Friends, family and fun this summer...

With the National Riding Festival!

A decade after the very first National Riding Festival, we are as keen as ever to encourage new and lapsed riders to take up the reins and start riding again.

Founded in 1998, the Festival has helped more than 50,000 people into the saddle! Last year almost 5,000 people attended one of nine Open Days we held around the UK. This year the credit crunch has hit the Festival too and we will not be hosting open days, but many riding centres will be hosting their own events - use our ‘Find a riding centre’ service to see if one near you is supporting the National Riding Festival this summer.

Trigger, our champion mechanical horse will be making appearances at other major events throughout the year - check out his page to see more about Trigger and his itinerary. He’s also available for hire on his off days!

“The National Riding Festival has helped me back into the saddle thanks to its faithful and reliable cantering mechanical horse called ‘Trigger’. He has really helped me to re-master my equestrian skills and given me the confidence to finally take up the reins with a real horse again. ”
Sue Bacon, returned to riding after breaking her back in an accident