Borders. She specialises in rider position and confidence and offers ridden, groundwork and carriage driving sessions.
Gareloch RDA was founded in 1976 and is affiliated to RDA National. It provides riding and carriage driving sessions for over 50 adults and children with physical or learning disabilities at Colgrain Equestrian Centre near Helensburgh.
Horse in the City organises private horse rides around Paris, including the parks of Versailles and Saint-Cloud, the Bois de Boulogne and the Vallée de Chevreuse. It also provides horses for shoots, events and weddings.
Brookson Farm in Ottawa runs a bilingual riding academy for riders aged six and up, with recreational and competitive streams. It offers boarding and training, day camps and hunter/jumper shows.
Burnbank Equestrian Centre offers riding lessons, livery with daily turnout and indoor and outdoor arenas, and an equestrian supply shop. Professional coaches are on site and it hosts parties.
Whitesands Equestrian near Dunbar, East Lothian, is a small livery and classical training yard run by Catherine Marshall, a licensed instructor of Philippe Karl's School of Légèreté. It offers full and training livery with lessons, DIY and schooling livery, and clinics. It also washes and repairs rugs.
Centre équestre du Marais in Escautpont near Valenciennes has been a riding centre since 2009. It offers lessons for all ages and levels with qualified instructors, group rides and courses. It also offers livery in boxes with paddocks and sells horses.
Wardhouse Equestrian Centre in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, is a riding school and livery yard run by Iain Couttie for over 20 years. It teaches riders of all abilities and offers DIY and grass livery with a floodlit arena.
Christine Armishaw Equestrian offers riding lessons and coaching, horse training and clinics. Christine is a qualified EA Level 1 Coach and horse trainer who focuses on building confidence in women returning to riding and young riders. Regular clinics include Intro Jumping and Intro XC, alongside weekly adult riding groups. Full-care agistment and training services are available at Otford Valley Equestrian.
HCH Veterinary Physiotherapy is run by Henry Church-Huxley, a veterinary physiotherapist who graduated from Harper Adams University in 2022. He treats horses across the North West of England and North Wales and also gives riding lessons as a BHS Stage 4 Eventing Coach.
Roscommon Equestrian Centre between Roscommon and Lanesboro has been run by the Kelly family since 2003. It gives riding lessons to beginners and advanced riders of all ages and hosts groups and schools. It also runs Top Tack Store selling riding wear and tack.
JAG Equestrian at Winterdown Farm, County Kildare, is a showjumping competition yard and training hub owned by coach Julieann Gaffney. It offers private coaching, video analysis, livery, seminars, arena hire and events.
Achavandra is a family-run riding centre near Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands. It offers trail rides through woodland, hills and along beaches, and riding lessons for all abilities. Children's lead-rein treks and a Sunday Saddle Club are also offered.
Broomhill Riding Centre in Fortrose on the Black Isle is a family business established in 1990. It offers lessons, hacking and trekking, pony club and riding for disabled riders with BHS qualified instructors. It also offers DIY, full, grass and working livery and has an equestrian shop.
Tipperary Mountain Riding Centre, formerly Tipperary Mountain Trekking Centre, is a horse riding and pony trekking centre between Borrisoleigh and Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary. It offers treks, lessons, riding holidays and pony camps. It also caters for horse owners and adult riders and hosts parties.
