Activity: Livery
Follyfoot Riding Farm
Follyfoot Riding Farm is located 6 miles north of the beautiful Kinsale town. We offer hourly and half hourly lessons in our outdoor arena for all levels. Our trekking is varied through the 100 acre tillage farm and we have a nice selection of steady traditional hairy Irish cobs.
We recommend booking in advance in order to avoid disappointment. Please note children must be 5 years or older to ride. Hats and boots supplied, also a selected range of back protectors for children.
Open all year round for lessons; Trekking is confined to summer months;
Pony camps Easter and summer; Closed Sundays and Mondays;
Phone Mary for our very reasonable prices.
Valley View Equestrian Centre
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Small friendly, busy, family run equestrian centre, sited in North Cork in the heart of Duhallow hunting country. Catering mostly for children, minimum age 8yrs. We have a good selections of ponies to cater for the total beginner up to the child who wants to hunt or compete. All children are encouraged to take AIRE exams, which marks their level of competence in both riding and stable management. The regular clients get a mix of lessons in the arena and also riding through the farm. Clients can also see the details of up coming events, showjumping, hunter trials, fun rides, childrens hunts etc. Ponies are available for hire for these. Pony camps are run during July and August. Valley View Equestrian Centre has now got a face book page, with lots of details of upcoming events in the area and hundreds of photos of pupils/ our horses and ponies and local hunts/ fun rides etc. |
Hitchmough's Riding School
"Hitchmough's Riding School is a leading equestrian centre in County Cork.
Hitchmough's is a highly regarded riding school. Facilities, horses and procedures are regularly checked for AIRE approval to ensure that the highest level of service and standards are continually met.
The equestrian centre is located in the beautiful Owenabue Valley with a panoramic view over Cork Harbour and it is an idyllic setting for all your equestrian needs with friendly, helpful, knowledgeable staff.
Top standard tuition is offered by the most qualified staff in the region, with quality horses in a safe environment. Both private and group lessons are available to cater for all abilities.
Hitchmough's Riding School specialises in a wide selection of training from show jumping and dressage to eventing and racing. All levels of rider are welcome, from beginners to competition riders, disabled riders, and career students.
A competition livery yard is also incorporated into the Hitchmough's Riding School operation. Billy Twomey, son of owner Jill Twomey, began his career here. Billy Twomey is currently the highest ranked Irish show jumper having reached 3rd in the Rolex World Rankings in 2011"
Clonlara Equestrian Centre
Clonlara Equestrian Centre is situated in the countryside of East Clare, 5 miles from Limerick city. It is a family run riding school with a competition yard sitting on 120 acres, has top class facilities for all disciplines.
The centre hosts an international indoor arena, two outdoor arenas and a cross country course. Lessons in all disciplines are offered - showjumping, dressage, cross country or trekking for the leisure rider through the farm. Lessons are available in a group or as a private session. Clonlara runs pony camps during school breaks for both advanced and beginner riders. We host shows in Showjumping, Dressage and Crossjump at various times through the year. We have an active riding club and provide livery, with private paddocks and access to all facilities for livery owners. We have a therapeutic room with a mechanical horse and welcome children of special abilities.
Clonlara Equestrian Centre will offer a warm welcome to all their clients.
Castlefergus Riding Stables
Castlefergus Riding Stables is owned and run by the O Brien family since 1992. We offer a service of excellence to our clients and visitors from abroad - whether a complete novice rider or a advanced rider all ages and abilities, you will have the chance to enjoy some beautiful scenery over our 100 acre farm and woodland in the heart of the historic Co.Clare. Castlefergus Stables offers many different trail rides, from 1 to 2 hours duration. Enjoy riding past a 15th century medival castle and ringforts dating back to the Broonze age. You will ride along the river banks of the River Rine and in the fields with the sheep and their baby lambs. All trail rides are guided by one of the O Brien family members. You can enjoy hearing the History of the farm and surrounding area by the guide. Morgan O Brien is a qualified riding instructor I.C.E.S & B.H.S.A.I.
This is an A.I.R.E Aproved Centre.
We offer full livery for ponies and horses whereby all are turned out into fields or into our winter excercise pad and into the fields in summer. We have a purpose built American barn with stables for hire. Special needs or diets for the horses can be arranged.
Facilities include:-
Indoor areana with jumps both coloured and working hunter fences. Outdoor areana with a rubber surface.
Acess to riding through woodlands, meadows and by the river Rine over our 100 acre scenic farm.
Contact; Aida Enright O'Brien - 0872798313 or 0879731145
International Telephone (+353) 65 6825914
Banner Equestrian Centre
Welcome to Banner Equestrian Centre. We are a family run equestrian venue set in the Burren Region of County Clare, Ireland. Our facilities include an Indoor Arena, two spacious Outdoor Show Jumping Arenas as well as a large practice Arena all constructed using the unique Fibre Fusion Surface by Equestrian Surfaces Ireland. Regularly there are official Show Jumping Ireland events held at the Centre. There are always many promising horses/ponies competing at the events which often are for sale.
Banner Equestrian Centre won National SJI Centre of the Year Award in 2013, 2018 and 2019.
Lessons for clients with their own horses/ponies can be booked and are held daily. Instruction is given by owners Noel, BHSAI, HSI Register of Coaches, SJI National Course Builder and Safety Steward, Simone BHSAI, HSI Register of Coaches, Therapeutic Coach, SJI Senior National Judge, SJI National Course Builder and Safety Steward.
It is also possible to rent any Arena for your own training. Ring us to book your appointment in your chosen Arena.
Contact us if you are interested in joining our livery yard.
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Banner Equestrian offers a fully equipped, modern apartment in the riding school complex . It is very comfortable and sleeps up to 10 people. It includes a sittingroom, kitchen/dining, bath/shower room, 2 shower/toilet, utility with washing machine and dryer. Bookings for one or two weeks.
Ross House Equestrian Holidays
Our facilites: B+B for guests into "the countryside", Horseriding or Fishing. (B+B for horses can also be arranged)
SJI affiliated shows. Friday night Mini/midi/maxi shows. Occassional clinics, dressage shows. Working Hunter shows. (JumpX or two phase events to be added soon)
Top class indoor 70mX 40m, wax surface + full set of FEI grade SJ
2X all weather outdoor arenas. 20x40 and 50X80
XC schooling arena, part grass/part all weather.
AIRE approved Riding School. BHS instructor. Plus FEI competition coach on-site.
Livery, competition training, Hacking, pony camps, re-schooling of horses/breaking.
