About QPA
Family-run, established in 1992, and home to over 20 horses in the heart of the Algarve.
QPA Horse Riding Centre has been an established riding school and trekking centre since 1992. What was once a bare field is now not only home to Jinny Harman — owner of QPA — but also to more than 20 horses and a few dogs!
QPA has a variety of horses from the trustworthy school ponies to competition horses to suit everyone's standards and abilities. We offer a variety of rides and lessons as well as Saturday Pony Club for our younger riders.
At QPA, safety is of the utmost importance. Hats will be supplied with ABRS standard requirements, even boots and chaps if required. The centre has comprehensive insurance for all riders.
Our guides and helpers are multilingual: Portuguese, German and Dutch spoken.
What QPA Can Offer
- A variety of quality rides and competition horses
- Lessons from qualified instructors
- Breathtaking views from horseback
- See wild flowers and rare birds in the Algarve countryside
- Rides to suit all standards, individually or in small groups
- Return for a swim in the pool after your ride
- Non-riders welcome to relax by the pool
- Cool summer evening rides
- Horses taken for livery and for training
- Riding holidays with or without accommodation
- Riding for the disabled — riding4disabled.com
Our Team
Sue
Joana
Fred
Ana
Lisa
Our Horses
Sol
Vuelta
Rio
Amy
Bear
Chuva
MacGyver
Pandora
Penny
Freckles
Cherry
Our Ponies
Boli
Mini
Micro