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Muirhead Stables is a riding school near Dundee in the Angus countryside. It offers hacks of different lengths and lessons in an all-weather school with jumps. Rides go out Tuesday to Sunday.
Barton Field Farm Equestrian Centre is a family run riding school near Canterbury, Kent, founded in 2002. It is a British Horse Society approved centre and a Pony Club Centre. It offers lessons on school horses and ponies, pony club activities, a school jumping league and inter-house dressage and show jumping.
Cumbrian Heavy Horses is a BHS approved heavy horse riding centre in the south-west Lake District. Riders of many abilities ride Suffolk Punch, Clydesdale and Shire horses through the National Park. The site also offers camping and pods.
Bursted Hill Stables is a third-generation family-run riding school in the Pett Bottom valley near Canterbury. It offers lessons, hacks and other experiences for riders of all levels, in groups or privately. It is licensed by Canterbury City Council and is an approved Pony Club centre.
Aberdeen Riding Club at Peterculter is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to make riding accessible to all. It offers graded group lessons for children and adults and private lessons. It also provides full and grass livery.
Houston Farm Riding School is a family-run riding school near Dechmont in West Lothian, established in 1972 by Ian and Elizabeth Comrie. It is licensed and approved by the BHS and ABRS. It offers group, private and birthday rides for all ages and standards.
Achnalarig Stables is a TRSS approved riding centre in Oban. It offers group, semi-private and private lessons and treks through the countryside for all ages and abilities. It is also a Riding for the Disabled centre and hires out its outdoor arena.
CC Equestrian is a riding school at Harburnhead near West Calder, West Lothian, run by Lynn Colquhoun and Stephen Campbell. It gives riding lessons and is currently fully booked for new clients. Stephen also breaks ponies to drive and competes in carriage driving.
Tapitlaw is a family business near Dunfermline in Fife run by Bob Yeoman and Fiona Horne. Tapitlaw Riding School offers lessons for riders of all ages and levels. Tapitlaw Sport Horses breeds Scottish sport horses for show jumping and stands two stallions at public stud.
Fossilfield Training Centre supports young people through an equine enabled learning programme. It is accredited by the Association of British Riding Schools. It offers SQA-approved training, volunteering and work experience with local councils and partners. A linked charity, Friends of Fossilfield, supports access for families facing barriers.
Hampton Lodge Equestrian at Brittas, Co. Dublin, was set up by Paul Curtis BHS AI. It offers livery with BHS-qualified staff, group and private riding lessons and pony camps in school holidays. It also hosts riding birthday parties.
Crossogue Equestrian is at Crossogue House near Thurles, Co. Tipperary, where the Molloy family has kept horses for five generations. It runs riding holidays for adults and families and camps for teenagers. It also has a stud and racing side.
Chris and Sarah Brady are Parelli natural horsemanship instructors based in Co. Kildare. They give tuition and run events and working student places, helping riders build confidence and partnership with their horses. They also travel to clients.
GB Quarter Horse is the western and reining stable of Grégory Legrand in Villette, Yvelines. It breeds, trains and sells horses and offers western lessons and courses for beginners and experienced riders. It has 53 boxes and offers livery with or without work.
Ruth McGarry BHSAI is an accredited freelance riding instructor in South West Scotland with 35 years of experience. She gives group and private lessons for all ages and levels. She also breaks and schools horses.
Havard Stables at Dinas Cross near Newport, Pembrokeshire, is a BHS approved riding centre. It offers lessons for all abilities, trekking on lanes and mountain, children's clubs and stable days, and accessible riding as an RDA centre.
Bowlings Riding Centre near Haverfordwest is a family-run riding school and livery established over 45 years ago. It has an indoor arena, an outdoor school, hacking and a cross country course. It is the RDA centre for Pembrokeshire and runs a centre member Pony Club.
Folly Farm Equestrian Centre in Yaxley, Peterborough, runs a 5-star rated riding school and pony club. It offers full and working livery, clinics, training boot camps, and backing and schooling.
Top Ten Ranch Quarter Horse is a western riding centre in Bosc-Renoult-en-Ouche in the Eure for adult riders. It offers western riding lessons, cattle clinics, horse boarding in an American barn, equine insemination, training and horse sales.
Le Moulin du Goutay in Fromental, Limousin is an equestrian centre and riding club with horses and ponies. It offers riding lessons, rides, holiday camps and boarding for horses and ponies. It also has gîtes and guest rooms.
Adam Sutton is a horse trainer based in the Lower Hunter Valley, NSW. He starts horses of all breeds, runs an off-the-track racehorse education program and gives clinics and lessons in several states. He also sells training content and equipment online.
JB Equestrian in the Southern Highlands of NSW is run by an EA Level 1 general coach. It offers riding lessons, clinics and limited horse training. Mobile home visits provide horse care advice, training and lessons at clients' properties.
Hancock Horsemanship is based in Teviotville in Queensland's Scenic Rim, led by horseman Donal Hancock. It offers horse starting, advanced education, competition and cow horse training, personalised lessons and clinics. It also provides theatrical equine entertainment and arena hire.
King Andrews Rider Training is led by Rochelle King Andrews and Greg Andrews. It offers online dressage courses through a membership, coaching lessons and clinics. It also runs an online rider community and a shop.
