I worked at Meadowbrook Stables as a working student from October 08 - July 09. I am hard to please…read morebut this place was and IS absolutely fantastic! The yard is extremely well layed out and maintained to excellent standards. Its a such a nice place to be with a brill atmosphere! All the horses are treated as individuals with the respect and love they deserve, which in turn they give back. The horses are fantastically schooled and extremely well mannered. They themselves can teach you to ride once you have learnt to understand what they're telling you! The people that teach also work with the horses on the yard and ride them themselves, and so have an excellent understanding of how each horse works and how to get the best out of them. You can have lessons in anything from stable management, to ridden lateral work, to in hand and lunging. All lessons are conducted in a professional yet friendly manner at the clients pace with everything being explained step by step. I myself have seen huge improvement in all clients whether they come weekly or just for a one off lesson :) Lessons at Meadowbrook's is DEFINITE VALUE FOR MONEY!! I totally recommend it and shall be continuing having lessons there despite living a hundred miles away - literally! this is such a fantastic place if u want to learn if u ever need to know something there will always be someone on hand with a smile and an answer. If You want to know more about anything Sam Jamieson (owner) would be more than happy to help. Give her a call or text on 07866426969 or email from the website http://www.meadowbrookstables.co.uk Honestly, Try It xx definitely worth it ! :) :) :) Steph :)

Need to update review because clarification is needed, I am writing from my personal exp so please…read morebear with me and I hope to cover as much as I can: I am not a regular mainly because of travel cost. The staff have become nicer recently (at least to me) and the customer service has apparently improved. I think it's fair for me to add a star. I don't claim to speak for everyone. I have added a few tips for this business. It's always courteous to inform the staff before showing up, if you don't you'll get the "who's there" or "I'm busy". There's normally just a German Shepherd dog, a cat and a sheep in the yard aside from horses but there are times when other dogs visit (I heard that there's a mini dog too but never got to confirm it with my eyes lol). The cat roams around freely so it's not often seen. Since it's winter time, the only horses I saw were the ones that are going to be ridden soon or have just been ridden. Going for slow hacks mean wildlife watch for me. I did not see a pheasant while hacking there, but swans and ducks were sighted. I can understand the rationale behind taking the teach-and-learn process slowly in riding due to the risks and insurance involved. It is not 5 stars yet because of the travel cost (not to mention motion sickness). It is not quite a convenient venue if you want to go shopping or eat out somewhere nearby. The lesson cost itself is about the same as everywhere else. I have not tried group or stable management lesson there yet. The sign for ABRS approval was not visible to me but I checked the ABRS website, this school is on the list. There are many riding schools if we just wanna learn riding and stable management, but being able to observe and interact with different animals "completes my purpose" because I am an animal fanatic.

From the owner: Bassingfield Riding School & Livery was set up by Shirley Thomas in 1954, and is still run today by…read moreher. This gives us over 60 years of top class experience.

I have currently been at this stables for just over 9 years and going here was one of the best…read moredecisions I have ever made. After suffering a fall at the age of 7 I left another stables and had almost given up riding altogether. One of my mums friends took me out for a hack on a lovely old horse there called Poppy to help me regain my confidence. After this I booked a private lesson to assess my ability before joining in one of the group lessons on a Sunday, and I have been going ever since! The horses there are absolute angels and come in a multitude of shapes, sizes and speeds. There are some lovely ponies for the children to begin to ride on and whom I would trust fully as well as some other ponies for the more advanced riders to practice jumping and gymkana games on. The larger horses are also lovely to ride and do both lessons and hacks for all levels of riders. Each horse is different to ride and you never feel like you're put on a horse you can't manage, the instructors are also very understanding if you do not wish to ride the horse you are given. The lessons vary in level with some lead rein rides and some more advanced group lessons that take part in jumping and cross country. All the instructors are fully qualified and friendly and know the horses inside out. There are varying lengths of hacks available too, you can easily spend an hour on the lanes that border the stables without needing to go on the roads or there are longer 2 and 3 hour rides that include roadwork, and all the horses that do these rides are road safe. I have also been on a couple of day rides that last just over 6 hours and these are amazing! I also help out at the stables every Sunday and thoroughly enjoy this. We make sure all the horses are groomed and watered and loved as well, though we all have our own favourites! I would thoroughly recommend Lings Lane to anyone wanting somewhere to ride, or somewhere to learn as it is a beautiful stables with friendly staff and lovely horses!

The worst day ever, in short avoid at all costs, it has put my 4 year old niece off horses for…read morelife. An unsupervised day with people around with no experience and completely incompetent who admit they have no idea what they are doing. unsuitable equipment and horses, terrible from the word go. Unclean and with no management we left with in 2 hours of putting up with this terrible service rather than being subjected any further.

took my daughter on a pony day.. No one introduced themselves or told us what would be happening…read more. Had 10 minutes on the horse then the children were left unsupervised to groom a horse.. One child was stood on by the horse and no one was around to assist. when parents attempted to address this with someone they were rude and defensive. The day was supposed to last till 3 we were told at 1.30 all was done and sent home. The above is a short summary of the experience.. I could go on. Awful experience do not go there.

I have been riding here for many years and have never had any problems. The horses provide…read morechallenges and enjoyment that help you to continue learning and developing. There is something for everyone to do, for the parents on the cold winter evenings there is even a heated viewing area. Go ahead and try it for yourself. I have tried almost everything that is on offer, from having a party there where the content was tailored to the abilities of the riders, it would be something I would recommend doing. Through the Stable Management courses I learnt a lot regarding the horses and how to look after them, they now also have a pony club which compliments their stable management teachings.

A good riding school, particularly for children. a good range of horses used in the lessons. They…read moreoffer childrens parties which include a ride on a horse and party games. They offer lessons for all ages and abilities and have regular jumping competions. They also offer hacks out around the local area and to middlewood way. It now has a coffee shop where you can view the lessons from, which is handy if it rains. There are two outdoor schools which are used, which arent that big but big enough. They also do childrens stable management day courses.

I have only been there once on a night residential, will probably go there again when the time…read morecomes for BHS exam prep. Pros: 1) Staff was friendly and food was great! 2) I love Herpy the Border Collie, he's so smart and adorable 3) Best-looking horses I have seen 4) I like the cats too 5) I was invited to watch lessons and had fun interacting with the horses Cons: 1) Coach sometimes forgot about me and left me alone to untack a horse for the first time, and in lessons also; but I am a free-spirited type so it's ok to leave me alone; from health and safety point of view that is a minus 2) Prices are quite high, especially since I have to travel some distance to the location 3) Did not learn as much as I had hoped

barleyfields is such a good and friendly riding school I have learnt so much there and hopefully…read morewill in the future I definitely recommend it to all ages bc it's just the best yard to learn how to groom and tack up and more I LOVE BARLEYFIELDS

We offer riding lessons for total beginners to advanced, from 4 to 104!…read more We also offer hacking - from 1 hour to full day rides. Wide choice of horses and ponies, who are well looked after and enjoy their work. We also run pony days, pony camps, unaffiliated dressage, unaffiliated showjumping, school shows, and pony parties/corporate events. We have a 5*livery centre for those looking for full or part time livery. Contact us for more information.

I tried more of their activities. The Christmas Eve Pub Ride was amazing, 2 hours of excitement!…read moreThere was roadwork, pub visit, optional jumps, canters and gallops. Haven't gotten to Pony Days and Gymkhana yet.

This is a great place for intermediate to advanced horse riders to have a good hack out. The hack…read morelasts between 60-90 mins and takes you out on moor land. Opportunity to jump small fallen logs/ branches in the woods, wading through the canals/ rivers and also a good canter up the hills. Small - mid size group rides and very reasonable in price... I do not want to quote the price as it has been some months since I last went but it was £25.00 per person when I did last go. The school itself is well maintained and the livery well looked after. A good afternoon out for friends or those that simply enjoy riding. Good in the autumn months when the ground in not too dry/ not too wet and it looks pretty too as natures colours are changing

This is a great way to learn and enjoy the sport of horse riding. I have been going for just shy of…read morea year and I have already learnt a great deal. The horses are as kind and caring as the owners and I hope they have a great future.

From the owner: Riding lessons available from beginner to advanced on a one to one or group basis. Freelance…read morelessons are also available.

Took my granddaughter today for her first riding experience and she absolutely loved it!…read moreThe staff were lovely, welcoming, polite and made us feel at ease - they are so good with the kids. Horses are well looked after and it was lovely to be allowed to go on the walk with my granddaughter and follow them around. Photos were allowed as long as none of the other riders were in them - so great safeguarding procedures in place. Granddaughter wants to go again in school holidays. Thank you to all the staff and helpers involved - you do a fantastic job!

I learned to ride here back in the late 1990s. Yes it is basic, yes it's a little run down but it…read moreis a place with a lot of heart. Don't understand the comments about no grazing? The horses all live out and there are lots of fields that we used to ride in, I believe Stevie recently acquired more fields as well. the fact is that many people who can not afford to pay the prices of the more expensive local riding schools have the opportunity to learn to ride and to learn about horses at Stevie's. I know that my parents would not have been able to pay for lessons at other stables and so I would have missed out on what was, and still is, a massive part if my life. I have since ridden at many other stables and have found that quite often they are aloof places with little of the community feel that Stevie's has. I always loved it there and loved spending my weekends helping out at the yard just as loads if local children still do. There is such a snobbiness in the horse world: the ponies are shaggy here and the place looks a little unkempt but what the heck? They still have many of the same ponies that I used to ride being loved by a new generation of children: Midge, Showdoo, Topic. For these ponies to still be in good health and getting a lot of love and affection is wonderful to know. I can't comment on the qualifications of the instructors but will add that lessons are really going out hacking around the field with someone leading beginner riders, and there is no ménage or real school to learn traditional lessons so if you're looking for 'real' training perhaps this isn't the place for you! If you just want to learn enough to enjoy hacking in the countryside, or already know how to ride and fancy a hack instead of riding in a school then it's great for that. I improved my own riding at various other stablest along the way but got my basics at Stevie's! If I lived locally still, I would definitely still ride here.