Sport
Booking software for Riding schools
Lessons by level, the horses available, Sunday hacks: every rider books their place, and no horse goes out twice in a row.
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The challenges facing riding schools
A horse does not work six hours in a row
The lesson fills up, but the string has limits the schedule does not know about.
Lessons by level
A beginner and an experienced rider do not go out together. The sign-up has to sort before the arena.
Sunday hacks
An escort, a number of horses, a two-hour slot, a deposit.
Holiday courses
They fill in three days and get managed on the phone while you are in the arena.
How Kagenda helps
The problem
A horse does not work six hours in a row
With Kagenda
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
One central calendar
The problem
Lessons by level
With Kagenda
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Custom fields
The problem
Sunday hacks
With Kagenda
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Deposits and payments
The problem
Holiday courses
With Kagenda
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
24/7 online booking
The features that matter to you
24/7 online booking
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
One central calendar
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
Custom fields
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Deposits and payments
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Recurring appointments
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Client records
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Hours per service
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Email notifications
Confirmed, moved or cancelled — both you and the client are told.
Practical guide: Riding schools
- Declare each lesson's capacity: it matches the number of horses available, not the size of the arena.
- One class per level, with a "level" field at sign-up.
- A deposit on hacks and courses: those are the formats that cost most when they empty.
- Open holiday courses a month ahead: they go fast and the phone cannot keep up.
- Set weekly lessons on recurrence for the season.
Frequently asked questions
Can I limit sign-ups to the number of horses?
Yes, with a capacity per lesson.
How do I manage levels?
With one class per level and a field at sign-up.
Can I ask for a deposit on courses?
Yes, with the terms shown before payment.
Can I manage several instructors?
Yes, each with their own diary.
Do you need a licence to run a riding school in the UK?
Yes, and it is one of the few genuinely compulsory sporting licences in the country. Under the Riding Establishments Acts 1964 and 1970 it is an offence to keep a riding establishment — hiring out horses for riding or for instruction in riding — without a licence from the local authority. The licence follows an inspection by an authorised veterinary surgeon covering the health and condition of the horses, the suitability of tack and premises, forage and water, supervision, and the required public liability insurance; it is renewed annually and may be provisional at first. Livery alone is not licensable, and neither is teaching on a client's own horse — but the moment your horses are ridden by paying customers, it is. Add BHS or ABRS approval, which insurers and parents look for, and an enhanced DBS check for work with children.
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