Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Haras de l'Aigues-Vives in Mauguio, Hérault, is a family equestrian structure founded more than twenty years ago, focused on training and performance. It is an FFE-registered club run by Alexis Roques and lists horses for sale on its website.
Haras du Knistelberg in Dorlisheim, Alsace, is an FFE-labelled equestrian centre with a pony club, lessons, courses, competitions and horse boarding in indoor and outdoor boxes. It also runs a small breeding programme under the HDK affix and lists ponies for sale.
Haras de Mai is an owners stable and riding school in Nerigean in the Entre-deux-Mers near Bordeaux. It offers livery with premium facilities and lessons on trained school horses for riders of all levels.
Ecuries de Bois Dieu is a riding centre and competition club at Lissieu near Lyon, run by Carole Lamour, a state-qualified instructor. It offers group lessons on ponies and horses for beginners to advanced riders, courses, pony games, jumping and trail rides on two arenas and a lunge ring.
Haras d'Orce at Lozanne in the Monts du Lyonnais, 20 minutes from Lyon, has run since 2013. It breeds Connemara and French Saddle sport ponies, runs an insemination centre with foaling, and offers owners' livery with 26 boxes and lessons. A For sale section lists ponies.
Haras Au Coeur des Possibles at Luzy in Burgundy offers ethological and sporting riding coaching for horse and rider, courses, professional support, a pony programme for children and field livery. The site also presents foals bred on the farm and body-care services for horses.
Haras de Valdor is a riding centre near Lake Saint-Pardoux, 15 minutes from Limoges, with new facilities. It offers lessons, courses, group visits and activities, and welcomes riders with their own horses. The club is federation-affiliated and runs competitions.
Haras de Keos is a riding centre and stable at Tauxigny in Indre-et-Loire on 20 hectares, run by two qualified professional riders in eventing, show jumping and dressage. It offers livery of many kinds, coaching, horse development and the sale of horses and ponies.
Haras du Meix is a riding centre and owners' stable near Chalon-sur-Saone, run by Christina and David Konczewski since 2007 on 13 hectares. It offers lessons, courses, trail rides, competition, backing and livery.
Haras de Verone is a riding school and equestrian tourism and training centre at Beauvernois in Saone-et-Loire. It takes riders from age three, with pony and horse lessons, trail rides, ethological riding, livery and courses, taught by two qualified instructors.
Domaine Danalou is an owners' stable and riding school at Marmagne in southern Burgundy. It offers livery, breeding, lessons, equi-coaching and supervision, plus horse transport by lorry hire. The domain also grows organic vegetables.
Haras de Bannes is a sport and leisure pony breeding farm near Bourgueil in Indre-et-Loire, run by Gaelle Begouin. It offers pony sales, depot-sale, backing and schooling, half livery, courses, federal exams and competitions, plus livery for broodmares during the breeding season.
Haras du Plessis is a riding centre at Rosnay in the Vendee offering lessons, equestrian tourism and mediation and coaching. It also offers field livery on 26 hectares of pasture and breeds purebred Lusitano horses. Horses and ponies of all levels are welcome.
Haras du Bois Marie is a riding club offering trail rides, pony and horse lessons for children, teenagers and adults, courses, competition and federal exams. The club stresses safety with professional supervision and well-schooled ponies and horses. It also runs summer holiday courses.
Haras du Diamantnoir in Seine-et-Marne is an equestrian centre offering horse boarding, riding lessons, mountain trail, horse rides and training courses. It also breeds Mérens horses and offers a stopover boarding service. The site is run by Emmanuelle Nondier.
Haras de Liverdy is an equestrian centre and pony club in Liverdy, Seine-et-Marne, run by Cédric and Gérard Longis. The site presents its facilities, competitions and team, and lists horses for sale.
Haras de Monthome is an equestrian centre in Seine-et-Marne, about an hour from Paris, in a former Brie farm. It offers livery, a pony club, show jumping competition preparation and horses for sale.
Haras de l Ondine is a riding school and owners stable in the Foret de Retz near Corcy in the Aisne. It has two outdoor arenas and a covered school and is run by a Pro2 rider holding the DEJEPS jumping diploma.
Haras des Etangs in Fay-les-Etangs has been run by the Tison family since the 1970s. It offers breeding, development and trade of sport horses, an owners stable, competition coaching, the organisation of horse shows and a riding centre and pony club. Horses for sale are part of the offer.
Haras de Nantes is a heritage site whose riding centre, La Vaillantière, welcomes children and adults for riding as a one-off or all year, for beginners and experienced riders. The site also hosts corporate seminars and events with an on-site restaurant.
Haras de la Salmonière is a riding centre that opened in July 2009 on a 48 hectare estate in the Mauges hills near Ancenis. It offers lessons and courses from beginner to advanced in dressage and show jumping, federal exams up to galop 7, baby pony and livery.
Ferme Écurie Les Vallées is a stable on a 15 hectare site near Pontchateau, about 45 minutes from Nantes. It offers owners' livery, convalescence livery working with vets, farriers and osteopaths, and retraining of ex-racehorses. Riding is practised all year.
Haras du Petit Bois is an owners' stable and riding club at Le Russey in the Haut-Doubs near the Swiss border. It offers livery in a calm green setting, riding lessons, trail rides and pony rides. The club is affiliated to the French equestrian federation.
Haras de Clairima is an equestrian centre in Garganvillar, Tarn-et-Garonne. It offers outdoor herd livery for horses, horse work and rider coaching, and a riding school with lessons and activities for all ages and levels on a suited school herd.
