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Mackenzies Equestrian Centre

A family-run riding school near Randalstown with big indoor arenas for all-year lessons.

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Mackenzies Equestrian Centre — A family-run riding school near Randalstown with big indoor arenas for all-year lessons.

  • What you can do: Weekly group lessons for beginner adults and children, individual lessons, and sessions for schools and youth groups.
  • For beginners: Complete beginners welcome, through to more experienced riders.
  • Ages: Adults and children; contact the yard about the youngest ages they take.
  • Cost: Check current prices when you book.
  • Booking: Pre-booked, with online booking available.
Plan your visit

All-year lessons under cover

The heart of Mackenzies is its regular weekly group lessons for beginners, run for both adults and children at times to suit. Thanks to the indoor facilities, including a large indoor arena, these courses run right through the year rather than stopping when the weather turns. You don't need any gear or a horse of your own: the yard supplies a suitable pony or horse, all the tack and a hat if you need one, so a first lesson is genuinely walk-up-and-ride.

Complete beginners welcome Adults and children taught Large indoor arenas, all-year lessons Pony, tack and hat provided Schools and youth groups taken Easy motorway access
Good to know before you go:

Mackenzies runs its weekly lesson courses all year and takes bookings from schools and youth groups for one-off or regular sessions. Contact the yard to arrange a group.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 👖Long trousersLeggings or jodhpurs — anything that won’t rub against the saddle.
  • 👢Boots with a small heelSo your foot sits safely in the stirrup — no trainers or wellies with no heel.
  • 🧥A layer for the weatherYou’re outdoors and moving slowly — bring something warm and waterproof.
  • 📱Your bookingLessons and treks are matched to your level, so they need to know you’re coming.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Type
Riding school and livery yard
What you can do
Weekly group lessons for beginner adults and children, individual lessons, and sessions for schools and youth groups
Experience needed
Complete beginners welcome, through to more experienced riders
Ages
Adults and children; contact the yard about the youngest ages they take
Cost
Check current prices when you book
Booking
Pre-booked, with online booking available
Facilities
Large indoor arena plus a further indoor arena and outdoor facilities; pony, tack and hat provided
Parking
On-site parking
Address
10 Ballydunmaul Road, Randalstown, County Antrim, BT41 3JD
Questions

Before you go

Can total beginners have a go?
Complete beginners welcome, through to more experienced riders
How young can children start?
Adults and children; contact the yard about the youngest ages they take
How much does it cost?
Check current prices when you book
Do I need to book?
Pre-booked, with online booking available
Getting there

Mackenzies Equestrian Centre is at 10 Ballydunmaul Road, Randalstown, County Antrim, BT41 3JD. On-site parking. Tap below for directions.

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The story

About the place

Mackenzies Equestrian Centre is a family-run yard established in 1998 at Randalstown in County Antrim, offering lessons, livery and more. It has invested in large indoor facilities, including a big indoor arena alongside its existing indoor and outdoor spaces.

That covered space is the point of the place: it lets beginners and regular riders keep learning through the whole year, which is why it works as a dependable teaching yard for families in mid-Antrim.