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Wyfold RDA is a Riding for the Disabled charity near Henley-on-Thames serving south Oxfordshire and Reading. It offers riding and carriage driving to children and adults with physical, sensory and learning disabilities. Riders follow a programme after an initial assessment. The group has ponies and horses of varying sizes and an outdoor arena.
The Little Pony Club is set on 26 acres at Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire. It offers pony adventures with Shetland ponies for children aged 4 to 11. Visits are by appointment.
Turville Valley Stud near Henley-on-Thames is a classical training centre influenced by traditional Portuguese methods. It gives lessons on clients' own horses, ridden or in-hand, and takes horses for short-term training livery. The stud was founded about 55 years ago by Nan Thurman and has a long connection with the Lusitano.
Lyford Stud near Wantage offers equestrian facilities for hire, riding tuition and part and full livery. Its new 85m x 55m arena is available for hire. Livery includes indoor stables and well-kept grazing. It is run by Carol Starkey, a qualified instructor and senior Pony Club instructor, with 24 horses on the yard.
Tabitha Perry is a dressage rider and trainer in Hertfordshire. She coaches riders and trains horses using the German Scales of Training. She grew up on a family yard and has taught since her early competition years.
Rossway RDA is a Riding for the Disabled group that meets at Shardeloes Farm Equestrian Centre near Amersham. It gives children and adults with physical or cognitive difficulties the chance to learn to ride. It is a registered charity that relies on volunteers and donations.
Little Wratting Riding School is a 5* awarded riding school now based at Cooks Farm. It offers private and group lessons, flatwork, jumping, stable management, pony days and pony parties for riders aged 4 and up. It is Pony Club linked and also offers arena hire.
The British Racing School is a purpose-built horseracing training centre near Newmarket. It trains young people for careers in racing, with a straight gallop and race simulators. It also has conference facilities.
Gaddesden Place RDA Centre is a Riding for the Disabled centre near Hemel Hempstead. It offers riding lessons and equine assisted learning for children and adults with additional needs and disabilities. It relies on volunteers and pony sponsorship.
Moat Farm Riding Centre is a licensed family-run children's riding centre near Bury St Edmunds. It teaches children from age five in small half-hour lessons and offers private sessions and hacks. It works in association with Equine Working Notebooks.
Sarah Witkin is an accredited Alexander Technique teacher and horse riding teacher near Saffron Walden. She combines the Alexander Technique with horse riding lessons to help riders ride with less tension. She is a British Horse Society Accredited Professional Coach. She also teaches the Alexander Technique on its own.
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.
