Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Drummindoo Stud near Westport, Co. Mayo is a family run equestrian centre founded in 1963. It offers horse riding and trail rides, livery, horse training and sales, Monty Roberts horsemanship and horse drawn carriage rides. Three generations of the family run the business.
Clonalvy Stables on the Dublin/Meath border was established in 2023 by Joy, a BHS qualified instructor. It specialises in therapeutic horse riding and equine-assisted activities for children with additional needs. Sessions are one-to-one or in groups and tailored to each child.
Laurel View Equestrian Centre in Templepatrick, Co. Antrim, offers group horse riding lessons, pony days and BHS training courses. It runs a Pony Club and dressage leagues and shows.
Kenmure Riding School & Livery Yard is a family-run business with over 40 years of experience. It teaches riders of all ages and abilities and offers livery.
Gransha Equestrian Centre between Bangor and Newtownards was established by Adrienne Stuart over 30 years ago. It is a BHS approved riding school and livery yard with about 50 stables. It runs lessons, dressage and other events.
Bespoke Equestrian Ireland runs horseback riding holidays in Northern Ireland from Sheans Horse Farm. It offers rides from 1 hour to 12 days on Irish Cobs and Irish Sport Horses, including beach and castle rides. Horses and ponies are also sold.
Sheans Horse Farm is a family-run 5-star riding centre on a 300-acre farm at Armoy, Co. Antrim. It offers riding lessons, treks, hacks, cross-country, coastal and hill rides and picnic rides. Horses are also offered for sale.
Blackdyke Farm in Cumbria is a riding school and competition centre run by John and Anne Collier for over 30 years. It has over 40 horses and ponies, offers lessons from age 7 and stable management training, and runs dressage and showjumping competitions.
Seacliff Stables near North Berwick, East Lothian, is a family-run riding centre. It offers rides on private land for riders from age 4, private sessions and carriage driving, on mostly home-bred horses.
Hillhead Equestrian Centre is a family-run riding school and livery yard established over 35 years ago. It offers lessons for all ages, full, assisted and DIY livery, horse transport, and arena and jump hire.
Tower Farm Riding Stables in Edinburgh was established in 1972 and is approved by the BHS, ABRS and TRSS. It offers lessons and rides for all levels, competitions, livery, a tack shop and a feed store.
Stotfold Crest Stables near Hartlepool is a BHS approved riding school run by Lesley Perry and home of international dressage rider Anne-Marie Perry. It offers riding lessons, pony days, stable management, full livery, dressage schooling livery and arena hire.
Drumcarrow Equestrian near St Andrews is a family-run centre established in 1998 and home of Lohoar Sport Horses. It is a BHS approved livery yard with a riding school licence, offering livery, lessons, breeding, training and horse sales, with an on-site veterinary and reproduction centre.
Lyndsey Adamson is an equine physiotherapist, coach and trainer at Rydal Mount Stables in Gilcrux, West Cumbria. She offers coaching, equine physiotherapy and training and rehabilitation livery.
West Clare Equestrian Centre near Kilrush is a family-run riding school and livery yard set up in 1998 by Martin and Lisa O'Dea. It offers individual and group lessons for all levels, treks and full and half livery. It also produces and sells show jumpers and prepares horses for sale and hunting.
Bowhill Stables is a livery and training yard on the Bowhill Estate near Selkirk run by Kim Peters. It offers livery from DIY to full, schooling of horses and ponies, private lessons and three-day clinics using classical horsemanship. Riders have access to extensive off-road hacking across the estate.
Blackberry Stables is an AIRE approved riding school near Maynooth, Co. Kildare. It offers small group and private lessons for children and adults, cross-country and hacks, pony camps and adult camps. It also provides livery and has a floodlit all-weather arena and 20 acres of parkland.
Morris Equestrian Centre near Fenwick is run by the Daimler Foundation. It offers a riding school, livery packages, training clinics and showjumping and dressage events. It also offers venue hire and training opportunities for the local community.
Sea View Equestrian is an equestrian centre at Ballydavid on the Dingle Peninsula, set up in 2011 on the Moriarty family farm. It offers treks, riding lessons, horse training and livery. Lessons are given by a BHS and Centered Riding instructor.
Bergin Equine at Brambly Hedge Farm near Dublin offers horse riding coaching, camps and clinics. Its training philosophy is closely aligned with the BHS. It also provides horse care and training services.
Ian Stark Equestrian Centre runs a riding centre with lessons and RDA sessions. It hosts fixtures and events and offers cross-country schooling and facility hire.
Windyedge Equestrian is a family-owned equestrian centre at Cleland near Motherwell. It offers riding lessons, pony trekking, hacks, cross-country riding and stabling. It also runs loan-a-pony days.
Swinhoe Farm Riding Centre is a BHS approved riding centre on a 1750-acre family farm in North Northumberland. It offers riding for all ages and abilities, from first lessons to advanced riders. Its team is BHS qualified.
Kimmerston Riding Centre near Wooler, Northumberland is a family business established over 30 years ago. It offers lessons for beginners and escorted rides through fields, woods and moorland for riders of all abilities. It has over 20 horses and ponies.
