Beginner Riding
For anyone who has never sat on a horse — or hasn't ridden in years. Focused on balance, position and confidence.
Riding in the heart of Berkshire
More than riding.
Confidence. Connection. Horsemanship.
Discover riding in the heart of Berkshire — from your very first lesson to developing your skills in the saddle.
- BHS Approved Riding School & Livery Yard
- BHS Where to Train Centre
- Pony Club Training Centre
The centre
An established Berkshire yard.
Over thirty well-schooled horses and ponies, three illuminated all-weather schools and cross-country training — all within reach of Windsor Great Park.
- Well-schooled horses and ponies
- 30+Well-schooled horses and ponies
- Illuminated all-weather riding schools
- 3Illuminated all-weather riding schools
- Outdoor schools
- 2Outdoor schools
- Indoor school
- 1Indoor school
- Paddocks for summer turnout
- 7Paddocks for summer turnout
Cross-country training courseHacking with Windsor Great Park nearby
Start here
New to Berkshire Riding Centre?
Five short questions about the rider, then we'll point you to your 30-minute Assessment Lesson — the first step for every new rider here.
- Rider
- Age
- Experience
- Interest
- Contact
Riding lessons
Find your place in the saddle.
Six routes into riding, from a first lead-rein lesson to schooling a horse you already know well. Every new rider begins with a 30-minute Assessment Lesson.
Children's Riding
Young riders learn to lead, care for and ride a pony in an environment built around encouragement.
Adult Riding
Whether you're starting late or returning after a break, lessons are shaped around what you want from riding.
Private Lessons
One-to-one teaching for the fastest progress, or for riders who prefer quieter, individual attention.
Group Lessons
Ride alongside others at a similar stage — sociable, motivating and the way many riders progress.
Experienced Riders
Flatwork, jumping and schooling for riders who already have a secure canter and want more refinement.
Children & Pony Club
Big adventures start with small hooves.
Children arrive excited, nervous, or both — and usually with a parent who has more questions than they do. Young riders learn to lead a pony, brush a mane, sit tall and trust the animal underneath them, one small win at a time.
Children ride here from age 4
- Beginners are taught from age 4, on the lead rein where needed
- An approved Pony Club Training Centre
- Horse care learned alongside riding
- Every new young rider starts with a 30-minute Assessment Lesson
How it works
Your journey starts here.
01
Tell us about the rider
Five short questions about age, experience and what you'd like from riding.
02
Book your Assessment Lesson
Every new rider begins with a 30-minute assessment, whatever their experience.
03
Ride with an instructor
The team sees you ride and understands how best to teach you.
04
Continue at the right level
You're placed into the lessons that genuinely suit your stage.
Livery
A home for your horse.
Berkshire Riding Centre offers full livery only, with individual care, a consistent routine and people who notice when something isn't quite right. Summer turnout across seven paddocks, three illuminated all-weather schools and hacking close to Windsor Great Park.
BHS training
Take your riding further.
A BHS Approved centre and a BHS Where to Train centre — for riders thinking beyond the next lesson, towards qualifications and a career with horses.
Gallery
Life at Berkshire Riding Centre.
A gallery designed for the centre's own photography — its horses, its riders, its yard.
Lessons
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Yard life
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Facilities
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Children's activities
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Training
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Horses
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Reviews
From our riding community.
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Questions
Before your first visit.
The questions reception is asked most often, answered plainly.
Every new rider begins with a 30-minute Assessment Lesson. Answer the five questions in the rider journey and your details are ready for the team taking that assessment.
The assessment applies to everyone, whatever their experience. It lets an instructor see how you ride rather than rely on a form, so your ongoing lessons start at the right level.
You don't need to know. Book the Assessment Lesson and the team places you into the group or private lessons that suit your stage.
Children are taught, including complete beginners, from age 4. Younger riders start on the lead rein with a pony chosen for them.
More than thirty well-schooled horses and ponies, so riders are matched to a suitable one rather than whatever happens to be free.
