Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Reinhill Ranch is a western riding centre on a former dairy farm in Athis-Val-de-Rouvre, Orne, run by Cécile Mahé. It offers lessons and courses for all levels, training and breaking of horses, rides and horses for sale. Livery options include field, box and livery with breaking.
Parkside Stables in Alfreton, Derbyshire is a five-star rated, family-run riding school and livery yard. It offers group and private lessons from age 3, stable management, show jumping, Pony Club, parties and Riding for the Disabled. Facilities include indoor and floodlit outdoor arenas.
College Farm Equestrian Centre in West Markham, Nottinghamshire is home to Markham Dressage, run by BHS instructor and British Dressage trainer Vikki Hayton. It offers dressage coaching, BHS exam training, full, schooling and DIY livery, and backing of young horses.
Howden Equestrian Centre near Goole, East Yorkshire is a BHS Highly Commended and ABRS+ approved riding school. It offers private, semi-private and small group lessons from age 3, RDA sessions, a mechanical horse and BHS training up to stage 4.
Normanby Park Riding School near Scunthorpe offers private and group riding lessons from age 2, including flatwork and jumping, plus hacking. It has two outdoor arenas and a small covered arena. It holds a 5-star licence and has a café.
Willow's Leap is an equestrian training facility in the Wollombi Valley in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It offers cross country, show jumping and flat work lessons, horse training and spelling agistment. It also has farmstay accommodation.
Clarity Equine at Double M Farms in Miscouche, Prince Edward Island, offers private and group riding lessons. It also offers equine-assisted psychotherapy, an adaptive skill-building program, farm camps and respite support.
Natural Touch Therapy Institute is a private post-secondary school with campuses in Alberta and Saskatchewan. It runs certificate programmes in equine sport therapy, equine massage, equine manual osteopathic therapy and saddle fitting. It also offers a canine massage therapist programme.
New Tunnel Hill Farm near Blisworth, Northampton, is a family-run working farm with a riding school that has been on site for over 30 years. It is an ABRS member and Pony Club centre. It offers DIY, full, part and competition livery, hacking and backing and schooling.
Cottage Farm Stables in Earlswood, Solihull, is a licensed riding centre for riders from beginners to advanced. It also offers stable management sessions and has an onsite café and bakery.
Maryculter Carriage Driving Centre is on a livestock farm near Aberdeen and has operated for 30 years. It offers carriage driving tuition, pleasure drives and carriage hire with its own horses, ponies and carriages. It also offers driving for disabled people.
Foxhills Riding Centre near Barr Beacon, Walsall, has been a riding school and livery yard for over 50 years. It offers riding and stable management lessons, a Pony Club, and DIY and full livery. It is a member of the Association of British Riding Schools.
Strathorn Farm Stables near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, is a BHS certified riding school run by the Skinner family, who have worked with horses there since 1939. It teaches riding, driving, horse care and stable management. It also breeds a few Clydesdale foals each year.
Hollingwells Equestrian is a small family-run equestrian centre in the Scottish Highlands. It offers riding lessons from age 2, trekking, Pony Club, pony parties and wellbeing sessions. Most lessons are taught by a BHS intermediate instructor.
Barleyfields Equestrian Centre in Etwall, Derbyshire, is a family-owned riding school and livery yard set in over 50 acres. It offers private, shared and group lessons, hacking and livery with over 50 stables. It is also a registered competition centre with a riding club.
Lodge Farm Equestrian Centre in Wetley Rocks has a riding school with tuition from beginners to advanced competition riders. It runs show jumping, showing and dressage events, a Pony Club and pony parties. It also has a saddlery shop and an arena café.
Beaver Hall Equestrian Centre in Bradnop near Leek is a competition venue with livery and a riding school. It hosts affiliated and non-affiliated competitions, clinics and a Pony Club branch, and its schools can be hired. Webster's Show Team, a showing production yard, is based there.
Thurleigh Equestrian Centre offers riding lessons and clinics on its school horses, livery and facilities hire. It also runs Progressive Strides, an alternative education provision.
Centre Equestre Les Altanes is a riding centre in Belgium. It offers livery, riding lessons and courses, and runs non-profit activities.
Partridge Farm Equestrian Centre in Whittlesey near Peterborough is a DIY livery yard with access to bridleways. It also has a riding school and tack shop.
Putley Riding School near Ledbury, Herefordshire, offers group and private lessons from qualified trainers. It also offers livery, loaning, pony parties and a pony club. The proprietor is Mrs Sharon Pudge.
Sychdyn Riding Centre in Clwyd offers hourly group lessons for all ages and abilities and private lessons. It also hosts pony parties and has horses for sale.
VDP Sport Horse in Victot-en-Auge has 15 years of experience with horses. It offers sport horse livery, training livery, private lessons and competition support. It also breeds horses and focuses on dressage.
