Guide to Horse Riding Lessons in Melbourne

For people wanting to learn or improve their horse riding skills, there are a range of options in the Melbourne area.

For those aged up to 25 years, membership of a Pony Club offers the opportunity to meet other like minded people. Most Clubs hold monthly rallies where lessons are conducted on horse riding and horsemastership. Some Pony clubs run the "Riders without Horses program" and most clubs offer "Come & Try" where you can attend one (or more) rally and pay your insurance. If you enjoy it and want to come again then you pay the yearly subscription less the insurance. Some clubs also offer a "Ready2Ride program". This program is open to 10 years and under and is an introduction to Pony Club to build confidence in riding and horsemastership in a fun, age appropriate program.

There are also many riding clubs catering for a range of riding disciplines, abilities and ages. These clubs usually hold rallies where instruction is provided.

Guide to Horse & Pony Riding Clubs

There are a number of Equestrian Centres which provide horse riding lessons on well behaved school horses or enable you to bring your own horse. They include:

Blinkbonnie Equestrian Centre (Bangholme) (Teaches English style riding, specialises in beginner to intermediate riders, holiday programs, minimum age of 8 years)

Jolong Park Riding School (Bangholme) (Lessons for all ages including adults, holiday programs, children's pony parties, expert training for riders with their own horses, casual track and indoor arena hire)

Victorian Equestrian Centre (Beaconsfield Upper) (Lessons for all levels, agistment, facility hire)

Yarra Valley Horse Trails / Ponyland (Christmas Hills) (Trail rides, children's holiday camps, day programs and weekend clubs, caters for all levels and special needs)

Chum Creek Horseriding & Huts (Chum Creek) (2.5 hour horse trail rides in the Yarra Valley, not suitable for children under 12 years old)

Oakwood Riding School (Clyde North) (Lessons on well educated school horses, school holiday program, agistment and facilities hire)

Tranquil Park Stables (Cranbourne South) (School horses to suit any level of rider, school holiday program and pony parties)

Park Avenue Equine (Exford) (Professional coaching of all levels, training, campaigning and competition preparation)

Gunnamatta Trail Rides (Fingal) (Morning, afternoon and all day trail rides, programs are suitable for ages 6 to 16 years and no experience is necessary, pony rides in an arena)

Highfield Equestrian Centre (Greenvale) (Boutique horse agistment and training centre which offers lessons from highly regarded instructors on well trained horses, kids parties)

Woodlands (Greenvale) (Horse riding tours, learn to ride, pony rides, stockman's lunch and ride tour, group and private bookings, pony parties)

Broadway Park Equestrian Centre (Gruyere) (Lessons all year round in an indoor arena for all ages and levels, agistment includes full facility use, 'Ready, Set, Trot' program, pony parties)

Lindawarra Equestrian Centre (Heath Hill) (Riding lessons with EA-L1G qualified coach to students on their own horses, agistment)

Melbourne Indoor Equestrian Centre (Kinglake West) (Specialise in teaching children all aspects of riding and caring for horses, indoor arena, school holiday program, weekend pony club)

JurAvon Park Equestrian Centre (Kurunjang) (Training with superior riding facilities, agistment)

Black Horse Lodge (Little River) (Riding lessons for all ages, specialises in Western and English riding styles, indoor arena, clinics, agistment)

Arthurs Seat Equestrian Centre (Main Ridge) (Indoor riding lessons and bush trail rides)

Dandenong Ranges Horse Trail Rides (Montrose) (Trail rides along the tracks of the Doongalla Estate Reserve and the Dandenong Ranges National Park)

Blamcent Park Equestrian Centre (Moorooduc) (Lessons for all levels)

Balmoral Equestrian Centre (Narre Warren North) (Lessons 7 days a week for beginners through to advanced riders, on centre's quiet and well educated horses or on your own horse, clinics, seminars, Kids Club)

Unicorn Valley Equestrian Centre (Panton Hill) (Holistic approach to horse riding and handling with private and group lessons for both children and adults from beginners to advanced riders, Equine Assisted Learning Program, your horse or centre's horses, holiday programs, birthday parties, junior riding days, horse training, agistment)

Beltain Park Horse Riding Centre (Seville) (Lessons for adults and children with indoor and outdoor arenas with school horses or your own, holiday programs)

Wandin Riding Academy (Seville) (Lessons from beginners to advanced riders from the ages 8 and above, have a whole range of school horses to suit the riders ability, training of horses of any ability, agistment)

Danbury Park Equitation (Somerville) (Caters for riders of all ages and skill levels including disabled riders 0 accredited with the RDA, well educated school horses or bring your own horse, indoor and outdoor facilities, holiday programs, camps)

Valley Park Riding School (Templestowe) (Caters for all ages, from beginners to advanced riders, school holiday programs, birthday parties)

Melton Equestrian Academy (Toolern Vale) (Caters for beginner children and adults, adults returning to riding and advanced students, full day weekend program for ages 6-18 years)

Koombahla Park Equestrian Centre (Wallington) (All ages and levels on school horses or your own horse, holiday programs)

Wallington Park Equestrian Centre (Wallington) (Caters for all levels of riders in all Olympic disciplines with indoor and outdoor arenas, safe and reliable school horses for you to learn on or use your own horse, school holiday day camps)

Tandivale Equestrian Centre (Warrandyte) (Children and adult lessons, specialise in teaching beginner and novice riders, birthday parties, trail rides, Sunday day programs, school holiday programs, Riders Without Horses program)

Warranwood Equestrian Centre (Warrandyte) (Lessons and holiday programs/clinics for children and adults, agistment)

Arragon Homestead Riding and Agistment (Wonga Park) (Lessons, school holiday programs, shows, well schooled horses and ponies, agistment)

Yarra Valley Equestrian Centre (Wonga Park) (Lessons for adults and children)

Ranges Equestrian Centre (Yellingbo) (Lessons for children and adults starting at the age of 5, school holiday programs, indoor arena, agistment)

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