Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Conroy Polo is an independently owned polo school in the Surrey Hills. It offers group and one-to-one polo lessons and instructional chukkas taught by HPA-qualified coach Ryan Conroy. No previous riding experience is needed and all equipment is provided.
Aspect Polo is a low-goal polo club based at Hurtwood Polo Club in Ewhurst, Surrey. It offers membership, fixtures and a polo school with lessons from Tuesday to Sunday. Livery and pony hire for stick and ball, practice chukkas and match chukkas are available on site during the polo season.
Marros Riding Centre is a family-run riding centre near Pendine, Carmarthenshire, set in 140 acres including ancient woodland. It has 34 licensed horses and ponies and offers group and private lessons, treks, hacks and pony activity days. It works with riders with additional needs and also offers livery, BHS courses and on-site camping.
Colleen Hoekstra Knox is an international Grand Prix dressage rider, trainer and judge based at West Buckland near Wellington, Somerset. She gives private training sessions across the South West and Thames Valley, clinics in the UK and USA and competition coaching. Holiday livery is also offered.
Hockley Equestrian Centre is a family-run licensed riding school in Hockley, Essex, established in 1982. It offers riding lessons for children and adults with qualified tuition. Pony experiences, pony rides and pony parties are also available. Tuition is given by BHS qualified staff.
Polegate Equestrian Centre is a riding school near Eastbourne offering individual and group lessons in a purpose-built manege. It also offers escorted off-road hacks of over two hours. It provides pony parties and pony rides at events, and runs show jumping and dressage competitions.
Fairlight Hall RDA is a registered charity established in 2015 that offers riding for disabled riders of all ages. Lessons last 30 minutes in an outdoor arena or hacking in the grounds. It also offers Tea with a Pony sessions for people with dementia or other long-term conditions.
Jodi Randall is a show jumper and instructor in Kent. She offers backing, schooling, competition livery and horse sales. Lessons, stable management and BHS stages training are available. Full livery is also offered.
The Enlightened Horse & Rider is run by Anneliese Gillett, a BHS-accredited riding instructor with over forty years of experience. She teaches classical horsemanship through one-to-one lessons on the client’s own horse at their stables or livery yard in West Sussex. She also runs training workshops for groups of riders in the UK, Germany and South Africa.
EquiLandes is a western riding centre at La Chapelle Saint Sauveur, Loireauxence, in Loire-Atlantique, run by Laure and René Savary. It offers western riding lessons and three-hour courses. Horses can be boarded in individual paddocks with a wooden shelter.
Poplar Park Equestrian Centre near Woodbridge, Suffolk, offers private, shared and class riding lessons in flatwork, pole work, jumping, cross-country and TREC. It is family-run, and the family also organises the Poplar Park Horse Trials. Facilities can be hired.
Park Farm Riding School is a small yard of horses and ponies at Preston near Canterbury, Kent. It teaches children through planned lessons, hacking and a stable management club. It runs Pony Club badges, holiday activities and summer camps.
Fletchers Farm Riding School in Fordham, Essex, has been established since 2004 and is approved by the BHS and ABRS. It gives lessons to riders aged 5 and over in an indoor arena and outdoor maneges. It also runs pony days, shows, clinics and offers livery.
Hill Farm Equestrian Centre in Chelmondiston, Suffolk, is a BHS-approved riding school and Pony Club Centre established in 2002. It is owned by Hazel Ackland BHSAI. It gives lessons to children and adults and runs Pony Club sessions, pony days and holiday camps.
Monty's Equestrian Centre is a family-run licensed riding school in Clacton, approved by the Association of British Riding Schools. It offers beach hacks, private and shared lessons, ABRS exams and educational days. It also runs Pony Club, own-a-pony days and birthday parties.
Ten Oaks Equestrian Centre is a family-run, licensed stables at Hawkhurst in Kent. It gives private and semi-private riding lessons, hacks, forest rides, pony days and clear round jumping. Lessons are planned around each rider's goals.
Danley Marshes Riding Centre in Minster on Sea gives riding lessons to riders of all ages and abilities, from first lessons to competition-level training. It has eight horses and has been open for five years. Lesson packs and events are offered.
Leybourne Grange Riding Centre for the Disabled at Leybourne, near West Malling in Kent, gives riding lessons to disabled and able-bodied riders. The minimum rider age is 5 and riders must be under 14 stone. It is supported by volunteers and fundraising and also has liveries.
Sweetlands Farm is a licensed, ABRS-approved children's riding school at The Haven, Billingshurst, West Sussex. It runs group riding lessons and lead-rein pony time for young riders, with an optional membership scheme. It also offers hands-on animal care sessions for children.
Laris Farm in Chobham is a riding centre run by Beacon Equestrian LLP. It offers assessment, private and group lessons, hacks on the common, pony days, a stable club and RDA sessions. Full and working livery are available.
Minninnooka Polo & Riding School in Chobham, Surrey offers polo lessons and coaching for juniors and adults, from first lessons to competitive play. It also gives English riding lessons, runs chukkas, holiday camps, Pony Club activities and corporate polo experiences. Livery may be available.
Emma Linaker offers human and equine Bowen therapy. She is also a BHS registered instructor of over 20 years, teaching dressage, show jumping and eventing one to one and at Pony Club and adult clinics. She has competed in eventing, show jumping and dressage.
Haslam Equine is a freelance equine consultant and trainer based in Bagshot, Surrey. With over 30 years of experience and BHSI qualifications, she teaches private clients, pony clubs and riding clubs across Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire. She also consults on equestrian estates and yard management.
Huntercombe Horses is the training yard of Giles Carradine at Huntercombe End Farm near Nettlebed, South Oxfordshire. Giles has over twenty years of experience coaching riders at all levels, from riding club to affiliated eventing, show jumping and dressage. Training works on both horse and rider, including confidence on the flat and over fences.
