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Riding schools

Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.

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Mane Joy Connection

15445 Powhaton Rd, Brighton, CO 80603, United States

Mane Joy Connection offers equine learning lessons for youth aged 12 and up and for adults. Each lesson is customized to the student's horse experience, interests, and goals. Lessons cover safe practices, body language, approaching, haltering, leading, grooming, tacking, and preparation for safely riding horses. The organization also provides customized equine sessions for underserved community members and offers sliding scale pricing and work exchange options.

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Edens Aspens Horsemanship

15102 N 83rd St, LONGMONT, CO 80503, United States

Edens Aspens Horsemanship is a horsemanship business that offers lessons, from groundwork and basic handling to riding. It also provides horse training with a focus on the partnership between the horse and its rider. The ranch offers boarding for horses, and the herd is kept in pasture with other horses. The founder, Autumn, works to translate horse communication into lessons that people can learn from.

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Flying Lyons

9430 Indiana St, CO 80007, United States

Flying Lyons offers horse riding lessons for beginner to advanced riders, covering grooming, tacking, groundwork and riding skills. It also provides horse training, from foundational groundwork to under-saddle training, and show support for riders entering competition. Group rides, lesson packages and lessons at the rider's location are offered in the Arvada, Colorado area. The program is led by Grace Lyons, a professional riding instructor and horse trainer who specializes in Western horsemanship.

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Anam Cara Equestrian

10500 N 49th St, CO 80503, United States

Anam Cara Equestrian offers riding instruction with a focus on dressage. Lessons are available for beginners as well as experienced adults, including many riders returning to riding after time away. Instruction is given in private lessons or group clinics, and the instructor travels to barns in the Boulder/Longmont area. The approach, called Ride Mindfully, is presented as applicable to any riding discipline.

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RoanOake Farm

14509 N 83rd St, Longmont, CO 80503, United States

RoanOake Farm is a small private facility offering riding instruction, horse training and horse care. It runs a warmblood breeding program under the Golden Edge Sporthorses name. The farm offers stallion services to the public with its imported Czech Warmblood stallions. Lessons are available for youth and adult riders from beginner to advanced, along with camps and clinics. Quality school horses are available, and horses are occasionally available for partial lease.

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Anna's Farm

11197 Vermillion Rd, Morey, CO 80501, United States

Anna's Farm is a small, private 26-acre farm one mile north of Longmont, Colorado. It offers full care horse boarding with individual or group pens, shelters, twice-daily feeding, and regular pasture turnout. Riders can use a 200'x125' outdoor arena, a 65' round pen, and an obstacle course. The farm also offers riding lessons for beginner through intermediate riders, focused on building confidence and fundamentals.

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Resurrecting Hearts Horsemanship

4718 Lonetree Dr, Loveland, CO 80537, United States

Resurrecting Hearts Horsemanship offers private horse lessons for riders from beginner to advanced. Lessons are mainly English riding and also cover trail riding, obstacles, and natural horsemanship. The lesson horses are largely rescue horses, and the lessons include groundwork, horse care, and tacking up. A weekly group horsemanship program combines riding and groundwork with bible studies. The business also runs fiber and spinning workshops.

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Gargot Farms

3833 W County Rd 8, Berthoud, CO 80513, United States

Gargot Farms is a Hunter/Jumper barn in Berthoud, Colorado. It offers beginner through advanced riding lessons, both private and group, available year round. The barn also provides horse boarding and training. Riders of all ages are taught with an emphasis on horsemanship and safety, and the barn attends horse shows throughout the year.

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Burtis Barns

12621 Ute Hwy, CO 80501, United States

Burtis Barns is a full-service equine facility in NE Longmont, Colorado, offering boarding, training and lessons. The boutique barn sits on 20 acres with mountain views and two arenas. Each horse receives specialized care, and the yard aims to be a quiet, supportive environment for both horse and rider.

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Windholme Farm

840 Helena Ct, CO 80524, United States

Windholme Farm is a small, private barn and training facility on 20 acres east of Fort Collins, Colorado. Lindy and Will Weatherford breed and train sport horses and offer riding instruction. The farm provides horse boarding with box stalls, irrigated pastures and an outdoor arena. Lindy is a USDF-certified instructor in jumping and dressage, and Will specialises in starting and schooling young horses.

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Kapushion Training

FNBO Exhibit Hall, 5280 Arena Cir #1ST, Loveland, CO 80528, United States

Kapushion Training is a horse training business run by Marvin and Sue Kapushion. They train and show horses in Western disciplines such as Roping, Reining, Western Pleasure and Trail. The business offers board and training at a monthly rate, along with riding lessons by the hour. Marvin and Sue are also AQHA, APHA, ApHC and NSBA accredited judges.

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Equitours

10 Stalnaker St, Dubois, WY 82513, United States

Equitours runs horseback riding vacations and equestrian tours across North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the South Pacific. The tours include riding holidays on working ranches and guided rides. The company also offers instruction such as jumping lessons, dressage training and horsemanship skillbuilding. Its consultants help riders choose a suitable trip and can plan custom trips for private groups.

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Bankenveld Equestrian Centre

Unnamed road, 1049 eMalahleni, ZA

Bankenveld Equestrian Centre is a family-managed equestrian centre in Witbank, Mpumalanga. It offers livery boarding with partial or full board, paddocks and barn-style stables. Riding lessons are available for all experience levels, from age 5 upwards. The centre also runs trail rides and picnics, school holiday day camps, and horse photoshoots.

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HorseWorks Wyoming

3591 Brown Lane, Thermopolis, WY 82443, United States

HorseWorks Wyoming runs Western horsemanship programs where guests work with horses in a round pen and on trail rides. Programs run from half-day to three-day events, and the business also offers equine externships for pre-vet students. It matches horses with riders and helps them develop their horse interests in a safe environment. The business also has horses for sale, and cabin accommodation is offered alongside the riding programs.

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Tyson Miller Horsemanship

0816 Waitākere Ranges, NZ

Tyson Miller Horsemanship offers colt starting and on-site training at its facilities in Waimauku, Auckland. It provides private and group lessons, including problem-solving, ridden lessons, groundwork and float-loading. The business also runs horsemanship clinics throughout New Zealand. It sells hand-tied rope halters and lead ropes made by the trainer.

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Equivita

33129 Delbrück, Germany

Equivita provides horse training and riding instruction for leisure riders, with a focus on healthy, horse-friendly education. Services include riding training that aims to improve seat, aids and communication, and training adapted to each horse's age and training level. The business also offers feeding analysis and ration advice for horses, presented as independent of feed manufacturers. The approach is described as biomechanically sound and considers each individual horse.

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Bar SZ Ranch

138 Pan Tempo Way, CA 95023, United States

Bar SZ Ranch offers horse boarding, including lay-up, retirement and vacation boarding options. Riding lessons are available in most disciplines, English and Western, along with clinics in horsemanship and rider safety. The ranch also provides horse training, with a team of CHA certified staff. Its property includes pastures, paddocks and barns where horses can roam.

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Equestrians In Harmony

3995 County Rd S, CA 95963, United States

Equestrians In Harmony offers equestrian vaulting classes and riding lessons, including English riding and jumping. Classes run at the Grove Farm in Orland and at several locations in Butte and Glenn Counties. The business also runs the Phoenix Vaulting Club and offers session, monthly and drop-in packages. Its stated mission is to help riders become safe and confident around horses.

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Aletheia Dressage

United States

Aletheia Dressage offers dressage training and riding lessons for horses and riders in Southern Oregon. The trainer works with horses from simple trail and pleasure work up to competitive FEI level. Lessons focus on the biomechanics of the horse and rider and on clear communication with the horse. Children, beginning adults, and ponies are welcome. The trainer also works in Western Dressage and Working Equitation.

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Crossing Bridges Therapeutic Riding Center

6377 Monument Dr, Grants Pass, OR 97528, United States

Crossing Bridges is a therapeutic riding center in the Rogue Valley serving students aged 3 and up. Its lessons are built around games played on horseback that work on social, cognitive and motor skills. The center serves people with physical and developmental disabilities, people experiencing mental illness, and non-disabled individuals. Students also take part in preparing and caring for the horses before and after their rides.

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TnT Training Stables

32360 Camas Swale Rd, Creswell, OR 97426, United States

TnT Training Stables is a family-owned equestrian facility in Creswell, Oregon. It offers horseback riding lessons, including birthday group lessons, and horse training. The stables also sell horses. The facility has a barn with 12 stalls and a 72x120 indoor arena with sand footing.

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Flyspur Ranch

64460 Research Rd, Bend, OR 97701, United States

Flyspur Ranch is a horse ranch in Tumalo, Oregon, north of Bend. It offers guided private and semi-private trail rides and backcountry trips by appointment. It also provides personalized Western or English riding lessons for riders of any level. The ranch runs an Equishare riding program and offers boarding for horses.

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Mari Dressage

65950 SW 93rd St, OR 97703, United States

Mari Dressage offers dressage training for horses of all breeds and levels, from partial and full training to lessons. Riding lessons are available for children and adults, from first-time riders to upper-level competitors. Competition coaching is offered for owners and riders showing at USDF-recognized shows in the Pacific Northwest. Full-care boarding for horses in training is provided at Alliance Equestrian Center in Bend, Oregon.

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Forever Meadows Ranch

16880 Meadows Rd, Beagle, OR, United States

Forever Meadows Ranch runs Forever Meadows Opportunities, a nonprofit offering educational experiences with its horses for people of all ages and abilities. Group visits and field trips include grooming, feeding, horse walks, pony rides and riding. A five-day summer horse camp for ages 9 to 12 takes riders with their own horse or on one of the ranch horses. The ranch also sponsors children in Horse 4H and brings a mini horse to schools and senior homes as part of a traveling petting zoo.

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