Horseback Riding in Banks, Oregon (Washington County)

COME HAVE SOME FUN AND LEARN HOW TO RIDE Or Just Brush up on your skills!

Riding is for all ages and all abilities.

Improves balance & Eye hand coordination

Therapeutic riding lessons available

I give private and group lessons!
Your horse or Lesson Horse

English & Western with Dressage Basics

Well Trained Lesson Horses

Ponies for Young Riders
Full sized Lesson Horses
Pony Rides & Parties

Training from the Ground up


"Riding and Training with an Emphasis on Natural
Horsemanship"


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Call to come visit us at our Newly built facilty in Banks Oregon, just off of Highway 26 and 6.

We teach our students to effectively communicate with their horses through feel rather than force and fear. Utilizing Natural Horsemanship Techniques we will teach you to create a partnership with your horse.... See More

Joanne has more than three decades of experience teaching, riding and training.

Available for lessons at barns throughout the Portland-area, she works with children and adults at every level - whether you're looking to develop basic skills or take your riding to the next level.... See More

Creekside Show Stable has been producing champion horses and riders since 1996. We offer lessons and training for horses and riders of all levels in a supportive, fun yet competitive environment.

Creekside Riding Academy offers lessons for all levels of rider. We have professional, experienced instructors and reliable, high quality lesson horses and ponies.

Located out of the beautiful Schwalbenhof Stable in Helvetia, we are just a few minutes off of Hwy 26. We welcome beginning to advanced riders who want to build a harmonious bond of trust and respect with their horse. All breeds and disciplines accepted, with training and lessons done on a dressage foundation. Please visit my website: angieegberg.com for further information!... See More

We focus on a holistic horse/rider relationship. Our English riding lessons encourage harmony between horse and rider. You will learn about the horse's physical and mental needs in accordance with the guidelines of classical dressage, natural horsemanship, and psycho-spiritual disciplines. Our wonderful lesson horses support various riding levels and riding goals.... See More

We focus on a holistic horse/rider relationship. Our English riding lessons encourage harmony between horse and rider. You will learn about the horse's physical and mental needs in accordance with the guidelines of classical dressage, natural horsemanship, and psycho-spiritual disciplines. Our wonderful lesson horses support various riding levels and riding goals.... See More

Horse Riding Lessons for all ages and skill levels MCM Ranch is comprised of a solid, small team of instructors that share decades of experience and bring their knowledge to you in fun, relaxed, one on one rides in the country. Whether looking to get your kids riding, or finding in yourself the confidence your friends are sure to notice -
we help the most 'green' riders gain knowledge, we help the long-time riders identify and lose bad habits, we help the aspiring western gamers & barrel racers refine and improve their skills, ...and everything in between! Contact us for more information!
- Kate Mabry
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Vaulting combines the art of dance and gymnastics on horseback. Classes available for ages 3+. No prior experience is necessary! Please provide email address for more information.

Mara wasn’t born on a horse but was going on trail rides at 6 months of age. She had her 1st pony at 18 months and was taking a stool out to get on him by 3 years old. She showed a neighbor horse at 5 and was trail riding her own pony by then.
At 7 she started formal riding lessons with Sue Woodson, an Equitation trainer in Forest Grove. She rode all 3 seats, western, huntseat, and saddleseat, at class A Morgan shows with Sue until she was 12 when Sue retired. The next year she rode with Margie Burgette, then with Bill Fields, Diane Guick, Helen Crabtree, and Susie Parks who were all Equitation instructors. She finished out her juvenile years with Sara Plumley when they went to the Morgan Grand National and World Championship show and placed 5th in the 17 and under World Champion English Pleasure class in 1991. The following year, 1992, with Carmen Hobson, she placed 3rd-7th in Saddleseat Equitation and 7th in English Pleasure. All while giving lessons for her mother at Gene and Kathy Vandyke’s Beaver State Morgan Farm.
Lorraine Hill was a trainer at Arrowcrest Stables in Wilsonville when Mara was asked by the owner to come and ride juvenile and amateur on his Saddlebreds. She showed with them for 5 years in California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada. After highschool she went to Wisconsin with Lorraine Hill to work as an instructor and apprentice trainer.
She spent a year as assistant trainer for Bruce Dixon and Jennifer Dixon and as 1 of 4 riding instructors at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton, CA.
In 2003 her young Morgan stallion placed 3rd in the 3 year old Western Pleasure Stallions and Geldings class at the Morgan Grand National and World Championship show. During 2001-2003, Mara rode with Andy Marlette in Minnesota.
2004 she worked as trainer/manager for Bob Pylman and Kaye Reed of Pylman Quarter Horses and rode with Bob’s son Kurt Pylman who specialized in Roping and Reined Cow Horses.... See More

Bringing kids and ponies together since 1998. Ponies for all occasions. We come to you. Make that day even more special by having a pony visit your guest of honor or by having our pony carousel visit your next event. Please look at our website which is full of information or call us to discuss your needs. We are help mto help make your next event a success!... See More

Westside stables home of Stimson Sport Horses is conveniently located off of HWY 99, close to Wilsonville, Sherwood, Beaverton. We have fantastic lesson program for ages 5 and up. Show quality lessons horses available. Our facilities offer a professional atmosphere in a fun and safe country setting. For more information, or to schedule a lesson or a pony party, please call Katie at (three, six, zero) six, two, four- zero, six, five, eight
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Iron Horse strives to teach every student confidence through safe handling, proper care and riding in partnership with our beloved horses. Horsemanship and respect of the horses are just as important to as the riding part of our lessons. We wish our students to be life-long learners and to teach them how to teach themselves. Adria is our main instructor and has been teaching since 2004 and has been managing horse care and several programs since 2002. Our school horses are sweet, gentle natured horses that have a kind eye and patience to help teach every student to be their best. Please contact us directly to receive information about lessons!... See More

Happy Trails Riding Center is dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities and special needs through horsemanship.

We are a chapter of Disabled-Sports USA, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization and a Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) Center. Please visit www.happytrailsridingcenter.org, email or call for more information.... See More