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Temple Hills Equestrian Center is a small privately owned barn in Temple, New Hampshire. It offers riding lessons for riders of all ages and abilities, along with summer camps and clinics. The barn also provides horse boarding on open pastures, including full board and daily turnout. Horse training and horse leasing are offered as well.
Sunswept Stables is a small, family-run farm in Dover, New Hampshire. It offers full-service boarding for horses, including turnout, stall care and feeding. Private and group lessons are available for riders at every level. The farm also runs professional training programmes tailored to each horse and rider.
Lalobarun Ranch is a horse breeding operation in Newbury, Massachusetts, run by Eileen Cashman and John Kellar. It breeds, raises and shows registered American Paint Horses. The ranch stands its stallion Lil More Conclusive for breeding, offering stud service to approved mares. It also offers boarding in box stalls, sheds and full board, along with riding lessons and clinics on site.
Robby Hill Stables is a full-service equine facility in Hubbardston offering boarding, training and lessons. Its lesson program runs from private and group lessons for beginners to students competing at schooling and rated shows. The yard also teaches horsemanship and total horse care, including leading, grooming, tacking up and cooling down. Jump classes and dressage clinics with guest instructors are held on a regular basis.
Rivendell Farm in Durham, Connecticut offers horse boarding with individual care for each horse. The farm also runs riding lessons and a horse leasing program. Summer camp and an IEA interscholastic riding team for young riders are part of the program. The farm has indoor and outdoor riding rings.
Hunter's Glen Morgans is a lesson, training and boarding facility for horses and riders. The farm specializes in Morgan horses, though other breeds are welcome. Lessons are offered to anyone from young children to adults, and all disciplines are taught. Boarders receive full-service board with stalls in the main barn, paddocks, turnout and a sand arena, and each horse's diet and turnout are customized.
Old Coach Farm is a small family farm with fields and trails for its horses. It offers riding lessons tailored to each rider's individual goals, from the show ring to the trails. Riders can bring their own horse or use the farm's school horses. The farm also starts young horses, beginning with long lining to teach them to accept the bit and rein pressure.
Heidi Potter Holistic Horsemanship offers horsemanship clinics, horse training and communication, and consultations. Its teaching draws on Centered Riding, which focuses on balance, security and communication for riders of all levels. The business also teaches Horse Speak, a method of equine body language for communicating with horses. Heidi Potter has worked with a variety of horses, including gaited breeds. The business is based at the New England Center for Horsemanship in Guilford, Vermont.
Avalon Teaching Farm offers horsemanship lessons for riders of different ages, including a program for the youngest enthusiasts. Lessons are taught from a balanced seat perspective in both English and Western styles and run weekly in four-week sessions from May through October. The farm also runs summer camps, pony rides, a riding level program and a horse show team. Beyond horses, the farm teaches livestock husbandry and offers home study support in northwest Vermont.
Longmead Riding Centre offers riding lessons for all ages and ability levels in the Colchester area of Essex. Lessons are one-to-one and cover beginner to advanced riding, including dressage and jumping. The centre also provides stable management tuition and welcomes riders with physical and learning disabilities. It also sells horses and ponies on behalf of customers.
Hippo Tempo is an equine centre that offers relational riding (équitation relationnelle) with horses, ponies and donkeys. The centre runs courses and individual or group sessions based on the PRAC method. It also offers equine-assisted therapy and coaching, and keeps horses in pension, including pasture livery and work livery. The horses live in herds on pasture in the farm of Malagra.
Becky Jackson Horse Riding offers horse riding lessons for riders of all ages and abilities, from beginners to experienced riders returning after a break. Lessons can be private or in groups and are taught by fully qualified instructors. The school uses its own well-schooled horses and ponies. It also offers hacks, fun days and courses in horse care and stable management.
SpiritHorse Therapeutic Riding Center of Canton offers therapeutic riding lessons for people of all ages with disabilities. Lessons are private and taught by certified therapeutic riding instructors, with a support staff of horse leaders and side-walkers. Students ride a therapy horse during a 30-minute session and can also take part in horse management, such as leading, grooming and saddling. The centre also runs early intervention, mentorship and summer programs that involve horses and ponies.
Aspen East Stables is a horse facility in Jericho, Vermont. It offers riding, driving and horsemanship lessons, along with group programs for families. The stable runs equine-facilitated healing opportunities using its own horses. It also rents its grounds for horse shows, clinics and other equine events.
Écuries de la Rosette is a riding centre, pony club and owner livery yard at Le Coutet in Verac. The yard offers boarding for ponies and horses in boxes or with paddock turnout, with options that include work and collective or private lessons. Private lessons with one's own horse are offered alongside group riding lessons. Prices are published for each boarding package and for lesson and work cards.
The Positive Pony is a horse training and coaching business run by Cassie. It offers Equilescence lessons that cover groundwork and riding, with the owner's own horse. Lessons are available in person in Vermont and Northeastern New York, and virtually. The approach is based on positive reinforcement (clicker training) and species-appropriate management.
New Moon Ranch is a Western Pleasure riding school above the Huntington River Gorge in Richmond, Vermont. It offers individual and group lessons with an emphasis on casual, non-competitive riding at walk, trot, canter or gallop. The ranch also offers boarding options for horses. Its teaching focuses on communication between horse and rider.
Champlain Valley Riding Club offers boarding, lessons, training and sales in a hunter-jumper program. Boarding includes daily care, individual turnout and use of indoor and outdoor arenas. Lessons range from beginner to advanced and use the club's school horses. Training plans are individualized for each horse and rider, and include local horse shows.
Blackrose Morgans is a horse farm in Colchester, Vermont that specializes in the Morgan breed, although other breeds are welcome at the facility. The farm offers horse boarding, riding lessons, breeding, and training. It stands stallions for breeding, and stallion semen can be shipped fresh cooled. Angie Maple leads the training program, which starts young horses slowly to build a solid foundation for horse and rider.
Imajica is an equestrian center in Vermont set on 88 acres. It runs training programs for horses and riders, with lessons and clinics that cover levels from basic to Grand Prix. The farm also sells Dutch Warmblood horses and sources Lusitanos for clients. Riders can ship in for instruction or keep their horses at the farm for in-house training.
Écurie Quentin is a riding centre and pony club near Bordeaux in Gironde, France. It offers riding lessons for all levels and ages from age four, along with rides and courses. The centre also offers livery, with horses kept at pasture or in boxes, and training for young horses and ponies. Its stated specialties are show jumping (CSO) and dressage.
Écurie Royal Max is an equestrian centre in Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, at beginner and advanced levels, in private and group formats, with a focus on Western riding. The centre also provides free riding sessions in its facilities and rider certification to earn riding badges or prepare for competitions. Horse boarding is available in indoor and outdoor stalls with shelter, hay and daily feed.
Ferme Chalinelle Farm is a family-run stable in Glen Robertson, Ontario. It offers classic riding lessons with an Equine Canada/FEQ certified competition coach and instructor. The farm also lists trail rides, boarding, summer camps and horses for sale. Its website is available in French and English.
The Poney Club de Paloumey is a riding centre in Ludon Médoc with a family atmosphere. It offers riding lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced riders, including baby pony classes from age 2. Activities include pony games, hunter, dressage, outings and holiday courses. The club also has a competition team and offers training courses for careers with horses.
