Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Cranloch Riding Centre near Elgin, Moray, is a family run business founded in 2000. It offers flatwork and jumping lessons for adults and children from six and woodland hacking. The Moray Group of the Riding for the Disabled Association is based there.
Killarney Riding Stables near Killarney town was established in 1968 by Donie O'Sullivan and is still family run. It keeps about 70 horses and offers rides in Killarney National Park, pony rides and the Ring of Kerry trail ride.
Crosswell Riding Stables is a licensed riding and trekking centre in the Pembrokeshire National Park, established over 35 years. It offers lessons and treks for all ages and abilities. It also lists accommodation.
Trans Wales Trails is a family-run business offering horse riding holidays in Wales. It runs pub and picnic rides, weekends on the farm and trail-riding holidays staying at inns. It breeds its own herd of over 30 Welsh Section D cobs under the Transwales stud name.
Eden Equine is a working equine farm in Bilpin in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, established in 2016. It offers agistment, equine assisted learning and riding lessons. The farm also lets self-contained farm-stay cottages. Other animals on site include donkeys, alpacas, sheep, goats and cattle.
The Isle of Skye Trekking Centre offers pony treks on three routes and is a registered Pony Club Centre. It provides equine assisted therapeutic coaching, equine meditation and equine sports massage. It also runs horse care clubs, workshops and accommodation.
Mull Pony Trekking is based at Killiechronan on the Isle of Mull. It runs daily two hour treks into the hills and along the beach on its home bred Highland ponies. It also offers riding for the disabled.
Ferme équestre CREP Naours is an equestrian farm in the Somme run by the riders' association C.R.E.P (Les Cavaliers Randonneurs En Picardie). It offers rides for all levels and multi-day riding treks by appointment in small groups. Teaching is outdoor-only with an ethology-based approach. Riders may also come with their own horse if its vaccinations are up to date.
Les Ecuries du Mont in Halluin is a riding centre with a pony club from age 4 and a horse club from age 12. It offers group and private lessons, internal competitions and holiday activities. It also offers box livery and retirement livery.
Balcurvie Riding School in Windygates, Fife, has run for over 20 years. It offers private and group lessons, hacks and treks, pony days and birthday parties for beginners to advanced riders.
Barbarafield Riding School near Cupar in North East Fife was opened in 1956 by Christine Berwick. It offers intro sessions, hacks and farmland rides, lessons in term time and pony experience days in the holidays.
Pelletstown Riding Centre in County Meath has been in business for over 30 years. It offers lessons and farm hacks for children and adults. It has indoor and outdoor arenas, a sand gallop, over 60 stables and a cross-country course.
Ballyrusley Stables in Portaferry offers riding sessions and a loaner and owner club. It has kids livery packages with supervised pony care and instruction. Ponies are available for loan or share.
Parbold Equestrian Centre at the foot of Parbold Hill in Lancashire is a riding school opened in 2001 by Nicola Bennett. It has 17 riding school horses and ponies and offers private and shared lessons and events. A partner charity, Stable Lives, works with veterans and emergency workers.
Eqwise Riding School is in the Yarrow Valley near Chorley, Lancashire. It offers private and group riding lessons and a riding syllabus. It also hosts schools and youth groups and runs forest school activities and apprenticeships.
Flight View Livery & Stud is a family run livery yard and stud in Preesall, Lancashire, established 45 years. It offers DIY, assisted, part and full livery and riding lessons. It breeds horses, stands stallions and delivers semen.
Holt's Equestrian Centre is a family run yard in Lancashire run by Gaynor and Marnie Holt. Marnie produces young ponies for showing, dressage and other disciplines. It offers full livery, schooling, sales and holiday livery and describes itself as a riding school.
Killegar Stables is a long-established riding school near Enniskerry on the Dublin Wicklow border. It offers riding lessons for all ages, private tuition, guided treks, pony camp and livery with grass turnout. It has indoor and outdoor arenas and an associated riding club.
Diamond Equine Training is run by professional show jumping rider Faye Malkie in Cheshire. She produces and trains horses and coaches riders from novice upwards. The site also lists livery.
The Equestrian Trainer is the coaching business of Ellen Berchner-Nolan, a British Dressage and BHS coach. She offers one-to-one, shared and group lessons in the Bristol area, online lessons and webinars. Her approach focuses on equestrian biomechanics and applied psychology.
Harrogate Riding Centre is a family-run riding centre on the outskirts of Harrogate. It offers riding lessons and coaching for all ages, horse livery and facility hire. It regularly runs affiliated and unaffiliated show jumping, dressage and eventing events.
Stewarton Polo Club is a members' polo club near Edinburgh on the edge of the Dundas Estate. It offers polo lessons with qualified instructors, pony hire for beginners and polo and full livery. Facilities include American barn stabling and a 100 x 50 metre arena.
Shieldbank Riding & Vaulting Club near Saline in Fife offers group and private riding lessons on its school horses. It has a vaulting team that competes in Scottish competitions. It runs pony days in the school holidays and has an on-site coffee shop.
Inspired Equine is run by Hannah, a BHS Stage 3 dressage coach and Intelligent Horsemanship recommended trainer, based near Denny in Scotland. It offers freelance lessons with clients' own horses, connection clinics and behavioural consultations. Its training uses force-free methods and supports riders moving to bitless bridles.
