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The Club Hippique de l'Etoile Blanche is a riding club founded in 1985 and labelled Chevaux et Poneys. It offers riding lessons on horses and ponies for all ages and levels, from beginners to advanced riders. Services include horse boarding in boxes with daily care, feeding and access to the arenas, along with trail rides, holiday courses and internal and official competitions.
Gateway Stables and Riding Academy is a small horse barn offering horse boarding with stalls, paddocks and an indoor arena. It also provides private and semi-private riding lessons with a certified instructor, mostly for beginners. The barn offers overnight stabling for horses travelling through the area, with reservations recommended but last-minute arrivals accepted. Seasonal pony rides and birthday pony parties are offered on request.
Les Ecuries de Lardy is an equestrian centre in Lardy (91) that has offered riding instruction since 1967. It runs a riding school with lessons on ponies and horses for beginners through to advanced riders, including children. The yard is oriented towards competition, with show jumping, dressage and hunter work, and also offers new disciplines. It has an owners' stable alongside the school and organises activities and courses throughout the year.
Janvry Equitation is a French riding school located in the commune of Janvry. The club is affiliated to the French Equestrian Federation and labelled as a Poney club and Cheval club de France. Riding lessons are offered from 18 months of age to adults, including people with disabilities, at intensive or occasional pace, from leisure to competition. The club is run by a state-diploma riding instructor.
Ranch Josuah is a riding centre and poney club near Vert-le-Grand. It offers riding lessons for beginners and advanced riders, as well as riding courses during school holidays. Pony walks are available, and the centre has an indoor arena, outdoor arenas and paddocks. The horse herd is described as suitable for all ages and levels.
Team Guimiot is a riding centre and pony club in Vert-le-Petit in the Essonne department, a few minutes from the A6 motorway. It offers riding lessons for all levels and ages, from beginners to competition riders. Disciplines mentioned on the site include show jumping (CSO), dressage, equifun and hacking rides. The yard also accommodates privately owned horses and offers carriage rides and a mini farm.
Les écuries de La Futaie is a riding school in Marcoussis, south of Paris, labelled by the Ecole Française d'équitation. It offers riding lessons for children, teenagers and adults on ponies and horses, based on ethological principles. Courses include dressage and jumping, and there are holiday courses during school breaks. The yard also offers livery for owners' horses and ponies, with stabling, paddock turnout and daily feeding.
Les Ecuries de St Yon, operating under the Équimouv' association, is a riding centre and pony club in Saint-Yon in the Essonne region, south of Arpajon. It offers riding lessons in small groups and private lessons for children and adults, from initiation at around two and a half years old to advanced levels. The centre also runs riding courses during school holidays, boarding for ponies and horses in boxes with regular turn-outs, and riding on its grounds and forest tracks. Competition disciplines mentioned include Hunter, Derby cross, Pony Games and eventing (CCE).
Ecurie Quinault is a horse stable run by Audrey and Etienne Quinault. It offers livery at pasture or in boxes with paddock access. Riding work, lunging and lessons are available, with weekly session packages. The stable also offers competition coaching and helps clients find a suitable horse.
Ecurie MGD is a horse yard run by Marie Gouëllo and Maxime Debost. It offers livery with training, where the horses are ridden several times a week and lessons are included in the pension formula. It also provides tailored riding courses and stages for riders at all levels, from beginners to those preparing for competitions. The yard is located in the park of the Rambouillet château, close to the forest.
Equi Hédo is a small family riding school based in Sonchamp, in the south of the Yvelines. It teaches riding in a considerate way that respects both horse and rider. The yard keeps school horses and also offers a few boarding places for horses, with some boxes currently free. The site lists nine horses on the premises, including two owned by private clients.
Sandy Turf Stables is a family-friendly riding school in Barbados. It takes children from about three years old as well as adults, with or without riding experience. Lessons, group and private sessions, and camps are offered alongside trail rides into the surrounding fields. The stable also runs beach rides, where riders can swim in the sea with their horses afterward.
The Centre Equestre Dunois is a riding centre and pony club located in Châteaudun, near the Saint-Jean district. It offers riding lessons, a horse herd, boarding and half-boarding options for horses, and competitions. The club also runs holiday courses and social events for its members.
Écurie Karim Laghouag is a training yard in Nogent-le-Rotrou with 20 boxes and 6 paddocks with shelters. It offers boarding in several formulas, including pensions for training and competition, commercial pensions, and classic pensions without work. Riding courses, training and coaching are open to riders of all levels, on horse or pony, in show jumping and eventing. Courses can be held on site or at the client's own stables.
Poneyland de Luisant is a family riding centre in Luisant, operating since 1988. It offers riding lessons for children from age three and for adults, with preparation for federal exams. The centre provides boarding for horses and ponies in boxes with regular paddock turnout, as well as half-board options. Facilities include a covered riding hall and an outdoor arena.
Ferme équestre de Montécôt is a family riding farm that opened in spring 2011. It offers trail rides and hikes, riding lessons, riding courses and several boarding formulas. The farm keeps ponies and horses of all sizes, suited to riders of every level. The animals are kept in conditions as natural as possible.
Church View Equestrian offers riding lessons in a floodlit, olympic-sized arena, including private, semi-private and group lessons. It runs woodland hacks through the countryside in the Coley area of Halifax, seven days a week, accompanied by an experienced member of staff. Riders are mounted on a range of horses and ponies chosen for size, type and temperament, suited to total beginners and more experienced riders. Pony days let children ride, learn parts of the horse and play games.
Les Poneys des Brumes is a family pony club run as an association. It offers riding lessons for young children from age 2, for adolescents and for adults, mainly on Shetland ponies and some larger ponies and horses. The club teaches a range of disciplines, including dressage, jumping, vaulting, pony rides and endurance. It also prepares riders for federal riding exams and takes part in competitions, and it runs holiday courses during school breaks.
The Centre Equestre du Haut Fèvre is an equestrian club that offers riding in many disciplines, including show jumping, dressage, vaulting, pony rides and pony games. Lessons are given by a state-qualified instructor who prioritises respect for the horse. The club also offers equifeel sessions, in which people work with ponies and horses on trust and emotional awareness. The club welcomes riders from the age of three.
The Centre Equestre de Châteaubourg is a riding centre in Mont-Morel, near Châteaubourg, offering riding for both beginners and confirmed riders. It runs a Baby Club for children from age 4, lessons, outdoor rides, and holiday courses. The centre has around 50 ponies and horses, an arena, a riding ring, paddocks and boxes. Its riders also take part in competitions such as TREC, CCE, CSO and dressage.
Poney Club Du Lierre is a small riding club in Domloup, near Rennes. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, along with mini-camps, riding internships, and competitions. The club has its own stable, called L'écurie. The site presents it as a friendly place where each rider progresses at their own pace.
Les Ecuries de Neuville is an equestrian club in Neuville, near Saint-Denis-de-Gastines in France. It offers riding lessons for ponies and horses, from beginners to advanced riders, in small groups. Club members can take half-board with a horse of their choice, and horses can be kept on livery in herd pasture or in boxes. The club is a member of the French equestrian federation (FFE) and its website covers club life and competitions.
The Centre Equestre de Montaubert is a riding centre in Fougères offering lessons for all levels, from baby ponies to advanced riders. It also runs outings, riding courses, and passage de galop exams. The centre provides boarding and half-boarding for clients' horses and ponies, with two outdoor arenas, an indoor arena, and about 50 stables. Its own mixed herch of horses and ponies lives at the club year-round.
The Centre équestre de Mi-Forêt is a riding centre located in the Liffré forest, about 15 minutes from Rennes. It has operated for nearly 40 years and trains riders of all ages and levels, from beginners to advanced. The centre keeps a string of Shetland and small ponies as well as double ponies and horses. Its facilities include covered arenas for ponies and horses, two sand arenas, and direct access to the forest for rides.
