Bagnum Equestrian Centre

I am 66 and haven't ridden for 5 years so I decided to book the 30 minute walk out, just to get back in the saddle. The yard is well run, horses well looked after, and very friendly staff. I have been around horses for many years and seen many yards. This one is excellent!

We had a brilliant morning with the horses and trainers. There was 6 of us, only one had ridden before. We all learnt how to hack! It was a great experience. Will 100% go again!!

A great riding school with lovely horses and professional staff. I went on a 2hr advanced hack. We did a lot of trotting and had several canters. The scenery is beautiful. I rode Lavender who was very well behaved and forward going. I thoroughly enjoyed it in spite of getting a soaking. I have tried other riding schools in the area but Bagnum is by far the best.

We booked an hour hack for the morning. We unfortunately had a misshap when camping and got stuck in the mud meaning we were half an hour late for the booking.They were very accommodating when we explained the situation, they managed to shuffle things around and get us on a different hack a little later. Of course they might not of been able to do this if we had booked another day which was fully booked and they were super busy. We were lucky it was on a day they were able to make changes. Very appreciative of this !The hack itself was lovely, they accommodate for different abilities. The staff riding out with us were friendly. The horses were well behaved.The only thing I wasn’t keen on was with the mixed abilities… my partner is a complete novice and I’ve ridden for years with my own horses, advanced riders are given the option to go for a canter, if I would’ve chosen to go for a canter.. that group goes off somewhere else away from the rest of the group (novices) and don’t join back on again, which is a shame if you’ve gone for as a couple and get split up for half the hack.Thank you so much !

Anna and the team were lovely particularly Eden who was brilliant at managing the group and we had a great 1.5hr mixed ability hack. My husband and I were able to canter and staff were also able to cater for our daughter who didn’t feel confident to. Fantastic views and an interesting ride which you don’t often get with stables that don’t know you already. Thanks!

We enjoyed our riding today at Bagnum. My children had a one hour hack on Red and Lucky which they told me had plenty of trotting. I went for the 90 minute option on Joey with trotting and cantering while enjoying the beautiful surroundings. Friendly staff, lovely horses and ponies. Thank you to everyone who made our rides so much fun.

Was visiting the new forest for a couple of nights and wanted to do a horse ride as a family.Was recommended Bagnum and they were very helpful. Having very minimal experience horse riding we were given instructions and had 3 helpers ride with us which made it even nicer just being us! Alex was our guide and she was lovely - made us at ease and even got us trotting (faster than you expect) we had a great time - only negative is not being able to walk properly for a few days after … what a workout anHour hack is !! Thanks again and would say choose bagnum for a new forest hack experience