Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
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.
Midstrath Equiworld Club near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, is a family riding centre run by Mark and Diane Maher with qualified instructors. It offers riding lessons from age four, camps, pony activity days, stable management courses, horse sales and livery, with a second yard at Raemoir near Banchory.
Mackenzies Equestrian Centre in Co. Antrim was established in 1998. It offers individual and group riding lessons, inclusive lessons for riders with special needs, and full, part and DIY livery. Indoor and outdoor arenas host shows and events.
Clonshire Equestrian Centre is set on 120 acres of parkland in Adare, Co. Limerick, owned by the County Limerick Hunt Club. It offers riding lessons, riding holidays and pony camps, full and half livery, breaking and schooling, and BHS training courses. It hosts competitions and the University of Limerick equine degree programme.
Banner Equestrian Centre is a family run equestrian centre near Ennis, Co. Clare, operating since 1996. It has outdoor show jumping arenas that host Show Jumping Ireland events and can be hired for training. Lessons for riders with their own horses are given by BHS qualified owners.
Lower Tokenbury Equestrian Centre is a family run riding school near Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, established in 1969. It is ABRS approved and an active Pony Club centre, offering lessons for all ages and abilities. It also offers livery, eventing training and cross country course hire.
Lime Park Equestrian Centre is a family run riding school near Maghaberry and Lisburn. It offers riding tuition, pony camps and parties, and full, part and DIY livery. It also sells horse feed and bedding, has a resident blacksmith and a tack shop, and hosts shows.
Lusk Equestrian Centre is a family-owned equestrian centre on 110 acres near Lisburn. It offers DIY, part and full livery with over 50 stables, a riding school, horse sales, transport and arena and cross country hire. It runs regular grassroots competitions including show jumping, dressage and one day events.
Mount Pleasant Equestrian Centre is a family run riding school and trekking centre near Castlewellan, County Down, established for over 50 years. It offers group and semi-private lessons from age 5, pony trekking in the surrounding forests, and pony camps. It has a new indoor arena.
Barbara Ellison is a dressage trainer and BHS registered instructor based at Saintfield, County Down. She trains horses of all breeds and levels and gives riding lessons at her yard or at clients' premises. She also teaches stable management and offers sports psychology sessions.
Feeney's Equestrian Centre is a family-run, A.I.R.E. approved equestrian centre near Galway city, established over 30 years ago. It offers private and group lessons, treks, pony rides, pony camps and therapeutic riding activities. It also provides livery for horses and ponies.
Old Riverbed Stables is at the foot of the Sperrin Mountains near Swatragh. It offers full livery, breaking and training of horses and ponies for riding and driving, and correction of problem habits. It also gives private and group lessons, hacks and clipping.
Edinburgh University Exmoor Pony Trekking is a student-led non-profit society that cares for a herd of 10 Exmoor ponies. It runs horse riding treks for students and the public, for all riding abilities. From September to May treks start at Swanston in the Pentland Hills, and in summer they run in the Ochil Hills from Glendevon. Riders can help care for their pony before and after the trek.
Eilean Equestrian is a riding centre at Lettermore Farm on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It offers riding lessons for all ages and abilities and scenic trail rides. A riding holiday is also offered.
Nevis Equestrian Centre offers horseback rides on Nevis in St Kitts & Nevis. Rides include beach and trail rides through villages and swimming with horses. It specialises in family group rides and has operated since 1996.
HG Equestrian is run by Hannah Goodby-Dudgeon, a freelance riding instructor on the Isle of Man. She travels island-wide to give lessons to riders of all ages and abilities. She also competes and has coached for 18 years.
Narrow Water Stud & Equestrian Centre is on the Narrow Water Castle estate near Warrenpoint, owned by Michael Boyd. It offers lessons from lead rein to advanced, part, full and competition livery, and carriage driving lessons. Facilities include floodlit arenas, 22 stables and forest hacking.
