Equestrian events and organisations
Ditchling Common Stud
A leading riding school with excellent facilities. Riding lessons are given in various disciplines such as dressage, show-jumping, and cross-country.Unusually, it also offers training in Mounted Skill at Arms.
Facilities include one indoor and one outdoor school and, when weather permits, an outdoor skill-at-arms arena, a show jumping arena and a cross country course.
Brendon Stud
Sussex Equestrian Centre
Equestrian Centre, horse and rider shop and stud all rolled into one - horses are bred primarily for show jumping, although other types of horse are also produced by the stud too.Chailey Stud
Chailey Stud now has a purpose built show jumping training centre and also offers livery and riding training.Carriage driving in Sussex
Brighton Horse Driving Trials
A carriage driving event held each year in Stanmer Park.Sussex cross country courses
Compton Cross Country Course
A six mile long cross country course with up to 75 jumps. There is also a separate schooling course of one and a half miles.All set in spectacular remote downland with fantastic views across the Solent and the Isle of Wight.
Fair Oak Cross Country Course
Set in 55 acres of countryside near Rogate. The course is used by Pony Clubs and Riding Clubs between April through September and the course owners also organise their own events.Showjumping
Hickstead
The home of British Show jumping.Riding for the disabled
Arundel Riding for the Disabled
You don't need to know anything about horses to help.Riding for the Disabled
Well known horse riding charity. In West Sussex the RDA has groups in Arundel, Burstow Park, Hunston near Chichester, Happy Landings near Billingshurst, Lingfield and Kingley Vale.Horse breeders and horse dealers
Sports Horses International
Rusper based importer of Dutch and German Warmblood horses.Sussex Lusitanos
Group of breeders of Lusitano horses based in West Sussex who also organise equestrian holidays and other events with a Lusitano focus.Horse welfare
Liphook Equine Hospital
A specialist vets practice for horses.The British Horse Society
National registered charity whose aims are to promote everything good about horses and riders in the UK.The website contains masses of information about horse welfare, including training and qualifications.
There is also some useful information about where to ride, including lists of approved riding establishments and livery yards.
Horse racing
Fontwell Park
Over 20 meetings a year. Fontwell Park, which is five miles east of Chichester, has been voted the ‘Best Small Racecourse in the South East’ for the last 17 years by the Racegoers Club.In recent years the course has revamped its facilities and it hosts a large number of non-racing events too.
Luke Dace
Billingshurst based racehorse trainer.
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