Vandenberg Saddle Club is a membership-only, self-help boarding facility for privately owned horses. The club does not offer rentals or riding lessons. Membership is open to active-duty military personnel, retirees, disabled veterans, Purple Heart recipients, DoD civilians and contractors assigned to Vandenberg AFB. The club is a private organization with no governmental status.
Solvang Trolley & Carriage Company runs horse-drawn trolley tours of Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley. The trolley is a replica 1915 Danish-style streetcar pulled by Belgian draft horses. The company also offers horse-drawn carriage services for a range of occasions. It is a family-run business that has operated in Solvang for more than 50 years.
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.
Dynamic Horsemanship offers equine bodywork on the Central Coast of California. Its main service is the Dynamic Release Technique, an approach developed by the founder, Isabella, drawing on anatomy, physiology and fascia. The founder has taught horseback riding lessons since 2004 and previously competed in English riding disciplines. Clients can book a bodywork session through the website.
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.
Wild at Heart Horse Rescue is a non-profit horse rescue and transition center in Lancaster, California, serving the equine community since 2017. It rehabilitates, re-trains and rehomes owner surrendered horses, preparing them for a new job and a new home. Horses that cannot be rehomed may live on site as sanctuary residents because of special needs. Horses are placed with new families through an adoption process.
Billingsley Veterinary Clinic is a mixed practice in Tehachapi, California, caring for both large and small animals. The clinic offers small animal services such as surgery, dentistry, vaccinations and in-clinic diagnostics. Its work also includes equine and livestock herd health. The practice is a general practice focused on preventative care and routine medical needs, and it is not an emergency clinic.
Bakersfield Large Animal Hospital offers in-house and ambulatory veterinary services for equines and livestock. Equine services listed on the site include physical exams, vaccinations, lameness evaluations, pre-purchase exams, digital radiography, endoscopy, and reproductive and diagnostic ultrasound. The practice provides a 24-hour on-call emergency service and serves farms and ranches across Kern County. Online pharmacy services are offered to established clients whose horses have had a recent exam or have a standing prescription.
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.
Mobile Equine Therapy Services offers equine-assisted therapy sessions with a horse named Ozzie. The program is mobile and travels to various locations in San Luis Obispo County. It serves seniors, at-risk youth and individuals who are unable to venture out into the community. Sessions are tailored to each client's physical and psychological capabilities. Lesson plans include grooming, horse anatomy, horse painting and leading a horse with safety measures.
All Creatures Great and Small is a mobile veterinary clinic serving the Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang, Buellton and nearby areas. The practice provides care at the client's home or another private location, including wellness and sick care, dental services, diagnostic testing, surgery and euthanasia. Its services cover household pets as well as horses, equids, livestock and exotic animals. Livestock and herd health services include vaccinations, preg checks and the examinations needed for California Certificate of Veterinary Inspection forms.
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.
Creston Large Animal Veterinary Services is a large animal veterinary practice serving San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties in central California. Its equine field services include sports medicine, reproductive care, preventative medicine, and joint and regenerative treatment, delivered at the client's barn. The practice also provides food animal services, emergency care, digital imaging and an in-house laboratory. Emergencies are accepted 24 hours a day.
Life Coaching with Horses offers life coaching sessions that work with horses for individuals and groups. Services include equine-assisted grief sessions, a play date with horses, and labyrinth walks. The organization also runs interactive online courses and group gatherings with people and horses. Its herd includes full-size horses and a mini horse that visits care providers and first responders.
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.
Tails of Change Therapy is a mental health practice offering in-office therapy and Telehealth for individuals and families. It also provides Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, a ground-based treatment in which a mental health professional works with an equine specialist and horses. Equine sessions are available to individuals, families and groups from age 12 and up. The sessions follow the EAGALA model and focus on reducing mental health symptoms such as anxiety and depression.
MARE Riding Center is a non-profit in Bakersfield, California, that provides equine-assisted therapies and activities for children, adults and veterans with special needs and disabilities. It is a PATH Int'l member center, and its therapeutic riding instructors are PATH Int'l certified. Participants take part in weekly sessions designed to improve daily living activities and enrich their social and recreational experiences. The center also runs a summer horse camp and a veterans program.
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.
Equus Creek Equestrian Center is a full-service equestrian facility in San Luis Obispo, California, that accommodates all types of horses. It offers pipe pen and field boarding, with horses fed several times a day and cleaned and bedded daily. Custom care options include turnout, walker sessions, medication administration, wound care, and short-term boarding. The center also runs a sport horse rehabilitation and conditioning program built on equine and human medical knowledge.
Shangri-La Ranch offers horseback adventures on the Central Coast. Guided rides take riders through forest, meadows, and rock formations. The site also mentions a Picnic Lake ride that guests can book by contacting the ranch. Reservations are required for rides.
Dr. Cattrina Lucas Vet Inc. is a mobile equine veterinary practice serving Bakersfield, Kern County and surrounding areas in California, with an emphasis on equine sports medicine. The practice offers lameness diagnostics, digital radiography and ultrasound, joint injections, PRP, IRAP and shockwave therapy, along with equine dentistry and pre-purchase exams. Services also include vaccinations, geriatric care, health papers for interstate travel and export, and minor surgical procedures such as castrations, hernia repairs and laceration repairs at the horse's location. Equine emergency services are available 24 hours a day.
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.
Templeton Vet Clinic is primarily a mobile large-animal practice serving northern San Luis Obispo County, California, with in-clinic outpatient diagnosis and treatment available. Services described on the site include preventative care, nutrition and conditioning advice for horses, and lameness examinations. Diagnostics include portable digital ultrasound and radiography, and acupuncture is offered as a supplemental treatment for horses. The practice also describes an integrative approach that combines Western diagnostics with Traditional Chinese veterinary practice.
