HOLIDAYS WITH HORSES

1. STROLL WITH SHETLANDS

Located on a working hill farm in Sterling, Scotland (the same family have been in residence here for more than a century), Castle Rednock Trekking Centre not only offers novices the opportunity to learn to ride, but also the option to take a stroll with their Shetland ponies. castlerednocktrekking.com

2. LEARN TO DRIVE A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE

Based in Chaceley, Gloucestershire, Neddies and Nosebags runs half-day, full-day and week-long residential courses on the art of horse-carriage driving. neddiesandnosebags.co.uk

3. TREK WITH PONIES

Traverse the countryside on horseback to see the hills from a different perspective.), Derbyshire () and even London ().