All activities must be pre - booked. When coming to the stables, thank you for your understanding on this matter.

We look forward to seeing you all soon

Welcome to Edinburgh and Lasswade Riding Centre. We are a friendly riding centre based just outside the City of Edinburgh, around 20 minutes from the city centre.
We cater for children from 2 years upwards and adults of all ages. We cater for complete beginners up to the more advanced rider. Also for the once in a lifetime experience or for the weekly rider – there is no maximum or minimum times you must come. No joining fee – just come and try. Please feel free just to come and visit the horses and dogs.
We have approximately 50 horses for the riding school ranging from little Shetlands for the tinies up to 17 hh. We have a wide range of horses for different abilities i.e. ones that are very quiet for the complete beginners, ones that jump, ones that go fast, thoroughbreds, many plain fun cobs and we have lots of little Jack Russells that are very friendly and from time to time have puppies for sale.
We have both indoor and outdoor schools and plenty mainly off-road hacking or trekking. We provide horses for beach rides, country rides and all Border common ridings. Ponies are provided for Gala Days and birthday parties.
Our online booking service is now available for private lessons, hacks, treks and group lessons. Watch out for our special monthly offers!!
CLICK HERE to read about it and to see what’s available.
We also provide horses for film shoots, parades etc – whatever your need we will try and help you – if you cannot find what you are looking for on our website – please e-mail us.

We offer a wide variety of riding lessons for all ages and standards.

Starting with our tiny tots from age 2 upwards who start on the lead rein for half an hour progressing to half an hour in the Beginner lessons gradually going onto the full hour. We now offer 1/2hr lesson followed by 1/2hr trek.

All our lessons are kept to riders of the same standard. Please see table below as to which of our Options you are. Please do not over exaggerate - if you are not the correct standard, you will not be allowed to join that activity and may forfeit your lesson.

OPTION 1 - Child Beginner/ half lesson/ half trek - complete beginners up to rising trot (half/half – aimed at occasional rider or young children).

OPTION 2 - Child Beginner - Beginners learning rising trot, riding without a leader and starting to canter.

OPTION 3 - Child beginner - Must be competent in Rising Trot and improving canter.(will be advised when ready to move up)

OPTION 4 - Child Beginner Next Stage - Must be competent in rising trot and canter, starting to ride all types of horse/Pony(will be advised when ready to move up).

OPTION 5 - Child beginner Plus - Must be competent in trot and canter, starting to canter and riding all types of Horse/Pony.(will be advised when ready to move up)

OPTION 6 - Child beginner Next Stage - Suitable for riders in option levels 3,4 & 5. (will be advised when ready to move up)

OPTION 10 - Adult Beginner Evening

Adult complete beginner up to rising trot

OPTION 11 - Adult Beginner Evening

Adult beginner starting to canter

OPTION 12 - Adult Beginner Next stage

Evening - Walk, trot, improving canter

OPTION 13 - Adult Evening -Competent in Walk, trot canter

OPTION 20 - 1 1/2 Hour Lesson Including Jumping - Beginner Plus

OPTION 21 - 1 1/2 Hour Lesson - Including Jumping Novice

PLEASE NOTE ONLY OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WILL SHOW ONLINE

PRIVATE RIDING LESSONS

We offer private riding lessons for both beginners and advanced, for dressage and for jumping. These lessons are tailored for your own needs. All private lessons are available for you to book online.

If coming to us for the first time please pick a riding lesson that you think is possibly less advanced than you are – this will let us assess you safely as it is not enjoyable or safe for you to be in a lesson that is too advanced.

TREKKING

is what we do for beginners. For the very nervous person or young children we do what we term as “a lead”. This can either be done for half an hour or an hour and you will be led in hand at walk along the tracks.
A beginner’s trek is for beginners or people competent only at walk and trot. This will go out across the river and up and round woodland. It is possible to be led on a trek. However, it is normal to do this by yourself. The more you do it the more confident you become!

HACKING

is for the more skilled who must be able to walk, do rising trot and canter. You will again go across the river in the hack and up round woodland.
Most of our riding is off road using old railway lines, tracks and forest paths. Basically, the more experienced you are the harder we go!!
Please see our Options below.

OPTION 14 - Trek - recommended 10 years upwards - must be prepared to trot.

OPTION 15 - Trek Plus - recommended 10 years upwards - must be able to do rising trot and able to do short canters.

OPTION 16 - Hacking - for riders who must be competent at short canters

OPTION 17 - Hacking - for riders who must be competent at longer canters

OPTION 18 - Evening Hacking - for riders who must be competent at longer canters

OPTION 19 - 2 hour Hacking - for riders who must be competent at longer canters

At certain times of the year we do beach rides and rides in Dalkeith Country Park. These rides are only open to riders who can walk, trot and canter.

Please check the noticeboard section of this site.

Our birthday parties cater for all ages of children or adults. The main children’s party package consists of half an hour grooming the ponies and learning about the pony, half an hour riding when they each go out on a pony or if they can ride they can either have a half hour lesson or a faster ride. Then the children return to the picnic area for their food, if selected and subject to Covid restrictions. The minimum number for our parties is 5.

A birthday rosette is provided for the birthday girl or boy. All you need to do is bring them along and if you wish provide a birthday cake.

The price for the birthday party depends on how many children; 5 - 9 Children from £27pp, 10 + Children from £25pp, full details on our online birthday party deposit form,

We also can do one hour riding parties followed by food – this would only be suitable for the older child or experienced riders and we can cater for adult parties, where they can ride and have food afterwards. Please enquire for prices, stating your requirements.

You can now book and pay your deposit online, select date and time required, you will then be sent an automatic confirmation.

Want to do something different? … Why not come with a group of friends from work, school, college etc, or as something unusual for stag weekends, hen parties, birthdays etc.

We also have several local pubs with good food that you can go for a meal after you have ridden. Please see price list for group rates.

We have ponies available for pony rides at all Gala Days, corporate events etc. We provide the ponies complete with leaders, riding hats and a person to mount. All we require is an area of reasonable quietness for the ponies to operate in and somebody from your committee to take the money. We recommend you charge £5 per pony and this should cover your costs provided you are reasonably busy.

The ponies are provided for you for 3 hours – we can quote for longer times if you wish. Please download the form if you wish to book then send it with your deposit to us, you can now pay your deposit online if you wish. Please note some weekends are very busy so don’t leave it too long to book.

We provide horses for all the Border common ridings and gala days.

These are rides of between 5 and 25 miles – most are suitable for the experienced rider only. They are fast, fun and furious and enjoyed by the young and old. You do not have to belong to that town to take part.

We provide the horse all ready to go at the town – all you have to do is meet us half an hour before at the leave-off point. Most riders do wear correct riding gear but a show jacket is not compulsory. A shirt, tie or polo neck and jacket will suffice but you must be tidily dressed. Please bring your own hat – if you don’t have a hat you MUST contact us prior to the ride.

Please note we do recommend that we see you ride prior to the event so that we can assess and mount you correctly.

If you want a steadyish first ride – we would recommend Threepwood, Lanark Wednesday, Lindean, Torwoodlee, Melrose, Kelso Monday, Thursday or Friday, Musselburgh Monday, Lauder Thursday, Coldstream Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

For the fast and furious – Philipbrigg, Moss Paul, Southdean, Duns or Kelso Yetholm.

You can book online or with our booking form. Both will be available from January of each year. Book your favourite horse/pony early to avoid disappointment.

We offer a livery service both for horses and ponies. They can go out during the summer and live in during the winter.

Summer livery includes hay whenever you bring your horse in and the use of schools, tie-ups, tack room and livery cabin.

Indoor livery includes turn-out into either the school or outdoor schools or your horse on the horse walker. All your hard feed plus hay, mucking out in the morning and skipping in the afternoon plus use of all the facilities.

Livery bills are payable monthly.

We have a blacksmith in weekly and a vet on call.

Transport is also available to shows.

Liveries joining client lessons receive 50% discount.

When visiting the centre, please note that DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED. In case you are unaware, we have several dogs on the yard, who are very friendly as many will testify, but when other dogs are brought along this can lead to problems.

ALL RIDERS MUST BE REGISTERED THROUGH OUR ONLINE SYSTEM BEFORE RIDING.

Please note, that when making Card or Voucher bookings, we operate a 48hr cancellation policy, in writing to lasswadestables@outlook.com

DUE TO THE AMOUT OF AMENDMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS, WE NOW FIND IT NECESSARY TO CHARGE A £10 ADMINISTRATION FEE

IN ADDITION TO THIS, PRIVATE LESSON CANCELLATIONS REQUIRE 7 DAYS NOTICE FOR FULL REFUND, UP TO 48HRS WILL RECEIVE 50%, ANYTHING LESS THERE WILL BE NO REFUND DUE TO COSTS INCURRED. Unfortunately we find this necessary due to the amount of late cancellations and our inability to re-sell slots at last minute, leaving instructors idle.

Weekend hacking & Trekking available all year!

Should you have any queries about any of our services, please contact us using telephone, email or ordinary post, as listed below:

tel: +44 (0)131 663 7676
Email us:Click Here
By Post to:
Marjory McNaughton,
Edinburgh and Lasswade Riding Centre, Kevock Road,
LASSWADE,
Midlothian,
EH18 1HX

Or just drop by!!