Riding schools
Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
South Buckinghamshire RDA
South Buckinghamshire RDA is a Riding for the Disabled group at Mill House Farm, Fulmer. It welcomes children and adults with physical, sensory and learning disabilities and other conditions. Volunteers and coaches help participants ride for independence, exercise and rehabilitation.
Ham Polo Club
Ham Polo Club, founded in 1926, is London's last remaining polo club, set on 23 acres beside Richmond Park and Ham House. It offers polo lessons for adults and juniors with riding experience, as well as riding lessons. The clubhouse also hosts social events.
Gillian Wood Dressage
Gillian Wood Dressage is the freelance dressage coaching business of Gillian Portus, based at Walk to Canter, Hill Farm, Stebbing in Essex. She offers private sessions, clinics and group sessions for riders of all levels. She has competed horses from Novice to International Small Tour.
Lucy Middleton Classical Dressage
Lucy Middleton is a classically trained freelance dressage instructor and rider with BHSAI qualification. She gives private and shared lessons on clients' own horses at their yards, plus lunge lessons. She also offers schooling livery.
Hall Farm Stables
Hall Farm Stables is a riding school and livery yard in Waterbeach, under three miles north of Cambridge, established in 2005. It offers lessons from beginner to Prix St Georges level, NVQ courses and events. It provides full and part livery on a 35-acre site, and is BHS, Pony Club and RDA Accessibility Mark approved.
Wyfold RDA
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Alexander Technique and Riding
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.