Specialty riding
UK riding schools running pony days
Find UK riding schools offering pony days. School holiday programmes combining riding lessons, stable management, and pony care.
120 verified UK venuesCurated by Will Bales · Last reviewed 7 May 2026
According to Saddl's directory, there are 120 UK riding schools currently listed as running pony days. Pony days are full-day or half-day sessions combining riding with horse care, grooming, and stable management, popular for primary-school-age riders during school holidays.
Pony days are a UK riding-school tradition: half-day or full-day sessions combining a riding lesson with stable management, grooming, feeding, and care of a pony. Most are aimed at riders aged 6 to 14 and run during school holidays. Format varies between yards; some include lunch, some run alongside Pony Club programmes, some are specifically for non-owners who want a fuller experience.
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Icknield Livery Yard & Riding School
Dunstable, Bedfordshire5.0(14)
Bramham Polo Academy
Wetherby, West Yorkshire5.0(3)
Meadow School of Riding
Loughborough, Leicestershire5.0(2)
BHS
Oaklands School of Riding
Leicester, Leicestershire5.0(2)
ABRS+
Wick Stables Riding School
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset5.0(6)
Darrington Equestrian Centre
Pontefract, West Yorkshire5.0(2)
Cherry Tree Stables & Trekking Centre
Westbury, Wiltshire5.0(19)
BHSABRS+
Caldecote Riding School
Nuneaton, Warwickshire5.0(7)
Holly Bank Farm Riding School
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester5.0(39)
Queniborough Equestrian Centre
Leicester, Leicestershire5.0(11)
Edinburgh Polo Club
Currie, Edinburgh5.0(4)
BHSABRS+
Smeltings Farm Riding Centre
Sheffield, South Yorkshire5.0(25)
Smallage Equestrian Centre
Sheffield, South Yorkshire5.0(12)
BHS
Northaw Manor Equestrian Centre
Potters Bar, Hertfordshire5.0(3)
BHSABRS+
Howden Equestrian Centre
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire5.0(60)
New Lodge Riding Centre
London, Greater London5.0(9)
BHS
Marcroft Riding Stables
Bury, Greater Manchester4.9(17)
BHS
Sheffield Equestrian Centre
Sheffield, South Yorkshire4.9(10)
Hurtwood Park Polo Club
Cranleigh, Surrey4.9(39)
ABRS+
Baylands Equestrian Centre
Luton, Bedfordshire4.9(20)
Fir Tree Farm Equestrian Centre
Doncaster, South Yorkshire4.9(58)
BHS
Kilnsey Trekking & Riding Centre
Skipton, North Yorkshire4.9(60)
BHS
Riverside Equestrian Centre
Doncaster, South Yorkshire4.9(8)
White Rose Polo Club
York, East Riding of Yorkshire4.9(19)
Aire View Equestrian Centre
Keighley, West Yorkshire4.9(34)
The London Horseplay Centre
Barnet, Greater London4.9(8)
BHS
Strength and Learning Through Horses
Barnet, Greater London4.9(19)
ABRS+
Ride High Equestrian Centre
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire4.8(49)
Penniwells Riding For Disabled Centre
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire4.8(25)
BHS
Lily Lodge Equestrian Centre
Sheffield, South Yorkshire4.8(47)
BHS
Abram Hall Riding Centre
Wigan, Greater Manchester4.8(12)
North Cray & Sidcup Riding School
Sidcup, Greater London4.8(56)
Think Like a Pony
Leeds, West Yorkshire4.8(42)
BHS
Aintree International Equestrian Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside4.8(82)
Barnfields Riding Stables
London, Greater London4.8(90)
Wanstead Community Riding Stables CIC
London, Greater London4.8(17)
Bilsdale Riding Centre
Helmsley, North Yorkshire4.8(89)
ABRS+
Chigwell Riding Trust
Chigwell, Essex4.8(35)
Barton End Stables
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire4.8(63)
BHSABRS+
Laura Brennan Equestrian Centre
Halifax, West Yorkshire4.8(60)
Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled
Balerno, Edinburgh4.8(40)
BHSABRS+
Cheshire Riding School
Northwich, Cheshire4.8(125)
BHS
Sherwood Riding School
Newark, Nottinghamshire4.8(19)
ABRS+
Holymoor Riding School
Chesterfield, Derbyshire4.8(65)
BHSABRS+
Foxhills Riding Centre
Walsall, West Midlands4.8(47)
BHSABRS+
Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Equestrian Centre
Nuneaton, Warwickshire4.8(58)
BHSABRS+
Bowlers Riding School Ltd
Formby, Merseyside4.8(103)
ABRS+
Seacliff Stables
North Berwick, Lothians4.8(116)
BHS
Snowdon Farm Riding School
Sheffield, South Yorkshire4.7(16)
BHS
Thompson House Equestrian Centre
Wigan, Greater Manchester4.7(325)
BHS
South Leicestershire Riding Establishment
Lutterworth, Leicestershire4.7(3)
ABRS+
Coloured Cob Trekking Centre Ltd
Worksop, Nottinghamshire4.7(248)
BHSABRS+
Holly Riding School
Atherstone, Warwickshire4.7(55)
BHS
Northfield Farm Riding and Trekking Centre
Buxton, Derbyshire4.7(68)
BHS
Talygarn Equestrian Centre
Pontyclun, South Wales4.7(113)
BHS
Hyde Park Stables - Horse Riding Central London
London, Greater London4.7(410)
BHS
Ebony Horse Club
London, Greater London4.7(53)
The Royal County Of Berkshire Polo Club
Windsor, Berkshire4.7(76)
BHS
Newbold Verdon Equestrian Centre
Leicester, Leicestershire4.7(165)
BHSABRS+
Lymm Riding School
Lymm, Cheshire4.7(28)
ABRS+
Red Earth Equestrian Centre
Bolton, Greater Manchester4.7(46)
Riverside Riding Centre
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire4.7(35)
Tunley Equestrian Centre
Bath, Somerset4.7(7)
BHSABRS+
High Beech Riding School
Waltham Abbey, Essex4.7(112)
BHS
Cliffhollins Riding School
Bradford, West Yorkshire4.7(97)
Ruislip Park Stables
Pinner, Greater London4.7(340)
BHS
SJ Equestrian Riding Centre
Harrogate, North Yorkshire4.7(28)
BHS
Wayside Stables
Maidenhead, Berkshire4.7(173)
ABRS+
NA Equestrian
Bacup, Lancashire4.7(25)
BHSABRS+
Croft End Equestrian Centre
Oldham, Greater Manchester4.7(53)
Kim's Equestrian Riding School
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire4.7(53)
BHS
Parbold Equestrian Centre
Wigan, Lancashire4.7(40)
ABRS+
Holt's Equestrian Centre
Bury, Greater Manchester4.6(14)
BHSABRS+
Somerby Riding School
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire4.6(107)
BHS
Avon Riding Centre For The Disabled
Bristol, Bristol4.6(71)
Kings Oak Equestrian Centre
Enfield, Greater London4.6(20)
Guards Polo Academy
Ascot, Berkshire4.6(5)
Silver Leys Polo Club
Ware, Hertfordshire4.6(52)
BHS
Eccleston Equestrian Centre
Leyland, Lancashire4.6(53)
BHS
Wilsden Equestrian Centre
Bradford, West Yorkshire4.6(37)
Cirencester Park Polo Club
Cirencester, Gloucestershire4.6(81)
Grange Pony Trekking
Abergavenny, South Wales4.6(167)
BHS
Beaver Hall Equestrian Centre
Leek, Staffordshire4.6(230)
Epsom Polo Club
Epsom, Surrey4.6(33)
BHS
Stag Lodge Stables
London, Greater London4.6(425)
BHSABRS+
Wimbledon Village Stables
London, Greater London4.6(56)
BHS
Middleton Park Equestrian Centre-Riding for the Disabled
Leeds, West Yorkshire4.6(56)
BHS
Wirral Riding Centre
Neston, Cheshire4.6(156)
ABRS+
Swan Lane Equestrian Centre
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire4.6(35)
Hopton Horse Centre
Mirfield, West Yorkshire4.6(37)
BHS
Cardiff Riding School
Cardiff, Cardiff4.6(104)
Parklands Equestrian Centre
Sheffield, South Yorkshire4.6(137)
ABRS+
Kirkfields Equestrian Centre
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire4.5(96)
BHS
Longfield Equestrian Centre
Todmorden, West Yorkshire4.5(13)
BHS
Aldersbrook Riding School
London, Greater London4.5
BHSABRS+
Ryders Farm Equestrian Centre
Bolton, Greater Manchester4.5(212)
Villa Mar Riding School
Chesterfield, Derbyshire4.5(66)
Cowdray Park Polo Club
Midhurst, West Sussex4.5(101)
ABRS+
Follifoot Park Riding Centre
Harrogate, North Yorkshire4.5(57)
BHSABRS+
Halsall Riding & Livery Centre
Ormskirk, Lancashire4.5(24)
BHS
Astley Riding Centre
Leeds, West Yorkshire4.5(11)
BHS
Grenoside Equestrian Centre
Sheffield, South Yorkshire4.5(119)
BHSABRS+
Witham Villa Riding Centre
Leicester, Leicestershire4.5(70)
ABRS+
Warrens Hall Riding School
Oldbury, West Midlands4.5(86)
BHSABRS+
Houston Farm Riding School
Broxburn, Lothians4.5(48)
Coltspring School Of Riding
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire4.5(30)
BHSABRS+
Wormwood Scrubs RDA Pony Centre
London, Greater London4.5(52)
HorseWorld
Bristol, Bristol4.5(126)
BHS
Sandridgebury Riding School
St Albans, Hertfordshire4.4(37)
Old Town Riding School
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire4.4(68)
BHS
Lucknam Park Equestrian Centre
Chippenham, Wiltshire4.4(23)
BHSABRS+
Dulwich Riding School
London, Greater London4.4(182)
BHSABRS+
Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre
Otley, West Yorkshire4.4(23)
The Urban Equestrian Academy Ltd.
Leicester, Leicestershire4.4(13)
BHS
Back Lane Stables
Leeds, West Yorkshire4.4(75)
BHS
Trent Park Equestrian Centre
London, Greater London4.4(228)
BHS
White Horse Equestrian Centre & Long River Farm Camping
Westbury, Wiltshire4.4(55)
Bristol Riding School
Bristol, Bristol4.4(135)
BHSABRS+
Park View Riding School
Leicester, Leicestershire4.3(74)
BHS
Hole Farm Trekking Centre
Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands4.3(181)
riding schools running pony days by county
Frequently asked questions
What ages are pony days for?
Most UK pony days target ages 6 to 14, although many yards take younger children with parental support and older teenagers for advanced versions. Always check the age range with the specific yard.
How much does a pony day cost?
Half-day pony days in the UK typically cost £25 to £50 per child. Full-day sessions run £40 to £80. Price usually includes the riding lesson, all stable activities, and a packed lunch on full days. Hat hire is often included; check with the yard.
When are pony days usually run?
School holiday weeks are the busiest. Many yards run pony days every weekday during half-term and summer holidays, with a smaller programme on weekends during term time. Book early; popular yards fill weeks in advance.
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