Tess
Tess is a Thoroughbred/Warmblood cross mare with a background in Pony Club and lower level Dressage. She is a “been there done that” type horse, making her a great mount for anyone learning the ropes of English horseback riding. She is extremely kind, forgiving and reliable, and has helped many of our riders advance in their skills, especially for Dressage. This year she was the last-minute mount for a rider at the CALNET horse show whose horse went lame just before the competition, and she carried her through all her classes throughout the weekend brilliantly, earning them the High Point Award for their division! Her favorite activity is taking long naps in the sun during turnout time
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!
Gigi
Gigi is a Hackney pony with a background in cart pulling. Her small size make her a great option for our little kiddos in both therapy sessions and lessons, as she’s much less intimidating than our taller horses. The bigger horses don’t intimidate Gigi though- her very best friend in the barn is Flirtini, one of our tallest mares! Our favorite quirks of Gigi’s are her underbite and her “prancy trot”.
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!
Kodiak
“Kody” as he’s known as in the barn is a super handsome Friesian/Quarter Horse cross gelding with a background in western and trail riding. Kody was young and quite green when we first got him, and since then has come a very long way in our program. He is now competing in First Level Dressage and attending horse shows, Trailfest and other events with us. You might also see him teaching independent riders the ropes in lessons, or even in a led lesson or two. We are very excited for the future with him and hope he continues to thrive in our program. Fun fact about Kody- his favorite treat is frozen oranges!
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. !
Lamont
Lamont is a warmblood gelding donated to us by Elvenstar, a jumping barn. We were told he was one of their very best lesson horses, and he has proven to us to be the same! Although he can’t jump anymore, he’s been a fantastic addition to the program for independent walk/trot/canter riders as well as led lessons. Lamont is very people-friendly, and enjoys a good cuddle.
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!
Petra
Petra is a beautiful Dutch Warmblood mare that came to us from a jumping barn with an extensive show record in show jumping. Her registered USEF name is “WEOPATRA”. Although she can’t jump anymore, she has been a wonderful, reliable addition to our program for all types of lessons. We can’t say enough about her kind, wise and forgiving nature that are so rare to come by in a schoolhorse- she is loved by many of our staff, riders and volunteers, and we hope to have her for many more years to come!
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.