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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.
Boarding On The Lake is a family-run horse facility on Auburn Folsom Road in Granite Bay, California, close to Folsom Lake. It offers trail rides and riding experiences on local trails. The facility provides care for horses, and its site also lists boarding, lessons and training, and a horse camp. The site describes the barn as a calm and welcoming environment for riders and horses.
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.
North Shore Equestrian Centre is a family-run stable in North Vancouver established in 1986. It offers public riding lessons for riders from 8 years up on its own horses, plus summer and holiday camps. Full-service boarding includes turnout and daily hay and grain feedings, with two covered arenas and one outdoor arena. Coaches set up training and competition programs for boarders.
Cornwall Ridge Farm is a family-run equestrian facility in Langley, British Columbia. It offers full, semi and self board, with paddocks, shelters and seasonal field turnout. English riding lessons are offered, and it is home to Academie Duello's mounted combat program. Facilities include an indoor arena, two outdoor arenas with jumps, a round pen and cross-country fields.
Sun Meadows Equestrian Centre is a hunter, jumper and equitation training centre in Kamloops, British Columbia, run by Travis Root and Lindsay Wendt. It offers riding lessons for all levels, including a school horse program for beginners and kids. Horses for sale: the centre offers horse training and sales. Horse boarding is also offered, with a heated barn and arena.
Footnote Farm is home to Laura Grant's Glenwood Training. It offers board and training, haul-in lessons and show coaching. Laura Grant trains and coaches riders in the jumper ring, including young adults in the jumper medals.
BR Horsemanship is the training business of Brent Rollins, a certified trainer known for mustang training. It offers training with board, colt starting, problem horses, riding lessons and clinics. Brent is a certified TIP trainer who gentles mustangs and helps find adopters. He gives clinics and demos in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and California.
Hooves For Healing in Petaluma, California offers equine-assisted therapy, therapeutic riding, riding lessons and summer camps. It was founded in 2020 as Loscutoff Equine Rescue. Riding lessons are offered in English and Western styles for beginners to advanced riders, including dressage and jumping.
Wild Souls Ranch offers trauma-informed equine-assisted services in Humboldt County, with locations in Fortuna and Arcata. Its programs follow the EAGALA ground-based model, with trained facilitators guiding participants in work with horses. It serves youth and adults facing mental health, behavioral or developmental challenges. It also runs adapted riding lessons for Redwood Coast Regional Center clients.
Branscomb Farm breeds, raises, trains and competes young jumping horses on 74 coastal acres near Half Moon Bay, California. It breeds Holsteiner and Oldenburg OS mares with its resident stallions Valentino BF and Emerelo BF, both available fresh and frozen. The farm starts young horses, prepares horses for inspections and licensing, and runs a young jumper show program. It also trains and coaches riders in jumping and dressage.
Silver Hills Ranch is a family-run horse training business in Woodland, California, run by Joel and Danika Fleming. They train horses for riders from trail riders to competitors, including colt starting and problem horses of all breeds. Private lessons and horse show coaching are offered. They train out of Sugarland Ranch, which has indoor and outdoor arenas.
