Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
The Oaklands School of Riding is a small family-run yard in Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Leicestershire. It is a riding school and also offers livery, Pony Club, clinics, events, and breaking and schooling. Lessons are taught by BHS-qualified instructor Lottie Smith and yard owner Julie Smith.
Kick On Coaching offers personalised riding coaching in the Leicester area. It is run by Jean Bradley, a BHS Senior Coach who has competed in eventing and Pony Club mounted games. Coaching helps riders build confidence and progress towards goals such as their first one-day event.
Bassingfield Riding School & Livery near Nottingham was established in 1954. It gives riding lessons for all abilities, own-a-pony days, children's parties and lessons for disabled riders. It offers DIY, grass, part and full livery on over 50 acres with a cross-country course and hacking.
Ros Blackmore is a British Eventing accredited coach and NLP Master based between Cumbria and Cambridgeshire. She runs riding clinics in all three eventing phases, plus polework and gridwork, at various venues. She also offers off-horse sessions, workshops and an online coaching membership for riders.
Champion Equestrian Coaching is run by Gen, a freelance accredited professional riding instructor based near Newmarket. She offers mobile private, semi-private and group lessons at clients' own yards across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Coaching covers flatwork and jumping for riders of all levels.
Barrow Stables is a livery yard in Barrow, Rutland, owned and run by Ruth Matthews for over 30 years. It offers grass, DIY, part, full and holiday livery, and qualified tuition. Facilities include stone stables, a floodlit 30x50 menage, a lunge ring and about 40 acres of grazing. Facilities are also available to hire.
Gorse Farm is a family-run livery yard near Stonnall in Aldridge, West Midlands. It offers DIY and assisted livery, arena and jump course hire, and a cross country course for schooling. Private flatwork and showjumping lessons are available for riders with their own horses. The farm also hires out ground for weddings and camping.
Almond Equestrian Academy is a riding school in Hungarton, Leicestershire, for riders from complete beginners to advanced. It offers riding lessons, BHS exam training and hacking in the countryside. It supports neurodivergent young people in particular.
Hyde Lodge Horses is an eventing and training yard in rural Leicestershire run by event rider and coach Alex Tordoff since 2017. It produces horses and helps riders find and buy horses through an acquisition service. It offers private and shared lessons, clinics across the UK, and training and competition livery. Facilities include an all-weather arena, show jumps and cross-country schooling fences.
Tim and Antonia Brown are based near Brigstock, Northamptonshire, and produce and sell dressage, showjumping and event horses. They teach pupils from Pony Club to 5* level and run clinics. They also source, vet, import and export horses for clients. Their yard has a 60x30m arena, a horse walker and stabling for 18 horses.
The Urban Equestrian Academy is a social enterprise in Leicester that widens access to horse riding. It runs programmes such as Azeezah's Junior Pony Club and Mini Me Pony Sessions, and offers private riding lessons for children and adults. Its services focus on inner-city children, faith groups and communities with little access to equestrianism. It also offers equine assisted learning and works with schools.
Parkview Riding School is an ABRS+ approved riding school in Leicester, family-run since 1982. It offers individual and group lessons, evening classes, pony clubs, guided countryside hacks and birthday parties. Facilities include a large indoor school, a floodlit menage and grazing on 80 acres. Bookings are made online through EC Pro.
Enborne Equestrian Centre is a BHS approved riding school and hacking centre at Hamstead Marshall near Newbury, Berkshire. It offers lessons for all ages, hacking, livery, horse shows and horses for sale.
Weeford Stables is a family-run yard in Weeford on the South Staffordshire and West Midlands border, established in 1989. It runs a riding school with a floodlit all-weather arena and offers full and part livery. The yard is surrounded by bridleways and has 24-hour supervision on site.
Stevie Ansell Riding Centre is a riding school and therapy centre in Walsall in the West Midlands. It offers group and private lessons for all ages and abilities, toddler rides, own-a-pony days, hacks and birthday parties. It also runs lessons for liveries and activities during school holidays.
Poplars Farm Riding School in Stoke-on-Trent has over 40 years of experience. It offers riding lessons for all ages and abilities. It has a range of selected horses and ponies and qualified staff.
Bridlewood Equestrian Centre is a livery yard and riding centre at Tyn y Morfa, Gwespyr, in Flintshire. It offers livery and grazing for horse owners. Riding lessons, own a pony days, jumping classes and pony parties are available. It also runs bridle path rides with instructors.
Harmony Stables is a community interest company in Buckley, Flintshire, that rescues, retrains and rehabilitates horses and ponies. It offers own a pony sessions, limited riding lessons, pony days, holiday club and pony parties. It also provides equine assisted learning, workshops on horse care and part loan packages. It was named Riding School of the Year at the Equestrian Business Awards in 2025.
Right Ride Horses is an equestrian centre for 40 horses in the Whitchurch countryside on the Shropshire and Welsh border, founded by Jasmine Hulme. It offers 5* full livery, rehabilitation, exercise and schooling livery, and private or group lessons. The yard also produces and sells horses, from first-time riders' schoolmasters to competition horses.
Wirral Riding Centre in Little Neston is a BHS Approved riding school established over 40 years ago. It offers private and group lessons for all ages and abilities on over 30 horses and ponies, plus a Saturday pony club and horse care sessions. It is home to two RDA groups and the Northwest Special Olympic Equine Team, and runs an apprenticeship scheme.
EquiTi Equestrian is a family-run indoor riding school in St Asaph, North Wales. The arena has a full set of jumps and a viewing area. The arena is available to hire all year round.
Larton Riding School is a long-established family riding school at Frankby Stiles on the Wirral. It offers private, semi-private and class riding lessons for beginners to advanced riders. Other activities include hacking, stable management days, own a pony days and children's birthday parties. The site also has a cafe, kennels and cattery, and a tack shop.
Poppyfield Equestrian is a family-run riding centre established in 1996 by Simon Kettleboro and his daughter Jo. It is a BHS Approved riding school and an Approved Pony Club Centre that runs activity days. It offers lead-rein tasters, group, semi-private and private riding lessons.
Millhouse Stables is a licensed riding school on Bathley Lane near Newark, established over 25 years ago by proprietor Nicola. It offers group lessons of three to six riders and private lessons of 30 or 45 minutes for children and adults. The yard has two floodlit all-weather arenas and a mix of ponies and horses.
