Rye
Rye is a Warmblood/Quarter Horse cross, with a unique red roan coat. He is used in all types of Adaptive Riding lessons and you can see him every year at Trailfest!
Sprinkles
Sprinkles is a Quarter Pony with a background in kids lessons, hunter jumpers, and summer camps. Her confidence and responsive personality make her a challenging but fun ride for our advanced group lessons! She's also working on her long lining skills in order to eventually work in our therapy services program. Sprinkles' favorite things are meal time (and treats!), trot lessons, and hanging out with her best friends Courtney and Pebbles.
Tigerlily
Tigerlily is our smallest pony at our Newbury Park ranch, and had a history in jumping before coming to Ride On. With her calm and gentle demeanor, she's a great pony for our littlest riders to learn to groom, tack up and ride on!
Rio
Rio is a Quarter Horse gelding born in 2002, who arrived at Ride On in 2013. Previously, he had been a therapeutic riding horse in many different places for most of his life. He's lived in Georgia, Colorado, New York, and now Southern California. Quite the traveler!
Chili
Chili is a Quarter Horse gelding with a background in western and trail riding. He's got a great 'whoa' and is very responsive to the reins! He's a fantastic lesson horse with a kind and gentle spirit that's boosted a lot of our riders' confidence.
Looka
"Looka"Looka is a Quarab (Quarter Horse-Arabian) gelding with a background in both western and english riding. Nothing phases Looka...you'll almost never see him spook at anything, making him a trustworthy, confidence building mount for our riders. Looka loves trail rides, being groomed, and hanging out with his buddies Linus, Chili and Ace!"
Remi
Remi is an Azteca gelding with a background in western and trail riding. He has a wonderful, forgiving temperament and can do it all. From led lessons to canter lessons, he's a versatile horse with just the right amount of challenge for any rider. He attended his first CALNET show last year and was a superstar-- we can't wait to bring him along to horse shows this year!
Spider Cat
Spider Cat is a Barn Cat in Newbury Park! He loves to explore!
Solo
Solo is a Holsteiner gelding with a background in eventing, trail riding, jumping and even some western riding. He is the largest horse at our Chatsworth ranch right now, at a towering 17.1 hands! Despite his size, he's a gentle giant and a favorite to handle and ride. In his free time, Solo loves sunbathing and hanging out with his [much smaller] buddy, Linus.
Sport
Sport, a.k.a. "Sporty Spice" is a grade Quarter Horse gelding with a background in reining, trail riding and gymkhana. His smooth gaits and unflappable nature make him a great horse for beginners to learn on, but just as fun for our advanced riders as well. Sport is new to the program, but has settled right in to the Ride On herd and loved by everyone he's met so far!
Brady
Brady is a pony with a background in English riding, kids lessons and summer camps. He's taken on longlining like a pro, which has made him a great addition to our therapy services program. Brady loves turnouts, trail rides and hanging out with his friend Sprinkles!
Wiz
Wiz is a mustang pony (mare) with a background in english riding lessons and jumping. She's a great size for our hippotherapy treatment sessions and led lessons, but a lot of fun for our advanced trot/canter riders as well.
Mony
Monochrome ("Mony") is a National Show Horse (Arabian-Saddlebred cross) who was rescued by his previous owner and used in hunter jumper and dressage lessons before being donated to Ride On in June of 2020. His energetic and friendly personality make him a very fun lesson horse, especially for our advanced lower level dressage lessons and our walk trot riders. Mony also likes going out on trail rides, and has been to a lot of horse shows!
Zuma
Zuma is a Quarter Horse gelding with a background in trail riding and lower level dressage. He's a favorite to ride for our riders learning dressage, and has already been to a few dressage schooling shows with us and taken home some blue ribbons! Zuma likes to go, and a very fun horse to ride. In his free time he loves to hang out in the turnout with his best friend Gunnar. !
Tantine
Tantine is a 17hh, 18 year old Holsteiner mare bred here in California. She's had a diverse career of jumpers and Dressage, showing with both professionals and amateurs. Her well trained background and large size makes her a very exciting prospect for our Adaptive Riding lessons, and her beauty is unmatched! Her owner says, "Tantine loves going on trail rides and has never refused a fresh donut!"
Preyah
Preyah is a registered POA (Pony of the Americas) with a background in western riding, trail rides and being a broodmare. Her size and gentle demeanor make her a great prospect for therapy sessions with our younger kiddos, and she's learning to longline with ease. Her beautiful buckskin coat and distinctive white, spotty blanket turn heads wherever she goes. We are very excited to see her excel in the program!
Soleil
Soleil is a Palomino Quarter Horse gelding that originally came from a ranch in Texas. Though he's mostly used to trail riding, his arena training is progressing nicely and he's starting to get the hang of this English riding thing! His striking palomino coat and his quiet, non-spooky nature make him a favorite in the barn and we're excited to see him progress in the program.
Frankie
Frankie is a Hanoverian/Thoroughbred cross with a background in dressage and beach rides. He is currently the tallest horse at our Chatsworth barn at 16.2 hands! His calm, gentle demeanor makes him a great led lesson horse while his dressage background also makes him a fun horse for our more advanced riders to learn dressage on.