Whether you've never ridden a horse or are a seasoned rider, we look forward to welcoming you at Canty Rune Training Stables. We have fun and kind lesson horses to help advance your skills. They're sweet and safe for beginners, and skilled enough for advanced riders to enjoy and progress.
Our program produces confident and well-rounded horsemen, by teaching not just how to ride, but also how to groom, tack-up, and care for the horse's health and well-being.
For riding, we start with fundamental skills on the longe line, including no-stirrup and no-reins skills for strength, balance, and harmony with the horse. From there we steadily advance to independent riding skills, and then on to more specialized skills such as jumping and dressage.
We pride ourselves on creating a safe and engaging learning environment for adults, including complete beginners or "re-riders" who rode years past. We have full-sized horses and tack so you will be comfortable.
Whether your kid has been horse-crazy for years, or just discovered their interest in horses, we welcome them to our barn!
We have safe horses and passionate instructors, and protocols that emphasize safety and fun! We foster a healthy barn community of friendship and teamwork. Most importantly, we promote horse care and health above all else - so kids learn responsibility and compassion, not just riding.
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Approximately 45 minutes long
Lessons to be a mixture of riding, horsemanship, private or group
Lessons to be a mixture of riding, horsemanship, private or group
For students to have an ongoing partnership with a specific horse and learn about the privileges and responsibilities of ownership without the full financial or time commitment. Arranged on an individual basis.
Available to students only when skills are appropriate.
Available to all students.
Available to students in monthly programs with leased or owned horses.
Please contact us if you cannot find an answer to your question.
At this time, all scheduling is done by contacting us by phone or email.
Each student will need a properly fitted ASTM/SEI approved helmet, and we suggest you buy it in person where you can be fitted by a professional. We do have helmets that can be borrowed for up to 3 lessons. Students will also need riding boots (paddock boots, tall boots, or western boots) and riding breeches/tights. For your first few lessons, you can wear form-fitting jeans or non-slippery leggings.
Our lessons are a mixture of private, semi-private, and small group. We typically start with private lessons and then move to semi-private lessons to enhance learning and foster teamwork. Small group lessons are only available when students are advanced enough to ride safely with others.
Horsemanship lessons are non-riding lessons that cover a variety of topics, from groundwork skills and longeing, to first aid and medical skills (such as taking a horse's temperature and bandaging a leg), to learning about feed and supplements. We have a curriculum of over 25 horsemanship lesson plans, and they help prepare our students for eventually owning their own horse one day.
No, the price for all lessons is the same regardless of type, and the determination is strictly up to the instructor.
No, you will enjoy learning about horses from a few different instructors of different ages, backgrounds, and experiences. You will likely have one instructor who teaches you most of the time, but our instructors "substitute" for each other regularly if one is sick or traveling or at a horse show.
Yes, we currently are a community partner with Sage Oak Charter School.
Yes, with Ventura Unified School District, and Ojai Valley School.
We are not a trail riding company. We only offer trail rides and beach rides to our regular students, once they have all the necessary skills.
Shows are a great way to demonstrate your skills and have fun! We offer home shows at our barn that are available to all students, including beginners. For our more advanced students who lease or own a horse, we go to local and regional shows in a variety of disciplines.
We offer monthly programs for students riding on a consistent schedule, which offer a cost savings compared to the single lesson rate. However, we do not offer packages or other discounts.
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