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

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.

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!

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.