Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Mobberley Miniatures is a licensed riding establishment in Cheshire. It offers pony and unicorn parties, unicorn experiences, riding lessons and confidence sessions. Its ponies also appear at weddings, events and on TV.
Equipilates is run by dressage rider and coach Lindsay Wilcox-Reid in Ripley, Derbyshire. She offers ridden lessons, groundwork and dressage training, and rider training on a mechanical horse with EquiPilates exercises. Visiting horses can be stabled overnight for training breaks. Clinics are also available at other venues.
Stubbing Court Training provides apprenticeship programmes for young people working in the horse industry in the East Midlands and Yorkshire. It has worked with employers and top riders since 1982. It runs awards such as Apprentice of the Year.
Friends Lane Riding School provides riding and carriage driving lessons for children of all abilities. It is accredited by the Association of British Riding Schools, with qualified instructors. It offers group, semi-private and private lessons, two-hour pony sessions for children aged 4 to 16, and pony parties.
Refined Riding is run by Samantha Hulme in North West England. She offers rider biomechanics coaching, online courses and rider and horse movement assessments. She is also an equine sports therapist.
Birtles Equestrian is a family-run riding school in Cranage, near Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. It offers private, semi-private and group riding lessons for children aged seven and over and adults, from beginners to experienced riders. It also runs pony days, a small cross-country course and a part-loan scheme for experienced clients.
Higher Farm is an equestrian facility in Over Peover near Knutsford, Cheshire. It offers riding lessons for all ages and abilities, including equine education for people with special educational needs. It also offers full and grass livery, and access to a riding club, shows, clinics and camps. Equestrian-themed parties can be booked.
Accrington Riding Centre is a riding school in Accrington, Lancashire, established in 1987. It offers riding, learning and horse care lessons for all ages, taught by BHS qualified staff. Lessons range from lead rein beginner groups to private sessions. The site has over 10 acres with bridle paths for western hacking and trail riding.
I-Pegasus CIC is a not-for-profit based at Grove House Stables in Misterton that uses horses and the rural environment to support young people. It runs the BHS Changing Lives Through Horses programme in group and one-to-one sessions for organisations and their learners. It is also a British Horse Society, Pony Club and Riding for the Disabled centre offering disabled riding. Holiday programmes and pony sponsorship are available.
Hannah Esberger is an international dressage rider and UKCC Level 3 dressage coach based at Todwick, Sheffield. She provides dressage and riding tuition on an individual or group basis, from novice to Grand Prix. Her yard takes horses and ponies to train, compete or sell on behalf of clients. Facilities include an indoor barn, an international floodlit arena, a jumping arena and a horse walker.
J F Polo Academy has taught polo in Cheshire since 2006. It offers private and group polo lessons from age six, clinics, chukkas and experience days. It also provides polo pony hire and sales, livery and schooling, and exhibition matches for private events. Play is pay-as-you-go with no membership required.
Sandy Lane Equestrian is a family-run riding centre near Weaverham, Northwich, opened in 2003 and linked with Riding for the Disabled. It specialises in teaching entry-level riders and offers lessons for all ages and abilities, plus pony days, parties and hacks. It has a covered arena and a floodlit outdoor arena. Full and working livery are available.
Burrows Lane Farm Equestrian Centre is a BHS-approved riding school in Eccleston, Prescot, run by proprietor Leanne Ryan. It offers private and group lessons, Pony Club centre sessions and Own a Pony days. The centre also has a livery yard, runs an apprenticeship and BHS exam scheme and holds show days.
Croft End Equestrian Centre is a BHS-accredited riding and training centre set up in 1998. It has stabling for over 60 horses, indoor and outdoor arenas, a mechanical horse simulator and classroom facilities. It runs a riding school with school holiday courses and offers full, working and DIY livery. Private lessons and clinics are also available, and there is an on-site cafe.
High Legh Riding Centre is a small family-run riding centre at Mill Farm, High Legh, near Knutsford. It offers riding lessons for beginners to advanced riders with qualified instructors, plus livery. Trekking and pony-themed birthday parties are also available.
Spring Paddock is a family-owned riding school in Charlesworth, established in 1970. It offers riding lessons for children and adults of all standards, including jumping. Lessons take place on a large all-weather arena.
Julie Judge is an equestrian trainer and producer based in Castleton. She offers a training and producing service for show horses and ponies, including advice on buying, training for pony and rider and show campaign planning. She schools horses and ponies, teaches riders and occasionally takes horses for breaking. She also runs clinics and offers horse, pony and rider appraisals.
NA Equestrian is a small family-run licensed riding school in Bacup. It offers riding lessons and treks for all ages and abilities, including taster, private, semi-private and group lessons. Stable management sessions and holiday Pony Club sessions are available. It also holds gymkhanas, own a pony days and clear round evenings.
Merseyside Equestrian Centre is a family-run private livery yard in Cronton. It has indoor and outdoor brick stables, a 60x70 all-weather menage, a horse walker, a lunge pen and fenced grazing paddocks. Flat and jumping lessons are available. Haylage, hay and bedding can be supplied.
Pony Patch is a family business at Wimberry Hill above Glossop in the High Peak offering pony experiences for young children. It runs lead rein pony rides and walk-outs, which can be combined with grooming the ponies. There are weekly Ride & Play sessions, a Pony Club for older children, birthday parties and mobile visits. The business is licensed by High Peak Borough Council.
Glen Jakes Riding School is a riding school in Offerton, Stockport. It offers group lessons for all ages from complete beginners to advanced riders, in half-hour to hour-long sessions. Private lessons can be arranged to assess a rider's level. Riders progress through the school's own level 1 to 5 certificates, and hats can be hired or bought.
Margaret Haes Riding Centre is a charity riding centre providing horse riding opportunities for disabled people. It offers group, semi-private and private lessons in indoor and outdoor schools for all abilities. Lessons are taught by BHS accredited coaches, and riders can use their own horse or one of the centre's. Anyone from four years old can ride, and volunteers are welcome from age 13.
Dart Polo is a polo club in Lincolnshire, established in 2020 on a country estate. It runs a polo academy offering lessons and provides polo ponies. Its livery offers schooling, working, turnout and stable rental for horses. It also aims to breed and produce polo horses.
Carriage Driving For our Community is a community interest company offering inclusive carriage driving lessons. It works with people with disabilities, non-visible conditions, neurodiversity and health challenges. Members learn with qualified tuition and experienced horses and can progress to competitive Carriage Driving Trials. It also offers leisure carriage journeys through the local area.
