We really enjoyed the horse riding experience, it was genuinely amazing especially our horses “Lucy” and “Diamond”. The staff were very friendly and helpful and made our experience even better. I recommend this place if you want to enjoy horse riding with wonderful views.
Having some private lessons to build up my confidence with part loan horse I have and lessons with Isobel are amazing. She is truly great and pushes me to achieve more goals. Unfortunately today however had my nephew up from down south who loves horses and potentially could be the next equestrian. Today for the first time he fed a pony. He took particular liking to Vanessa (made) but as we approached a young girl was turning her out. I was passing a head collar which dropped and she ripped it out of my hand. My 5 year old nephew never got the chance to feed his favourite horse there as the young girl snapped at us saying she was in a rush. Surely she needs to learn some manners before working with horses first. I pay money to be there and surely us as a community should be encouraging young children to love the horses and the sport. That left a bad taste about the yard. But as I already mentioned the private lessons are amazing.
It’s not perfect and rough in places but it’s a work in progress. We really enjoyed ourselves, the girls leading the horses were friendly and confident. The technique practice prior to the walk was excellent, informative and helpful. The teacher was lovely and clear. My 6 year old and 9 year old had a great time. I’ve read some bad reviews and don’t get peoples expectations. The staff is firm and there is not too much time for niceties and small talk but they’re busy and I really think they are lovely people, for us everyone was super helpful and friendly. We were 10 min late and no one told us off. I wanted to join my daughters last minute and they organised me a horsing 5 min no problems. Everyone was friendly and told us about the horses, let us know which ones we can befriend, we hung out for extra half hour just stroking horses and walking around and watching everyone work. Re dogs, please people use your brain and don’t bring dogs, it’s a health and safety risk. You can’t guarantee they won’t cause trouble. I have a well behaved dog , but I didn’t bring her as she has never been around that many horses and god know what could happen. Blaming staff for lack of common sense and leaving 1 star is just not cool.
Warm and friendly reception from the staff members. Having a staff weekend off from Harajuku ESF Omni and we sure had a great experience. We can’t wait to host you in our restaurant soon.
I went to Edinburgh for a week, specifically for horse riding. I rode here almost daily, either in the form of lessons or hacks. The lessons were absolutely fabulous. I improved my form within the week. The hacks were super fun. It was very wet (big surprise in Scotland......) still we got canters in and the scenery is superb anyway. For me it was about getting as much saddle time as possible within a week .. i did not care as much about the views... and that goal was achieved. The staff was flexible and helpful. They invited me back for the Common rides in the summer, and I will definitely be returning. Thank you for fabulous week or horse riding..
Good riding lesson with Isobel but very poor customer service and rude instructor (Claire) for private hack. I contacted Edinburgh and Lasswade Riding Centre before visiting Edinburgh to get a riding lesson and a private hack. The riding lesson was good and the instructor knew what she was doing and encouraged me to do my best and progress. The horse I was given was beautiful and very responsive. The following day I went back to the stables for a private hack around the area. The experience was completely different and one I would not recommend to anyone. Claire, the instructor was a young women with no social skills, cold and rude as it comes. She asked me to follow her and didn't say anything about where we were going. I asked and she reply with a 'around the woods', as if I knew the area. I must say the area covering the hack was beautiful and a combination of horse tracks, a river, a bit of road (very minimal) and an area to canter. I had specified that I only wanted to walk and trot on the hack, as I had not been on a saddle for 3 years and my canter skills are not very good yet. Her horse suddenly started cantering and mine followed, I was not prepared but managed to stay on the saddle. When we stopped I did ask if we could do only very short canters. She was clearly not happy about this and there was not much interaction after this. I felt uncomfortable and almost as if I was a burden to her. We returned to the stables 13 min. before the hack should have finished. I think this stable needs to understand that private hacks are an experience for clients and that if instructors are not happy to provide that experience, then it should be advertised as only available for regular cllients and not to people who like me, were visiting the stables and the city. Also, instructors leading hacks should ask their clients about their riding skills before the start of the hack. Staff leading hacks should also be mature and professional and leave their prejudices to one side when dealing with clients.
Such a great time with the kids. The trainers are all so professional and put our kids minds at ease (they were a bit scared) took thier time with the girls and made them love the experience. The horses and ponies are all well behaved and absolutely cute as a button. Definitely recommend.
This is the one and only riding establishment In central Scotland where booking is so easy! You’re lucky if the others even answer the phone. I have taken my granddaughter to many other riding schools but Edinburgh and Lasswade have the best riding instructors I’ve found. David usually teaches Fearne, but the others are good too. David has got exactly the correct balance between pushing but not scaring. My granddaughter has come on leaps and bounds. She has also joined in on fun activities here during the school holidays and had a ball. I too have got the bug and returned to horse riding after a gap of 30 years. I took lessons here and rode on 8 common rides over the summer, with horses hired from this establishment. To those reviewers who mention rude staff - get a grip. The staff are not rude but they probably do have to deal with some idiots. You don’t take riding lessons to be molly coddled over. And horse people simply never run to time. That’s just how it is.
I would have definitely given five stars for the actual riding experience had it not been for the incredibly frosty reception and poor time keeping of the reception staff. Customer service skills are definitely lacking. The instructor however, could not have been better. I had never ridden before and she explained everything very clearly, and struck a good balance between teaching the basic skills and building beginners’ confidence on the horses.
Edinburgh & Lasswade Riding Centre is located at Kevock Rd, Lasswade EH18 1HX, UK
You can contact Edinburgh & Lasswade Riding Centre at +44 131 663 7676
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