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Riding schools

Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.

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Manege De Dreven

Vorsel 23, 2460 Kasterlee, Belgium

Manege De Dreven in Kasterlee is a riding centre on about 4 hectares in the Kempen. It has 36 stables, a lit outdoor arena and an indoor arena, both with automatic watering. Owners can board their horses with daily turnout, and the yard offers a wash bay, solarium and horse walker. The manege gives riding lessons and pony camps on its own school horses and ponies, and is linked to the Koninklijke Ruiterclub De Dreven.

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Manege 't Zandeind

Zandeind 43, 5133 AB Onze manege, Netherlands

Manege 't Zandeind in Riel is an FNRS-certified riding school that is part of Stal Huib van der Weide, with more than 85 horses and ponies. It gives group and private dressage and jumping lessons at all levels, as well as lunge lessons, groundwork sessions and lessons for riders with a disability. The manege also offers trail rides, pony camps and boarding. The associated sport stable breeds, trains and sells show jumpers.

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PaukesPan

De Pan 12, 5527 JC Hapert, Netherlands

PaukesPan is an Icelandic horse riding school near Eersel in Noord-Brabant. Its school horses are used for lessons for children and adults. The school is run by Els Corstens, a qualified trainer and instructor and member of the Dutch association of Icelandic horse instructors and trainers. Besides lessons it offers courses, rider analysis and monthly online talks on Icelandic horses.

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Flaming Star Ranch

Winter 17, 3930 Hamont, Belgium

Flaming Star Ranch in Hamont-Achel is a western riding stable run by the Rutten family since 1998. It offers boarding in about 140 boxes, with feeding, mucking out and turnout included. Private and group lessons cover reining, trail, barrel racing, pole bending and cow classes, and the yard also trains and starts horses. Trail rides range from one hour to a full day, and the site has indoor arenas, round pens and a western tack store.

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Ponyrijden Patricia

Elsdonk 28, 5708 AC Helmond, Netherlands

Ponyrijden Patricia in Helmond has been giving pony riding lessons to children since 1999. Lessons are taught in small groups, and beginners receive private lessons. The school keeps its own ponies, including sport Shetland ponies and a D-pony. It also runs trial lessons, pony camps and children's parties.

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Dagen van het Paard

Walhemstraat 1, 3970 Leopoldsburg, Belgium

Dagen van het Paard is a riding club and manege on the edge of the military domain of Leopoldsburg. It offers dressage and jumping lessons for beginners and advanced riders, including introductory lessons. Members can go on trail rides along the bridle paths of the military domain. The manege also offers stabling for privately owned horses and has a cafeteria for club members.

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Manege het Hoefke

Het Hoefke 3, 5133 NA Riel, Netherlands

Manege het Hoefke is a riding stable in Riel, near the Regte Heide nature area. It gives riding lessons to children and adults, both in groups and privately. The business also operates a care farm, a group accommodation for 40 people, a mini campsite and bed and breakfast rooms. Livery is listed as coming soon.

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Manege Soethout

Steenovenweg 2A, 5091 JS Oostelbeers, Netherlands

Manege Soethout is a family-run equestrian centre in Oost-, West- en Middelbeers on the edge of the Oirschotse Heide. It has two indoor arenas, an outdoor arena with a jumping field and around 90 boxes. It offers dressage and jumping lessons for horses and ponies, trail rides and day rides, livery and pony and rider camps. Dressage and jumping competitions are held there throughout the year.

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Club De Vlindervallei

Kerkhovensesteenweg 21, 3920 Lommel, Belgium

Club De Vlindervallei is a small-scale riding school in Lommel, Belgium. It offers private lessons for children from age five, group lessons of at most six riders at three levels, and dressage and jumping lessons for advanced riders. It also runs a tacking-up course, pony familiarisation sessions for young children, pony camps and pony days. Stabling is listed among its services, and visits are by appointment.

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Manege De Rietbeemden

Roerdompstraat 25, 2440 Geel, Belgium

Manege De Rietbeemden is a riding centre in Belgium offering riding lessons on its horses and ponies. It runs day pony camps during school holidays and organises practice jumping events for club members. The site also lists stabling, with separate contacts for stables and for lessons. A cafeteria and summer bar operate alongside the lessons.

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Paard & Pony Plezier

Waterstraat 16, 5087 KE Baarschot, Netherlands

Paard & Pony Plezier is a riding school in Diessen in the Netherlands. It gives horse and pony riding lessons to beginners and advanced riders, young and old, in small groups or privately. Instruction takes place in outdoor and indoor arenas as well as on trail rides and workshops. It also offers courses, packages and pony-themed children's parties, and its horses and ponies go out to pasture daily year-round.

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Paardensportcentrum de Kempen

Molenveld 5, 5521 NP Eersel, Netherlands

Paardensportcentrum de Kempen (PCK-Eersel) is a riding school in Eersel offering lessons for all ages, from minis and beginners upward. It has 25 livery stables built in 2020 with full livery care. The centre also organises trail rides, multi-day trails, riding camps, competitions and Western riding. Overnight stays with a horse are possible, alongside a bar.

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Bost Paardenservice

Boststraat 55, 3370 Boutersem, Belgium

Bost Paardenservice is a small professional equestrian centre in Boutersem between Leuven and Tienen, run by Giel Vanhouche and Sofie Meylemans. It trains riders and horses and breeds its own show-jumping and eventing horses, some offered for sale. Livery boxes are available with indoor and outdoor arenas, a horse walker, a covered lunging ring and paddocks. Dressage and jumping lessons can be taken, and the affiliated Team Bost club runs an eventing course.

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Ruitersportcentrum Breda

Overakkerstraat 372, 4834 XR Breda, Netherlands

Ruitersportcentrum Breda is a riding school, livery yard and show-jumping and sales stable near Breda. It gives jumping and dressage lessons and organises trail rides, riding camps, training weeks and FNRS and KNHS competitions. Facilities include indoor and outdoor arenas, ebb-and-flow arenas, a lunging ring, paddocks, a solarium and a horse walker. Horses and ponies can be kept in livery.

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Meers Paarden Centrum

IJweg 1273, 2152 NA Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands

Meers Paarden Centrum is a riding school, livery yard and horse trading business. It offers group, vaulting, jumping, dressage, lunge and private lessons, including lessons for adults and toddlers. Horses can be kept in livery with care services. The centre also runs courses, pony camps, children's parties and a rider shop, and sells sport horses.

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Paardensportcentrum de Steegh

Harenseweg 16, 5351 NG Berghem, Netherlands

Paardensportcentrum de Steegh is an equestrian centre offering group and private riding lessons on horses and ponies. It has an indoor riding hall and a canteen. The centre also offers horse boarding, competitions, pony camps and children's parties.

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Zorgmanege Sprong Vooruit

Hoogeind 1A, 5441 PJ Oeffelt, Netherlands

Zorgmanege Sprong Vooruit, also called Equicentrum Sprong Vooruit, is a versatile horse centre in Oeffelt in the Land van Cuijk. It combines sport, social, care and recreational riding, bringing together people with and without special support needs. The centre offers riding lessons, care programmes, recreational activities and camps. It aims to support social, emotional, motor and cognitive development through work with horses.

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Paardencentrum Dronten

Wisentweg 9, 8251 PB Dronten, Netherlands

Paardencentrum Dronten is a five-star FNRS livery yard next to the Wisentbos in Dronten, run by Jan Wybe and Monique Schurer since 2006. Facilities include a 25x50 m indoor arena, a 25x60 m outdoor arena, a covered lunge ring, a covered horse walker, paddocks and pasture. Monique, a dressage competitor, gives private lessons. Jan Wybe buys and sells dressage and show-jumping horses and raises and schools young horses.

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Paarden Centrum Tallaart

Tallaart 39, 2500 Koningshooikt, Belgium

Paarden Centrum Tallaart (PCT) in Koningshooikt is run by An and Tonio. It gives individual riding lessons on the client's own horse or on school horses, covering seat training, jumping, dressage, working equitation, groundwork, long reining, lungeing and liberty work. The centre trains horses with a focus on natural movement and biomechanics. It also offers livery, hosts workshops and clinics, and has a cafeteria overlooking the indoor and outdoor arenas.

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Paardensportcentrum X-tern

Uilenweg 1, 8245 AB Lelystad, Netherlands

Paardensportcentrum X-tern is a small-scale livery yard just outside Lelystad, on the edge of the Hollandse Hout forest and the Oostvaardersplassen. The yard puts the welfare of the horses first. Services include livery, private lessons, schooling and training of horses. It also offers guidance when buying or selling a horse.

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Manege Tallaerthof

Heistraat 3, 2500 Lier, Belgium

Manege Tallaerthof is a riding centre in Lier, Belgium, led by international dressage rider Barbara Masselus. It offers private and group dressage and jumping lessons for riders of all levels, from age 5. Livery is available in four box types, with options such as private paddock and daily turnout. The yard also schools young horses, prepares horses for competition and hosts club and official dressage and jumping shows. Facilities include a 20x40 m indoor arena, outdoor jumping and dressage arenas and a horse walker.

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Paardensportcentrum Laar

Koenderstraat 1b, 6003 PR Weert, Netherlands

Paardensportcentrum Laar is an equestrian sports centre and riding school in the Netherlands. It teaches riding with an experienced instructor and runs activities and sports competitions for riders.

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PPSV Bussloo

Kneuterstraat 16, 7384CM Wilp, Netherlands

PPSV Bussloo is a riding club that offers group riding lessons under the guidance of qualified instructors. It caters to riders of all levels, from beginners to experienced competitors. Members are required to have their own horse or pony and must be able to perform basic riding skills.

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Álfsengi

Dalenk 12, 7371 DE Loenen, Netherlands

Álfsengi is a training center for Icelandic horses offering lessons, boarding, and training services. They provide facilities such as an indoor arena, oval track, and paddocks. The owner, Armet, is a certified trainer and has participated in world championships for Icelandic horses, sharing her passion through lessons and training.

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