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Fox Meadow Stables at Golden J Ranch in Marion, Virginia offers private, semi-private and group riding lessons, an after-school horse club and equine activities for all ages. It is run by Jamie and Amanda Bradley and has a family-friendly focus on horsemanship.
Tennessee Stud & Equestrian Center in Greeneville, Tennessee is a full-service stable offering horse and pony boarding, training and riding lessons for all levels. Horses are fed twice daily with hay, stalled in bad weather and turned out daily, and the farrier visits monthly.
Rancho El Camino Equestrian in San Diego offers horse boarding with several stall options and six riding arenas, adult and teen riding lessons, and training. It serves the Carmel Valley and Del Mar area.
Runpony Ranch is a family horse ranch in Wittmann, Arizona, offering full-service boarding in covered stalls and private western riding lessons. It has a lit arena, lit round pen, wash rack, trailer storage and miles of open desert for riding.
Stoney Oaks Ranch is a 10-acre equestrian facility in Alpine, California, established in 2018, that houses and boards 30 horses. It offers riding lessons for beginner through advancing riders, with a focus on Western riding and horsemanship. The ranch runs summer horse camps for children aged 4 to 12, including a rodeo showcase at the end of each session. Its owner and director, Angela May, is a Western riding instructor with over 20 years of professional experience in equine care, training and instruction. The site also presents the H.E.R.D. Foundation, which runs horsemanship and horse rescue programs for military-connected youth.
Hope Horse Ranch in Ramona, California, offers English and Western riding lessons, horse camps, training and horse leasing. A new Ramona location also provides retirement and training.
Rancho Riding Club has operated on 11 acres in Rancho Santa Fe, California, since 1945. It offers boarding and care, training, private instruction and summer camps, and hosts several of Southern California's prominent trainers.
Sebestas Rocking K Ranch in Ramona, California, offers horseback riding lessons, 3-day and 5-day day camps for ages 5 to 18, and full-service boarding and retirement care for geldings. It has a sand arena, a lit round pen and trail access.
Polodeo Ranch in Poway, California, offers horseback riding instruction including general horsemanship, barrel racing and polo lessons, plus horse training. It keeps a string of lesson horses available for polo tournaments.
Bibby Ranch is an equestrian center offering private horseback riding lessons, summer horse camps, birthday parties and boarding. Its programs also include a wellness and healing horses offering.
San Diego Ranch is a non-profit ranch in San Diego offering horseback riding and trail rides. Horses are available to lease, and the ranch also runs volunteer programs and events.
Light Rein LLC Performance Horses is an AQHA training operation run by Fred Fisher, a former president of the Arizona Quarter Horse Association. It offers training, showing, riding lessons and farrier service, and the site has a horses for sale page.
Elkhorn Ranch in California offers horse programmes including a six-week horsemanship education course for homeschooled children and a horse companion service for people who want time with a horse without riding. Booking and ranch rules are on its site.
Earthquake Arabians at Clayton, California is an Arabian riding school run by owner and head trainer Tamara Grinton since 2009. It offers beginner and advanced lessons, a show team, summer camps and birthday parties, and has a Sale Horses page.
Willow Pond Ranch in Soquel, California is an upscale equine facility with 26 indoor stalls, eight outside stalls, a covered arena, an open arena and a trail for advanced riders. It runs horse riding lessons and limited boarding, with a wait-list for openings.
Saletta's Lazy S Ranch in California is a family boarding ranch caring for 50 to 80 horses daily since 1976. Owners Robert Stanford and Tia Saletta manage the horses around the clock, and Tia has over 40 years of experience teaching horsemanship to youth and adults.
Rancho de las Reinas in the hills of Los Altos, California is run by Kristen Zuraek, who has taught horseback riding and horse care since 2010. It offers private arena lessons and trail rides on its lesson horses, off-site lessons by video, and equine bodywork.
Shady Lawn Ranch at Oakdale, California teaches group and one-on-one riding lessons to children from age four, starting beginners in Western riding and moving up to English. It also offers horse boarding and school-break camps and activities, with visits by appointment.
Arcola Ranch in Arizona offers western, English and dressage riding lessons for all ages, and horse boarding with a sand arena, round pen and misted barns. It also offers carriage services and has a page of horses for sale.
White Horse Polo Ranch in Escondido, California, teaches English and Western riding, jumping, polo and trail riding to all ages and levels. Lessons are given by Susan Harris on polo ponies and cover horse communication, trailering and horse care.
Smoke Tree Ranch is a private hunter, equitation and jumper facility in northeast Scottsdale, Arizona, run by trainer Betty Beran. It offers full training, lessons, camps and boarding, and lists horses for sale or lease.
West Desert Ranch is a family-run horse boarding and lesson ranch in Surprise, Arizona, established in 2021. It offers beginner lessons and horsemanship training, and the site has a sales page and events.
Joy Ranch Equestrian is a riding facility in Desert Hills, Arizona, welcoming any riding discipline. It offers full-care boarding, lessons, training, consignment and sales, and events, with a lit rodeo arena and trail access.
Wildcat Ranch is a non-profit horse boarding facility in Phoenix, Arizona, founded in 2021 by Sayda and Jose Ramirez. It offers boarding, riding lessons and equine assisted therapy.
