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Dal Porto Show Horses offers horse training, show teams and youth and adult riding lessons. The programme is built around Paint and Appaloosa horses trained for breed circuit shows and All Around events. Lessons are given on the owner's horses or the client's own, including haul-in lessons. Horses are also available for show lease and overnight stalls are offered.
Topiary Farms is a family-run horse facility in Vacaville, California, opened in 2011. It offers horseback riding lessons in English and Western disciplines for all skill levels, along with horse training and boarding. Summer horse camps for riders ages 5 to 14 combine riding instruction with horse care education. The farm keeps a herd of horses used in its lesson program.
Cellar Farm is an eventing training yard in Petaluma, California. It offers training for horses and riders, led by trainer Amber Birtcil, who competes at Four Star level. The farm also hosts clinics and schooling shows and sells horses. Its facilities include a large outdoor arena, a standard dressage arena and a schooling cross country course.
San Antonio Stables is a horse facility on about 62 acres of ranch land near Petaluma, California. It offers horse boarding with stalls, paddocks, corrals and pasture, along with daily turn-out. The stables also provide riding lessons in English and Western styles, including ground training, colt starting and horsemanship. Facilities include covered and outdoor arenas and tack rooms.
Steele Yard is a hunter jumper training barn in California that offers training for riders and horses, with a focus on confidence and skill building. Training options include full, half, and haul-in training and lessons, and riders of all levels are welcome. The barn also offers in-barn leases of its own horses and sales and leases of horses. Its facility includes an indoor jumping ring, stalls with attached runs, grass paddocks, and a hacking trail. The team travels to competitions on the west coast.
Sargent Equestrian Center is an equestrian facility on nearly 100 acres of farmland near Lodi, California. It offers boarding with stalls, paddocks, and turnout, including options such as lay-ups, retirement, and overnight stays. Its resident trainers specialize in carriage driving and starting young horses, and it offers some riding training. The center has indoor and outdoor arenas and hosts equine clinics, horse shows, and a combined driving event.
Jakar Arabians has bred, shown and marketed Arabian and Half Arabian horses since it was started in 1970. The farm has owned, bred and sold well-known mares over the years. Jason Daniels manages the training operations, which include halter training. The business also offers to promote, show, manage and market clients' horses in a customized way.
Winward Natural Equine Center is a full-service equestrian facility in Wilton, California, operating for over 40 years. Its main focus is boarding, with stalls that all have paddocks. The center offers individual horse training, either on the client's own horse or on a training horse from the ranch. Riding lessons are offered in English and Western styles, natural horsemanship, ground work, and for children. The facility has covered and lit arenas, round pens, and turnouts.
Starr Vaughn Equestrian is a equestrian center focused on sport horse breeding, training and events. The center offers breeding services where clients can book their mares. It also hosts dressage shows and breed inspections. The facility is located in Elk Grove, California, near the Sacramento International Airport.
Else Donnell Dressage offers dressage training and lessons for riders at all levels, from beginner to Grand Prix, covering both the rider and the horse. The business also takes horses in training with the goal of bringing them up the levels, including competitions. The trainer teaches at Sheridan Creek Equestrian Center in Gardnerville, Nevada, and travels throughout the US to give clinics and judge.
Rosemary Meadows Equestrian is a family-owned equestrian facility in South Reno. It offers horse boarding with spacious stalls and outdoor runs, along with lush pastures and ample turnout. Training is led by Head Trainer Ali Telatnik and Assistant Trainer Kim Pickle, and the facility runs horse shows. Three arenas with premier footing and a covered Eurocizer support daily work.
Golden Gate Equestrian is a hunter jumper training program in Petaluma, California. Heather and Andres Monroy founded the business to bring athletic cross-training to the equine world. They build customized training programs for horse and rider teams, keeping the training group small. The barn welcomes riders of all ages and levels, including those who bring their own horse. The site also lists sale horses and a show schedule.
Gemini Equestrian is a small, private show barn in Herald, California. It offers beginner to advanced riding lessons in hunters, jumpers and equitation, in both group and private settings. Lesson horses are available for riders who do not own a horse. The barn also schools horses and trains riders for the show ring, and offers horse sales and leases.
Kendalwood Farm is a full-service hunter/jumper facility in Sunbury, Ohio, serving horses and riders from beginners to Grand Prix level. The farm offers boarding with stalls, grooming stalls, indoor and outdoor arenas, trails, and grass and all-weather paddocks. Its programs are individualized to fit each horse and rider. The farm also develops quality horses and offers horses for sale and lease.
JB Sport Horses is a competitive three-day eventing and dressage training program run by Jordan Ballenger. The program offers lessons, training and show coaching for riders and horses of all levels. Services also include training rides, groundwork and show grooming. The business acts as a sales agent and purchase agent for horses.
Becker Stables is a horse farm in Northern California that concentrates on Arabian and Half-Arabian horses. The farm keeps stallions and offers sale horses from its collection. It raises and trains show horses across several divisions, including Western, Hunter, English and Show Hack. Its amateur program offers one-on-one lessons aimed at preparing riders for the show ring.
Fox Farms is a small private horse boarding stable located on a quiet country road near the U.C. Davis campus. It offers stall board with paddock, group and individual pasture board, and turnout services. The farm is owned by horse trainer Holly Fox, who trains horses and coaches riders. Horses are walked or turned out several days a week, and grass pastures are available for retired, rehabbing and pleasure horses.
Pine Trails Ranch is a full-service horse facility near Davis, California, offering riding lessons for beginners through competitive riders. The ranch also provides horse boarding and horse training. Lessons cover jumping, dressage, Western horsemanship and trail riding, with classroom sessions and camps. The ranch has been run since 1990 by owner and head trainer Michelle Haseltine.
Alex Greer Dressage offers dressage training and coaching for horses and riders, from Training Level to FEI. The business also sources horses for clients and runs horse sales with photography and videography to present each horse. A private, gated facility in Sonoma County, California offers boarding with partial and full care options. Alex also offers clinics and welcomes riders of all experience levels.
Rawking Horse Ranch offers horsemanship education and riding instruction for new riders, returning riders and young riders. It also provides tailored horse training, with lessons and clinics that can be held offsite. Hauling services, carried out by a licensed driver, are offered for horses. The ranch states that its teaching is based on classical and scientific principles with a focus on safety and the well-being of the horse.
On The Bit is a riding and training academy in Clayton, California. It works with Arabian and Half-Arabian horses. Services include lessons on the academy's own horses, lessons on horses in training or personal horses, and personalized training programs to prepare horses for competition. The academy also breeds and shows Arabian horses.
Oak Creek Training Stables provides equine education in Granite Bay, CA, at the same facility for over 35 years. It offers English riding lessons from beginner to advanced level, including Eventing, Hunter/Jumper, Dressage and Pony Club riders. Lesson horses are available for riders without their own horse, and boarding is offered for owners' horses. Coaching at competitions and cross country schooling are also offered to riders in the lesson program.
Windfall Farm is a showjumping training stable in Green Valley, California. It provides care and training for horses, with lessons for riders at all levels. The farm focuses on developing competitive horses and riders in showjumping, with an emphasis on horsemanship and correct riding fundamentals. It also sells, leases and imports horses from Europe.
Apple Creek Stables is an equestrian learning center in Sebastopol, California, teaching riders of all ages and experience levels. Lessons are offered in private, semi-private and group formats, with school horses trained in Dressage, Hunter/Jumper, English Pleasure and Western Pleasure. The program focuses on good horsemanship and a gentle communication style. The stable also runs a summer camp program and horse shows, trail rides and events.
