You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. My mom promised me riding lessons when I turned 16, but never delivered. So it’s time to stop playing the ...

“I FELT LIKE I was flying,” is what my niece Ashely Griffiths, then 8, my brother’s middle child, told me the first time she jumped a horse over a small fence during riding lessons I paid for her to ...

Don’t panic — you don’t need to be marathon-runner fit for your first riding lesson. However, it’s recommended that you have a good base-level fitness, because horse riding requires more physical ...

If ponies fascinate your child, you may be weighing up the cost of riding lessons. Learning to ride is an experience like no other – there are so many benefits of horse riding for children and it’s a ...