We had the most magical experience at Poway Horse Party. I came two days in a row, and I truly…read morecannot say enough good things. Jen is the absolute sweetest. You can feel how much she genuinely cares about every child and parent who comes through. She made everything feel so thoughtful, intentional, and special for the kids. Every little detail felt considered, and it created such a warm, welcoming environment. All of the animals are clearly so loved and well cared for, which made the experience even more meaningful. You can tell this isn't just something she runs, it's something she pours her heart into. The next day, she hosted my group of friends and it was just as incredible. We all had the best time and made the sweetest memories with our babies. It was one of those experiences you wish you could bottle up and relive. We will absolutely be coming back again and again. Truly love, love, love this place.

100000/10 experience! We did our daughter's 6th birthday party here and it was fantastic! It is so…read morelovely to have a private setting for a party that is quiet and peaceful. The kids got to horseback ride, pet animals, make crafts, etc. Everyone had something to do! Surprisingly to me, the mud kitchen and the hopscotch were well used. The family helps with every aspect of the party and keeps it moving along with great suggestions. I never once felt stressed. Our guests all came up from San Diego and raved about the experience. I have been recommending this place to everyone. I hope to come back from a Ladies Night! Thank you, Jen and Phil, for the memorable party!

Claire is the Best!! Every child that learns with Claire is very. Very lucky. She has the most…read moreamazing way with children and her horses are wonderful. Her love and bond with her horses is evident. Claire is absolutely the best person to introduce and nurture our children in learning about horses and building a lifelong connection with horses. Each child learns at their own pace.

I love Clare! Her love for these horses and passion to teach kiddos about them is above and beyond…read more My about to be 7 year old goes to Clare's for 3 or so hours once a week to not just ride but CARE for these amazing animals. She brushes them, feeds them and loves them, teaching her about work ethic and connection. Highly recommend the experience with Clare! We have so much love and admiration for this wonderful lady.

Best soccer program in so cal for training and building not just strong athletes but good humans!…read moreMy son has been attending this program for 4 years and we love everything about the program and coaches! They care for your child and become family!!! Thank you North county soccer Park for all the love you give my kiddo.

We had been coming for two years now. From 3 to 6 years old classes, the coaches we had/have are…read morepatient and professional. Our kids has a lot of fun. The prices are reasonable. Definitely recommend getting their membership. Traffic at the parking lot can be bad during classes change though so get here a little earlier before class would be good.

I took my wife, daughter and granddaughter for Mother's Day present they had the BEST time! We got…read morethere as we were told 1/2 hr before our scheduled ride and went thru the orientation process; Gabby was great to all of us and explained the in and out of riding the horses as we were all new to riding! She paired each of them with a horse that was perfect match for their energy. They did a 1 hour ride and all came back with big smiles, thank you so much for the memorable experience Gabby! You can tell all the horses are well taken care of and that everyone there loves them very much! We will be back for sure!!!

I took some time to type this review as I would never want to negatively impact a company but…read morethought I owed it to the community to share our experience. We recently had a very disappointing and concerning experience with this horseback riding company. Unfortunately, the horses provided for our group did not appear to be properly trained or well-managed. Several of the horses were extremely difficult to control, and their behavior raised serious safety concerns from the start. During the ride, two horses became particularly unruly and ended up bucking, throwing two members of our group off onto the ground. This was a frightening and potentially dangerous situation that could have resulted in serious injury. While we understand that working with animals always carries some risk, this level of behavior suggests a lack of adequate training, supervision, or proper matching of horses to riders. After this negative experience the Owner refused to reimburse us. She offered us a credit to come back and take another ride with them. After this experience, the ladies are terrified to get on another horse. I would strongly encourage the company to review their safety protocols, horse training practices, and staff preparedness to ensure a safer experience for future guests. I leave you all with the horses are beautiful and you can tell they are well taken care but you should be a very experienced rider if you book with this company.

I had high hopes, but am very disappointed…read more I purchased a large and expensive package of private riding lessons for my daughter as her main Christmas present. Scheduling was very difficult, and lessons were often cancelled at the last minute. Multiple messages to schedule lessons were never returned. Multiple requests to refund the outstanding balance for these lessons (paid for but never provided) were never returned. Ignoring the problem does not make it disappear, Holly. You disappointed us, especially my daughter.

This may be a good stable to take lessons from, if I had gotten the chance to actually experience…read moreit. I found their ad on Craigslist so I texted the trainer to ask about lessons, as it was stated in their CL ad this was a preferred way of contacting them. I got a couple texts back regarding pricing and then I was told I would be called back the following day with more information so I could schedule a lesson. No one ever called. Now I completely understand not having time to text all day, but when you say you are going to call, actually call. I just found it unprofessional and felt like they didn't care about my business since they couldn't even call me back when I was clearly ready to schedule a lesson. Also, if you can't respond to text, take that out of your contact method on your ad. Or if you don't want any new students stop posting so many ads.

Came here for a free one hour trial…read more The director Jessica was here w two sensei. 10 kids on laptops. Each kid also has a tablet w instructions. Staff walked around the room teaching kids what to do. Kids play computer games and learn to change it. Half the time kid seemed to be playing games. Half the time coding. Seems a decent way to engage kids. Please keep on mind my review is based on sitting here a mere hour.

Very nice environment. Stuff are super nice. My son loves it. He told me he was able to make…read moreprogram of a couple games.

Absolutely Love this gym! We first tried an open gym session to see if it was something my toddler…read more(3yr) would like it. The open gym session was just what we needed. She was able to go an explore all areas of the gym with assistance from Ms. Steph (she is the best!) After our open gym session, Ms. Caitlyn followed up with us via email seeing if we were interested. And we were. The following day Ms. Steph call us and we got all signed up. A few days later my daughter had her first grommets class and Ms. Steph welcomed her in like we had been part of the grommets group for years. All the other little girls were all so sweet and welcoming also. Such a great little bunch. My daughter has attend 3 classes now and loves it. She is learning so much. I love that they go over all aspects, floor, beam, bars, and cant forget the big long trampoline- my daughters favorite part :) I am so excited to see how she grows with this sport. Thank you Ms. Steph for all your patience and dedication to these girls!! If you are on the fence about joining- definitely check out an open gym session!

We recently signed our 5-year-old up for the Hang Five class, and feel very lucky to have coach…read moreStephanie. She is kind, patient, and disciplined. This is a small class, which is good because each child gets more attention and instruction, which our daughter definitely needs as a new, inexperienced gymnast! The class is a good mix of exercise, tumbles, balancing, bouncing, and even bubbles at the end. I really like how Coach Stephanie also encourages the kids, helps build their confidence, and even reinforces positive self-image by, for example, asking each child at the end what their favorite thing about themselves is. We took a gymnastics class at another area location (4S Ranch) about three years ago and MUCH prefer this location. It is less overrun with a more relaxed and welcoming vibe. Highly recommend!

I've been bringing my 6 year old son here for coding classes for a few months now. He enjoys…read morelearning and exploring with coding on the iPad and building to support his understanding of coding as well. They give little prize incentives to the kiddos after class. Instructors are patient, friendly and knowledgeable. I would recommend!

This place is amazing!! Super engaging, responsive, and my son absolutely loves it. I highly…read morerecommend for kiddos interested in science, math, and have a love of building. It's been a great outlet for my son to be creative and grow.

While we had a great experience with the educators, we cannot recommend this school because of the…read moreadministration. They have lofty ideals but are not able to implement it. Ms. Angela, the social-emotional support specialist is especially incompetent at her job. My advice is to never share with her any difficulty your child is going through because she will use it to define your child for the rest of their time at Dot to Dot, even after the difficulty has long been overcome. They claim to work with parents but the truth is that they are deaf to what parents have to say and just want a one way communication. Dot to Dot is also closed for many more days than other preschools and this makes it hard for working parents.

It's been over a year since i pulled my youngest son out of this school, but i still feel this…read morereview is important for all the below reasons. 1. Negligence /safety issues 2. Not reporting cases 3. Unprofessional teacher/staff 4. Dismissing child's concern 5. Lack of activity in the classroom This review is purely for my youngest son who was there for six months but was left him completely traumatised. One of the child in the classroom was throwing toys / items at my son and it impacted him a lot. Cases were not being reported and when asked, teacher said the other child is still learning to process his emotions more efficiently. No steps were taken to make sure my child is safe. Incidents happened multiple times and none were reported. Sometimes it was paint, sometimes toys, etc. My son was scared to go to school. Every other day there used to be new staff in the classroom and none were aware of this situation and they let the other child be next to him. He was impacted emotionally & psychologically. I strongly feel teacher was unqualified, unskilled, unprofessional, lazy & uncaring. The staff was not helpful in spite of raising concerns about teacher. There were barely any activities happening in the classroom. During drop off i had witnessed teacher eating kids snacks that was supposed to be served to kids later that day. My son used to hysterically cry during drop off and during pick up he was still crying. Every staff member told me he will be fine in few. I am glad that one day after dropping him off i waited in car a little longer to go check on him and see if any of the staff members helped calm him down but they did nothing. I just went in and picked up my son and walked away. None of the staff members/ owner reached out to follow up. This truly speaks volumes about the school. Be wise and make a better choice. Somethings are too good to be true. I am happy with my decision & grateful for his new positive experience.

Does not return deposits given up front for boarding. Refuses to finish paying for a horse Pepper…read moreCreek Equine Center partially bought, with the agreement from PCEC that facility would give remaining funds owed to seller, upon leaving premises, (06/28/2019,) and has used one of my horses for lessons without asking my permission prior to using said horse, which I never would have agreed to. In addition, Cheryl Pierce laughed as she told me she carried a whip to whip my mare in the neck to get her to walk through puddles during the rain, and had smacked my mare on the neck as my mare was afraid to go through puddles. Cheryl laughed as she told me this, and told me she would continue to carry said whip, anytime Cheryl Pierce would need to handle my mare in case she needed to whip my mare on the neck, again. Would be a stellar place if Cheryl Pierce were not involved, as she becomes verbally abusive (to me, and many other past boarders,) in any situation where she is confronted about being in the wrong. Edited to add: PCEC sent back a portion of the monies they owe me for my deposit. They still have NOT paid me back the money they owe me for the colt they bought named Shivar/Sivan. Have picture and video proof of the condition of the pen the day I sold the colt to Cheryl Pierce. I also have pictures and videos of the condition of PCEC prior to moving in, and the day I vacated the premises. Nowhere in any of these pictures is damage shown to the pen the colt lives in. PCEC added wood to the stall a month before I moved out of the facility. (Which I also have pictures of.) For a horse I have not owned for 6 mos, and a pen that did not need any repairments, I should not be fined for a new watering device, lumber, and 6.5 hours of labor.

I am posting about my negative experience with Cheryl Pierce of Pepper Creek Equine Center because…read moreI feel it is important for others to know what has happened during the past month. I moved my two horses to Pepper Creek on October 28th, but quickly realized the commute from work with traffic was just too much for me to handle daily. Since the contract I had signed required a 30-day written notice to vacate (in order to have the deposit refunded), I emailed and mailed my 30-day notice to Cheryl on November 5th. My friend, who had been a boarder there for a couple years, also gave her notice that day - we had both decided to find a place closer to our homes where our horses could all live together. On November 7th, I texted Cheryl and confirmed with her that she had received my notice. Less than 20 minutes later, all the boarders of Pepper Creek were informed that they will now be locking the gates at 8pm, so everyone needs to be off the property by then. This affected both my friend and I because we were the only two boarders there past 6pm every night. That same night my horses were out of water. When my friend had arrived, one of my horses was down. While my friend was filling the buckets, my other horse immediately started drinking. Later that evening, he had stopped eating hay and was also lying down. I was concerned about possible impaction colic due to dehydration, so at 7:45pm I called Cheryl. I was very surprised by how the conversation went because she told me that the horses were not out of water and that they had looked fine at the time of feeding. I was also told that I was not going to be able to stay past 8pm to make sure my down horse was alright. After some arguing, I was told that I could stay but that the gates would still be locked at 8pm and that I would need to text her what time I would need to be let out. I have never experienced a situation like this before, where I had to argue in order to be allowed to stay with my horse and assess what could have been a life-threatening situation. Moments later I encountered Cheryl at the office, where I was told that I had no reason to be in there, even though I was grabbing my friend's refrigerated Banamine. Then I was told that it did not belong in the refrigerator, despite that being where it had been located for months. I proceeded to give my horse the Banamine and left shortly after 8pm, hoping that my horse was going to be okay. The following day, November 8th, I received a 3-day eviction notice by email, stating that I had until 8pm on Sunday, November 11th to vacate the premises. My friend received the same eviction notice. It also stated that all refunds were going to be mailed. This is also the same day that several cameras were installed around the property. By Sunday, I had managed to find a place for my horses to temporarily be boarded. I moved out well before 8pm to avoid any further issues. Since then, I still have not received any refund. After my first email inquiring about when I would be receiving my $1143.33, which would be my $700 deposit and the remaining 19 days of November board, I was simply told that it had been "sent to the bookkeeper for processing." I received this response from her on November 15th. Since then, there has been no response from her after two more attempts. This has caused me great financial hardship. I haven't been able to pay bills, have no money for a vet or my deposit for the new barn, and had to move with no money for these unexpected moving expenses. Luckily, I was able to find someplace where I was allowed to pay my 3 weeks of board a week after moving in. This has also caused myself as well as my horses a lot of stress. Because my horses had to be moved again, so suddenly, to a temporary situation where they have been receiving completely different hay on a different feeding schedule, they both are now having loose stools. I have never left a barn on bad terms, and am truly shocked by what I have had to deal with this past month. I won't mention what my friend has had to deal with during all of this. I can only hope that I will be able to recover the money owed to me.