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Ecurie First is a horse establishment on a 2.5-hectare site at 129 Rue de la Maisonnette. The site says it houses several breeds of equids. It offers an introduction to riding for visitors. The website lists a riding arena (manège), an outdoor carrière and show jumping (sport hippique) activities.
Les Ecuries du Sagittaire is an equestrian centre in the Perche regional park in France. It offers carriage rides in the Perche, riding lessons and courses, and equicoaching sessions. It also runs equine-assisted therapy projects in partnership with a separate equine therapy provider. The centre aims to give visitors personalised experiences with horses at every level.
Complexe Hippique des Pieux is an equestrian centre in Les Pieux on the Cotentin coast. It offers riding lessons for beginners and experienced riders, as well as internships during school holidays, with or without accommodation. The centre also runs competition riding and adapted riding, and provides horse boarding in straw or wood-shavings bedding, with or without work. Riders can also take part in a regional programme for young competitors.
Les Ecuries de la Mancelière is an equestrian centre founded in 2010. It offers riding lessons, courses and rides for beginners and advanced riders. Lessons are given in small groups so that teaching can be tailored to each rider's goals. The centre prepares riders for federation exams in disciplines including show jumping, dressage, vaulting and pony games.
Easy Horse is a riding venue near Rennes run by Tiphaine Le Corre-Louise, who works as trainer, teacher and coach in Western riding. The stable specialises in Western performance disciplines such as Trail, Showmanship and Longeline. Lessons teach ethological horsemanship, which focuses on clear communication with the horse and the horse's point of view. The site also prepares horses for cowless training.
The Centre équestre des Douets Fleuris is a riding centre in Cancale, Brittany, founded in 2012. It offers riding lessons and courses for children and adults, as well as horse boarding in stables or at pasture. The centre also runs rides along the coast, including to the beach at Le Guesclin. It describes itself as a family club with around 130 members.
Les Écuries de Bellevue is an equine boarding facility in Cantenay-Épinard near Angers, on a 15-hectare estate. It offers livery for horses in boxes or at pasture, with daily care and individual paddock turnout. The yard also provides training for horses and riding lessons for all levels, given by a professional rider who is a state-qualified instructor. Owners can book technical services for their horses.
Lincoln Park Horse and Human Rehabilitation Centre uses rescued horses in equine therapy for people. The programme includes ground work and ridden equine therapy sessions. The centre also offers riding lessons and group clinics for nervous riders. Its horses are rehabilitated using gentle natural horsemanship methods. Sessions are by appointment and suit people aged 5 to 90 with no horse experience needed.
MyMono is an independent riding instructor based in Brittany, working in the Ille-et-Vilaine area and nearby. The offer covers individual riding lessons and custom equestrian coaching, in the saddle or during work on the ground. Horse work is also offered for owners who want to delegate or be supported in the training of their horse. Programmes focused on equine welfare and an ethological approach to riding are part of the offer.
Poney Club du Mengam is a riding school on the Brittany coast near Brest. It offers riding lessons for children from about six years old and for adults. Lessons cover initiation, show jumping, dressage and rides out, and the club also offers livery in boxes and paddocks.
The Ferme Equestre de Coat Maudez is a riding farm near Guingamp in Brittany. It offers guided rides on horseback or pony through the Trieux valley, led by a state-qualified guide. It runs introductory sessions for children with mounting and a ride, as well as group programmes tailored to schools and holiday centres. It also offers horse boarding with straw-bedded boxes, a tack room, a 50 by 50 m arena and a clubhouse for owner-riders.
Ferme Équestre les poneys de la Jouv is an equestrian centre in Sainte-Marie, near Redon in Brittany. It offers riding lessons based on ethological horsemanship, which focuses on understanding the horse. It also organises guided riding treks in the Redon area. The centre runs TREC competitions, a discipline of competitive equestrian trail riding.
Les Ecuries du Mesnil is a horse facility at Le Mesnil near Lessac in the Charente region of France. It operates as an owner's stable offering full and half boarding, including a 100% pasture option on 16 hectares of grazing. Riding instruction across several disciplines and trail rides in the countryside are available under a qualified instructor. The facility also specialises in equitherapy, therapy with horses.
Les Écuries de Saint Brévin is an equestrian yard in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, on the Atlantic coast of France. It offers riding lessons and teaching, guided trail rides, and horse boarding in box or paddock formulas. Boarding packages include unlimited hay and one group lesson per week. The yard also takes in horses for visitors staying in the area on holiday.
The club offers riding initiation for children from age four, playful introductions to horses and riding. Teenagers and adults can take group or private lessons. Experienced riders can take federation galop exams and compete in show jumping (CSO). Rides exploring the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel are also offered.
Centre équestre Equilibre is a riding centre in Bréman, near Sérent in Brittany. It offers riding lessons and initiation for beginners on horse or pony. It also provides performance training in dressage and jumping and preparation for riding exams. Horse rides and riding courses are offered to members, non-members and visitors.
Les Écuries Theixoises is an equestrian centre in Theix-Noyalo, near Vannes, with a pony club and riding courses for beginner and experienced riders. The yard offers horse boarding with indoor and outdoor boxes, paddocks and arenas, and training for horses. Lessons are led by state-qualified instructors. The centre also offers a shetland pony ride for young children.
The Centre équestre de Lothéa has been offering horse riding for more than 60 years in the Toulfoën forest. It provides riding lessons for all ages from 3 years old, for both leisure riders and competitors. Horse boarding is available as full board, work board, and an au pair formula where the horse is ridden by the centre's riders under supervision. Guided rides in the forest along the river and on the beach are also offered.
Domaine Équestre du Plessis is a livery yard near Argentré-du-Plessis, close to Vitré, Rennes and Laval. It offers active boarding in pairs with a stabilised winter paddock, and individual box-terrace boarding with grass paddocks. The yard also provides riding instruction, with lessons adapted to each rider's level and experience. The site describes a focus on horse welfare and clear, calm communication.
The Centre Équestre de Blaru is a riding centre offering lessons for all levels, from beginners to confirmed riders, for children, teenagers and adults. Group classes are kept small, and annual, carnet and single-lesson formats are offered. The centre also runs training courses, school-holiday and Sunday activities, and riding-level tests, and organises internal and external competitions. The site describes its horses as the centre's own mounts, cared for with respect for the animal.
Ferme équestre Crinières Aux Vents is a riding centre at Le Tertre near Mouais, run by the association L’Arbre Voyageur. It offers riding lessons, both individual and group, for members and non-members, with single sessions and season packages. The site also lists adapted riding and carriage driving, riding stages, and horse riding outings. Boarding and half-board options for horses are listed among its services.
The Écuries de la Montglonnière is an equestrian centre in Segré en Anjou Bleu, Maine-et-Loire, on a 10-hectare site. It offers riding lessons for beginners to advanced riders, for leisure and competition. It specialises in breaking in and training horses and ponies, and also breeds sport horses and ponies. It offers boarding for owners' horses in single boxes or on pasture.
Ecurie Cook is a riding centre between Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier and Gosné, about 15 minutes from Rennes in Ille et Vilaine. It offers riding lessons including dressage and show jumping, pony lessons for children, and outings on horseback. Boarding is available in boxes, at pasture, as half-board and for retirement. The centre has two arenas, a covered arena and paddocks for daily turnout.
The Centre Équestre de Verneuil-sur-Avre is a riding school and pony club for riders from beginner to confirmed level. It offers group and individual lessons, holiday riding courses during school holidays, and preparation for riding level tests. The centre also organises internal and external competitions and offers full and half boarding for horses. It runs group programmes for school groups and holiday camps.
