This parent-to-parent guide to horseback riding for New York families collects crowdsourced recommendations for riding lessons, kid-friendly trail rides & more places to ride a horse near you.
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Saddle Ridge Riding Center
Classes are available for beginners through expert riders. Trainers are experienced in equitation, hunters, jumpers, and dressage. In addition to riding lessons, Saddle Ridge offers dedicated classes in horsemanship and barn management.
Bergen Equestrian Center
Riders are divided into tiers based on experience. Tier III riders are encouraged to take part in the Horse Show Program. All lesson tiers incorporate horseback riding, horsemanship and horse care instruction. Specialty trainers are available for jumping, hunters, and equitation.
Be•Brooklyn Equine at Prospect Park Stable
Be•Brooklyn Equine is located just outside Prospect Park and offers horseback riding lessons, pony rides, parties, and trail rides on the park's 3.5 mile bridle path.
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy is located in the Gateway National Wildlife Preserve for some of the most scenic horseback riding in NYC, with wooded trails and beachfront riding. They offer guided instructional rides, lessons, summer camps, birthday parties and pony rides.
Riverdale Stables
Located in the Bronx, this riding facility offers private, semi-private and group lessons for children. Jumping lessons and an after-school riding program are also offered.
GallopNYC
GallopNYC's stables in Lindenwood and Forest Hills, both of which have large arenas, offer riding lessons to the public. 100% of revenues from public riding support rider scholarships for therapeutic horsemanship.
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City Island Stables
City Island Stables offers English and Western riding lessons, trail rides on a beautiful scenic route through Pelham Bay Park, pony rides and birthday parties.
New York Equestrian Center
The NY Equestrian Center offers riders a 9 mile trail ride through the scenic acres of the Hempstead Lake State Park. The trail takes riders around 5 lakes and beautiful sand beaches. Pony rides, after school programs, and English and Western style lessons are also offered.
Nassau Equestrian Center
The Nassau Equestrian Center is located next to the Muttontown Preserve. The center offers privately instructed trail rides (age 12+) where riders are taken on a scenic trail and, depending on experience levels, can walk or trot. Riding lessons are available for age 6+.
Bethpage Equestrian Center
Both English and Western style riding lessons are offered at Bethpage Equestrian Center, adjacent to Bethpage State Park. Trail riders enjoy a picturesque wooded trail inside the park, where they get to view the beautiful natural scenery and even get glimpses of the Bethpage Black Golf Course. This facility even offers seasonal night rides.
Chestnut Bay Equestrian
Located next to the Belmont Lake State Park, Chestnut Bay Equestrian offers English, Western, recreational and therapeutic riding lessons. The facility has two large outdoor arenas and a heated indoor arena. They also host birthday parties, scout troop events and school break camps.
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