Équi Libre en Ossau offers horse rides and riding lessons in the Ossau valley. Its horses are presented on the website, including Muxu, Junot and Layens. Services include a one-hour ride or lesson, a ten-session package, half-day hikes and full-day hikes. Bookings are made by phone.
Cheval Détente is a riding centre in Laroin, near Pau, on the banks of the Gave. It offers riding lessons for all levels, from initiation to Galop exams and competition outings. Holiday courses run for children from age 5, and pony walks are offered for children from age 3. The centre also provides boarding with suitable facilities for horses.
Pôle équestre d’Orthez is an equestrian centre in Orthez that sells sport horses. It also sells and teaches ponies and horses for leisure and instruction. The centre offers riding and pony lessons in group and private formats, as well as owner-work boarding. Lessons are taught by state-diplomaed instructors.
Centre équestre 1.2.3 Soleil is a riding centre in Narcastet, near Pau. It offers riding lessons, courses and riding outings for children and adults, as well as holiday courses throughout the year. It also provides horse boarding, including box and paddock options and overnight boarding. The centre is open Monday to Saturday.
Ecuries de Goes Oloron is an equestrian centre in Goès, near Oloron, set in the grounds of a 17th-century castle on about 5 hectares. The centre is open to riders from beginner to advanced and offers lessons adapted to each level. It also offers outdoor rides in nature and courses, with horses and ponies available for riding. The centre was founded in 1969 and presents itself as a family-friendly riding centre.
La Ferme du Poney Fringant is an equestrian centre that lets visitors meet its horses and ponies. It offers introductory riding, confirmed-level trekking, bivouac outings and courses. Carriage driving is also listed among its services. Guided activities are led by a qualified instructor and can be booked by couples, families or groups of friends.
Les Petits Sabots is a riding centre in Monein, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It offers riding lessons and courses for children and adults, structured by level. It also provides horse boarding, both at pasture and in stables. The centre carries out breaking-in (débourrage) and rehabilitation of horses, and runs pony shows and holiday club activities.
The Ferme Équestre Latsaga Zalditokia is a horse farm in Ostabat, in the Basse-Navarre region of France. It offers riding lessons, day courses and camps for all levels, and rides for children and adults. It also provides horse boarding in paddocks with shelter, along with groundwork and handling for young horses, and breeds pottok horses.
L'Orée is an equestrian centre in Gahard, near Rennes, set in the forest. It offers full livery with daily care, turnout in meadows and paddocks, and a covered arena. The riding school takes riders from age 4 with lessons on horseback organised by level and age. The centre also runs a pony club and a horse club, and riders can take forest rides from the yard.
Le Cheval de 3 is a multi-activity equine centre in Espelette, in the Basque Country. The site has a covered riding arena, an outdoor arena, and stabling for horses and ponies. It offers a riding school and boarding for horses. It also runs individual sessions for adults and children that work on emotions through the relationship with the horse.
Woods Edge Farm is a boutique Thoroughbred breeding farm in Lexington, Kentucky. The farm breeds Thoroughbreds commercially from a broodmare band and boards a select group of horses for clients. It also runs a sales consignment and prepares horses for the sales. The farm operates a second property on Jacks Creek Pike, adjacent to Juddmonte Farm.
Old Grist Mill Farm breeds Gypsy Vanner horses in Ravenna, Kentucky. The farm keeps stallions, colts, mares and fillies, and it publishes its horses for sale in yearly sale offerings. Its stated goal is to produce quality Gypsy Cob horses with strong pedigrees, good conformation and exceptional temperaments. The senior herd sire, BS Encore, is presented for his type, temperament and ability to pass these traits on to his offspring.
Ecurie Cavaline offers equine and human wellbeing services under the name Zone de bien-être Humain et Equin. Its services include behavioural studies, owner courses, classical education and dressage, and preparation and coaching. It also offers horse rehabilitation, applied ethology in riding, and horse work. Services are provided on site or at the client's own stable.
Centre équestre Appaloosa is an equestrian centre in Capbreton, in the Landes forest near the Atlantic beaches. It offers riding lessons for beginners and experienced riders, as well as guided rides in the forest and along the coast. The centre also offers horse boarding, including paddock options. The site describes the centre as approved by the French equestrian federation (FFE) and open all year.
Olhaldea is an equestrian centre in Sare in the Basque Country, France, specialised in riding for leisure and learning. It runs a riding club at its farm, where horses live mainly in pastures or in boxes and stables depending on the weather. It organises horse rides in nature, from short outings for experienced riders to longer rides of two and a half to three hours. It also organises multi-day riding trips across the Basque Country and into Aragon and Rioja in Spain.
L'Écrin de Jaspe is an equestrian centre in Saint-Beauzile in the Tarn. It offers riding lessons for all levels, including sessions for young children, and riding holidays with your own horse or with horses from the estate. Horses can be kept at the paddock with hay available. The centre practises ethological horsemanship, a gentle and respectful approach to the horse. Guest accommodation and nature activities are also available on the estate.
The Centre Équestre d'Arcachon is a riding centre in central Arcachon, welcoming beginners, confident riders, horse owners and visitors throughout the year. It runs riding lessons on a weekly planning for all ages and levels, and offers courses during each school holiday. Club horses are available through half-board formulas that combine group lessons, private lessons and free riding. The centre also offers boarding for horses and presents the Jumping des Sables show-jumping competition on its website.
The Centre Équestre de Labenne is a riding centre on a 6-hectare estate in the Landes forest near Labenne, in southwest France. It offers full-time livery for horses, with care, feeding and upkeep provided. Guests can go on rides on horseback through the pine forest, for adults or children, alone or in groups. The centre also runs horse-ball group classes, and it rents chalets on the property as an additional offer.
Yeguada Fuentes is a breeder of Spanish horses (pure-bred Spanish horses) based at Les Gousats near Saint-Génies-de-Malgoirès. The farm keeps breeding mares and stallions and offers horses for sale. Visitors are welcome to tour the breeding farm. The website also lists championship results of its horses.
Les Poneys Du Fresquel is an equestrian centre in Alzonne, between Castelanaudary and Carcassonne. It offers riding to people of all ages, from children from age 2 to adults, with a suitable stable of mounts and qualified supervision. Lessons are individualised to each rider's level, expectations and goals. The centre is set in a natural environment near the Fresquel river.
Club Hippique EQUI-VAL offers riding for all levels, including group and private lessons, introductory and advanced courses, and grade passing. It also welcomes groups and riders with disabilities, and offers pony games, trail riding, carriage driving and an introduction to vaulting. The club provides livery for owners' horses, with formulas covering pasture or stable housing, feeding and daily work. It also sells sport horses and ponies and trains future equestrian professionals.
Club Hippique de Pont l'Abbé is a riding club near Quimper in Brittany that welcomes riders aged 3 to 77 throughout the year. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, trail rides, courses, group visits and horse boarding. The club has a covered arena, several sand arenas, a cross-country course and 25 hectares of pasture in a wooded setting. Its riders also take part in competitions.
The Centre Équestre Lyon-Parilly is a riding centre in Vénissieux near Lyon. It offers riding lessons for beginners and professionals, as well as riding for leisure and competition. The centre also takes in horses and ponies on full or half livery, with horses kept on straw or shavings and fed hay and a flaked feed. It has a show-jumping (C.S.O) competition team.
Académie Equi-Libre is a riding academy with two sites. Its poney club in La Celle-Saint-Cloud offers lessons for young riders from age 3, adapted to each level. The owners' livery in Bièvres provides housing and care for clients' horses along with personalised coaching. The academy also runs a competition programme covering several disciplines, including show jumping, dressage, vaulting and hunter.
