Hamptons Horseback Riding

Working Montauk ranch run by Patrick and Cate Keogh, three miles east of the village on Route 27, which calls itself the birthplace of the American cowboy and the oldest working ranch in the U.S.A. Pony rides for the smallest children, short trail rides through the hills, and beach rides along the Block Island Sound shore. Reservations by phone — times change through the seasons. Rider weight limit 240 lb.

Full-service Bridgehampton barn owned by the Topping family since 1970: full board (matted stalls, turn-out, grooming) year-round and summer, private and group lessons at all levels on school horses, and showing from local to National and Premier rated. Pony camp runs Monday to Friday, 9am to noon, through July and August, and walk-up pony rides need no reservation on Friday and Saturday afternoons.

A Bridgehampton hunter-jumper programme with school-horse lessons for beginners through advanced riders, plus boarding, training, competition support, sales, leases and pony camp. The lesson page publishes the school-horse rate, making the cost unusually clear for a Hamptons barn.

USHJA Recognized Riding Academy in Amagansett teaching hunter/jumper, equitation and dressage from age 4 to adult — private and semi-private lessons in 30- or 60-minute sessions, plus group lessons for three or more riders of similar ability. School horses and ponies are available for half-lease to lesson students riding regularly, and the summer camp, established 1976, runs 9:00am–12:30pm weekly sessions with an extended afternoon day. Instructor provides the horse — no ownership required for lessons.

Private members' club on 25 acres about a quarter-mile from the beach, on the corner of Daniels and Gibson Lanes. Year-round riders pay monthly dues plus a one-time $500 initiation fee, with trial lessons available before you commit — the club's own page says a maximum of two in one place and three in another, so confirm when you book. Teaches basic dressage, jumping and hunt-seat equitation from age 3 up, offers full board and dry stall leases, runs a nine-week summer pony camp in morning and afternoon sessions, and hosts the two Sagaponack Horse Shows on the third Wednesday of July and the second of August. Beach rides are for members riding their own horses.

The Wölffer family's dressage and jumping estate on Narrow Lane East — more than 100 acres with 80-plus stalls, 39 individual paddocks, a resurfaced jumper ring, a Grand Prix field and an indoor ring that seats up to eight students. Primarily boarding and training for owners; the trainers work with riders and horses at any level, and the barn runs a lesson program and hosts horse shows.

An East Quogue hunter-jumper and equitation barn for children and adults, with boarding, training, sales, lessons and summer camp. The programme runs from a child's first cross-rail lesson to adult competition.

A 21-acre Riverhead hunter-jumper facility with bookable show-jumping lessons, boarding, sales and leases. Indoor and outdoor rings support year-round riding.

A Riverhead hunter-jumper programme centered on boarding, training and individual instruction, with a path from learning to ride through competition. It is a coaching-oriented barn rather than a casual trail-ride stop.

A family-run Jamesport farm offering introductory English and Western lessons, pony experiences, parties and seasonal camps. It is one of the clearest North Fork entry points for a young first-time rider, with lessons beginning at age three.

A family-oriented North Fork English barn offering lessons, boarding, showing, leasing and camps for all ages. Visitors can call to arrange a tour, book a lesson or register for pony camp.

A long-established Mattituck English riding farm offering instruction, training and boarding. Its public lesson programme gives North Fork riders another year-round alternative to the larger show barns.

A long-running North Fork riding school with year-round lessons, pony rides, summer camp and full board on 33 acres. Lessons teach hunt-seat fundamentals; qualified students may hunt and show.