Group & Private Horse Riding Lessons

New! Trail Ride Package. Private Lesson (half hour) followed by a one hour trail ride $100

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Castle Rock Arabians offers private and group lessons for adults and children from certified horse riding instructors that are patient, kind, and friendly. Contact our horse ranch and equestrian center for details about available discount rates for groups.

Whether you are a beginner just learning to walk, trot, and canter or an advanced rider who wishes to improve your equitation, we can help you enjoy horses and develop your skills. Adult reentry students will review the basics with a competent instructor and then have an opportunity to take a trail ride as one of their lessons.

Young riders (ages 6 to 9) group of four riders for 1 hour session that includes riding, catching, leading and saddling their own horse. Emphasis on being safe around horses and elements of safe riding habits. Horses selected to fit size of rider. 5 sessions: $250. We recommend taking all 5 classes for best results.

Tiny Riders Individual Instruction Program
Lessons are available for children 2 to 5 years old on our ponies and older horses. This class (there is 1 instructor per horse and child) is limited to available horses and handlers. The cost for 5 1-hour lessons is $280. We also have a $45 30-minute "tryout" for children ages 5 and younger.

No matter your kid's age, count on our senior horse riding instructors to keep him or her safe. Our CHA-certified instructors have championship titles in regional and national competitions, so they know how to provide a safe environment for kids of all ages. Here are some things adults had to say:

"I wanted you to know that Olivia loved, loved, loved her private lesson. I am so pleased. I can see she will make much better progress in this manner! I am going to join her in "brushing up" lessons myself-what a treat."-Karen

Sent Wednesday, July 20, 2011:
I want to thank you for the wonderful riding lesson given to my 3 year old granddaughter Moriah today. Rebecca is a wonderful facilitator. She is gentle and friendly, putting Moriah completely at ease from the start. I especially appreciate how much time Rebecca gave to having Moriah groom Goldie before the ride and concluding the lesson by caring for Goldie afterward. During the riding portion of the experience, Rebecca's commitment to safety was evident. Thank you very much for an outstanding afternoon's adventure.
Laurie Bellet

Private Lesson: •

• Private Lesson Packages for six years old to adult. One hour private, one on one = $80 per hour
*Buy 4 Private Lessons to Receive a 5th Free
A $400 value for only $320.
Lessons scheduled by appointment

After Private Lessons
The next step will be a series of 4 horsemanship sessions that will include trail riding (if desired) as well as arena work to deepen your understanding of the horse and sharpen your all-around skills in riding the horse and handling it on the ground. You will learn how to "think like a horse." Having common sense (horse-sense) around horses is important for your safety and is part of our curriculum. These lessons, comprised of English and Western riding, care of the horse, stable management, and safety and control, are given in 2 outdoor arenas with the backdrop of Mount Diablo State Park.
Class—($300)-1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Every Sunday for 4 Sundays
*New Classes Forming Monthly
*This class is included in our apprenticeship program.

Trainer, Leigha Perry with her student, Shelley for a morning lesson. Leigha is available to train horses and their owners at Castle Rock Arabians.

Group Adult Classes
• Beginner Classes—($56 per Person)
• Intermediate/Advanced Riders—($56 per Person)
• "Mom's Class"—($56 per person)

Team Building Classes
Bring your office team for a long lunch ride or after work work-out. Or come with a friend.

Girl Scout Badges Available
We're registered with approved insurance requirements with the Girl Scouts of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County. Special group rates for a required 2-hour session are $70 per scout. Each session is completed in either of our arenas.

Looking for Your Own Horse?
We can help match you with your perfect horse. Our sources are dependable breeding and training barns that offer gentle, beautiful, and bred-to-perform animals. This service is free to our clients. We offer a few partnerships to our students (half-owner with CRA).

Alyssa and Whinney on her first lesson.

Apprentice Mikayla and best friend, "Rocky"

Become an Apprentice at Castle Rock and be part of the fun.

For $320 per month--the price of 1 set of private lessons, you can have so much more. This opportunity includes membership to the ranch and its activities, use of horses, Sunday horsemanship courses, group lessons, and the opportunity to participate in beginner drill team lessons. You also have access to select trail rides for pleasure and competition. Apprentices will also be in training to be assistants to the instructor.

Call our horse riding instructors in Walnut Creek, California,
at (877) 734-2318 to set an appointment for your first lesson.

Don't see what you are looking for here? Call us and we will work out a special program for you.