Best quality of care! Happy horses where they can see people…read moreand get more love. Great quality feed and supplements for their health and beautiful arena to exercise. I highly recommend this place.

I loved riding here at the Bell Canyon Riding Academy because the location is so lovely, though…read moregetting in to ride wasn't easy since I didn't live there and they didn't return calls in a timely fashion. The arenas were well maintained and the stalls lovely and though they only had a few school horses, I enjoyed riding those. Then they raised their prices, using the fact that gas prices had increased as had the cost of feed and grain, but their quality of lessons and customer service remained the same, meaning LACKING. They could cancel a lesson on the STUDENT at the last minute without calling first so you'd show up, having booked a lesson, only to be told the rings were too muddy to ride but instead they were going to give you a LECTURE on horse anatomy.* If you said you didn't WANT a 30 minute lecture on horse anatomy for $90 instead of a LESSON, they said, "Well then you canceled on us without 24 hours notice so now if you ever want to ride here again you'll owe us for a missed lesson," a stance that I found completely unreasonable. Perhaps it's for the BEST that the Bell Canyon Riding Academy (which consisted of one young female teacher named Olivia Coleman) has CLOSED. I hope another riding school moves in to use the facility and that if it does it has much BETTER customer service! *Other schools will CALL clients to tell them not to show up for a lesson if the arenas are too muddy (unsafe) to ride before they leave their homes!

Old Canyon Stables actually popped up on my Yelp one day and I was super intrigued. I ended up…read morebooking a lesson here, and fell in love instantly! The barn is so beautiful, charming, and peaceful. The horses are very happy and well cared for. I love their main riding arena -- it's very spacious and the views from the arena are amazing. I've been taking lessons with Becca and she is awesome. She is a great trainer and gives good critique, but is also very encouraging and kind. Trudy is also super helpful and nice, and very responsive whenever I need anything. Everyone here from the staff to the boarders have been incredibly friendly and made my entire experience very positive.

The ranch is beautiful and my first lesson was great, but the communication here is really…read moredifficult. It took multiple calls and emails just to schedule my first lesson. My second lesson was canceled an hour before while I was already driving there (it's almost an hour away for me). They said they'd connect me with a new trainer, but no one ever followed up, and I found myself constantly reaching out again. At that point I realized I shouldn't have to chase a business to take my money. Unfortunately, the experience just wasn't reliable :(

I take weekly lessons at Angie Martin Lapinski Training Stables at Cold Creek Ranch and I love it!…read moreAngie is friendly, funny and gives very useful constructive feedback to help enhance your riding skills and help reach your riding goals. The stables are well kept on a gorgeous property, the arena is spacious and well maintained, the horses are great, and the stable staff is so helpful with grooming/tacking if you're in a rush before/after your lesson; but you're also welcome to tack and groom the horse(s) yourself if you prefer it, which is such a great way to bond with your lesson horse. If you're looking for a place to lesson, board, or lease, I definitely suggest reaching out to Angie.

We are so lucky to have Songbird Terrace in Old Agoura. It is one of the most beautiful, tranquil…read moreboarding and training facilities I've ever taken my horses to. Multiple options are available for boarding--pastures or spacious, airy stalls. The riding ring is very large and most importantly, the footing is well-maintained. Easy access to the miles and miles of Chesebro trails is just beyond the gate as well. Erica, the trainer on site, is wonderful and caring, and a perfect fit for beginner riders just starting out, up to advanced riders who want to jump the largest tracks. Both of my horses are incredibly happy in her program and performing at their best. Love this facility!

I Have yet to use this facility but they were very fast to respond and their pricing is very good…read morein my opinion for being such a nice place.

I have been riding and showing horses for most of my life. I've worked with many different trainers…read moreall over the country in a number of different disciplines, competing at the national level, and Diane is hands down the best trainer I have ever worked with. I initially found Diane when I wanted to learn to jump for the collegiate equestrian team. She teaches jumping from a dressage point of view, so the rider learns how to be secure in their seat and communication with the horse, as opposed to just going along for the ride. In two summers I went from never jumping in my life to being able to safely jump 4 ft. fences and be comfortable on almost any horse. I am now riding dressage with Diane and I have learned more in a few years riding with her than I have in over a decade with other trainers. Her teaching style is very straightforward and honest, and she knows when to push forward, when to change tactics, and when to step back, which is so rare in any type of instruction. Diane is truly a world class instructor and trainer, if you are looking for a place to ride don't hesitate to call her!

I must say that @Schott in the Dark Farms honestly is the best place to learn how to ride horses…read more 3 months ago, when I started, I could never imagine that I would be able to stand up while the horse is walking. Today I can do not only that but also have confidence that I can control the horse with my seat and built a strong foundation of knowledge all around the sport. Diane is a fantastic teacher and take her time to explain the reasons behind everything that she teach. You get to groom the horse every class, which makes you connect to the animal on another level. All animals are kept is best shape and conditions. I always feel like home when I go to my classes. Highly recommend! I met some of their young students and was amazing by level of confidence that the kids build with Diane's help. She also works with kids that have disabilities and they all achieve amazing results!

This place is seriously the best kept secret as far as boarding facilities in LA goes! I came…read moreacross Patrick's info through a post on one of the local equestrian's FB pages earlier this year when I was looking for a horse to lease. I met with Patrick & Casey on my first visit. For starters, they were extremely knowledgeable about everything horse related. That aside, they were insanely warm and genuinely receptive. My 9 yo daughter started taking lessons with Casey and has learned so much. She's extremely patient but just thorough enough to keep my kid's attention. She knows her stuff, there's no question about that, and keeps her engaged while soaking it all in. Patrick is just as talented and has helped me get over a big hump which was my recently developed and thoroughly annoying fear I had after taking a pretty huge fall off a giant thoroughbred a few months prior. The experience had left the entire half of my body black and blue from impact (in addition to rolling 5 times like a lifeless rag doll..lol). My confidence had shriveled up into something unrecognizable. I had ridden horses my whole life starting when I was 8 and had always been pretty fearless. Needless to say, it was frustrating to say the least. I'm happy to say, he was triumphant at getting me through it! I was able to reach a mentally sound place by working seamlessly through it on one of their beautiful warmbloods, "Moose". By the end of my first lesson, I was confidently cantering again in stride with perfect leg yields. (Thank you Patrick!:) I seriously have nothing but great to say about these guys. As far as the facility goes, This place is sublime. It's so ridiculously peaceful and scenic here. It's truly amazing to see all the horses... just be...well horses, roaming naturally with the other horses in their specifically assigned pastures. The horses look genuinely happy and content. It never occurred to me that there was any other way to keep a horse other than being pent up in solitude in a compact X' by X' stall for most of the day. That is of course unless you have the fortunate enough to reside on a farm with lots of acres behind it to put them in. Which honestly, who around here really does? A+++ fyi- I find the negative 'review' that "Leah G." left, interestingly and hilariously ironic, especially since she literally refused to refund me the $350 dollars I paid her in advance for a package set of lessons right before she skipped town last July with absolutely no notice. I seriously considered filing a case with small claims, bc I'm a single mom and try hard to keep everything on a tight budget in order token our heads above water. I decided it wasn't worth the time and energy for the amount lost. It still stung and shocked me that someone would do that. So to see her on here attempting to give this place of all places, a bad name.. Clearly, by her own words she's incredibly unstable . Proceed with caution doing any kind of business with Leah Green. I mind as well have gotten 350 $1 bills and tossed them out my car window doing 80...would've at least got a little show in my rear view ...just saying

I feel so happy and at ease knowing my pony is here. Tricia and Arik are so awesome, they truly…read morecare about all the animals on the property and I don't ever worry about my horse knowing they are there. It is truly a beautiful special place and i tell everyone that. I would be very sad to ever have to move my pony anywhere else. I'm really grateful to have found this ranch.

I have known Robert for 3 years after going through 5 various trainers over 7 years prior to that…read more He is very warm and caring person and he has a really big heart - quite an asset these days! He treats everybody with equal respect - be it a 7-year old little rascal, or an older assertive dude like me. Most importantly, he treats every horse like his family member. We actually refer to them as "family". I think what is special about RJN Stables wherever they are located (we had to change our location a couple of times) is that special "love is in the air" atmosphere. Needles to say that our current location in Calabasas is top of the world, with beautiful arenas, tons of fantastic trails and meadows and really good compassionate staff. Come visit us soon!

Absolutely the best place in LA with 0 existing competition! Professional trainers, clean, stable,…read moreclean and well groomed horses.

i had my first (of hopefully very many) english lesson with lauren yesterday and it was such a fun…read moremorning! i got to groom sweet, lovable boo and then take my lesson with him afterwards. the ranch staff was super friendly, the lesson was right on time and lauren was really helpful and kind. i look forward to coming back -- see you guys soon! (lauren -- i hope i got your name right! i'm so crap at that.)

We had a wonderful class for my children and me. The horses are great, strong and very well…read moretrained. The instructors, William, Terese and Aidan, showed us how to groom and build a connection with them before riding. They also taught us how to properly give instructions to while riding. I have ridden horses a few times before, but this was the first time I really learned how to communicate with a horse. All of the instructors were very patient and supportive. This was my kids' first time riding, and they both had an amazing time and absolutely LOVED it. I also want to mention that Carolin was very responsive and helpful when scheduling our appointment. We will definitely come back for more lessons.