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Bay Ridge Farm

12878 Little Tujunga Canyon Rd, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342, United States

Bay Ridge Farm is a show horsemanship barn founded by Jeff Katz and Bud Wolf more than 30 years ago. The barn offers training packages that start with a personal consultation, including training of the horse and rider. It also provides riding lessons on school horses or the client's own horse for children from age 5 to adults. Boarding is offered in box stalls indoors or facing outward, as well as covered outdoor pens, with turnouts and wash racks. The barn competes at national horse shows in the hunter, equitation and jumper rings.

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Kings Corner Training Stables

8250 Buena Vista St, Moorpark, CA 93021, United States

Kings Corner Training Stables is a horse facility based at Buena Vista Farms in Moorpark, California. It offers riding lessons at all levels, private or combined, using the client's own horse or the stable's lesson horses. It also offers training to start, school or work through issues with horses. Instruction is led by a USEA-certified instructor.

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The Little Big Riding School

2035 Edison St, CA 93460, United States

The Little Big Riding School is located off Highway 154 in Santa Ynez, California, and is run by Cindy McClellan. It offers Western horseback riding lessons, mainly for children and teenagers, along with kids' summer and Christmas camps. It also runs trail rides for the whole family, and provides general horse boarding and training facilities. Riders can use one of the school's horses or bring their own.

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Rocky Creek Saddle Club

3360 Shenandoah Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93063, United States

Rocky Creek Saddle Club offers guided private trail rides on horseback on mountain trails near Simi Valley. It also teaches private and semi-private horseback riding lessons, including horse care and tacking up. The club hires out its horses with a skilled wrangler for photo and film projects. It travels to surrounding neighborhoods and trails, mainly in the Conejo Valley.

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Oakridge Riding Club

5555 Island Oak St, Simi Valley, CA 93063, United States

Oakridge Riding Club offers horseback riding lessons and riding camps for riders of all ages. The club teaches English, western and dressage disciplines. Riders who do not own a horse can learn on horses provided by the club. The program also includes horse training and an emphasis on horsemanship, safety and horse care.

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La Herradura Polo & Equestrian Center

3720 Baseline Ave, Santa Ynez, CA 93460, United States

La Herradura is a polo club and equestrian center in Santa Ynez, California. It runs a polo school with lessons, clinics and leagues for beginner to advanced players, including youth and adults. The club also hosts club matches and tournaments and offers polo experiences. Lessons are taught by Guillermo "Memo" Gracida and a team of instructors.

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Hartenburg Equestrian

2065 N Refugio Rd, Santa Ynez, CA 93460, United States

Hartenburg Equestrian offers horse boarding with daily turnout, stall care and access to its arenas. It provides full and part training programs for horses and riders, along with riding lessons on the client's own horse or on a school horse. The yard also offers coaching and sales in eventing, jumpers and dressage. The facility includes a stabled barn, jump and dressage arenas, and irrigated pastures.

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Katja Elk

Santa Ynez, CA 93460, United States

Katja Elk offers dressage training and groundwork for horses and riders. Her training methodology uses non-violent techniques and the principles of classical dressage. She works with riders and horses of all ages and backgrounds, from eventers improving their dressage skills to adult riders returning to the saddle. She is also a certified master life coach and has facilitated equine-assisted retreats.

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Wild to Willing Horsemanship

1566 Edison St, Santa Ynez, CA 93460, United States

Wild to Willing Horsemanship is a natural horsemanship business run by Nicolette Birnie. It offers training for horses, including ground work, colt starting, remedial work and training for performance. Private riding lessons and clinics are also offered. Horses in training can be kept on outside board with corrals and dry pasture, and stalls are available for inclement weather or rehab.

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Santa Ynez Valley Pony Club

1460 CA-154, Santa Ynez, CA 93460, United States

The Santa Ynez Valley Pony Club is a youth club based in the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County, California. It teaches members the care of horses and ponies, riding and mounted sports. Members meet twice a month for riding instruction and horse care lessons. The club is part of the Middle California Region Pony Club and the United States Pony Club.

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Oak Park Ranch

2059 Carpenter Canyon Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, United States

Oak Park Ranch is an equestrian center in Edna Valley, San Luis Obispo, California, set on 264 acres. It offers horse boarding in main, owner and shed row barns, along with private and shared paddocks. Riding is available on two all-weather arenas and nearby trails, and training and lessons are offered. The ranch was founded to develop and maintain show jumping horses.

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Shadow Hills Riding School

1869 Los Osos Valley Rd, Los Osos, CA 93402, United States

Shadow Hills Riding School is a Hunter/Jumper equestrian program in Los Osos, California, led by Peggy Ginn. It offers one-on-one riding lessons by appointment, on lesson horses or lease horses. Training rides are available at LOVE Farm in Los Osos, and riders can compete in local horse shows with hauling available. The program also covers horse care and horsemanship alongside riding.

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Rock Solid Horsemanship

14060 Morningside Rd, Morningside Rd. Atascadero, CA 93422, United States

Rock Solid Horsemanship is a family-owned and operated business in Atascadero, California. It breaks and trains young horses, with a focus on Quarter Horses. The business also offers riding lessons and horse boarding at its facility. It buys yearlings and sells them as three-year-olds once they are trained.

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Santa Ynez Valley Horseback Rides

151 Sycamore Dr, Buellton, CA 93427, United States

Santa Ynez Valley Horseback Rides offers horseback trail rides along the Santa Ynez River from its facility at River View Park in Buellton, California. Rides are offered daily year-round by appointment, for adults and children aged 2 and up, with no riding experience required. The business also offers Pony Encounters for kids and a Family Fun Ride that begins with a lesson in its pony arena. Its horses and ponies are retired champion show, rodeo, or ranch horses.

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The Riding Academy at Wagner Family Equestrian Center

2982 Wildhaven Cir, Santa Maria, CA 93454, United States

The Riding Academy is a family-friendly riding school on a private ranch in Santa Maria, California. It runs a membership-based riding program with regular lessons, usually mounted and occasionally unmounted depending on weather or rider needs. Lessons follow a ribbon-level curriculum, and riders advance by demonstrating knowledge of set objectives. The school's lesson horses receive seven weeks of rest each year.

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Mindy Smith Equine Services

1865 Hi Mountain Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, United States

Mindy Smith Equine Services is based at Freedom Farm on Hi Mountain Rd in Arroyo Grande, California. The business offers riding lessons, including private and group lessons. It also runs a training program with board and training for horses, and sells horses from its sales program. Trail rides are offered alongside the lessons and training.

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Chapter One Riding Academy

1275 Corbett Canyon Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, United States

Chapter One Riding Academy is a riding program run by Samantha Swaim. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, including private, group and group trail lessons. Summer camps and adult camps are also offered. The academy teaches the fundamentals of horsemanship and riding confidence.

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Mankins Performance Horses

8455 Plane View Pl, CA 93446, United States

Mankins Performance Horses is a horse training business on the Central Coast of California run by Open NRCHA trainer Travis Mankins. The business trains and shows reined cow horses and ranch versatility horses, and also starts young horses in several other disciplines. Training and lessons are offered for horses and riders of all levels, from beginners to experienced show competitors. Clinics are held at the facility and at offsite locations.

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Mora Performance Horses

66425 Hog Canyon Rd, CA 93446, United States

Mora Performance Horses is run by Cody Mora, who has been riding and training horses for over 15 years. The training program focuses on fundamentals, control and building a strong foundation in each horse. Specialties include roping horses, working cow horses, barrel horses and starting colts. Lessons are offered for riders, and the business also has horses for sale.

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Kheystone Stables

14600 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States

Kheystone Stables offers horse boarding with 24/7 secured facilities, daily wellness checks, and access to indoor and outdoor arenas. It operates at Anthony Chabot Equestrian Center and Las Trampas Stables in the East Bay. The stable also provides riding lessons and a beginner riding program, with trainers including co-founder Vijoa Lucas Ricardo. Boarders can join training and clinics, and the property connects to trails in Anthony Chabot Regional Park.

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Canyon Hill Farms

2560 Franklin Canyon Rd, Martinez, CA 94553, United States

Canyon Hill Farms is a horse boarding and training facility in Martinez, California. It offers barn stalls, open-air stalls and group pastures, with twice-daily feeding and regular stall cleaning. Riding lessons for all ages and skill levels are available, along with horse training programs. The farm has two all-weather arenas, a round pen, wash stations and a tack room.

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Dickson Ranch

182 San Geronimo Valley Dr, Woodacre, CA 94973, United States

Dickson Ranch is a family-owned horse boarding facility in Marin County, California, on about 50 acres. It can accommodate more than 100 horses and has two outdoor arenas, an indoor arena and two cross-country fields. Trainers on site teach Hunter/Jumper, Western and Dressage, with lessons typically offered to riders aged 8 and older. The ranch also holds schooling shows and runs summer camps for children.

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Oakland City Stables

13560 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619, United States

Oakland City Stables is a horse facility in the Oakland Hills, off Skyline Boulevard. It offers horse boarding with a variety of stall configurations, mare motels and turnouts. Training and lessons are scheduled by appointment, and riding and horsemanship programs are offered for Oakland youth, veterans and therapeutic riding. The stables are operated by Diamond Equine Services as concessionaire.

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Halleck Creek Ranch

1740 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, CA 94946, United States

Halleck Creek Ranch offers equine-assisted services to children and adults with disabilities. Its Adaptive Riding program provides therapeutic horseback riding, and the ranch also runs a Horse Skills Program and a Summer Horsemanship Camp. Equine Assisted Learning and a Vocational and Life Skills program are also offered. Ranch staff pair trained horses with volunteers to carry riders into the Nicasio countryside in Marin County, California.

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