What better way to sample an idyllic outdoorsy lifestyle than to take your child and sit them on a horse? You get to try out the fresh air, smells and green grass of the countryside, without having to give up your ‘soy-tripple-mocca-wocca-latte-in-the-shadow-of-Big-Ben-at-3am-just-because-I-can’ lifestyle.

These are our favourite places locally to make equine friends, don’t forget to send us yours.