Rider awarded £37,000 compensation from riding school
A Welsh rider has been awarded £37,000 plus costs by a High Court judge in Cardiff, as compensation for injuries caused by the inconsiderate actions of a riding school employee
Riding schools
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Riding stables drum up trade with special deals
Riding centres are finding new ways to drum up trade as they suffer the continuing effects of the downturn
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Riding stables rises from the ashes with local support
A riding stables in Greater Manchester which burnt down in a fire nine months ago has been largely rebuilt- thanks to local support
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Riding school uses 24in pony as marketing tool
Bambi, a 24in "pet and pat" pony has become the cornerstone of an ingenious marketing campaign
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Greenwich riding school gets the go-ahead
Plans for a £1.6m riding and equestrian rehabilitation centre in south east London have been give the go-ahead by Greenwich Council
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Yorkshire riding school in exchange with Portuguese government
Hebden Bridge Equestrian Centre is to take part in a student exchange with students from Golegã in Portugal
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Riding school branches out into weddings and theatre
A Surrey riding school has lately diversified its business to source extra income — providing horses for a wedding and theatre work at Epsom racecourse
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Quarry plans may force riding school to close after 45 years
A Derbyshire riding school fears its future will be jeopardised if a quarry reopens next door to its outdoor arena
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Riding schools urged to help Hoof hit target
Can 43,000 more people be persuaded to take up riding in Britain by 2013?
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Is this the UK's oldest riding school?
A riding school is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and believes it is the oldest school in the country
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Riding centres urged to fight 'no win, no fee' cases
An equine lawyer is urging riding schools not to be put off by the growing trend of “no win, no fee” legal challenges after two establishments successfully defended claims
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Vauxhall City Farm appeals for help after arrival of surprise foal
A London riding school received a shock recently on discovering one of its seven riding school ponies was pregnant
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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).
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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
