Ecuries de la Frênière is a horse boarding yard on the outskirts of Cholet. It has housed horses since 1988 and offers pasture and box boarding options. Boarding formulas include shared paddocks, nights in the box with days at pasture, and open-box arrangements. Feed is produced on the property, and rations are adapted to each horse's needs.
Les Ecuries de Brochemerle is a horse boarding yard on a site of more than 38 hectares. It takes horses, ponies and broodmares on full pasture or box livery, with a retirement and convalescence option. A qualified instructor visits weekly to give riding lessons. The yard also organises courses, outings and competition activities throughout the year.
Erimûrânes is a non-profit association that promotes riding in the countryside and for leisure, using donkeys, mules and horses. It offers weekly group riding lessons, with a separate option for learning about equids through groundwork. Riding camps are held during school holidays for children from five years old. The association also offers short rides, donkey and horse hire for events, and birthday party activities built around the animals.
Equi-Vie Transport is a horse transport company based in Ittenheim in Alsace. It moves horses by truck-stall for purchases, changes of stable, vet visits, competitions, training and trail rides. It also offers urgent transport to the clinic, available around the clock, when the horse can stand. Transport covers all distances within France, and a grooming service is offered during events.
Les Ecuries des Quatre Vents is a riding centre located between Angers and Saumur, open to riders year-round. It offers riding lessons for all levels, from beginners to experienced riders, adults and children, and prepares riders for federal examinations. The club specialises in riding in the countryside, with rides ranging from one day to several days and entries in TREC and endurance competitions. Horse boarding is also offered, including pasture and box/paddock options.
The Association A Quatre Temps offers horse riding lessons for all levels, from beginners to galloping, for riders aged 7 to 99. It runs equine mediation sessions with horses for adults and children, individually or in groups of up to four, including for people with difficulties, disabilities or behavioural issues. The association also offers carriage rides and pony activities, and organises events. Its base is at Charlie la Pomme in the Mesnil-en-Vallée area.
Ecurie des Lumières is an equestrian centre located in La Haye Fouassière, near Nantes. It operates as an owners' stable and riding centre, with horses kept in pension for owners and riders. The centre runs a riding school with qualified instructors and offers personalised sporting follow-up for riders and their horses. It also trades horses and ponies.
Eric Le Guen offers personalised riding coaching in all disciplines, including dressage, show jumping, eventing and leisure riding, for riders of any level. He also works with horses on training and development, known as valorisation. Horses can be boarded at the Elevage du Croissel, a stable with six boxes, a terrace for each box, individual paddocks and an arena. The business is based in Candé and also works in Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique, travelling to clients' premises.
Ecurie Beauséjour is an equestrian centre in Vertou, near Nantes, set on a site of about 40 hectares in the forest. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, from baby pony classes from age 3 to advanced courses. Holiday riding courses, federation gallop tests and leisure and competition outings are also part of the programme. The centre also provides pasture boarding for horses, pony rides and equine therapy.
EquiPartner offers equine massage for horses, aimed at physical comfort, relaxation and recovery. Sessions are individualised and include options such as hot stone massage and stretching. The practitioner works alongside the horse's veterinarian and treats sport and leisure horses of all ages. Single sessions and multi-session packs are offered, with mileage charged beyond 20 km.
Cheval Nature de Grand Lieu is a horse boarding yard in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, near Nantes, France. Horses are kept in groups in open paddocks with shelters, with daily checks and individual care boxes for treatment or recovery. The yard has a covered, lit arena with an obstacle course and a lunging ring. Riding lessons with teachers of the client's choice are available, along with rides in the countryside and toward the sea.
Jérôme Rotard is a riding instructor (moniteur d'équitation) based in Loire-Atlantique near Nantes, France. He gives one-to-one riding lessons focused on understanding horses and riding, whatever discipline the rider practises. His services also cover getting horses to load into a van, accept care, be caught in the paddock, and be started or restarted under saddle. He travels to riders around Nantes and nearby departments and, for several riders, across France.
Ferme Equestre de la petite lande is a horse boarding farm near Nantes, close to the Vendée. It takes in horses for full-year livery. Boarding is offered at pasture, in individual boxes, or as a mixed arrangement of six months pasture and six months box. The farm also provides an infirmary service for horses needing care, with daily and longer-stay rates, and an optional transport service within set distances.
The practice is a veterinary clinic in Saffré that cares for both horses and companion animals such as dogs and cats. It runs a dedicated centre for equine care, the Centre de Soins Vétérinaires pour équidés, which offers hospitalisation for horses. Services for horses listed on the site include lameness consultations, equine dentistry, and mare reproduction such as heat monitoring and pregnancy ultrasound. Preventive consultations, surgery, imaging and nutrition advice are also offered.
The Ferme Équestre du Chêne Rond is a horse farm that offers livery for horses on a site of more than 20 hectares. Horses are kept in a herd on pasture with shelters, and spacious boxes are also available. The farm has a lit sand arena, a horse walker and marked riding paths that start from the property. The farm also breeds horses, and its foals are offered for sale once weaned.
Les Ecuries du Beuvron is an equestrian centre in the wooded park of La Morinière in Andrezé Beaupréau en Mauges. It offers full livery and boarding for horses and ponies, with 32 straw boxes, paddocks and several floodlit arenas. The centre provides riding lessons from age 3, as well as discovery and advanced courses during school holidays. Services also include group lessons for schools and leisure centres, and competitions.
Ecrin Sauvage is an owners' horse stable in Couffé, Loire-Atlantique, run by Véronique and her husband since 2008. It offers field (pré) and box livery for horses. Riding lessons, individual or group, are available for riders. The stable also runs team building and equicoaching sessions in which people work with horses on the ground, with no prior riding knowledge needed.
Les écuries d'Orepère is a equestrian centre that offers livery for horses. Boarding options include pasture board, box stabling and work livery, with horses turned out to the paddock six days a week. The yard also offers a weekly group lesson as part of its boarding packages. It organises several in-house show jumping competitions each year and takes riders to external club and amateur shows.
Compagnie Capalle is an equestrian show company located near the Puy du Fou. It creates horse performances, including knight's tournaments, son et lumière seasons and film and photo shoots with horses. The business also offers advanced riding courses and a stable for horse owners. Horses and ponies can be rented for rides and animation events.
Ecuries de la Tour is an equestrian centre and Poney Club located in Oudon, Loire-Atlantique, on the banks of the Loire. The centre offers riding for both leisure and competition. The website describes a family atmosphere at the club.
Écuries d'Ellipse is an equestrian yard in Malville, Loire-Atlantique, on a 50-hectare site with around 90 horses. It offers livery in 80 boxes on straw or shavings, and owners have access to their own tack room and the yard's facilities. The yard breeds its own foals using prestige stallions and trains young horses from age four as well as more experienced horses, with competition outings up to CSI level. The yard is run by former international riders.
The Espace Equestre de Mazerolles is an equestrian centre on the edge of the Mazerolles marshes near Nantes. It offers riding lessons from initiation to advanced levels, training courses during school holidays, and competitions. Horses can be boarded in box, pasture or half-board arrangements, with turnout on the paddock six days a week. The centre has two indoor arenas and a team of qualified instructors.
Domaine du Hardrais is a 28-hectare equestrian site near Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, run by Isabelle André and Denis Gilbert. It offers horse boarding, either at pasture or in stables. It runs TREC and dressage courses and organises TREC competitions regularly. The estate also breeds Irish cobs, both purebred and crossbred, along with other sport and leisure horses.
Equi-être offers horse-assisted coaching and personal development work. Services include parental support with horses and individual workshops for personal development. The business also runs training for professionals in care and support roles, and corporate equicoaching for team leadership and emotional intelligence. The approach is based on the idea that horses mirror relational and social behaviour.
