Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Mull Pony Trekking is based at Killiechronan on the Isle of Mull. It runs daily two hour treks into the hills and along the beach on its home bred Highland ponies. It also offers riding for the disabled.
Ferme équestre CREP Naours is an equestrian farm in the Somme run by the riders' association C.R.E.P (Les Cavaliers Randonneurs En Picardie). It offers rides for all levels and multi-day riding treks by appointment in small groups. Teaching is outdoor-only with an ethology-based approach. Riders may also come with their own horse if its vaccinations are up to date.
Les Ecuries du Mont in Halluin is a riding centre with a pony club from age 4 and a horse club from age 12. It offers group and private lessons, internal competitions and holiday activities. It also offers box livery and retirement livery.
Balcurvie Riding School in Windygates, Fife, has run for over 20 years. It offers private and group lessons, hacks and treks, pony days and birthday parties for beginners to advanced riders.
Barbarafield Riding School near Cupar in North East Fife was opened in 1956 by Christine Berwick. It offers intro sessions, hacks and farmland rides, lessons in term time and pony experience days in the holidays.
Pelletstown Riding Centre in County Meath has been in business for over 30 years. It offers lessons and farm hacks for children and adults. It has indoor and outdoor arenas, a sand gallop, over 60 stables and a cross-country course.
Ballyrusley Stables in Portaferry offers riding sessions and a loaner and owner club. It has kids livery packages with supervised pony care and instruction. Ponies are available for loan or share.
Parbold Equestrian Centre at the foot of Parbold Hill in Lancashire is a riding school opened in 2001 by Nicola Bennett. It has 17 riding school horses and ponies and offers private and shared lessons and events. A partner charity, Stable Lives, works with veterans and emergency workers.
Eqwise Riding School is in the Yarrow Valley near Chorley, Lancashire. It offers private and group riding lessons and a riding syllabus. It also hosts schools and youth groups and runs forest school activities and apprenticeships.
Flight View Livery & Stud is a family run livery yard and stud in Preesall, Lancashire, established 45 years. It offers DIY, assisted, part and full livery and riding lessons. It breeds horses, stands stallions and delivers semen.
Holt's Equestrian Centre is a family run yard in Lancashire run by Gaynor and Marnie Holt. Marnie produces young ponies for showing, dressage and other disciplines. It offers full livery, schooling, sales and holiday livery and describes itself as a riding school.
Killegar Stables is a long-established riding school near Enniskerry on the Dublin Wicklow border. It offers riding lessons for all ages, private tuition, guided treks, pony camp and livery with grass turnout. It has indoor and outdoor arenas and an associated riding club.
Diamond Equine Training is run by professional show jumping rider Faye Malkie in Cheshire. She produces and trains horses and coaches riders from novice upwards. The site also lists livery.
The Equestrian Trainer is the coaching business of Ellen Berchner-Nolan, a British Dressage and BHS coach. She offers one-to-one, shared and group lessons in the Bristol area, online lessons and webinars. Her approach focuses on equestrian biomechanics and applied psychology.
Harrogate Riding Centre is a family-run riding centre on the outskirts of Harrogate. It offers riding lessons and coaching for all ages, horse livery and facility hire. It regularly runs affiliated and unaffiliated show jumping, dressage and eventing events.
Stewarton Polo Club is a members' polo club near Edinburgh on the edge of the Dundas Estate. It offers polo lessons with qualified instructors, pony hire for beginners and polo and full livery. Facilities include American barn stabling and a 100 x 50 metre arena.
Shieldbank Riding & Vaulting Club near Saline in Fife offers group and private riding lessons on its school horses. It has a vaulting team that competes in Scottish competitions. It runs pony days in the school holidays and has an on-site coffee shop.
Inspired Equine is run by Hannah, a BHS Stage 3 dressage coach and Intelligent Horsemanship recommended trainer, based near Denny in Scotland. It offers freelance lessons with clients' own horses, connection clinics and behavioural consultations. Its training uses force-free methods and supports riders moving to bitless bridles.
Plaited Ponies runs two yards near Avonbridge and Armadale in the Falkirk area. It offers riding lessons for all levels, pony parties and horse experiences. Its livery yard provides full, half and DIY livery.
Red Barn Training is a training program founded in 2025 by Hélène Saulue, a BHS Stage 3 coach, based at Peppertree Farms in Poway, California. It offers training in showjumping and dressage, lessons and part leases. It also runs a show team and a United States Pony Club program.
Ballawhetstone Stables is a riding school on a farm on the Isle of Man, established for 25 years. It offers group and pre-school riding lessons, holiday lessons and pony experience days. As a Pony Club Centre it enters teams in Pony Club mounted games.
Tràigh Mhòr Pony Trekking is a family-run, BHS approved trekking centre at New Tolsta on the Isle of Lewis. It offers beach rides, trail rides, treks and pony experience days for all ages and abilities. It also runs riding holidays and private beach rides.
Moorhead Performance Horses was founded by Ellie Moorhead and is based in Tottenham, NSW. It offers training and breaking with a western focus, coaching for riders, yearling handling and sale preparation. It also provides full-care agistment and sells horse handling gear online.
Johnson Equestrian Services is run by coaches Christine and George Johnson at Mangrove Mountain north of Sydney. It offers lessons on clients' own horses, coach training, clinics, agistment and training rides. It also helps with buying and selling horses and with transport.
