Read. Prepare. Remember.

The Saddle Stories Library

I started riding at 35, and these pages make room for the practical questions that come before a lesson or a trip, as well as the rides you want to remember. Begin with the free checklists, then choose a longer guide, planner, or journal when you want more detail or space to write.

FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY

A little horseplay.

Find your next journey, meet your horse-inspired alter ego, or discover something new about the horses we love.

6 QUESTIONS · ABOUT 2 MINUTES

Find your horseback journey.

A shortlist shaped around your riding experience, budget and travel style.

Find my journey ↗

6 QUESTIONS · JUST FOR FUN

If you were a horse…

A curious wanderer or a quiet romantic? Find your horse-inspired alter ego.

Find my horse spirit ↗

8 QUESTIONS · A LITTLE LEARNING

How well do you know horses?

From Icelandic gaits to horse welfare, with an explanation for every answer.

Test my knowledge ↗

Guides for your next chapter.

For your first chapter in the saddle

The First Ride Toolkit

An illustrated guide for adult beginners that adds explanations and practical preparation to five reusable worksheets, helping you choose a riding school, plan your budget, and reflect on your first lessons. The worksheets are also available separately below at no charge.

20 pages · English · Printable PDF

€5.90

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Free downloads · Riding beginners

Before you get in the saddle.

Before Your First Ride A first-lesson checklist, questions to ask and useful reading. 3-page PDF.Find Your Riding School Questions, a two-school comparison and space to work out your next step. 5-page workbook.First Ride Printables Five printable worksheets for preparation, budgeting and reflecting on your lessons.

Prefer just the worksheets? First Ride Printables contains the five worksheet pages from the Toolkit, available here as a free standalone download.

Free downloads · Safari planning

Find your way to the right safari.

Safari, from the saddle. A 12-page introduction to safari styles, horse welfare and the questions worth asking, with fillable planning pages.Horseback Safari Worksheets Your rider profile and a safari comparison, in a handy 2-page fillable PDF.10 Questions to Ask Before Booking a Horseback Safari A one-page checklist of questions to bring to your conversations with a safari operator.

The worksheets and questions are also included in the guide; these separate copies are handy to keep nearby. Fillable pages work in a PDF reader that supports form fields.

Prefer to start reading here? Read our beginner’s guide online ↗

Keep the stories that matter

The Rider’s Journal

Keep the lessons, little breakthroughs and horses you want to remember in a journal that leaves room for your own pace, whether you prefer to write by hand or type as you go.

€4.90 for both PDF editions

Buy both editions · €4.90 ↗

Printable + fillable PDFs. Download after payment, with a link sent to your email. Checkout opens on Payhip.

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For pen and paper

A printable edition for the pages you want to keep by hand, with riding logs you can print again whenever another story begins.

For your screen

A fillable edition with writing spaces you can type into and save in a PDF reader that supports form fields.

20 pages per edition · 8 riding logs · A4 · English

Inside: intentions, notes from your rides, questions for your instructor, reflections, memories and plans for the next chapter.

Make room for the rides ahead

For the plans you want to make.

A little more riding, all year round

A Year in the Saddle

An undated planner for making room for riding throughout the year, with twelve monthly calendars and thoughtful pages for lessons, costs, equipment and the rides you hope to take.

23 pages · English · Printable PDF

€4.90

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From an idea to a considered escape

The Riding Escape Planner

Bring the details of your next riding holiday together, from your rider profile and questions for the operator to the written quote, budget, transfers and packing, with space for the decisions still to be made.

18 pages per edition · English · 2 PDFs

€4.90 for both PDF editions

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Printable and digitally fillable editions. Fillable pages need a PDF reader that supports form fields. Download after payment through Payhip.

Free PDFs · Signature Journeys