London-based riding school receives £25,000 grant
Mount Mascal stables in London has received £25,000 in capital funding from HOOF, the Olympic Legacy project of the British Equestrian Federation (BEF).
Riding schools
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Street Kick will give equine training to inner city youngsters
The London based project has raised £60k in a month to create a new centre running five-week, funded and residential, equestrian courses
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Novice rider sues riding school after breaking her back
A rider who broke her back when she fell off a riding school horse has launched a legal battle for compensation of £200,000
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Scottish riding school diversifies into sleigh driving
A riding school in Scottish Highlands has come up with a novel way of keeping itself in business and its horses and ponies fit in the snow
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Danger posed to riding school by new 100mph trains
Noise from an upgraded Oxford to London train route threatens riding school with closure
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Riding stables gets grant to expand into tourism
Sharon Dawson, who runs Bardwell Manor Equestrian Centre near Bury St Edmunds has put in electric hook-ups for caravans and lorries and a shower block for campers
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Nottinghamshire riding school celebrates 55 years in the saddle
Organisers expect 250 people at a reunion to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Bunny Hill Riding Centre in Costock
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Help an inner-city Newcastle stables win a Lottery award
Stepney Bank Stables, a British Horse Society approved riding school in Byker, needs your vote to get through to the finals of The National Lottery Awards 2010
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Vets inspecting riding schools must have special training
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is calling for riding schools to insist the council sends trained vets for licensing inspections
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Help celebrate family riding school's 55th anniversary this summer
Bunny Hill Riding Centre, on the Leicestershire/ Nottinghamshire border, is looking for former pupils to help celebrate its 55th anniversary this year
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Cash bonus for Newcastle city centre stables
A riding stables in Newcastle city centre is asking for your help this December after being selected to benefit from the Big Give Matched Funding Challenge charity fund.
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Family riding school celebrates 50 years in business
Goulds Green Riding School in Middlesex is shrugging off the economic doom and gloom by celebrating its 50th anniversary
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New riding centre opens in Wokingham, Berkshire
Oakwood Youth Challenge centre is bucking the trend of riding school closures by opening a new facility for young people in and around Wokingham
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BHS urges clampdown on 'illegal' riding schools
The British Horse Society is urging local authorities to clamp down on unlicensed riding schools, which it says are damaging the reputation of the industry
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Riding schools defy the credit crunch with business on the up
Riding schools are relatively unscathed by the credit crunch, according to the results of an annual survey of local authority licensed premises
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Last Scottish public riding school to close
The only publicly run riding school in Scotland is to close at the end of next month due to funding cutbacks
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Discount riding lessons at six centres across London
The London 2012 Olympic legacy project, Hoof, has arranged discounted introductory lessons at six riding centres across the capital this half-term
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Rider sues riding school after injuring herself in a fall
A young mother who was seriously injured when she fell off a bolting horse at a riding school has launched a legal battle for compensation of more than £300,000
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Stag Lodge Riding Stables denies rumours of closure
The owner of Stag Lodge Riding Stables in Richmond Park, London, has denied the yard is closing down, despite a planning application to build houses on the site
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Appeal court victory a 'great result' for riding schools
The owner of a Surrey riding school is delighted not to be liable for compensation after a rider was bucked off
