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Domaine Equestre de la Repontaille is an equestrian centre near Avranches in the Manche region of France. It offers boarding for horses with spacious boxes and about 25 hectares of fenced paddocks. It also provides personalised riding lessons for riders who want to progress. The centre is run by Marie and Stéphane, who report nearly 30 years of experience.
Les écuries de Grace is a small, leisure-oriented riding yard. It offers paddock, box and field livery for horses and ponies. It also gives individual riding lessons for beginners and more experienced riders, with a 50x35 m arena maintained daily. The yard also hosts a separate dog boarding service, Dogvel Pension.
Etrier Ardennais is a riding centre in the Ardennes forest near Givonne, France. It offers riding for sport and leisure, for riders from beginners to advanced, on horses and ponies. Lessons are given at all levels, including private lessons, across disciplines such as jumping, dressage, ethology and vaulting. Holiday courses run during school breaks, and the centre prepares club and amateur riders for competition up to the French Championships.
Les Ecuries de Diamant is a riding club offering equitation for riding and pony beginners and advanced riders, from age 3 onward. Lessons are available in small groups of up to 8 riders or as individual lessons, and the club is run by two state-certified instructors. The club also operates as a pony club and lists equine therapy among its activities. Its website describes the club as friendly and family-oriented.
Ferme équestre La Chenaie is an equestrian centre in the Ardennes forest near Sedan, in Givonne. It offers riding lessons for beginners, children from age two and adults, and courses for competitors. It also provides horse and pony boarding and riding excursions and treks. Adapted sessions are offered for people with disabilities.
Aux Sabots de Vent is an equestrian pedagogic eco-farm in Hameau de Roche, Chuffilly-Roche. It keeps around twenty horses and ponies alongside other farm animals. The farm offers riding lessons, livery (prise en pension), horse training and horse trekking. Visits to the pedagogic farm and camping on the farm are also offered.
Centre Equestre-Poney Club de Marlemont is a riding centre located between Signy l'Abbaye and Liart. It offers activities from baby pony sessions to preparation for CSO show jumping and dressage competitions, and passage of galops. Lessons are led by Rebecca, a state-qualified riding instructor. The centre's ponies also take part in events and activities at leisure centres, village festivities and similar occasions.
Écurie A2L is an equestrian riding school in Bergnicourt, offering riding lessons for ponies and horses in its indoor and outdoor arenas. It also runs an owners' livery yard, with individual 3x4 m boxes, paddocks and a feed plan that can be tailored to each horse. Lessons can be group or individual. The site also lists competitions and holiday courses (stages).
The Pôle Hippique de Charleville-Mézières, also known as EQUIVALOR, is a riding school in the Ardennes. It offers riding lessons for beginners and experienced riders, including baby pony classes. Activities cover dressage, show jumping, equifun, Pony Games and rides on horses or ponies. The centre also provides competition coaching and hires out ponies and horses.
Les Ecuries Du Moulin Vacquet is a livery yard in Honguemare-Guénouville, near Bourg-Achard in Normandy. It offers pasture and box boarding for horses and ponies, with half-day or full-day paddock turnout. Riding lessons are given in small groups of up to three owners, and stage courses for passage galops and advanced work run through the year. The yard also provides training and débourage of horses and ponies.
The Centre équestre du Noyonnais is a riding centre in Noyon, France. It offers riding lessons for children and adults on ponies and horses. It also provides full, part and horse boarding with access to the arena, indoor school and paddocks. The centre organises show jumping and pony games competitions, rides and training courses.
Ecurie Lacroix is an owner-livery equestrian centre in the Yvelines, France. It offers horse boarding in boxes and paddocks, including convalescence boarding, along with an indoor riding arena and an outdoor arena. Riding lessons and training are given by qualified instructors, including support for competition in show jumping and eventing. The yard also offers the development of young horses and trail rides through plains and forests.
Les écuries du Bosquet is an equestrian centre in Lançon-Provence, in the hills of Provence. It offers riding lessons for all ages and levels, as well as outings and rides on trails. The centre also provides horse boarding in boxes and paddocks, with options chosen according to each horse's needs. The business is affiliated with the French equestrian federation (FFE).
Écurie 2G is an equestrian yard in Normandy run by Jordan Gennaro and Charlotte Gasnier. It offers horse boarding with a choice of packages, including full training and paddock options. It also runs riding lessons, a pony club and introductory sessions for children and adults. Training of young horses and competition riding are part of the yard's activities.
Hand In Cap Mocalou is an equestrian centre created in August 2024 in the Pays de Bray area of Normandy. It offers a range of riding activities for beginners and experienced riders, including children, adolescents and adults. The centre also welcomes people with disabilities and runs a boarding service for horses. Teaching is based on respect for the horse, safety and individual work.
Ecurie de la Seigneurie is a family horse yard in La Neuville-en-Hez, set in countryside next to the Forêt de Hez. It offers horse pensions with paddock turnout, daily feeding and rug management. It also runs technical courses and training for riders, including outings to pony and amateur competitions. The yard is run by a riding instructor with the BEES 1 qualification.
Les Chevaux de Saint Victor is a horse farm in Saint-Victor-d'Épine in Normandy, France. It offers riding on trails and open farmland, along with riding lessons and riding experiences. The farm also provides long-term horse pension, with horses living outdoors in a herd and under ongoing daily observation. A guest gîte is available for visitors who want to stay on the property.
Domaine de Lorleau is an equestrian centre (centre équestre) in Lorleau, Normandy. It offers riding lessons and holiday riding courses for the school holidays, including for ponies. It also provides livery-style boarding for horses (pension chevaux). The estate has a breeding programme (Élevage) with foals born on site and takes part in riding competitions.
The Académie de voltige équestre is a vaulting school founded in 1976 by Georges Cotrait. It offers weekly vaulting courses through the year and holiday courses for children aged 6 to 14, from beginner to advanced level. Groups are formed by age and level and work on horses trained for vaulting. Each holiday course ends with a performance for parents that combines vaulting with theatre.
The Centre équestre de Rocquefort is an equestrian centre in Normandy, on the edge of a forest near Yvetot and Rouen. It offers riding courses for beginners and advanced riders, as well as boarding (pensions) for horses. The centre is a club for show jumping, dressage and other disciplines, and it also runs events such as open days and training courses. It welcomes both sporting and leisure riders.
The Centre équestre Le Marronnier d’Argences is a family riding centre open to all disciplines. It offers group and private lessons, courses and holiday training sessions, led by a certified instructor. It also provides horse boarding with paddock access and riding outings that can be booked. The centre has three arenas and a cross-country course.
Les Ecuries de la Pierre Grise is a horse and pony yard in Montivilliers, Normandy. It offers boarding for horses and ponies, including box stabling with daily paddock turnout in winter and small-herd field care in summer. Riding lessons, private or group, are taught by several qualified instructors. The club also takes riders to competitions and organises trail rides from its location near a long-distance path.
Big Pine Ranch is a horsemanship ranch in the Pleasant Valley meadows near Rogue River, Oregon. It runs Wrangler Smart Horsemanship riding lessons and coaching for people with horses. The ranch also trains horses, including horses in training for sale. Its stated focus is building trust, confidence and healthy horse and rider partnerships.
Les Écuries Évasions is a riding centre offering riding lessons, rides and courses for riders who are beginners or more experienced. It provides horse and pony boarding, with animals kept in herds on pasture and boxes available for horses needing more individual care. Boarding includes access to the riding arena and facilities. Personalised horse work, such as dressage and groundwork, can be arranged on request. The director and instructor is Vincent Hamelet.
