Hacking & Trails riding schools in Highlands & North East Scotland
Saddl lists 21 hacking & trails venues in Highlands & North East Scotland. Yards are concentrated around Aboyne, Brechin and Roseisle. 8 hold BHS approval, an independent check on instruction, welfare and safety. Every listing is reviewed before we publish it, so you're seeing real working yards rather than a stale directory. Open any venue for live contact details, prices and the disciplines it actually runs.
Brechin Castle Equestrian Centre
BHS riding centre on the Brechin Castle estate in Angus with lessons and livery
Equus Riding Centre
Equus Riding (Equus Scotland) has been running between Elgin and Forres in Moray since 2008
Hayfield Riding School
Established riding school in Falkirk, lessons for all levels, hats provided
Balcurvie Riding School
Fife riding school with direct countryside hacking, lessons for all levels and charity equestrian events
Wardhaugh Farm Riding Centre
The only indoor riding school near Huntly in Aberdeenshire with BHS stages and trekking
Wellsfield Farm Equestrian
BHS-qualified riding school near Denny in the Forth Valley with lessons for all ages
Crieff Hydro Riding Centre
Hotel-linked riding centre in 900 acres of Perthshire, with skill-based hacking for all levels.
Rowanlea Riding School
BHS riding school near Carnoustie in coastal Angus with countryside hacking
Highlands Unbridled
All-inclusive multi-day trail rides across the Scottish Highlands, coast-to-coast routes, Cairngorm passes and Atlantic shores on native horses.
Portree Riding Stables
BHS approved riding centre on the Isle of Skye running Highland pony trekking with on-site B&B.
Loch Ness Riding
BHS approved sports horse hacking on the south side of Loch Ness for experienced riders.
Highland Horse Fun
The oldest pony trekking centre in the UK, founded 1952 in Newtonmore, with access to Speyside Beach Meadows on the River Spey.
Kinshaldy Riding Stables
Riding stables in Tentsmuir Forest, Fife, forest hacks, beach rides on the Tay and lessons for all levels
Pathhead Equestrian Centre
Riding school on the Forfar Road near Kirriemuir in the Angus Glens countryside
Highland Trekking and Trail Riding
Approved trekking centre at Cougie in the Glen Affric area, running rides through remote Highland scenery year-round.
Strathorn Farm Stables
BHS-approved riding school near Inverurie with Clydesdale horses and competition training
Glenshiel Highland Pony Trekking Centre
Family pony trekking centre at the foot of the Five Sisters of Kintail with over a century of Highland pony breeding heritage
Gleneagles Equestrian School
High-end riding school at The Gleneagles Hotel with 26 horses and BHS exam prep
Glen Tanar Equestrian Centre
Royal Deeside riding through the Glen Tanar National Nature Reserve
Silversands Trekking Centre
Beach canters on the Silver Sands of Morar with Highland ponies
Tràigh Mhòr Pony Trekking
ABRS and TRSS approved beach trekking on the Isle of Lewis — featured in Horse and Hound