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Look Up Equestrian is a multi-discipline barn based in Flint Hill, Virginia. It offers riding lessons in dressage and jumping for children and adults of all ages and levels, using well trained horses and ponies. The barn also offers ship-in lessons, limited training board and summer riding camps. Lessons focus on correct position, body awareness and building confidence.
Ranch Siesta Los Rubios is a horse riding stable near Estepona on the Costa del Sol. It offers riding lessons for adults and children, from beginners to experienced riders. It also runs guided trail rides in the Sierra Bermeja mountains on its own horses. Bookings are made by email or WhatsApp.
Marbella Horses is an equestrian centre on the Costa del Sol offering classical dressage classes and private lessons. It also runs the Pony Club Villacana, with pony rides and summer camps. The business sells horses and trains horses for competition. Its website lists classes in Spanish, English and Swedish.
equiVentura runs multi-day riding tours through the mountains and countryside of Andalusia, such as the Grazalema, Zahara and Campo & Costa trails. The tours are led by the owner on the business's own horses, which are described as well trained and kept in herds outdoors. Shorter Sol & Soul riding courses, including 1:1 riding in the terrain, are offered for less experienced riders. The trails are aimed at experienced trail riders, with some routes suited to beginners.
EQUIMAR is a riding academy in Aldie, Virginia, focused on dressage. It offers training and instruction for riders and their horses. The facility has stalls, an indoor arena with mirrors, an outdoor arena, a round pen, and turnout options including dry lots and pasture. The founder and head trainer is Britton Rogan, a dressage rider.
Centro Hípico Los Albardones is an equestrian centre with a riding school offering practical and theory riding classes and preparation for riding levels. It also offers countryside rides on horseback. The centre has an outdoor and an indoor competition riding track. Its stated aim is to make riding and horses a form of enjoyment of the surrounding natural landscape, not only an elite sport.
Kelty O'Donoghue Equestrian is an eventing-focused training yard based in Round Hill, Virginia. It produces horses for eventing and other English disciplines, from green prospects to seasoned competitors. It also offers private riding lessons and competition coaching for riders. The business sells horses and provides purchase consultation for buyers and owners.
Hacienda Buena Suerte is a riding facility in Andalusia, Spain. It offers riding lessons for beginners, recreational riders and advanced riders on its own school horses. Courses with guest trainers are held throughout the year across several riding styles, including Western riding, Working Equitation, Horsemanship and Doma Clásica. The property also offers training and livery for horses, and holiday accommodation for guests.
Rancho la Paz is an equestrian holiday business in the mountains of Mijas on the Costa del Sol, with views of the sea. It keeps about 70 Andalusian/PRE horses of its own. The business offers horse routes, riding on the property, and riding programmes for beginners and experienced riders, which can be designed flexibly or chosen as fixed weekly programmes. Excursions to the beach and cultural visits can be combined with the rides.
White Oak Stables is a private family farm in Warrenton, Virginia. The farm specializes in horseback riding lessons for adult beginners and for shy, anxious or fearful riders. It also runs summer camps for riders. Lessons are offered by appointment only.
Serene Acres Riding Center is a equestrian facility in Round Hill, Virginia, offering riding lessons from beginner to advanced levels. It runs competitive team programs, including IEA and eventing, and a leasing program for committed riders. The facility also provides full-service boarding in a 30-stall barn on 25 acres, with daily paddock turnout and customized feeding. Its focus is hunter/jumper riding.
Thousand Hills Riding Stables is a riding business that teaches horsemanship to children, with lessons available from age two. The program offers private and group lessons using the stable's ponies. Lessons cover horsemanship both on the ground and in the saddle, and are scheduled in 30, 45 or 60-minute increments. The stable also provides coaching for local horse shows.
Hope Springs Farm is a horseback riding business in Jeffersonton, Virginia, run by Kevin and Lisa. It offers private, semi-private and parent-and-child riding lessons, with a focus on hunter-jumper equitation on ponies and horses. Students also learn grooming, tacking up and horse care. The farm takes students to local horse shows and runs mini-camps and summer camps. Lisa also rides and trains horses at the farm.
Twin Oaks Farm is a horse riding facility in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia. It runs a weekly group lesson program taught on its school horses, aimed at recreational riders learning horsemanship and riding skills. The farm also offers boarding and a training program for more serious equestrians and their horses, plus day camps for children throughout the year.
The Overlook Farm is a full equine facility in Purcellville, Virginia. It offers full and field boarding, individual and group horseback riding lessons, and summer camps. Horse training and participation in equine competitions are also offered. Facilities include an indoor arena, two outdoor arenas, and a round pen.
C'est Chevaux is a barn in Leesburg, Virginia that offers riding lessons for riders of all levels, both individual and group. The program covers dressage and hunter/jumper, with open enrollment and competition preparation for selected students. The barn competes regionally through the show season and runs monthly rider education sessions. Riders can also use the barn's warm-up exercises before they ride.
Brentsville Stables is a family-owned English riding lesson barn in Manassas, Virginia. Lessons for kids and adults are taught in lighted indoor and outdoor arenas. The program focuses on hunt seat equitation, flatwork, and jumping, with grooming and tacking taught as part of each lesson. Lessons are offered as 45-minute private, semi-private, and 30-minute sessions. Lessons are currently full, and a waitlist is open.
Vintage Valley Sporthorses is a private equestrian facility in Catlett, Virginia. It offers full care stall boarding with turnout, arena and trail access. The yard provides riding instruction in eventing, jumping and dressage, along with horse training with an emphasis on dressage. It also offers breeding and foaling, with a stallion standing by appointment.
Club Ecuestre La Arboleda is a horse club in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz. It runs a riding school for children and adults. It also offers horseback routes along the beach near Bajo de Guía. The club stages horse shows and takes route bookings by phone, WhatsApp or its contact form.
Yeguada Rito is a riding school in Granada, Spain, offering lessons for beginner, intermediate and advanced riders. Lessons are available individually and in groups, and advanced students can ride independently. The school also organises jump lessons for riders who want to compete. Its horses are selected for their calm temperament and handled by experienced staff.
Three Sisters Stables is a horse business in the southern middle Tennessee hills, on a 230-acre farm. It offers private lessons, group lessons, horse camps, birthday parties, trail rides and show preparation. The business was founded in 2014 and focuses on teaching children the care of horses and safe riding.
Club Hípico Almayate is an equestrian club on the beach at Almayate, near Torre del Mar and Málaga. It offers horse riding lessons taught by qualified sports instructors for all levels. It also provides horse boarding with boxes, bedding and feeding, and guided trail rides of one to four hours along the coast and natural areas. The club sells horses and gives advice on buying and selling them.
Arte Andaluz - Rutas a Caballo runs guided horse rides through the Doñana natural area, including the Dunas and beaches. The rides are open to people without prior riding experience. The team includes qualified riding monitors and riding instructors who also give talks about the ecosystems visited. The company offers group routes of up to six horses, as well as horse rental.
Hípica Santoli is an equestrian club and riding school in Montilla, Córdoba. It offers riding lessons for all levels, from beginners to adults and children. The club also provides dressage and horse training, including breaking in young horses. Full boarding is available with spacious boxes, quality feed, veterinary care and daily exercise. It runs guided rides through the Córdoba countryside, including night rides under the full moon.
