European-style horseback riding in Hanoi

Sports horse riding is an adventurous and exciting activity in Vietnam.

Equestrianism, Horse Riding is a sport originating from Europe. Unlike what many people imagine, horseback riding does not require the person to control the horse to run fast (horse racing) but must know how to control the horse to move in precise and flexible movements according to his or her wishes. 

Let's explore with iguide.ai interesting horse riding locations in the capital Hanoi, Vietnam!

1. Horseback riding at the Red River rock flower garden

Cost: 50,000 VND/10 minutes.

Here, there are mainly horse rental services for photography or self-riding. The surrounding space stretches along the Red River dyke, with quite beautiful natural and river landscapes.

Learning to ride horses here is mainly teaching horseback riding according to instinctive experience like that of a normal, wild horse herder, with no clear training method. Therefore, if you do not have any experience, you should not choose this place. The horses here are Vietnamese horses.

If you have experience riding horses, experiencing the peaceful, poetic scenery stretching for kilometers on both sides of the Red River every afternoon on horseback is an extremely interesting thing that you can hardly find anywhere else. More ideal in the center of Hanoi capital.

2. Hanoi Horse Club at Xuan Phuong - Cau Dien:

Cost: About 750,000 VND/ 45 minutes.

The horse farm here is quite large, professional and has surrounding landscape. The investors are people with many years of experience in horse training at the Vietnam Circus Federation. The horses here are imported or foreign hybrids, so the horses are quite big and beautiful.

The teachers here are Vietnamese so it is easy to absorb basic knowledge. Occasionally, there are also some foreigners who are passionate about this horse riding sport who come here to play and instruct.

3. Horse riding at Hanoi Pony Club - Horse club in Dong Hoi, Dong Anh, Hanoi: Located right near Dong Tru bridge.

Cost: 300 - 800 thousand / 45 minutes

Pony means small horse, so this is a horse riding club for children from 3 years old. However, there are also larger horses for adults to learn.

The horses here are domesticated Vietnamese horses.

Teachers at Pony Club are French, so to learn horseback riding here, students must know French or English. Most of the people participating in horseback riding here are diplomats, ambassadors of foreign countries or children of foreign diplomatic ambassadors in Vietnam. Here, safety comes first and is mandatory for learners. Even if you rent a horse to ride, someone will always accompany you and guide you through basic to advanced techniques throughout the learning process. Once you have mastered horse riding techniques, you can learn horse jumping techniques, many children only a few years old can practice this skill.

Hanoi Pony Club regularly organizes for members to participate in weekend picnics by riding horses outside, walking along the dike, around the surrounding village with fields spread out on both sides and occasionally there are The small speed race brings a real feeling of excitement to both rider and horse.

A lesson at Pony Club only lasts 45 minutes, but you will have to spend more time because it not only teaches horse riding but also how to take care of horses before and after each lesson.

Registering for horse riding lessons at Pony Club is not simple because the daily lesson schedule here is always full from morning to night all year round. So it takes time to arrange classes.

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