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Tanglewood Stables is a horse facility in Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, North Carolina. It offers scheduled trail rides, pony rides, and horse-drawn carriage or wagon rides. Group and private riding lessons are taught using the stable's own lesson horses. The stables also board privately owned horses, with access to the park's pastures and trails.
Southern Hope Animal Rescue & Education rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes unwanted and slaughter-bound equines. The organisation offers horsemanship education, riding and horsemanship lessons, and summer camps. It runs Teeny Tiny Pony Club and provides professional horse boarding services. Volunteers help with the care of the animals and with events.
Sunset Farms is a privately owned boarding, training and lesson facility in Oxford, North Carolina. The farm offers stall and pasture board, with a 13-stall barn and six pastures, each with a run-in shed. Riding lessons are offered, and the property includes a lighted arena, a round pen and poles, barrels and jumps for building riding skills. The farm is owned and operated by Courtney Vaughan.
KS Equestrian LLC is an equestrian business in Mebane, North Carolina, focused on developing sport horse riders. It offers rider lessons and training, and training board packages for owners who want professional training for their horses. The business also sells and leases horses that have been trained in its program. Its instruction covers both mounted and unmounted horsemanship.
Triangle Area Polo is a polo club that teaches riding and polo to beginners and experienced riders alike. Lessons use the club's polo ponies or the student's own horse, led by a USPA certified instructor. Club members can take part in weekly practices and tournaments. The club also runs a youth team and fields middle and high school teams in Interscholastic polo. A covered, lighted arena allows lessons to be held year round.
The Centrum für Therapeutisches Reiten in Hamburg-Öjendorf has operated since 1989 under Heidi Eichhorn. Its main focus is therapeutic riding, including hippotherapy and remedial vaulting, designed for people with disabilities. The centre also offers riding lessons for ages 5 to 99 and regular FN badge courses. Horses can be kept in its stalls, and there is a 20×60 m riding arena and a 40×20 m outdoor arena.
ReitTherapieZentrum Berlin oHG offers therapeutic riding and horse-based activities for people of all ages, from small children to older adults. Its focus is on therapeutic riding, including Heilpädagogische Förderung mit dem Pferd, hippotherapy, and riding as a sport for people with disabilities. The centre also offers integrative riding lessons, riding as health sport, and activities involving ponies. Its therapy ponies and horses are kept in open-stable and herd housing. A pferdegestütztes coaching programme for managers is a newer offering.
LM Barrel Racing offers barrel racing clinics taught by Lynn and Murray McKenzie. The clinics focus on the pattern, techniques and equipment used in barrel racing. The business also sells saddles, tack and bits, including saddles made with Double J Saddlery. It produces barrel racing video content, including a DVD magazine called The Practice Pen.
Reit- und Fahrverein Driedorf is a riding club in Driedorf in the Westerwald that offers riding for all disciplines of equestrian sport. It provides riding lessons for beginners, advanced riders, returning riders and late starters, including lunge lessons, group lessons and Bambini riding. Lessons are given on the club's own school ponies as well as on private horses. The club also rents boxes in its stables, including hall use, and offers grazing on its own meadows in summer.
Reit- & Fahrverein Xanten is a riding and driving club founded in 1920 on the Lower Rhine. The club runs a youth programme focused on riding instruction and the personal development of young riders. Riding lessons are offered on the club grounds in cooperation with the Reitschule Xanten, including individual and group lessons and beginner longeing. A Ponyclub for children from age three is part of the offering.
The Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center offers therapeutic riding and hippotherapy for children and adults with physical, cognitive, emotional and learning challenges. Lessons are 30 or 60 minutes, in private or small groups, and are taught by certified PATH International instructors or therapists trained in hippotherapy. The center is located at Mark Reyner Stables in Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, and also offers full boarding with covered stalls and 24-hour on-site care. The organization describes itself as a nonprofit.
Blue Horse Farms breeds Tennessee Walking Horses that are bred for a natural gait, a calm temperament and trainability as trail horses. The farm also offers training for gaited horses and sells horses. Riding lessons are available, with a focus on trail riding. The business is run by trainer Bridget McAslan and is open by appointment only.
Sundance School of Riding is a schooling facility at the Arvada Indoor Equestrian Center in Arvada. It teaches riding lessons for children and adults in English and Western disciplines, with horses and tack provided. The school also runs summer and spring break horse camps for children aged 7 and up. The facility offers public rides for privately owned horses by appointment. The school states that it is not a boarding facility.
Reiterhof Steindamm is a riding farm in the Uckermark region of Brandenburg. It offers riding lessons for children and adults, in individual and group lessons of 45 minutes, as well as a pony club for children from age four. The farm also offers horse boarding (Pferdepension) and riding holidays for children and families. Holiday apartments are offered alongside the riding activities.
Big Country Equestrian Adventures is a horseback riding ranch in Guffey, Colorado, in the Pikes Peak region. It offers appointment-only ranch rides of about 1 hour and 45 minutes through open country. It also offers riding lessons for beginners, returning riders, and riders preparing for the trail. A meal can be added to a ride during the regular season.
Solari Show Stables at Alma Mia Farm is an equestrian boarding and show jumping training facility on 35 acres in Castle Rock, Colorado. The farm has 52 stalls across three barns, an indoor arena, a competition-ready outdoor arena, and private trails. Training is led by trainers Luciana Solari and Mariano Bedoya, and the facility offers riding lessons and a children's program in the hunter-jumper disciplines. Boarding and lesson inquiries are welcome.
The Right Step, Inc. (TRS) is an adaptive riding and equine-assisted services program in Sedalia, Colorado. It offers adaptive riding lessons for people of all abilities, delivered by PATH Intl. certified instructors and trained volunteers. Its Equine Connections Program and Barn Events also use horses to support personal growth, confidence, and emotional resilience. Barn visits are by appointment only.
Colorado HorsePower is a nonprofit that offers equine-assisted therapy and therapeutic riding programs. Its programs focus on horsemanship for veterans, active duty military, first responders and the elderly. Participants learn basic barn safety, handling horses from the ground, and lunging, then progress to riding lessons, both group and private. The organization was founded in 1984 and operates from Meadowbrook Farm near Castle Rock, Colorado.
Platinum Farms is a private boarding and training facility. It offers riding lessons, training rides, and full training for horses, including retired and laid-up horses. The farm runs an eventing team that competes at local and national events. Horses are also offered for sale through the farm's website.
EquesTraining offers professional horseback riding and horsemanship instruction for riders and horses of all ages, with an emphasis on the balance seat. Lessons can be given by mobile instruction at the client's own barn, at a trailer-in location, or on site with the business's horses at Hidden Hills Farm. The program also includes weekly summer camps and trail rides, and horse agility work on the ground. The instructor is a PATH certified therapeutic riding instructor.
Blue Creek Equestrian is a small boutique barn in a mountain valley near Evergreen, Colorado. It offers horse boarding with daily care, individualized feeding and daily turnout in pastures. The facility has an indoor arena and private tack lockers. Lessons and training are available on site.
Wilderness Adventures offers guided horseback trail rides in the Great Sand Dunes National Park area and in South Fork, Colorado. Rides start at the Sand Dunes Oasis near Mosca and at Moon Valley on Wolf Creek Campground. The company uses gentle horses and knowledgeable guides, and its rides are suited to both beginners and experienced riders. The website states that the 2026 season is closed and that rides are planned to start again in May 2027.
Telluride Horseback Adventures is a horseback outfitter offering guided trail rides in the Telluride area, including one to two hour rides and customized pack trips. The business also provides horse-drawn carriage and rustic wagon services, including for weddings. Its horses include Belgian Draft Horses. The business is run by Roudy Roudebush, who has led trail rides for over 40 years.
Big Horn Stables offers riding lessons for everyone, including introductory horsemanship courses that teach grooming, saddling and riding technique. The business also provides horse rentals, horse boarding and summer day camps with horses. It operates several locations, including sites at Chatfield State Park and Kodiak Ranch. Pony rides and hay rides are offered at some of its locations and events.
