You need a riding establishment licence if your business provides horses for riding, like riding schools or donkey rides.
You need a licence if you run stables which hire out horses or ponies for riding or instruction.
This includes:
You do not need a licence if you:
Find more information in the government's guidance on animal activities.
We'll get a qualified veterinary practitioner, relevant to the licensable activity, to come with the officer during an inspection. As the applicant, you'll be responsible for the cost of this.
Find out how much your animal business licence will cost.
To apply for a riding establishment licence, download and complete the riding establishment application form and send it to: Animal Wardens, Brighton & Hove City Council, 2nd floor, Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton, BN1 1JP.
You also need to download and complete the animal activity licensing privacy notice, and send it to us with your application form.
For more information contact the Animal Warden team.
Animal Wardens collect and return lost and found dogs. They also provide information on animal licensing, including pet shops, boarding, breeding and performing animals.