My daughter is 7 and began working with Liz July 2024. She started with her summer camp & then began weekly lessons. We have been extremely loyal clients - never missed a lesson & Liz even had my daughter help new students from time to time. Everything went well for the past 7ish months but things changed on our session (Feb 8th), & we unfortunately experienced the side of Liz that other negative reviews have mentioned. We arrived to our appointment about 10min early as usual. Liz was not there yet but like normal my daughter went to the tack room and got all the supplies ready for the horse she has been riding for the past few months (Brick.) Once Liz got there, I said bye to my daughter & went to my car (Liz does not allow parents to watch their kids.) About 5min passed and my daughter ran up to my car sobbing, I thought she was injured (she has NEVER cried the way she did that day, and certainly never acted this way during a lesson.) She explained to me that Liz was demanding that she ride a different horse than her usual horse. Liz wanted my daughter to ride a horse named Sonata & my daughter has ridden this horse in the past but has expressed very clearly that this horse makes her uncomfortable/ scared because it gets spooked easily. I got out of my car & went to talk to Liz (who was clearly annoyed and upset with my daughter.) I told Liz that my daughter (7YO) is nervous with that horse, can we try a different horse. Liz proceeded to belittle my daughter in front of another student and told her "a real horse girl can ride any horse" and "you are making me very cranky today." I was shocked!!! I didn't know what to say or do, so I insisted that she let my daughter ride a horse she was comfortable with. It states on the website that riders are matched with horses for a comfortable and enjoyable riding experience, why would my 7YO be forced to ride a horse she was afraid of when their were so many other options!? So finally Liz agree's to let her ride Bonnie, and my daughter feels much better about this horse. After this situation, I decided I'd sit on the benches near the tack room, rather than go back to my car incase my daughter needed me. Liz gives me a nasty look and tells me "you need to leave my property, bye now!" - keep in mind, I've sat at those benches countless times with other parents. I went to sit in my car, & during that time I saw Liz leave my daughter/ the other student & go talk to her staff multiple times! It is now 40min into the lesson and they are barely getting to the arena to ride. The lesson ran almost 30min overtime & caused the next group of kids to be late for their lesson. Liz blamed my daughter & told her that they were running behind because of her "bad behavior." My daughter left this lesson in tears & it took so much reassurance for her to understand that this was not her fault. If a child is uncomfortable they should feel safe to express their feelings & a good teacher/ instructor would have the patience and compassion to help the child feel safe. Liz did the exact opposite, blamed my child, and made her feel horrible. Let's get this straight - my daughter was not crying/ upset because she wasn't able to ride the horse she has been with for months (Brick). She was crying and upset because Liz was demanding and angry that my daughter was fearful of riding Sonata, (but she was happy & willing to ride Bonnie!) I knew after this experience I would never return & risk my daughter being bullied/ treated unfairly especially when I am not around to defend her - she is a little girl! To top it all off, Liz (without my consent) charged me an extra $10 for that lesson because of "my daughters bad behavior and for putting her behind schedule for the rest of the day." Be very cautious taking your child here, as Liz has a tendency to switch her emotions quickly. This leads to fear, anxiety, & major damage to a child's confidence within this amazing sport. Luckily there are many other stables who focus on child safety, comfort, and even allow the parents to watch their kids ride! read more

Liz Sanchez put my child in danger. She told me that she had a policy of not allowing young children to ride in a private lesson with other non-lesson people because it puts the child in danger. She used this as a way to keep boarders from being able to ride during lessons. This sounded reasonable until then it was inconvenient to her because she booked lessons during my son's lesson and my son then did not receive a private lesson nor a full 30 minutes. He got a 15 minute lesson and it had 4 other riders in it. Liz has a history of putting children on unsafe horses that were bucking kids off. She put my son on a pony that had just arrived at the stable and, unknown to me, had never been ridden by anyone at the stable. My son was the first one on the horse and the horse bucked him off. She admittedly does not warm up the children's horses before kids ride on them and will blame the kids if the horse takes off, spooks, or bucks. She told my son, after he was thrown, that coming off a horse is just part of learning how to ride. She also had a trainer who told my son that the horse he was going to ride would take off on him if he kicked to hard, would buck if he pulled too hard, would run off if he was too noisy. My son was terrified and as soon as he was put on the horse he burst into tears. I have been riding for 35 years, I understand the risks of riding and what is involved with learning to ride. She made some changes, like making private lessons for young children actually private for safety reasons, after all the bucking incidents, and so we stayed because we saw positive changes and my son wanted to continue lessons. This last incident was just too much. She does not care about the safety of the children riding her horses. read more

I am Liz Sanchez and the owner and instructor . I will reply to the last review, the 7yr girl in question is very bright but emotional. The horse she refused to ride was her VERY favorite . She refused to have her lesson on the horse. My lesson horses are allowed to go 2 times per day and never back to back .The child had a temper tantrum which affected the schedule for the other riders putting us behind. The charge for Bad behavior was to alert the mother as the child is Home schooled and needed to be more flexible . Horse girls don't cry they share. read more

Liz Sanchez Training Stable is a paradise! Liz takes amazing care of the horses, and she treats every horse that's boarded there as her own! She's an excellent riding instructor! I take regular lessons, and my son has grown up riding there! I have boarded there since 2005! There's an awesome pasture, covered arena, and round pen! I wouldn't go anywhere else! The stalls are always clean, and more importantly, the horses are always happy and healthy! You definitely have to check Liz Sanchez Training Stable out! read more

Liz has been teaching my son for 4 years. He absolutely loves Liz, her facility, her helpers, and her horses. Riding horses changed his life and we are so grateful to have Liz as part of our weekly routine. You cannot compete with her decades of experience, work ethic, and the quality of her facility. She does adult and children lessons, boarding, and more! I highly recommend lessons with Liz. She's simply the best. read more

Liz Sanchez has been giving our daughter horse back riding lessons years. She is an exceptional teacher and is a kind and generous person. We are so lucky to find an instructor who is top notch. Liz also owns the barn and as a doctor and fellow business owner, supporting other female and minority entrepreneurs is important. read more

amazing experience. I was a rough stock cowboy and Liz has been amazing! trust her! She had the kids get the horse, pick up their feet, brush and all pre work. Then using good hands and after just a few lessons, my 7 yr old daughter is now riding a horse Bareback. it's awesome to watch the progress! read more

My daughter and niece love riding with Liz! Beautiful property, wonderful horses, great staff, and my daughter especially loves Liz. The business is a bit quirky but great for kids to develop real riding and leadership skills. I recommend! read more

Another great experience at Liz Sanchez stables.It's always a pleasure to work with these folks. Liz is very knowledgeable, and has years and years of experience! read more

She is starting to force riders to do something they are not ready for