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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ocean View Stables is a working barn on the coastal bluffs of Daly City, near San Francisco. It offers guided beach and trail rides, horsemanship lessons from age 3, and kids camps. Lessons teach Western horsemanship in the vaquero tradition, starting with groundwork before riding. Bookings are made through the Leyden Horsemanship booking site.
Coastside Horse Rides is a family-owned business in Moss Beach, California, near San Francisco. It offers trail rides, including mountain, river and beach routes, for riders at all skill levels. Private riding lessons in Western and English styles are available, along with summer and winter camps. The business keeps a herd of more than 15 horses at its home base at Ember Ridge.
Yarra Yarra Ranch is a family-owned horse facility in Dublin, California, founded in 1958. It offers full horse care, including feeding twice a day, stall cleaning, and turnout in multiple paddocks. The ranch has an indoor arena, two outdoor arenas, lunge rings and a walker. Riding lessons are available by appointment.
Brady Therapeutic Riding is a nonprofit program in San Francisco that uses horses to support children and youths with special needs or who are systems-impacted. It offers adaptive riding lessons, horsemanship instruction and ground work tailored to each participant's strengths, goals and needs. Participants can start as young as four, and the program also runs volunteer and summer camp activities.
Miwok Equestrian Center is an equestrian center in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area of Tennessee Valley in Marin County, California. It provides English hunter/jumper riding lessons for riders from beginners to advanced, along with show teams. The center also runs seasonal summer camps for kids starting at age 6. It has a waiting list for horse boarders.
Point Reyes Arabian Adventures offers guided trail rides and horseback riding lessons in West Marin and Point Reyes. Rides and lessons are run in small groups, with instruction for beginners and riders in Western or English style. The business rides its own Arabian and Quarter horses, and some rides take place on Black Mountain Ranch. Lessons are offered for children six and older as well as adults.
Pereira Ranch is a family-owned horse boarding facility in the Bay Area. It offers stalls with paddocks and pasture options for boarding horses. Beginner horseback riding lessons are taught using the ranch's trained lesson horses. The facility has indoor and sand riding arenas, a round pen, and access to Mt. Diablo trails.
