Brentsville StablesEnglish riding lessons in Manassas, Virginia
Family owned and operated · Since 2012English lessons for kids and adults with a certified instructor, kind school horses, and lighted indoor and outdoor arenas.
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Family-owned.
Brentsville Stables sits on quiet ground off Brentsville Road in Manassas. Anne Humphreys teaches most of the lessons, with Marina teaching two days a week — hunt seat equitation, flatwork, and jumping when a rider is ready — on school horses Anne has chosen for their kindness and honesty.
We've been voted Best of Prince William every year since 2019. We're proud of that, but what we really care about is that riders leave here more confident than they arrived — and knowing their horse by name.
We're a lesson program, not a trail-ride business. We don't offer trail rides to the public.
Eleven acres off Brentsville Road — pond, pastures, a red barn, and a covered arena.
In our program, you'll have not only mounted instruction but also the opportunity to learn horsemanship and become a well rounded horse person.
Grooming and tacking
Every lesson starts on the ground. You'll learn to catch, brush, and tack your horse before you ride.
Position on the flat
Walk, trot, and canter with a balanced hunt-seat position — no shortcuts.
Jumping when you're ready
Poles first, then crossrails, then small courses. We wait until the rider is steady.
Horsemanship
Reading a horse's mood and staying safe in the barn aisle.
Sunrises, sunsets, and the horses who live here.
Real photos from the farm — taken by us, not a stock catalog. Tap any photo to see it larger.
Come out and meet the horses.
Give us a call or send a quick note. Anne will get back to you — usually the same day — with times that work.