Nice arenas, access to miles of trails, multi-sport trainers, not easy to get into, waiting lists,…read morerules get made, but trainers break them whenever they feel like it, great place if you are a novice with money to spend!

Horrible rude treats treats people lesser thinking they're better constantly harassing tenantsread more

I want to rent a horse and ride it here!! I love coming…read morehere to pet the horses that seem to be well taken care of!! It's a beautiful stable and the owners are friendly and welcoming!!

I love Mission Trail Stables...Best stables in OC!!! Where the people are friendly and the horses…read moreare loved!

This review is for the Costa Mesa Z Equestrian location at the OC Fairgrounds off Arlington Dr…read more Same owner at both San Juan Capistrano (SJC) and Costa Mesa. We couldn't be happier with our experience at Z Equestrian in Costa Mesa! My 6-year-old daughter takes English riding lessons with Miss Emily, who is incredibly patient, thoughtful, and truly amazing with young riders. Both Miss Lexi and Miss Emily are wealths of knowledge and handle their students with such care. They don't just teach you how to sit on a horse; they focus on building strong foundations and fostering a genuine love for the animals. The communication is seamless, and the pricing is very fair. In a hobby that can get expensive quickly, we find this so much more fulfilling (and affordable!) than a Magic Key to Disneyland. My daughter is already dreaming of riding every single horse in the stable!

Just look at my communication below. This is very rude. I was trying to book business with them and…read morethey told me to stick to their "policy" of not talking to a new customer?!?!?

Right of the bat, the park scores a 4.25. Its a city park, nested in the city of lake forest. And…read morenext to it, a horse stable park is visible and can be visited. There's a small kids park and a very lengthy inner trail that surrounds the park. Such a mixture of trails - from creek running, to wooded forest running, to open trails. Great for walks, jogs, running, biking and horse riding. The park itself is lengthy , visible and ample street parking quiet but well visited. As you exit north of the park, the trail jumps the street next to Edisons PowerPlant and continues towards portola highway and towards whiting ranch or portola hills. Crossing over a few underpass and a few parks along the way. Its a gradual incline, that will meet up with mountain trails. Only thing missing would be the water stations or bathrooms... unfortunately, be prepared. Great thing, ever so often your have a picnic table and benches available along the way. This trailhead can be as short as a 3 to 4 mile round trip around the park, but the trail leading out can be definitely extended beyond 15 to 20 miles if your a cyclists- as the incline can be gradual until you meet up in the hills.

Lovely park, unassuming in a residential area. Superb location for taking photos. Nice playground…read moreand great for just walking. Ok, bye.

Bridges Equestrian is such an amazing barn! My 10 year old twin daughters have been riding at…read moreBridges for 4 months and have learned so much! Their confidence has grown a ton! We have tried several other barns and I have to say, Bridges has exceeded all of our expectations! Hannah has been their trainer and she is incredible! She is so patient and teaches them the correct way to ride all in a positive way! Ruthanna, Kendra, Sasha, Shayla, Abbie and everyone else at Bridges are the best! Everyone helps everyone out! My girls and I LOVE all the horses and ponies! They are all very well cared for and know how to take care of their riders! You can tell how much Ruthanna and Kendra love their horses! Another added bonus about Bridges, is they offer IEA and Pony Club!! We truly feel so lucky to have found such a great barn!

I had a lesson here a few months ago & I still think about what a joke it was. I'd say im a pretty…read moreexperienced rider with many miles from all types of shows & different horses, I just quit riding about 9 years ago so it had been a while. I wanted to find a good center close to my job to pick back up where I left to compete & possibly purchase a horse. I arrived about 20 minutes early (I wasn't expecting to be seen or anything early) & there was only one girl there who was honestly very rude and obviously hated that I bothered her when I just asked her to confirm that I was in the right place. Sometime later, a lady came to sit next to me and sat with me until a minute after my scheduled time, got up and asked me if I was taking a lesson.... This was the instructor... she was sitting next to me the whole time not even acknowledging my existence. However, I shrugged this off- my problem was the actual lesson. Despite how early I got there, I still was deemed just 20 minutes of riding time ... when I use to take lessons, the lesson horses were always tacked up beforehand thus giving the rider adequate amount time. However I understand that the grooms are busy- so it was fine. But what didn't make sense was how to instructor I rode with took her time giving me a tour, showing me everything, going back & forth from the horse's stall to the tack room and everything in between *just wasting time*. Luckily I know how to brush & tack up so it was quick as possible but I can only imagine how long it would take for an inexperienced person to do so because even doing all of this for me it took a while What absolutely pissed me off was that I didn't get to jump and was NOT told this prior. If I was told- I would not have wasted my time coming at all. I had a fine flat lesson; me not riding for so long had no effect on my muscle memory and did not get any type of coaching from the instructor (which was fine, I'm at the level where I don't need an instructor to remind me to keep my heels down or shoulders back) & instead was complimented. At the end of my flatting, she tells me "you need a safety vest to jump or own your own horse" ... what??!!!? Why did nobody tell me this??? I didn't expect to jump high or do a full course- but I got absolutely nothing. When scheduling, I explained that I had experience- you would think at some point I would be told "by the way you can only jump if you own a horse" or even something like "this will only be a flat lesson". Apparently, it's an insurance liability if riders jump without a vest... I'm not a minor & signed documents understanding that sitting on a horse in general is a liability but okay god forbid there's no safety vest. I was seriously let down and i dont know how they expect riders here to move up. Safe to say I won't get back into competing or purchasing a horse with this center

My daughter (newly 3 years old) just had her first lesson with MKO and It went amazing! The gals…read morewho taught the lesson were so kind and patient. The horse was completely bombproof and so sweet. My daughter can't wait to go back.

Such a great place to start riding horses! My daughter Indie started at a very young age (2.5 years…read moreold) and Konrad has done such an amazing job teaching her. She looks forward to her lesson every week and knows all the horses names. Best decision ever!