Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Horsewyse CIC is an equine assisted therapy centre and riding school in Long Crendon that has run since 2009. It works with children and students including those with SEND and autism. It also runs riding lessons for all abilities on Saturdays and Wednesdays with a BHS instructor, plus pony days.
Sawston Riding School is a 5* rated riding school near Cambridge. It gives group and private lessons to riders from age five and is an accredited Pony Club Centre. It also runs summer pony camps.
Willow Farm Equestrian Centre in Bretford, Warwickshire, is a riding school with over 30 horses and ponies. It offers group, semi-private and private lessons for riders from age 5, and hacks with an experienced member of staff.
Pigeon House Equestrian is a livery yard and riding school at Church Hanborough near Woodstock and Witney. It offers grass, assisted DIY, part, working and full livery, plus short-term livery for competing or holidaying with a horse. Facilities include a floodlit all-weather arena and grass show jumping, cross-country and dressage areas. Hacking is available on the nearby Eynsham Hall Estate.
Abingdon RDA is a nonprofit Riding for the Disabled group founded in 1975. It offers therapeutic riding to over 90 children and adults aged 2 to 80+ with a wide range of disabilities. The group has around 11 working ponies and horses and relies on volunteers. Arena hire is also available.
Hertfordshire Polo Academy, formerly MHF Polo, teaches polo with private and group lessons. Its coaches hold Hurlingham Polo Association qualifications, and no riding experience is required. Lessons now run mainly at Silver Leys Polo Club, with Moor Hall Farm still listed as a venue. It also offers equine therapy and team building days using the Eagala model.
Silver Leys Polo Club in Little Hadham is a polo club that hosts tournament weekends and family events. It is home to the Hertfordshire Polo Academy, which gives polo lessons. It also offers stables and livery.
Digswell Place is a purpose-built, volunteer-run riding stable for adults and children with disabilities, founded in 1972. About 140 people are enrolled and around 80 ride each week, many coming in groups from schools or day centres. It is part of the Riding for the Disabled Association.
Ride High Equestrian Centre is a riding school on 37 acres in Loughton, Milton Keynes, with over 24 horses. It offers riding lessons, pony and activity camps and school holiday activities. It is a social enterprise whose profits support the Ride High children's charity.
Bryerley Springs Equestrian Centre is a riding school and livery yard on over 200 acres near Milton Keynes. It offers group, semi-private, private and lunge lessons, hacking, camps, parties and Pony Club. Pony Tots sessions are available for 2-4 year olds.
Idyllic Celebration Ponies is a licensed riding establishment in Essex, established in 2023. It offers one-to-one lessons, mini rider sessions, pony rides and pony therapy. It also runs pony days, birthday parties, pony visits and seasonal events. Facilities include a riding arena and private woods for rides.
Foxglove Farm runs residential riding holidays for children aged 6 to 14 in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Riding is taught in association with Hartwell Riding Stables, a licensed riding school. Children stay at the family's 17th-century farmhouse during school holidays.
Joanne Cannon Equestrian is a small yard between Stratton Audley and Launton near Bicester. It offers part livery and tuition from Joanne, a BHS Accredited Stage 3 Coach. The yard has six stables and 18 acres of grazing.
Oxford Equestrian is a stables just outside Oxford run by equitation scientist Elise Clements. It offers full working and part livery, riding lessons with a BHS trained instructor, and clinics. Facilities include a 40x20 menage, a cross-country schooling field, a hot horse wash and a secure tack room.
Warwick International School of Riding is a family-run riding school at Guys Cliffe near Warwick. It gives lessons and hacks for beginners to advanced riders and runs pony camps and fun days. Riders can also bring their own horses.
Lowlands Equestrian Centre in Shrewley, Warwickshire is an RDA and BHS approved riding centre and home of the Riding for the Disabled Association national office. It offers riding lessons for disabled and non-disabled riders, hacking and riding camps. It also runs training for RDA coaches and volunteers.
Stratford upon Avon RDA, founded in 1968, provides riding for people with disabilities. Sessions run at The Stable Yard, Home Farm, Compton Verney and are tailored to each rider. The group is run by volunteers and keeps four ponies and horses.
Equine Learning CIC is a 5-star licensed riding establishment at Wootton Park near Wootton Wawen. It offers equine facilitated learning, alternative education, therapeutic riding and horsemanship. It also gives riding lessons, trail rides, pony days and Pony Club activities.
Rockstar Equine is a BHS approved, licensed riding establishment between Cannock and Penkridge. It gives riding lessons to riders from age 2 and runs Pony Club activities. It also offers full and competition livery on a small yard with a floodlit arena.
Cotswold RDA is a Riding for the Disabled group at Prestbury Park that provides riding and pony activities for people of all ages living with a disability. It offers riding sessions, a mechanical horse, pony one-to-ones, Tea with a Pony for people living with dementia and accredited educational courses. It is run with the help of volunteers.
Whitfield Farm Equestrian near Ettington is a livery and competition yard run by Richard and Louise. It offers DIY, part, full, training and holiday livery, plus lessons and group clinics in two all-weather arenas. A hacking track with cross-country fences is available to hire in summer.
Cotswold Equestrian Academy is a community interest company at Lower Hind Farm, Bretforton near Evesham. It offers riding lessons, pony care days, residential camps and a young equestrian programme, with a therapeutic approach. It also provides full and schooling livery.
Tewkesbury Riding School is a small riding school near Tewkesbury, run since 2009 by Keith Hill and Jo Bowen. It has horses and ponies for all riders and indoor and outdoor schools. It is also a Pony Club Centre with monthly meets.
Hayswood Equestrian is a family-oriented riding centre in Naunton, Worcestershire, established in 2002. It has over 30 horses and ponies and qualified instructors, catering for riders of all ages and abilities.
