Hillside Farms is a PRE Andalusian breeding and training facility in Lake View Terrace, California. The farm runs the Yeguada Chareo Romero breeding program and offers stallions for breeding, including live cover. It also provides horse boarding and programs with resident trainers in dressage and jumping. The farm is open to visits by appointment only.
Voyager Equine is a mobile equine general veterinary practice. The team provides veterinary care for horses, including colic treatment, vaccinations, lameness exams, reproductive ultrasound and dental procedures. Services are offered with a focus on equine dentistry and 24/7 on-call support for horse owners. The practice refers cases requiring specialized care to referral hospitals.
Willow River Equestrian offers individualized horse training tailored to each horse's needs and its owner's goals. Services include groundwork, behavioral work and ridden work. Private and group lessons are offered for riders at all levels, with an emphasis on horsemanship and understanding horse behavior. The business also runs clinics and workshops on equine behavior, psychology and practical horsemanship skills. Full and half training programs are available for horses boarded at its facility in Lake View Terrace, California, and off-site training is also offered.
Malibu Horseback Riding Ranch is a horseback riding ranch on the ridge of the Santa Monica Mountains between Topanga and Malibu. It offers trail rides of various lengths, including day, golden hour, sunset and moonlight rides. The ranch also offers romantic packages, birthday parties and gift vouchers. The site describes views over the ocean and the surrounding countryside from the trails.
Paddy Gallagher Racing is a Thoroughbred racehorse training operation based at Santa Anita Park near Los Angeles, California. The stable trains racehorses with the aim of helping each horse reach its potential on the track. The team also cares for horses during their racing careers and helps retired horses find new homes and careers. The yard employs a barn foreman and exercise riders.
Baldwin Lake Stables is a family-owned horseback riding business in Big Bear City, California. It offers guided trail rides of 1 to 4 hours plus a sunset ride through the forests and hilltops of the San Bernardino mountains. The trail rides are suitable for all skill levels, and private rides for groups of up to 8 people are available. Pony rides and a petting zoo are also offered for younger visitors.
Big Bear Carriages runs horse-drawn carriage rides in Big Bear Lake, California. It offers village, lakeside and one-hour tours, priced per person and per preschooler with minimum fares. The company also takes carriages to locations for weddings and special events. Its horses, including Clydesdales and Percherons, are kept on a ranch in Big Bear Valley.
Baker Scudder Farms is a private horse boarding facility. It offers barn stalls and outdoor mare motel boxes on monthly rates. Horses are fed three times a day, and stalls are cleaned daily, with use of two arenas, a round pen, turn out pens and wash racks included. The facility is a small, family-run operation with 21 stalls.
Parker Equine Insurance is an insurance agency that specializes in equine and farm-related coverage. It places equine mortality insurance, major medical, surgical and loss of use cover, and care, custody and control cover for horses in the care of boarding and training operations. It also offers farm and ranch packages, along with workers compensation and employers liability for farm staff. The agency serves horse owners, trainers, boarding facilities and working farms across the Western United States.
Savannah Rose Carriages is a horse-drawn carriage company in Southern California. It offers carriage rides for weddings, birthdays, proposals, school dances and other special occasions. The company is run by Buddy and Karen Liblin, and Buddy has worked with horses for over 45 years, training them for riding and driving. Its carriages include a Cinderella carriage that seats seven adults and a Vis-a-Vis carriage with an open or closed top.
Josie's Equine Services offers horseback riding lessons in San Dimas and surrounding areas of Los Angeles County. Lessons teach safety, grooming, tacking, and western-style riding, with Josie, a gentle horse, as the guide. The business also offers horse-themed photoshoots that can include Josie as a background or interactive presence. Deposits are required to book lessons.
The Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association (PCHA) is a non-profit association that promotes the sport of horse showing, primarily in the Hunter/Jumper, Western and Reining disciplines. It sets showing standards on the West Coast and approves shows that meet them. The association publishes point standings and hosts year-end awards for members and their registered horses. It also supports owners, exhibitors, officials and breeders of horses.
Caballos Jesus Herrera offers Andalusian horses for sale, including stallions, geldings, mares, young colts and fillies. The horses are presented as suitable for dressage, morphological competitions and riding. The business also offers registration and testing services for horses, including breed registration, microchipping, change of ownership and DNA testing.
Sapphire Ridge is a hunter-jumper training operation led by trainer Nancy Frost. Training is offered with or without the client's own horse. Riders of all ages are taught, from very young children to adults, whether they show or not. Nancy also accepts horses of any age into training and is involved in breeding and training young horses and ponies. The business is based at the Flintridge Riding Club property.
Rose Bowl Riders is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run equestrian club in Pasadena, California, located within Hahamongna Watershed Park. The club offers riding lessons for members of all levels, including children and adults, and school horses are available for those who do not own horses. The facility provides boarding, three arenas, a round pen, and access to trails in the Arroyo Seco and Angeles National Forest. The club has operated at its current location since 1952.
Bellaventage Farms is a private horse facility in the hills of Bradbury, California, specializing in hunters and jumpers. The farm offers group and private riding lessons, scheduled by ability level, seven days a week. Boarding options and a training facility are part of the program, and the farm hosts horse shows. Owner and head trainer Shelly Stull has a long career training hunters and jumpers on the A circuit.
Hussar Stables offers private horseback riding lessons for children from age 3 and for adults at Hansen Dam Horse Park in Los Angeles. Lessons use calm, well-trained horses with a dedicated instructor for each lesson, following a structured curriculum. The stable also provides horse training in classical dressage and Working Equitation, with a trainer working with the horse several days a week and written session logs. Horse boarding is available with a weekly private lesson on the owner's horse.
Oak Creek Corral is a family riding and boarding facility in Canyon Country, California. It offers group and private riding lessons, with a focus on Western riding, barrel racing and general horsemanship. The ranch also provides horse boarding with stalls, daily hay and water. It runs a horse rescue commitment alongside its lesson and boarding programs.
Cellar Door Farm is an equestrian facility offering horse boarding, training, and grooming. Horses receive daily turnout, stalls cleaned twice daily, and hay fed in slow-feed haynets. Training programs are individually tailored to each horse and rider for home work and shows. The property has a large arena, competition jumps, and access to trails into the Angeles National Forest. The owner and trainer, Kelly Jennings, is a USHJA certified horse trainer.
Peak Performance Dressage is a dressage training business run by trainer Peggy Klump. It offers training programs and lessons for adult amateur and junior riders. Training covers horses from Introductory level up to Grand Prix. The business is based at Flintridge Riding Club and also offers judging, clinics and seminars.
Charni Lewis Training offers horse training and riding lessons, with work in dressage, western dressage and western riding. Charni Lewis has taught at Flintridge Riding Club in La Cañada Flintridge, California, since 2003. The business also runs clinics in horsemanship and consultations. Charni has studied dressage since 1995 and has competed in western dressage shows.
Eoin G. Harty Racing is a Thoroughbred racehorse training business based at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Trainer Eoin Harty comes from a family of horsemen and previously worked for 14 years as an assistant trainer in California. The stable operates a public racing string on both the east and west coasts of the United States. Harty's earlier work included training juvenile runners for Godolphin Racing.
FACE (Free Artists Creative Equestrians) is an equestrian vaulting club founded in 2000 by Devon Maitozo. It offers beginning vaulting classes, private lessons, Yoga on Horseback and Stunt Vaulting classes. The club also trains athletes for competitive vaulting. Lessons and training take place at the Southern California Equestrian Center, where the club's own horses are used.
Mischief Farm is a private facility in Lake View Terrace, California, specializing in European-style show jumping. The farm offers riding lessons, private and semi-private lessons, and training for horses. Boarding is available at the facility, which has a jumping and dressage arena and cross country elements around the property. The trainers stress the importance of dressage as a foundation for show jumping.
