Trent Park Riding Centre

Advantages: well maintained, good facilities, hacking in Trent Park, easy to get to
Disadvantages: busy, disorganised, expensive

***Facilities*** Trent Park Equestrian Centre (TPEC) is close to Oakwood Station (Piccadilly Line) and also has plenty of parking. They have a large selection of horses (over 100) so can cater for various abilities and the horses themselves seem fairly happy. The yard is always being cleaned and the three schooling areas (two of which are under cover) are well maintained. There's a small cafe and other clients seem friendly. Generally, the instructors ...
...and attentive. ***Riding Wear*** You can rent boots, crops and hats from TPEC for your lesson. They also sell a limited range of riding wear. The kit can be expensive, so I would advise you to perservere with renting if you are new to riding, untill you are sure you want to continue. ***Time keeping*** The centre has excellent facilities, but I had previously been left waiting up to 20 minutes of my 1 hour lesson (pre-booked and paid for) to use ... Read review

Advantages: Large indoor school, lots of horses, evening classes
Disadvantages: very expensive

...found a good one. Trent Park is in Southgate which is on the Picadilly Line. You can have lessons or hacks any day of the week except monday when it is closed. They have evening classes and have 2 large indoor schools and an outdoor one which is floodlit. They have over a 100 horses and ponies including working liveries. The classes are expensive and the prices vary according to your ability and the number of people in your class and if you want ...
...for a jump lesson and £27 for a flat and there are normally 3 or 4 people in my class. There is a wide range of horse varying from the easy to the challenging. You can normally choose which horse you ride and find something that suits you. However on the odd occassion you are put on something that you really dont want to ride, normally if you make a fuss they will swap you. The same goes for teachers you can request certain ones too! Whilst the ... Read review