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Getting started in the saddle in France's most horse-rich region: how to choose a school, join a club, and find your feet through the Galop system.

Riding clubs across Nouvelle-AquitaineFull directory — FFE Nouvelle-Aquitaine →
ClubDepartmentDisciplines
Écuries du Lac d'Hostens · HostensGirondeTourisme équestre · Horse-ball · Voltige
Centre Équestre d'Andernos-les-Bains · Andernos-les-BainsGirondeDressage · Saut d'obstacles · Cross
Centre Équestre de Bourrou · BourrouDordogneDressage · Obstacle · Cross · Pony-games
Écuries de Puynadal · BrantômeDordogneCSO · Concours complet · Loisir
L'Éperon Laurentais · Saint-Antoine-de-BreuilhDordognePoney-club · Dressage · CSO
Écurie Fantagaro · AhetzePyrénées-AtlantiquesCheval & poney club · Enseignement
Domaine de Sers (Les 5 Étoiles de Pau) · PauPyrénées-AtlantiquesConcours complet · Host of the CCI5* event
A group riding lesson in a sand arena at a south-west French centre équestre Learn

Choosing a Riding School in the South-West

Finding the right équitation home in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and how France's teaching system really works. By the Cheval Aquitaine desk · Learn · 6 min read Riders and ponies gathered in a club yard with stables behind Learn

How to Find and Join a Riding Club

Your first affiliated club is a defining choice — how to choose wisely in France's most horse-rich region. By the Cheval Aquitaine desk · Learn · 5 min read A beginner rider led at the walk on a calm schoolmaster horse Learn

Your First Riding Lessons: A Beginner's Guide

Everything a new rider needs before the first stirrup, from choosing a centre équestre to the Galop system. By the Cheval Aquitaine desk · Learn · 6 min read