Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
Stal-Koetsiershoeve in Nijbroek, the Netherlands, breeds and sells New Forest ponies for sport and leisure. It stands New Forest pony stallions and offers artificial insemination on site. Raymond Kamphuis breaks in ponies, prepares ponies and horses for inspections and gives instruction to young riders. Facilities include an outdoor arena, lunging circle, horse walker and small indoor arena.
LAC-hoeve is a horse yard in Maarheeze, the Netherlands, focused on breaking in and training young horses. It prepares mares and stallions for breed inspections and IBOP tests. The yard breeds from its own mare lines and sells leisure and sport horses. Together with a veterinary centre it keeps recipient mares for embryo transfer, and Irma gives riding instruction.
Stal Rooth is a training yard run by dressage rider Rowie Rooth in Oirschot. It breaks in and trains horses of all ages, preparing them for inspections, IBOP and competitions up to Lichte Tour level. The yard coaches riders with their own horses and can support them at competitions. Children can learn pony care and riding through its Ponyleerkracht programme, and horses are offered stabling with tailored management.
Academy Bartels in Hooge Mierde has been a dressage training centre since 1972, founded by Joep and Tineke Bartels. It offers 3-, 4- and 5-day training packages with Imke Schellekens-Bartels or Mischa Koot, where rider and horse stay on site. It also gives clinics, coaches top-sport horses and assists with buying and selling dressage horses.
Vervecken Reining Horses is a stable in Arendonk, Belgium, specialising in training and selling reining horses, run by trainer Wim Vervecken since 2011. It starts young horses under saddle and trains and shows horses for owners, with horses trained five days a week and given daily paddock turnout. Wim coaches non-pro and youth riders at competitions and offers tailored riding lessons and clinics. The stable sells Quarter Horses for competition and leisure riders and advises on reining breeding.
Peels Stables is a show-jumping, training and sales yard in Eersel, the Netherlands, run by Boy Peels and Ilse Fens since 2015. Owners can place their horses at the yard for training and competition preparation, with horses worked two to three times a day. The yard keeps horses of all ages and levels for sale throughout the year. Both owners hold instructor qualifications and give jumping lessons at all levels, on site or at the client's home. Facilities include 27 stables, an outdoor arena, a horse walker, paddocks and pasture.
HOPE for Horses, run by Miranda Hoogenberg in Havelterberg, offers welfare-focused horse training and riding instruction. Services include help with behaviour problems, rehabilitation, rider position and problems under saddle. The business also runs Horse Minding sessions, lessons, clinics and retreats, and can advise on hoof care and trimming.
Manege 't Halster is a family-run riding school in Oisterwijk that has operated since 1973. It offers group and private riding lessons for children and adults, trial lessons, pony and riding camps, forest rides and children's riding parties. Owners can board their own horse or pony in basic, semi-luxury or luxury stables, with straw, feed, mucking out and arena use included. The facility has several indoor and outdoor arenas and a rider shop.
Manege Thielen is a riding centre on the edge of Tilburg, started in 1972 and now keeping more than 120 horses, about 70 of them school horses and ponies. It offers dressage and jumping lessons for beginners and advanced riders, hacks, carousel riding, pony camps and competitions. It also provides all-inclusive livery in about 45 stables with around 13 hectares of pasture. Facilities include three indoor arenas and an outdoor arena. The business is a member of the FNRS and KNHS.
Dressuurstal Patrick Manintveld is a dressage stable near Turnhout, Belgium. It raises young dressage horses and trains and competes horses at every level, from backing to Grand Prix. The stable gives dressage lessons and clinics, prepares mares and stallions for studbook inspections, and buys and sells talented dressage horses. Facilities include 20 stables, a horse walker, a lunging ring, paddocks and an all-weather outdoor arena.
Stal Cartonia is a small-scale horse business in Geldrop, the Netherlands. It offers group riding lessons for children and adults with a maximum of six riders, private dressage and jumping lessons, a jumping course, pony camps and trail rides from March to November. The yard has an indoor arena, an outdoor arena, a horse walker and grazing for horses. It also offers horse coaching and mindfulness with horses, and rents out a two-horse lorry.
De Rhucato Hoeve is a riding school (manege) in Balen, Belgium. It offers dressage lessons and jumping lessons, with jumps adapted to the level of rider and horse. Lessons run on several weekday evenings, Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays. The yard also rents out stables.
Westernriding Veldhoven is a western riding business based in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. It welcomes riders of all ages, from beginners to advanced. Riding takes place at its own lesson location. The site also presents the owner's horses and an equine massage (equissage) service.
't Vijverke is a non-profit riding school and club in Merksplas aiming to make riding affordable for everyone. Lessons are given in small groups by qualified instructors and cover handling, grooming, flatwork, dressage, jumping, vaulting, trail riding and eventing. Other activities include pony camps, club competitions, children's parties, pony rides, care-horse arrangements and VLP rider certificates. It also breeds and sells ponies and horses.
Stichting De Stalvrienden is a foundation in Veldhoven that makes horse riding possible for people with disabilities. It keeps its own horses for its riders and has added horses as the number of riders grew. Riders take walking lessons and the foundation organises activities such as an activity week.
Horse Lovers Fun is a small horse-riding business in Belgium offering bitless trail rides on horseback. It also lists day trips among its activities. Rides are arranged by appointment via email or its Facebook page, and the location is shared when a ride is booked.
Manege Sonniushof is a family-run riding school in Son, started around 1970 by the van Diest family. Lessons are given in two indoor arenas and include group lessons, jumping lessons and private lessons. The instructors hold ORUN level 2 and 4 qualifications and have competed in dressage and show jumping at national level. The riding school also organises events such as an annual orientation ride and forest rides.
Manege de Boschhoeve is a riding centre in Soerendonk, North Brabant, operating since 1988. It offers riding lessons, trail rides, pony camps, rider camps and riding holidays, including holidays with your own horse. The centre keeps around 60 school horses and ponies of various breeds, including several Friesians. It is a member of the FNRS federation of Dutch riding centres.
De Heuvelhoeve is a pony riding school in Lommel, Belgium, run by Cédric. It offers group lessons, jumping lessons and lessons for the youngest riders. It also organises pony camps, day camps, Shetland pony walks, pony-themed children's parties and school visits. It aims to welcome children with disabilities or sensory sensitivities as well.
Manege Hooidonk is an FNRS/KNHS-affiliated riding centre in Nuenen, Netherlands. It offers riding lessons, including beginner packages and pony riding for very young children. It runs pony days in school holidays, pony camps and children's parties. The manege borders woodland suitable for trail rides.
Manege de Rosrakkers is a riding stable in Dorst, North Brabant, Netherlands. It offers dressage, jumping and private lessons for children and adults. It also provides full livery boarding with an indoor arena, outdoor arena, paddock and turnout. The stable organises a monthly in-house competition, pony camps and children's parties.
Ponyhoeve Turnhout is an equestrian yard near Weelde-Statie in Turnhout, Belgium. It offers livery boarding in about 30 boxes with an indoor arena, a lit outdoor arena, pastures and winter paddocks. It gives pony and horse riding lessons at all levels, including adapted lessons for riders with disabilities. It also runs pony camps, birthday parties, school visits and pony or horse leasing.
Manege Welkomhoeve is a riding centre in Grobbendonk, Belgium. It offers riding lessons for children and adults and full livery boarding in individual boxes or loose boxes. Facilities include two indoor arenas, outdoor arenas, paddocks, a horse walker and access to forest bridle paths. The site also runs a café, wagon and carriage rides and holiday homes next to the manege.
Stal van Horne Hoeve is a riding centre (manege) in Weert, Netherlands. It offers group and private riding lessons, guided trail rides through the Weerter- en Budelerbergen nature area, pony rides and pony camps. It also runs covered-wagon rides with a professional driver and offers livery boarding. Its horses live in a four-hectare Paddock Paradise track system in a herd.
