Bridlewood Riding Centre

itd be great to have an option for 0 ratings.. where do I start?...
when you arrive you see nothing but dog mess everywhere and days or weeks old horse poo and fag butts EVERYWHERE where is the health and safety?not to mention the muck heap, it doesn't take a genius to tell that the yard is never looked after as the muck heap is all over the yard itself.

as you arrive in the office/ shop you are greeted by the stench of dirty dog beds and dogs everywhere and the shop itself is a mess hats everywhere even on the floor in piles! when you finally find a member of staff you're met with awful attitudes that seem like they don't want to be there! you're thrown on any horse regardless of your height or weight and then just left unsupervised whilst the staff walk off to either get more ponies or to have a chinwag to decide who will be dealing with what horse..also said "staff" is a majority of children who seem to be "volunteers" (seems more like child slavery) god forbid an accident happens as a child leading an animal of that size and strength with beginners and other children onboard is an serious injury waiting to happen!.

As for the poor poor horses to start off with half of them are lame and shouldn't be worked! they also look ever so drained! the majority of the time these horses and ponies are physically dragged around the ring or path! also by looking online you can see the old horses that are still used daily are the same horses from 10+ years ago- as for the horses tack it's absolutely filthy And I'm no expert but nothing looks to be fitted correctly,
the stalls the horses are kept In are absolutely disgusting the horses are standing in their own poo/ wee as they have no bedding just stones all while most of the time the horses go without hay or water.

as for the "views" if you pay for a bridlepath like stated above your leader is more than likely going to be a child but you're walked round a dirty path surrounded by fields.. now the fields Atleast 80% if the fields are absolutely covered in horse poo and a there is actually more weeds than there is grass at the end of the bridlepath you are then led the wrong way along a road with absolutely zero hifiz it is only a short distance but it should require some form of reflective clothing!


I have a lot more to say on this matter but there is a books worth of writing to do.. all I can suggest is you avoid this place at all costs, if you want a safe riding school near by simply search the surroundoing riding schools and you'll have a much safer experience!

Wonderful place to ride. Flexible lessons and friendly, experienced staff. Lovely spot with beach nearby, great hacking and good faciltites / arenas. Also have a tack shop and café on site, which is really handy.


I went with my niece who hadn't ridden before, and they gladly accommodated us both in the same lesson. The only negative thing I would say was that they put me on something quite advanced which understandably began to mess about and took off with me. I ended up changing horses halfway through. I didn't want her to see someone fall off on her first lesson!


But that is in no way a slur on the establishment, you get horses like that - but I do think they should have put me on something calmer that wouldn't mind a beginner type lesson.

Great place for beginers. Friendly staff and good facilities.