Lessons, instruction and schooling — find a yard to learn the ropes or bring a horse on.
The Horse Experience offers horseback riding lessons and pony rides. Its programme includes equine guided education and horse experiences with obstacles. Lessons start with building a connection with the horses and learning horsemanship skills, then progress to riding lessons. The focus is on a safe physical and emotional environment for people and horses to interact.
Beautiful Fix Farms is a nonprofit rescue sanctuary and educational farm in Palmdale, California. It offers therapeutic and recreational horseback riding lessons for riders of all ages and abilities, including one-on-one and small group sessions. Lessons are led by licensed PATH instructors. The farm also cares for rescued horses, donkeys, emus, goats and other animals, and runs hands-on learning programs for students.
AG Equestrian Training is a hunter/jumper program in San Luis Obispo, California. It offers horse training, riding and jumping lessons for beginners through competitive riders. The program also supports riders with schooling and regional show preparation, including coordinating horse transport. It helps clients find suitable horses through its trainer and breeder network.
United Mustangs of America is a Horse Handling Science School in Arroyo Grande, California, teaching students how to understand, handle, care for, and partner with horses. Its programs are built around the horse handling science of Monte Foreman and include an introductory session and ongoing lessons. The school also offers travel training, where the coach visits a horse at its own property, and on-site training and care for horses that stay at the ranch. Some of the horses used in the school are Extreme Mustang Makeover horses.
Katrina Sanders is an equestrian trainer offering classical equitation. She provides lessons, clinics, coaching and customized training programs for horses and riders. Her work focuses on horse and rider partnership, including Working Equitation and Western Dressage. She also takes a limited number of horses in training and can travel to clients for instruction.
Rempel Ranch is a western riding school in Hollister, California. It offers riding lessons for students of all ages, from about five years old upwards. Lessons are taught one-on-one or in small groups and focus on the fundamfundamentals of riding, with grooming, tacking and horse care included. Sessions take place on the ranch using its school horses, and riders may bring their own horse for a haul-in fee.
Gold Medal Equestrian is a full-service equestrian business in the Bay Area of California, run by Olympian Gina Miles. It offers English riding lessons and horsemanship for riders of all ages, with lessons on the business's own lesson horses and ponies. It also runs camps, including an eventing camp for riders aged 10 and up and an adult camp, and provides training in Three-Day Eventing, show jumping and dressage.
Triton Morgan Horses is a Morgan horse breeding operation in Hollister, California, with roots dating back to 1960. The farm breeds and raises Morgan horses and has built its herd over several generations. Riding lessons are offered on the farm's school horses, from beginner basics up to show ring level, in private and semi-private formats. Lessons include groundwork and under-saddle work, and driving lessons are also listed. Susie Morgan leads the training and instruction.
Central Coast Polo Club is a polo club in the Los Osos area of California. It offers riding lessons, polo lessons, horse sales, horse training and horse rentals. The club holds weekly scrimmages and monthly tournaments and takes part in circuit tournaments. The facility offers boarding for horses with pasture, corrals or stalls, and runs summer pony and polo camps.
Tahira Mar Equestrian is a small family-operated equine boarding and teaching facility in San Miguel, California. Horses are kept in group pastures, with separate mare and gelding pastures, and hay and salt are available around the property. Boarding options include basic board, retirement boarding with extra hands-on care, and overnight haul-ins. The facility also offers lessons and clinics, and the owners provide barefoot trimming services.
The Riding Academy is based in Corral de Tierra and offers training and boarding for horses. It runs lesson programs for children and adults. Summer camps and a day camp are also part of the offering. The academy fields a dressage and eventing show team and hosts horse shows and clinics. Boarding is provided at a family-oriented facility.
South Bay Polo is a polo club in Gilroy, California, offering polo for beginners, returning riders and experienced players. It runs lessons, a Polo Academy, an Intro to Polo course and youth programs for ages 5 to 11. The club hosts club chukkers, tournaments and interscholastic polo teams from May to October. Private and group lessons with a professional player are also offered.
Hope, Horses & Kids is a youth-focused organization that uses horses to support children's development. Its programs include Equine Assisted Learning, Horse Powered Reading, adaptive riding and horsemanship lessons. Students build life skills through hands-on activities with the horses and other barnyard animals. The organization also offers a teen leadership program and a blacksmithing program. Its programs are based at its own barn.
Connections Boarding Stable is a family-friendly equestrian facility in the Salinas Valley, operating at the Indian Springs Equestrian Center. It offers a range of horse boarding options. It also provides horseback riding lessons, including private, semi-private and group lessons, and pony lessons for young riders. Carriage driving classes are offered as well.
C and C Training Stables in Ridgecrest, California offers equestrian programs for all ages and skill levels. Its services include private and group lessons, horse training, boarding, horse leasing and horse sales. The stable runs an equestrian therapy program certified through PATH International. Founder Candee Coffee has more than 50 years of experience training horses in Western and English riding, gymkhana and endurance.
JB Horsetraining offers horse training and riding instruction in Las Vegas. Services include private or group lessons for children and adults, from beginner to advanced levels. Training covers dressage, Western dressage, hunter/jumper, English and Western pleasure riding, and vaulting. The business also offers pleasure or competition training, young horse work, clinics, and gaited horses, and can drive to the client's barn.
Sequoia Hills Stables offers lessons, training, boarding and events in Woodlake, California, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The stable opened in 2012 as a full-service facility for boarding, training and lessons. Laurel George teaches beginner and intermediate lessons in disciplines including hunt seat, jumping, dressage, cross country, western pleasure and trail. The website also lists summer camps and horses for sale.
EquestrianTraining.com offers horse training and riding instruction, with a focus on horsemanship, safety and horse ownership. Christine Amber trains riders and horses, including starting young horses and working with horses that have behavior problems. Services also include behavior consultation, safety consultation, and classes in horse ownership and equestrian lifestyle. The business also sells a selection of safety products for horses and riders.
Rainwater Farms is a horse facility in Fresno, California, offering horse boarding with options such as boxed stalls, covered stalls and paddock or shared pen arrangements. It also provides horse training and riding instruction for riders of all ages and skill levels. The trainers work in several disciplines, including saddleseat, western, driving and hunter/jumper. The farm is a 20-acre property with access to local trails.
Christiane Noelting Dressage Center is a full-service equestrian facility in California. It offers horse boarding with stabling and turnout, and training based on the Classical German Training Methods, with lessons up to Grand Prix. The center also runs clinics, a series of dressage shows, and a breeding program with foals. Horses for sale are listed on the website.
Kelly Eynon is a horse trainer who works with problem horses and behavioral issues, from trailer loading to bucking under saddle. Services include colt starting, pre purchase evaluation and riding lessons for riders from beginner to advanced. Training focuses on foundations that develop safety, relationship, willingness, and obedience. Owners are also trained in methods to prevent behaviors from returning.
Chris Brown Cutting Horses is a ranch in Santa Rosa, California, established in 1983 to train and show cutting horses. It offers horse boarding with stalls, paddocks, covered and open sand arenas, and turn-out care. The ranch also provides riding lessons for riders of all ages and trains cutting horse riders for local and open shows. Horses are also offered for sale.
Ligara Farms is a family-owned equestrian facility in Morgan Hill, California, run by Susan Crenshaw and her daughters. The business offers a custom tailored training and equine care program for horses and riders. Programs are designed for riders from beginners to advanced, with training that aims to develop each horse's foundation and competition readiness. Susan Crenshaw has a background in the hunter/jumper show circuit, which informs the training approach.
Corralitos Riding Club offers English riding lessons with an emphasis on Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation. The barn provides full-care boarding and structured training for horses. Horse and pony leases and sales are offered to riders who want to progress to showing. The club also has the Equoware Boutique & Tack Store on site, and its team attends horse shows through the season.
