Ottawa Polo Club invites people to learn to play polo in Ottawa. The club offers membership, guest options, and a calendar of events and tournaments. Polo is played on horses, with teams of four players and matches divided into chukkas. The club's history page describes polo's origins in Persia and its spread to England and the United States.
Avartia Equestrian is an online shop selling equestrian essentials for English riders. Its range includes halters, jumping saddle pads and breeches, with new saddle pad styles and performance breeches planned. The brand was founded by Melina White and focuses on quality, comfort and accessible prices. It also runs an ambassador program for amateur riders.
La Licorne is a riding school founded in 1986 and located in Cadaujac. It offers riding lessons for children from age 4 and for adults, from beginners to advanced riders. The school describes itself as a family-run riding school with a friendly atmosphere. Riders can ride ponies or horses as part of the lessons.
SkyLine Farm is a horse boarding facility on a 50 acre farm in Dunrobin, Ontario. It offers several boarding plans, including outdoor only, indoor, and options in between. The farm has an attached indoor arena, a full sized dressage ring, a smaller sand ring, and about 35 acres of hacking. Horses are kept in small compatible groups with access to shelter and water.
Bright Light Veterinary Eye Care is a veterinary ophthalmology practice led by board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Amber Labelle. It offers eye examinations for all species, including OFA exams for breeders and pre-purchase exams for horses. Equine and large animal patients are seen on the farm and at equine and referral hospitals, while small animals are seen at City View Animal Hospital. The practice works on referral from primary care veterinarians and also offers teleconsultation for veterinarians.
Mikali Farms is a horse breeding business based in The Netherlands and run by Canadian equestrian Alison Moore. The farm keeps broodmares and focuses on breeding and developing young sport horses. Horses from the farm are offered for sale, with prices described as negotiable. The site presents the farm's stock through its breeding results and the successes of its horses under saddle.
Ottawa Valley Hunt is a hunt club with a history dating back to 1873. Members ride cross-country following the huntsman, staff and hounds over hill and dale. The club also runs drag hunting, which uses hounds without a fox. Trail rides and team-based public events are offered during the summer months, and membership includes riding and social options.
White Forest Farm Equestrian Centre is an equestrian facility in the Ottawa Valley. It offers recreational English riding lessons and non-competitive jumping for students aged 5 to 17. It also provides vaulting lessons and coaching, along with day camps and riding camps throughout the year. The horses are schooled by qualified coaches, with an emphasis on horse care and safety.
Winterfell Stables is a riding stable located outside Cobden in the Ottawa Valley. It offers both Western and English riding lessons taught by experienced instructors, following the Equine Canada Learn to Ride Program. The stable also offers horse leasing and boarding for horse owners. It is home to about 20 horses and welcomes riders from age five and up.
Écuries de Biscarrosse Laouadie is a riding establishment in Biscarrosse run by Fabrice and Eugenie Machet. The yard offers riding for leisure and for competition in a family-friendly atmosphere. Lessons are given by qualified state-diplomated riding instructors. The site emphasises safe riding supported by good supervision and a quality horse herd.
Ladybug Stables offers English riding lessons for riders of different levels. Lessons are available as private, semi-private or group sessions, with private lessons lasting 45 minutes, semi-private 60 minutes and group lessons 75 minutes. The stable also teaches students how to care for horses, including handling, feeding, grooming and basic horse first aid. The website lists trail rides, pony rides and boarding options as further services. The business describes itself as creating horse people since 2001.
Ecuries de Caillavet is a private horse yard near Saint Aubin de Médoc that offers boarding for horses in group or paired paddock arrangements. It provides riding instruction and work with horses, with a manège, a 4000 m2 cross-country and jumping arena, and paddocks. The yard also takes part in eventing competitions. The team includes a qualified instructor and manager with grooms.
Avant-Garde Equestrian Farm is an equestrian boarding, training and teaching facility in the Outaouais region of Quebec. It offers full-service horse boarding with 24/7 onsite care, individually designed feeding programs, and small compatible herds kept on pasture. The farm has a covered Florida-style arena and an outdoor sand ring, along with secure hacking trails on the property. It also offers horse trailering and leasing of horses that have competed at silver and gold circuits.
Ecurie du Candelon is a family-run owners' stable that takes horses in full or part board. The property has about 2 hectares with large paddocks, some with shelters, a riding arena, a lunge ring and a main building with 22 boxes. An indoor riding area of 70 m by 30 m is available for training horses. The yard is open to boarders seven days a week from 7am to 10pm.
The Ecuries de l'Auzon is a family riding centre with a poney club. It offers riding for all levels, in classical riding or out on the trails. The centre also provides adapted riding (équitation adaptée) and riding tourism. Horse and pony boarding is offered in several formulas, including individual boxes and paddocks with shelter.
Virginia Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine is an ambulatory veterinary practice that treats horses on the farm. Its services include routine healthcare, vaccinations, dentistry, and lameness and neurologic evaluations. The practice also offers surgery such as arthroscopy and fracture repair, along with emergency services. Reproductive services for mares, including ultrasound, artificial insemination and foaling assistance, are part of its offering.
Flintrock Stables is a family-owned equine facility in Lititz, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It offers full-service training, boarding, lessons and shows on about 50 acres. The facility has two barns with 40 stalls, more than a dozen paddocks, an indoor arena and two outdoor arenas. Training is offered for hunter/jumper and dressage, and riders can also take pleasure rides on two miles of private cross-country trails. The stable works with riders from young children to adults of all skill levels.
Harvest View Stables is a family-oriented riding and boarding facility near Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. It offers riding lessons for students of all levels, in private or small group format. Instruction covers hunt seat riding and dressage, with regular clinics led by upper-level event and dressage riders. The stable provides full-care boarding with box stalls and pasture turn-out, and boarders can ride in the indoor and outdoor arenas.
Ferme Equestre Le Rocher is a family-run horse farm in the Champsaur valley in the Hautes-Alpes. It offers riding lessons and courses for all levels, as well as rides on trails starting from the farm. It also provides several boarding options for horses, including paddock boarding with shelter or stables. The farm has a covered arena and a riding ring, and lessons can be taken on site.
Victory Valley Farm is a Christian charity in the Muskoka area of Ontario. It offers one-to-one mentorship sessions in which horses are used to support healing and learning. Its programs include a summer day camp for children aged 6 to 11 and a Trailblazers youth leadership program for ages 10 to 18. The stated mission is to support mental health, wellbeing and life skills through activities with horses on the farm, and all programs are free.
Les Écuries de la Bonnette is an equestrian business in Malataverne, in the Drôme. Its main activity is breeding Lipizzan horses, which are presented as versatile and suitable for disciplines from leisure to sport. The yard offers private riding lessons for all levels, from beginner to advanced. It also provides individual and group pensions for horses in a natural, wooded setting, and horses for sale are offered from the breeding program.
Élevage du Levant is an extensive horse breeding operation in Lozère, France, specialised in Mérens horses. It selects and improves the Mérens breed while aiming to keep its natural qualities and produce balanced, functional horses. Foals are handled from birth and raised in herds in semi-liberty. The farm sells young horses and trained horses for riding, trekking, driving and animal traction.
Thoren Creek Stables is a horse farm in Powassan, Ontario. It offers English riding lessons for riders of all ages and levels. The farm also provides full-care boarding with daily turnout and training programs for young, green, or competition horses. It additionally breeds horses and sells horses matched to riders.
B & H Ranch is a full-service equestrian facility in Chelmsford, near Greater Sudbury, Ontario. It offers horse boarding, two riding corrals and an indoor riding arena. English and Western riding disciplines are catered for, and recreational riders are welcome. The farm hosts shows and clinics throughout the year.
