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 :)

I have driven past The Vale Stables and their signs indicating logs and manure for sale many times…read morethinking it was just a horse stables. It may well be this but when I walked past I was overjoyed to find a little garden centre that looks like it rose up from ground and grew out of the trees that hide it. It exists mostly outside with a lady, a cat and dog huddled round a wood burner, running the place. There are plants everywhere, planted in boots, old toilets, amongst carved pieces of wood, as well as in pots, for sale. Recently I picked up a pot of thyme for £1.50 but there were loads of herbs and flowers I could have chosen from. I also wanted some trays and pots to plant my seeds in so I asked if they had any. The lady told me they had loads and to help myself from the pile for no charge! This beats sterile and expensive landscaped garden centres I have tried to avoid since my childhood any day.

The Vale Stables is truly a hidden gem…read more A lovely rambling space packed with seasonal plants of all kinds, where the owners can be found warming their hands on a crackling wood-burner in all weathers - inspiring you to the outdoor life. They sell beautiful healthy plants which are so much cheaper than at any local garden centre. You can also buy wood and good quality manure in the autumn. The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. The owner, Gwen, and her daughter, have a wealth of gardening knowledge and will go out of their way to help and advise. My 3 year old boy loves to visit and see the hens, the dog and the river while I browse the plants on offer and soak up the atmosphere.

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 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!

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.

THE WORST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO BUY A PUPPY FROM!!…read more Very neglected puppies kept in very dirty environment and been sold by a very rude person called Wendy who obviously just does this for the money as she obviously doesn't care about the animals as when we went to view the puppies they all ran away and were absolutely frightened to death!! When we eventually managed to get hold of one we took her outside to get a better look as they were being kept outside in very dirty stables without light.The puppy had runny eyes and nose and was very very smelly but we knew we could take care of the puppy when we got her home. The vaccinations were not even up to date!! The seller(Wendy) then just kept repeating you have to make your mind up quickly as i'm very busy and have other stuff to do!! She even told us off for being 15 mins early to view the puppies!! Both the parents of the puppy were frightened also and were showing their teeth at us and we couldn't get anywhere near them!! As animal lovers we were sad to see the way these puppies were been kept in these awful conditions and the way all the puppies were frightened to death of people that we decided to buy the puppy just to get it away from that place! The puppy always holds her head down and will not move an inch and that's not normal for a puppy at 13 weeks old unless they have been mistreated in any way!! Never had a phone call from Wendy the seller to ask how the puppy is getting on which just confirms that she really doesn't care for these animals and is just doing it for the money!! We will be reporting this place to the RSPCA asap!!

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.

Welcoming, friendly and approachable teachers. Horses are cared for fantastically and the tuition…read moreis great. Brilliant accredited environment for the novice to the more accomplished.