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 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!

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.

I am very pleased with the level of service i received from this company, their staff were very…read morehelpful when it came down to choosing the right service for myself and my horse. I was even aloud to try out the different surfaces to see which i felt was best. They were great i could not recommend them more highly!