Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
True North Eventing in Cottonwood, California teaches classical equitation with a dressage foundation for eventing and hunter/jumper riders. It offers private and semi-private lessons and coaches an eventing and show team. Horses can be trained and prepared for competition.
Vineyard Oak Dressage & Western Dressage Training is run by trainer and instructor Stacy Sutton, based at Maywood Stables in Medford, Oregon. It focuses on classical dressage, western dressage and working equitation. Stacy offers full training, lessons and competition coaching, with over 30 years of teaching and training.
Perfect Balance Riding Lessons in Grants Pass, Oregon offers lessons and training for show and pleasure riders. It specializes in ranch riding, groundwork, English and western pleasure, equitation, western dressage and trail training. Lessons are for intermediate and advanced riders aged 9 and up with their own horse or pony.
Korobi Stables in Fortuna, California offers guided trail rides in Humboldt County, riding lessons, horse training and boarding. Kim Korobi has decades of experience and specializes in training or retraining problem horses. Boarding includes daily feeding and stall cleaning.
Four Star Farm offers English riding instruction in eventing, dressage and show jumping at Valley Dressage and Sporthorse Center in Dixon, California. Owner and trainer Natalie Brady is a certified Level III eventing instructor who competed internationally. It offers lessons, leasing, coaching at shows, camps and training. Horses for sale: horses are offered for sale and lease.
Rhinestone Ranch in Bend, Oregon is home to Wright's Performance Horses LLC, run by Jarod and Trisha Wright. It offers riding lessons for all ages with a focus on all-around riding for breed and open shows, rodeo and cow horse events. It trains horses, coaches a show team and leases horses for showing.
Triple Moon Equestrian is a nonprofit horsemanship and equine assisted learning organization in Monroe, Washington. It offers riding lessons that include hands-on horse care and groundwork, working with rescued and surrendered horses. Its Red Barn Project lets youth lower lesson costs by working in the barn.
Chaparral Co. offers horse activities at its ranch in Sunol, California, and has brought horse activities to the Bay Area since 2009. It offers Western and English riding lessons, trail rides and a four-week horsemanship class. Parent and child pony sessions are available for ages 2 to 5.
All Seasons Horse Riding offers riding lessons in Pleasanton, California, founded by Julie Payne in 2013. It teaches youth and adults, from first-time riders up, with single lessons and three-, six- and twelve-month memberships. It is a member of the Certified Horsemanship Association.
Triple Bar Stables is a hunter/jumper and equitation show barn in San Martin, California, run by head trainer Corrie Busalacchi. It offers group lessons on school horses, competition packages, full training of horses and partial leases. Junior and adult amateur riders compete on the show circuit.
Red Gate Farm is a hunter/jumper training barn run by owner and head trainer Jamie Smith, with assistant trainer Sammie Smith. Its training programs develop hunter/jumper riders at all levels. The barn has operated for over 25 years.
Sage Meadows is a private riding school in Redmond, Washington. It offers one-hour private lessons in huntseat, jumping, western, dressage and showmanship. Students also learn horse handling, grooming, tacking and horse care, and can compete at local shows.
Dragonfire Farm is a family-run sport horse and eventing farm established in 1977. It offers riding lessons for all ages through The Academy @ Dragonfire, plus horsemanship classes and competition coaching. Its breeding program has produced champions in several disciplines, and it helps clients with their own breeding programs. Horses for sale: horses bred at the farm are offered for sale.
Brooke Carlson Equestrian Center in Morgan Hill, California offers riding lessons for all ages and levels. It runs an after-school horsemanship program and show lessons and training for competition in many divisions. Brooke Carlson has trained Arabians and their riders since 1988 at the ranch. Birthday parties and corporate events are also available.
Sarah Pollock Sporthorses is a hunter/jumper training program in San Luis Obispo County, California. It offers training and care packages combining lessons, training rides and groundwork, and competes at local to AA rated shows. Horses for sale: it sells hunter, jumper and equitation horses and helps clients buy, sell and lease horses.
Peninsula Riding Academy is a boutique riding school for adults and children of all levels. It offers private, semi-private and group lessons in horsemanship, hunt seat equitation, jumping, beginning dressage and Western. Lesson packages include a shared lease program and access to the horses outside lesson hours.
Sunflower Stables is a lesson and boarding barn run by owner and primary instructor Robyn Hauck. It offers group and private riding lessons on weekdays, grouped by skill level, in eleven-week terms. Boarders keep horses at the barn, and summer camps are also run.
Horse Harmony is the natural horsemanship program of Sandi Parker, who has taught and trained horses and people for over 25 years. It offers private and semi-private lesson packages for youth and adults from beginner to advanced. Workshops, clinics, camps, playdays and horse shows are also held, at Blue Banner Stables in Gilroy.
CBC Therapeutic Horseback Riding Academy is a family-run riding program in Elk Grove serving Sacramento and surrounding areas. It teaches children and adults from age 4, beginner to advanced, in English and Western disciplines. Group lessons, private lessons and horsemanship and husbandry classes are offered. The academy also supports riders who need mental health support and at-risk youth.
Pegasus Riding School offers horseback riding lessons in Sonoma and Santa Rosa, started in 2000 by Judy Lee Jenkins. It combines natural horsemanship, environmental education and equine facilitated therapy, with a focus on making riding accessible to at-risk groups. Private lessons for children from 4 and adults start with groundwork, grooming and horse care.
SC Equine is run by Sadie, a horse trainer and farrier. It offers farrier services from basic shoeing to hoof repairs. Private riding lessons are offered for ages 4 and up, from beginners to advanced riders. Sadie trained in a range of disciplines from dressage to western equitation.
Coyote Creek Riding Arena is an equine boarding and riding facility near Medicine Hat in Cypress County, Alberta. It offers horse boarding with pens, automatic waterers and run-in shelters, monitored around the clock. Facilities include a 90' x 200' heated indoor arena and a 150' x 200' outdoor arena. Group and private lessons, drop-in riding and event bookings are available.
Brawley Farms in Jefferson, Oregon offers hunter-jumper English riding lessons for riders aged 7 and up, from beginners to A-show competitors. It has served the equestrian community for over 50 years and is led by founder and head trainer Judy Brawley. Lessons use seasoned lesson horses, and full-care boarding, horse training and leasing are also offered.
Pinecrest Stables offers riding lessons in Southlands, Vancouver for riders of all abilities. It teaches horse care and grooming as well as riding. Private lessons and ringside coaching for competing students are available.
