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

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 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!

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

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.

Having heard since my daughter was 2 that she wanted to ride a horse and knowing she couldn't do it…read moretill she was 4, it's been a long wait. Naturally I'm a bit of a concerned dad and the thought of popping my little girl on a big unruly animal capable of flinging her God knows where is frankly terrifying! What a lovely surprise then to find the Boeley Equestrian Centre to be an incredibly reassuring experience. On arrival I was warmly greeted and the check in process was simple. They even changed the pony assigned on realising how small my daughter was, which certainly helped calm any nerves! They provide a helmet for new starters and all kids in this starter class get to ride in the same indoor paddock so they can see how the others kids get on. Each rider had personal supervision and they even allowed the ponies to break into a trot so it wasn't just plodding around for an hour. Parents get to sit in a viewing gallery and that's probably my only niggle is that this was completely unheated which for Feb meant it was an ice box. Wrap up warm! As a first visit ever to an equestrian centre it met all my expectations for beginner classes so I'd highly recommend this to any parent with an enthusiastic show jump wannabe!

AVOID THIS YARD! I did not want to make this post because I…read morehave moved on from this yard and I don't want any more trouble. However, I have decided that people should be warned against putting their horses into this yard as it would be, in my view, detrimental to the horses' welfare. This yard is Newton Close Farm in Newton Regis, Tamworth. It does have nice facilities including an indoor school, horse walker and outdoor. However, the way it is run is very worrying. Fences that are broken are not fixed, even after weeks of liveries asking. Horses could escape and get trapped in the broken fences very easily, and there is a motorway next to the yard! Very unprofessional conduct in terms of horse care. While a groom was coming, she took care of the horses very well. When the groom was not there, the owner did not feed the horses on time, i.e. 3.45 pm as I was told, nor are the horses turned out on time. The horses are often not fed until 5 pm. Not enough hay in the stable overnight, I have to top up, which I do not expect to do on livery. I have a big horse, but it was kept on a tiny field with a pond and the ground is completely saturated with water. It was kept there for over three weeks! While the owner promised to fix the broken fencing in her supposed paddock. It has been four weeks and nothing is fixed. Most alarmingly, my horse was turned out by itself, which I have previously stated that it cannot be turned out alone. Sure enough, it was afraid and destroyed most of the fencing. After confronting the owner, she denied it was turned out alone, even though it was quite glaringly obvious. She demanded that I fix the fence! My horse's rug was ripped open and it was very scared. I became very concerned with her safety. Overall, the yard has potential to be nice, but with regards to the owner, I have been met with nothing but lies. Also it is nearly impossible to get your deposit back. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.