Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Stepney Bank Stables is a charity riding centre whose mission is to improve young people's wellbeing through caring for and riding horses. It is approved by the BHS, ABRS and Pony Club. It offers riding lessons, horse care sessions, mechanical horse sessions and birthday parties.
Pockerley Equestrian is a BHS approved riding school and livery yard at Beamish, Co. Durham. It is run by Tracey O'Donnell, a BHS Level 4 senior coach. It offers private and group lessons and hacks.
Parklands Equestrian Centre near Sheffield is a family business started over 30 years ago. It runs a riding school, livery and BHS and NVQ training. Its shop sells saddles, feed, bedding and supplements, and lorry and trailer hire is available.
North Lizard Riding School is in Marsden, South Shields. It offers private, group and children's riding lessons, pony treks and coastal rides. Livery services and a tack shop are also offered.
Bowes Manor Equestrian Centre in Birtley, Gateshead, was founded over 40 years ago by Stephen Gair. It runs a riding school with group and private lessons and a DIY livery yard. Facilities include indoor and floodlit outdoor arenas, and it hosts show jumping events.
Friars Hill Riding Stables is at Sinnington on the edge of the North York Moors. It offers riding lessons, hacks, pony games and a Pony Club. Livery and facility hire are also available.
Sinderhope Pony Trekking Centre near Allendale, Northumberland, offers escorted treks over moorland from one hour to all day. It gives group lessons in an indoor arena, which can also be hired.
Stephanie McDearmid is a BHS coach and freelance riding instructor in the North East of England. She covers Sunderland, Tyneside, County Durham, Teesside and Northumberland, with lessons including dressage.
Shy Lowen Horse and Pony Sanctuary near Liverpool rescues equines and retrains or rehomes them. It offers equine assisted therapy for schools and groups, facilitator training, an ethical riding school and pony days. Local children help care for and train the horses.
DJ Appaloosa Ranch in Lignol, Morbihan, is run by Jocelyne and Didier Boivin. It breeds and sells Appaloosa and Quarter Horses and offers stud services. It also offers field and box livery and western riding courses.
Brampton Stables is a BHS and ABRS approved riding school in Church Brampton near Northampton. It offers private, semi-private and group lessons for children and adults, escorted hacks and Pony Club activities. Facilities include an outdoor floodlit manège and an indoor school.
Netherton Equestrian near Bridge of Earn, Perthshire is a show centre and livery yard with an indoor arena. It hosts dressage and show jumping competitions and clinics, and has arena hire. Riding lessons are available for children and adults.
Ayrshire Equitation Centre near Ayr is a family run riding and livery centre established in 1953. It offers tuition and hacks for all levels, livery with 24/7 supervision, horses for sale and nationwide horse transport. It is approved by the Trekking and Riding Society of Scotland and has an on-site tack shop.
Easterton Farm Park at Mugdock near Milngavie has a licensed riding school and livery yard, built in 1991. BHS and UKCC qualified coaches teach riders of all ages and abilities. It offers full, assisted and DIY livery with indoor and floodlit outdoor arenas, and also has a farm park and café.
Bradshaw Road Stables & Riding School is in Honley near Holmfirth. It offers private and group lessons, hacks, pony days and pony parties. It also provides full, part and DIY livery, sales livery and breaking and schooling livery, and hosts shows.
Valley Farm Equestrian Centre in Shotteswell near Banbury is a family business set up in 1987 and run by Steph Faulkner. It is a BHS approved riding school and livery yard offering private and group lessons, and part to competition livery. It is a Pony Club centre and hosts dressage, show jumping and gymkhana competitions.
Toll Bar Equestrian is a riding school on the A15 between Lincoln and Sleaford. It offers private lessons for young children and adults and lessons on a RideSmart riding simulator. It also runs a saddle club, toddler sessions, pony parties and pony days.
Changing Equine Behaviour is run by Amy in Tow Law, Co. Durham, an Equitation Science practitioner. She offers horse behaviour consultations, private lessons, riding instruction, schooling and re-schooling. She also offers backing and re-backing of horses.
Bridge End Equestrian is a family-run, 5-star licensed equestrian centre on 22 acres in North Yorkshire. Its BHSAI instructor teaches children and adults in an indoor arena and paddock. It also runs a Pony Club, children's parties and livery.
Haggerston Riding Centre is a family-run business near Beal in Northumberland. It runs horse and pony rides and treks on beaches, fields and hills for novice to experienced riders. It has over 40 ponies and horses.
Happy Hooves Riding Centre is at Skelton Wood End near Penrith, Cumbria. It offers riding lessons, family hacks, equine therapy, stable management sessions and pony days for children and adults.
Beaumont Grange Farm Equitation Centre is a small yard with BHS qualified instructors and views of the Lake District. It gives lessons to riders of all ages and abilities and trains and schools horses and ponies. It is also a Pony Club centre and offers livery.
Mill Farm Riding School in Hazel Grove, Stockport, is a 5-star licensed riding school operating since 2005. It offers private and group lessons, hacks, treks, pony parties and pony days for riders aged 4 and up. It also offers full, working and DIY livery.
Stable Life at Dryden Farm near Selkirk runs equine facilitated wellness programmes for young people in the Scottish Borders. It also offers riding lessons, birthday parties, arena hire and livery.
