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Moyon Equitation is a riding centre and stud farm in Moyon, Manche, run by David and Lucie. The centre offers riding lessons and activities for all ages and levels, on ponies and horses, for club members and visitors. It also offers boarding (pension) for horses. The stud breeds Selle Français horses, with about six foals born each year, and sells sport horses.
Les Ecuries du Devès is an equestrian centre in Sainte-Hélène, near Bordeaux, France. It runs a pony club for children from the age of six. Riding is taught by instructors holding the BEES 1 qualification. The yard also offers a separate tariff for horse owners and organises club events, competitions and rides.
Ecurie du Cheval de Fer is a small private horse yard near Nanteuil en Vallée in Charente, run by Laëtitia Letourneur, a state-qualified riding instructor. The yard offers boarding for owners' horses, including simple boarding and boarding with schooling work. It also provides young horse breaking, training up to high school work, and private lessons on site or at home. The yard is mainly oriented towards dressage.
Les écuries du Plantis is a poney club in Saint Martial de Mirambeau, run by Mauricette Lamberet, a qualified riding instructor, and her team. It offers riding lessons for all levels throughout the year, holiday courses, rides, and group visits for children. Horses and ponies can be kept at grass or in stables, with saddle room, shower, arena and grass track available to owners. The business also offers equine-assisted therapy sessions with equine therapists.
High Caliber Stables is a show horse training stable with a riding lesson program. The stable aims to build show horses and coach riders. It runs an in-house breeding program that covers breeding mares, foaling, care, weaning, training and sales. Young horses bred by the stable are also raised, trained and offered for sale.
Flower Hill Farms is a hunter-jumper riding facility in San Diego, California. It offers lesson programs, summer camps and pony rides for riders of all levels. The farm runs a competitive show team and emphasizes horsemanship, with riders taking part in caring for their horses. Facilities include a large jumper field, a hunter ring, turnouts and a round pen.
Eden Farm is a hunter/jumper riding farm in Ocala, Florida, established in 1972. It offers English riding lessons and training for riders from beginner to advanced, in both flatwork and jumping. The farm prepares horses and riders for competitive show jumping at local, state and national horse shows. It also runs summer camps where children learn horsemanship, grooming and riding.
The Lesson Barn is a riding facility offering riding lessons for riders from beginner to advanced levels. Lessons are taught by experienced instructors on the farm's own school horses. The barn also runs camps, clinics and birthday parties. Students are encouraged to learn horse care alongside riding.
Les Sabots du Temple is an equestrian centre in Le Temple, in the Gironde, France, set in a pine forest. It offers riding lessons for beginners and experienced riders, led by two qualified instructors. It also offers horse rides, training courses and competitions. Horses can be boarded in shaded paddocks in small groups, with a weekly group lesson included during the school term.
Gait Keeper Farm is a hunter/jumper training facility in Franklin, Tennessee, established in 2001. It offers horse boarding, training and showing, with a barn of 18 stalls, paddocks and turnout. Lessons are taught by the head trainer, who is a certified USHJA trainer. The farm focuses on developing riders and horses for competition.
Écurie Brigitte Bonnot is a dressage-focused equine yard located between Avignon and Saint Remy de Provence. It offers livery boarding in boxes or paddocks, with daily turnout and wormer treatments included in the monthly rates. Riding lessons are given on the client's own horse or on the yard's school horses, with a focus on rider position. The yard also offers individualised training livery for horses being prepared for competition or sale, along with dressage training stages.
Ecuries de Gigondas is a riding centre, pony club and owner's stable located in the countryside of Isle, about 5 minutes from Limoges. The centre offers riding lessons for beginners and experienced riders, with a focus on competition or recreation. Pony and horse rental is available for group lessons under an annual or seasonal arrangement. The site also lists holidays and competitions.
Little Britain Stables is a horse farm in Burlington, Kentucky, on a 90-acre property. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, including group lessons and a Tiny Tot program for younger children. Horses are available for boarding, with access to indoor and outdoor arenas and riding trails. The stables also run summer horse camps.
Zephyr's Way Stable is a hunter/jumper lesson barn offering riding lessons from beginner to advanced intermediate level. Lessons are taught privately or in groups of two to five. The barn has an outdoor arena and an indoor arena. Lessons focus on correct riding form and on how riders work with and understand their horse.
AMW Stables is a full-service hunter/jumper show barn in Huger, South Carolina. It offers year-round training, boarding and coaching for horses and riders. Programs are tailored to hunter, jumper and equitation rings and to show preparation. The barn has a custom-built stable and multiple paddocks for turnout.
The Centre équestre d'Andernos les bains is a riding centre on a 13-hectare estate near the Bassin d'Arcachon. It offers riding for competition or leisure, from beginner levels up to Galop 7, at a riding school labelled by the FFE. It runs activities and courses on Sundays and during school holidays, plus forest and beach rides depending on the season. It also keeps horses for owners in boxes, on paddock, or fully at pasture, and organises its own CSO show-jumping competitions.
Equiaventure is a riding centre in the Landes area near Sanguinet and Biscarrosse, offering horse rides for beginners and experienced riders. Rides go through forest, along the lake and on the Atlantic beach, with calmer walking routes for children and less experienced riders. The centre also offers riding lessons with an instructor and boarding. Its horses are mostly born and broken in on site.
Ecuries de Talaris is a riding school and poney club in the Gironde, between the ocean and the village of Lacanau. It offers leisure riding lessons for riders from age 3 upward, from beginners to confirmed riders. Lessons range from baby pony to Galop 7, and the club runs holiday courses during school breaks. Pony and donkey rides for young children and forest rides are also offered by reservation.
Ecuries Alice Rueda is an owner's stable and equestrian centre near Bordeaux, in the forest of Saint-Aubin de Médoc. The yard offers horse boarding in boxes or in pasture formulas, with horses fed twice daily and checked daily. Riding lessons and schooling sessions are available, with a maximum of four riders per lesson and personalised packages. The facilities include a 60x45 arena, a smaller 18x36 arena for groundwork, and trails around the property.
Les Écuries de Roxanne is an owner-run livery yard in Avensan, Médoc. It offers pasture boarding in herds, with horse work integrated into the horses' routine. It also offers riding lessons based on ethological riding for riders of all levels, with their own horses or boarders. The yard additionally provides education and breaking-in services for horses, and sells horses.
Westerlies Performance Horses is a Western riding centre. It offers Western riding lessons taught by its instructor, and it presents its own horses on the website. The centre describes its riding as comfortable and attentive to the natural needs and psychology of the horse. The site also has an e-shop with riding-related clothing and accessories.
L'Éperon d'Ornon is an equestrian centre near Bordeaux with riding lessons and courses for riders. The centre states it follows a welfare programme for its ponies and horses. It also offers company coaching assisted by horses, focused on quality of working life and stress management. The site lists holiday courses and a membership and fee structure for the riding year.
Domaine des Argentieres is an equestrian centre in France welcoming children and adults, with ponies and horses for riding. It offers lessons for all ages and levels, from initiation to competition, as well as outings, club and amateur competitions, and courses. The centre also provides livery for owners' horses and ponies, with horses kept in boxes and turned out in a paddock daily. Its website lists beginner-friendly adult lessons and ethological riding work on foot and mounted.
Ferme équestre de Lagravade is a riding farm set in a natural rural environment near Ste Livrade-sur-Lot. It offers riding for beginners, including baby pony sessions with shetland ponies. Activities include trail riding, TREC (competitive endurance trail riding) preparation and show jumping. The farm has 10 boxes and 8 stalls for horses and ponies, a sand arena, an indoor manège and a tack room.
