Equestrian Wales is the only website dedicated to equestrianism and everything to do with horses and ponies in Wales. If you are interested in learning to ride in Wales - you have found the right website.

This website is dedicated to bringing you all the information you need to help you find the BHS or ABRS approved horse riding school, riding lessons or riding instructor in Wales you are looking for.

Do you want to learn to ride? Are you looking for the perfect riding school in Wales to teach your children to ride? Or a riding instructor in Wales who specialises in teaching dressage, or show jumping? Equestrian Wales can help you find them.

Horse riding is a fantastic skill to learn, promoting fitness, strength, physical and mental agility, balance, and communication and listening skills. It can develop independent muscle control and independent movement at a fast pace, and can build partnership with another living being. It can promote social skills and develop concentration, and build teamwork.

If you need to buy riding clothes and equestrian equipment in Wales to get you started with your riding lessons, Equestrian Wales can help you find your nearest tack shop, saddlery or riding clothing supplier in north, south, mid or west Wales or the welsh borders.

Visiting horse shows can be a great way to learn by watching the professionals. See the Horse Shows and Equestrian Events in Wales page to find the dates of all the top affiliated and unaffiliated horse shows in Wales, together with links to their websites.

Most people learn to ride at a riding school close to where they live. If you are a non-rider planning a riding holiday in Wales, it can be a good idea to organise some riding lessons to teach you the basics, so that you can enjoy your riding holiday more.

If you already ride and have your own horse, you can have a lot of fun with others who share your interest by joining a local riding club or pony club.

Equestrian Wales is the best source of information to help you find a riding school, riding instructor, or riding club in Wales.

This website promotes all the top BHS and ABRS approved riding schools and riding centres in Wales, and offers the only internet directory of horse riding schools and riding instructors specifically in Wales, with information, pictures and contact details side by side to help you choose.

The Learning to Ride section provides detailed information on riding schools and equestrian centres in Wales, and the best places to learn to ride in Wales. Wales is a great place to learn to ride, with BHS (British Horse Society) and ABRS (Association of British Riding Schools) approved riding schools and instructors throughout Wales, with varied facilities from state-of-the-art indoor schools, to outdoor floodlit menages, top class permanent cross country courses, and fantastic hacking.

Some riding schools run progressive rider tests to enable you to track your riding or horse management progress. Others run their own horse shows with riding school horses for you to have a go at your first show jumping, dressage or cross country competitions in Wales. See the Horse Riding Schools in Wales section to find information on all the top horse riding schools throughout Wales, together with information on what they have to offer and links to their websites.

There are also specialist, highly qualified riding instructors in Wales, offering tuition in show jumping, dressage, or cross country. See the Riding Instructors in Wales section for details of instructors qualified to teach the various equestrian disciplines.

Wales has a huge variety of riding schools, big and small, offering high quality riding tuition and a range of services and facilities, and different types of horses and ponies including native Welsh Cobs and Welsh ponies, Grade A show jumpers and Grand Prix dressage horses.

If you are looking for a riding school or riding instructor in a specific region of Wales, the Regions pages have all equestrian businesses in that part of Wales listed together. See the pages for riding schools and instructors in north Wales, mid Wales or south and west Wales.

There are many horse riding clubs in north, mid, south and west wales and on the welsh borders, organising their own horse shows, riding clinics, equestrian tuition, and horsemanship sessions in Wales. Some are larger than others, but all will welcome you and your horse to a range of friendly horse shows and equestrian events in Wales. See the Horsemanship in Wales section to find details of all the Horse Riding Clubs in Wales. You can also find these listed by area in the Horsemanship in north Wales, mid Wales and south and west Wales sections.

The Pony Club offers centre-based membership from several riding schools in Wales - details are given on the Riding Schools in Wales page. You can also find details of and links to individual Pony Club branches in Wales on the Horsemanship page. These are also listed by area on the north Wales, mid Wales and south and west Wales pages.

The Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) also operates from many riding schools within Wales. There are a number of special riding schools in Wales catering specifically for those with special needs, as well as RDA sessions held at riding schools throughout Wales. See information on individual riding schools listed on the Riding Schools in Wales page for further information of riding schools offering horse riding for those with special needs in Wales, or on the north Wales, mid Wales and south and west Wales pages.

If you would like to learn carriage driving in Wales, you can find details of British Driving Society (BDS) qualified instructors and equestrian centres throughout Wales offering carriage driving tuition on the Carriage Driving in Wales page.

Equestrian Wales also includes details of fully accredited colleges offering equine management and other equestrian courses in Wales.

There are also a number of horse trainers in Wales, offering breaking and schooling services, horse whisperers  in Wales, and trainers who specialise in dealing with problem horses.

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