Lessons are very good and well graded for all abilities. Staff on the whole are very friendly and helpful there are always one or two in any establishment that could be better. Stables are reasonable size and the horses appear to be well looked after but I used to have a horse on working livery and was generally happy with the way he was looked after and exercised although I often thought that bedding was skimped on and put extra in myself. The fees are reasonable but got the feeling that money and the business was more important than customers. Interpersonal skills not a strong point of senior management. Overall v good.

There are some really good aspects to Ryders Farm, the own a pony days are fab, it's good that they have helpers on the weekend as i think this is the best way to learn about having your own horse, the xmas games are fun and also the fact that riders can borrow a horse for competitions. The lessons aren't great and some of the instructors like to sit on the mounting block for the whole lesson! I don't think the way of riding is very desirable but for the bare essentials they can't be faulted. I think the ponies and horses people are put on don't alays match up very well and in my time of going there i found that i rode the same horse every week, although for me this was good as i felt i was learning more about my riding rather than having to adapt to a new horse every time i went. I'll me sending my son for lessons here so he can get ready for his own pony! All in all not a bad farm.

RYDERS FARM THE BEST :| NOPES! i used to go to ryders farm an i loved it up until i got my own pony an i couldnt ride. i went there for 3 yearssss and to tell you the truth i have learnt more in the year of having my own 3 ponies i have learnt more than i ever did at ryders. yes i learnt some things but they didnt teach me the responsibility of having a horse an to be honest the horses know what their doing they have been there so long. i love everyone there like but i think that its not that good. as soon as you get your own pony you will realise that ryders farm horses are robots. my horses would never be anything like mandy or gypsy or dolly. the only horse that was a BIT mental was mathilda but the rest of them are completlyy robotic. im not telling you how to run the place but i think that you need to get some more out going horses that can teach people that not all horses are like mandy an all the others.! i do unaffiliated an affiliated dressage and show jumping and my horses would never act like a ryders farm horse :]

I have been riding at RFEC for almost a year now. My first instructor was miserable, she kept us all doing the same thing for weeks on end when we all could do it. She put us on the same horses and never let us change around. I've been lucky now to get a new instructor who is alot more fun. Though she doesn't choose the horses we ride Ive ridden a selection or horses now. She's moved us quickly along but makes sure we're comfortable doing the things we do.

Most of the staff are friendly, but there are a couple who don't give anybody and chance and I've sometimes felt upset about how they've spoke to me.

The yard is well managed and is always clean. There are several stable hands helping around, and a pony club every Saturday.

They also do many events during the holidays which anyone can take part of

I believe Ryders Farm is a good place to have lessons, but not the best. It'd be down to luck having the instructor you wanted, and probably the horse you wanted too.