Where to learn horse riding in Singapore

The Bukit Timah Saddle Club will help bring your Disney daydreams into fruition by teaching you how to ride your equine friends. By the end of the beginners' course, you'll not only know saddle from the stirrup, but you'll also know how to trot. 

The 45-minute lessons run once a week over a period of eight weeks, conducted in groups of four to five students. The first two lessons focus on horse handling and stable sense, while the remaining six lessons will be on horseback. Classes start from $600 for eight beginner lessons for non-members, with other packages available. 

One of Singapore's most prestigious horseriding schools, this riding academy is located in a quiet, leafy hideaway on Mount Pleasant Road. 

Its Riding Academy boasts fully-equipped facilities and a dedicated staff of certified teaching professionals, ensuring that all riders learn the basic fundamentals of riding, posture and balance. Classes are held every Tuesday to Sunday from 7am to 7.45pm. Non-members can ride up to three months, after which they must become a member to continue lessons. 

Ride alongside Singapore's elite at the National Equestrian Centre, tucked on 100 Jalan Mashhor. It is the home grounds of Singapore's national team, after all, who train for international equestrian competitions here. Lessons can be taken privately or in groups (with a maximum of four people per class), and cater to both beginners and competitive riders. 

New to horse riding? Sign up for the Beginner's Course ($560 for seven lessons), which starts with two practical stable management lessons and advances to lessons on how to walk, halt and steer the horse and stand up and down out of a saddle before finally working on the rising trot. 

Start your new passion by picking up horse-riding as a leisure activity. Gallop Stable provides beginner classes in the form of private or group lessons, where you'll learn the basic principles of riding such as leading your horse, mounting, the correct riding position, walking, trotting, stopping, and safely dismounting. 

And if you're considering novice riding lessons, you need a strong foundation of basic riding skills and feel secure and confident in the saddle. These lessons will help you work on improving your riding technique, further develop your seat and hands, learn how to canter, and ride your horse over poles. Feeling adventurous? Embark on the one-hour jungle trail along Fairways Green Track or Fairways Sand Ring, led by an experienced staff.