Cours, enseignement et travail à pied — un centre pour apprendre ou faire progresser un cheval.
Domaine de la Pouège is a horse property in Gensac sur Garonne. It offers livery for horses, including pasture boarding in a herd and combined pasture and box options, with hay, shelter and daily supervision. Riding instruction is given by a qualified riding instructor. The site also describes riding trekking and a retreat-style stay.
Les Crins en Soi Nature cheval is a riding centre in Montjoie-en-Couserans in the Ariège Pyrenees. It offers riding lessons and guided rides in the countryside. The horses live in herds on pasture, barefoot and in a calm environment. The approach focuses on a gentle, progressive relationship between rider and horse. The centre also offers accompaniment and education of horses alongside its riding activities.
The Pôle Équestre de Léran is an equestrian centre in Ariège, France, near Lac de Montbel. It offers riding lessons and courses, horse boarding, and rides on horseback and pony. It also runs horse trekking trips in the Pyrenees, the Vercors, Spain and Morocco. The centre runs training courses for equestrian professionals.
Centre du Soularac is an equestrian centre in the Pyrenees mountains of France. It organises riding holidays, horse treks and multi-day rides of two to twelve days, as well as riding activities for children and teenagers. The centre also has its own riding school and breeds the Pyrenean horses it uses, including Mérens, Castillon and Pottok ponies. Its riding is done on horses bred on site and raised in the mountains.
The Ferme Équestre de Coumariau is a riding farm that has operated since 1996. It offers riding lessons for beginners and advanced riders, including galop levels 1 to 7, pony baptisms, and day courses. The farm also provides group sessions and boarding in boxes or on paddock. Its qualified instructors support riders from initiation through to competition preparation.
Moulin de Péguilhan is a riding club offering riding lessons on ponies and horses. Courses run through the year from 8 September to 3 July, with monthly payment options after membership. The club also offers rides, including pony rides led in hand and horse rides. Short courses such as Stage mon cheval et moi are available, and the club hosts its own competitions and an end-of-year show.
Les Ecuries d'Aiguillanes is an equestrian centre at the foot of the Pyrenees, between Aude and Ariège. It offers riding lessons for all ages and guided horse treks through the Pyrenees and the Cathar castle region. The yard also provides horse boarding, with 11 boxes, a 55m x 25m arena, a cross-country course and a mountain trail course. The horses are raised in the mountains and selected for their calm temperament and versatility.
Equipunch is a riding centre offering both ponies and horses. It provides riding lessons and courses for riders from age four, with activities including dressage, show jumping and hacks. The centre also runs a livery yard for horse owners. The business is open throughout the year.
Écuries de Bergerac is a riding centre and pony club in Creysse, near Bergerac in the Dordogne. It offers riding lessons for all levels, from initiation to advanced training. The yard also takes in ponies and horses on livery boarding, and it runs guided rides through the surrounding forests and vineyards. It also hosts groups such as schools, leisure centres and birthday parties.
Association équi'libre is a non-profit association in the Ariège region of southern France, described on its site as an equestrian tourism centre. It offers riding and pony activities for children from age 3 and for riders from age 11. Services listed include horse and pony rides, riding lessons, hikes on horseback and themed riding courses. Activities take place outdoors, and prices are listed by hour, multi-hour packages and half or full days.
Cavalcagire is an equestrian farm in the Comminges area of the Pyrenees, in Haute-Garonne. It offers multi-day horse trekking holidays through the Pyrenees, along with riding outings, courses and stages. The farm also breeds Barbe horses raised outdoors in herds in mountain conditions. It offers full-board and livery-style horse boarding on pasture with shelters.
Ecuries de Cuhour is an equestrian centre in La Barthe de Neste at the foot of the Pyrenees, in Occitanie. It offers riding lessons and horse boarding, with a 14-box stable, a 10-box barn and a club horse stabling area. The facilities include a covered arena of 52 by 21 metres, an outdoor arena, a 18 metre lunging ring and paddocks for turnout. The centre also has a tack room and a club house.
Ranch du Bel Air is an equestrian tourism centre in Labretonie, Lot-et-Garonne, set on 33 hectares dedicated to horses. It keeps horses in boxes, stables and paddocks and offers an indoor arena, an outdoor arena and a cross-country area. Riding lessons are offered for all levels, from beginners as young as three to riders wanting to improve their gallop. The ranch also organises guided rides in the surrounding countryside, longer riding trips and holiday camps for children and teenagers.
Ecurie Finca Del Sol is a horse yard in Les Encantades near Saint-Nazaire. It offers paddock boarding for horses and ponies, with individual or shared paddocks, hay and grain, and half-board options. Riding lessons are available, taught by a state-qualified instructor. Short stays for work, backing young horses, convalescence and holidays are also offered.
Les Collines d'Epona is an ethological equestrian centre and farm in the Comminges area of southwestern France. It offers riding lessons and courses, including holiday courses, based on ethological horse riding. The farm provides boarding for horses and ponies in collective or individual paddocks, with shelter and organic hay available. It also breeds horses on the farm. The facilities include a sand arena, a grassed lunging circle and a small cross-country course.
Centre Equestre du Volvestre is an equestrian centre near Rieux-Volvestre, between Toulouse and the Pyrenees. It offers boarding for horses in boxes with paddock turnout all year, with food twice a day and hay. Boarders have access to the riding arena and manège, and group lessons are offered by level. The centre also runs a pony club.
The Centre Equestre de Sistels is a riding centre offering horse and pony riding for leisure and competition, for all ages. Lessons are taught by a state-diplomaed instructor on facilities described as adapted and secure. Services listed include group and private lessons, rides led in hand, discovery packages, competition outings and coaching at shows. The centre also rents out its arena and riding ring by the hour.
The Centre équestre de Luchon is a riding school located at the foot of the Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the centre of Bagnères-de-Luchon. It offers riding for all levels, from first steps to competition, including trail rides. Lessons and courses are open to visitors passing through as well as year-round residents of the valley. The centre is run by the municipality.
The Centre Equestre d'Aubarede is a riding centre offering personalised riding lessons for beginners and experienced riders. It also organises training for riders preparing for competition, including custom training plans and support at shows. Horse boarding is offered with boxes and paddocks in a secure environment, with half-board options available. The centre is a FFE-labelled riding school and is located in Aubarede near Tarbes.
Ecole d'Equitation Equizones is a riding centre in the Parc Naturel Régional des Pyrénées Ariégeoises, on an 11-hectare site. It offers personalised lessons and courses, including group and private sessions. It also organises horseback trail rides and provides horse boarding with box, paddock and half-board options. Lessons follow the École de Légèreté approach, taught by instructor Sandra Ciano.
Ośrodek Jeździecki SKRĘT is a riding centre in the Bory Tucholskie forest near Cekcyn, Poland. It runs riding holidays and intensive riding camps with at least 2.5 hours of riding per day, plus weekend riding programmes for beginners. The centre keeps its own horses, which it describes as calm and well prepared, and teaches riding from the beginning as well as to more experienced riders. Guests can also stay in hobbit-style cabins on the same site.
Ferme Equestre d'Halco is an equestrian and educational farm by the Lacs d'Halco near Hagetmau, between Mont-de-Marsan and Orthez. Claire Monot, a state-qualified riding instructor, offers recreational riding, horse walks, federation exams and friendly or official competitions. Lessons cover both ponies and horses, and the farm also has an educational animal section. Holiday courses and pony baptisms are also offered.
L'Equifine is an equestrian centre in Labatut-Rivière, France. It offers riding lessons for children from age 3 on ponies, and for teenagers and adults from beginner to advanced level. The centre also runs ethology courses, stages and holiday programmes. Its horses are kept at pasture in herds around the clock.
Leśny Dwór is a riding centre in Pakówka offering riding training for beginner and advanced riders. It organises riding camps for children and young people that combine riding with theory, games and other activities. The centre also provides horse boarding in boxes with pastures and a stable, and says it arranges regular veterinary care for boarded horses.
