Western Horse Training in Oceanside, California (San Diego County)

I have over 25 years of expertise in the equine world and ranch management operations with a strong focus on natural horsemanship techniques and principles through the philosophies of Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt and Buck Brannaman. Experience in colt starting, addressing behavioral issues in horses, riding instruction, educating in horse psychology and Western training including: Reigning, Trail Riding, Cow Sorting, Ranch work, and Team Roping.... See More

Here at Rick Baer Training Stables, we offer an established PROFESSIONAL western horseback riding lesson & horse training program. Having over 30 years of proven performance & experience is what sets us apart from many other western training programs. Our barn is a full service performance horse training facility specializing but not limited to, the exciting equestrian sport of Reining. We start colts/fillies for many equestrian professionals and also work on correcting problematic horses. Our assistant trainers/instructors are true horseman, highly skilled & trained with life-long horsemanship experience. We value the importance of giving you a solid foundation & avoiding the creation of bad habits. We teach you everything from the fundamental basics, to fine tuning & honing the skills of the seasoned rider. Our accomplished lesson horses are sweet natured with an abundance of Reining/Showmanship/Western Riding show experience, thereby helping to provide the optimum results for you the rider. In our lesson program we work on a one-on-one basis customizing your individual needs.
Whether you are wanting some fun & recreation, a man following your Cowboy dreams, an actor or stuntman building your portfolio, the young child starting a riding career, A student aspiring to train towards attaining an equestrian college scholarship, an individual training to show competitively or just simply gaining your own personal best.
It is our goal to help give you the skill set needed to create & build a safe, sound, soft handed, talented and confident rider. We want you to be challenged and to gain an understanding ofand create an effective yet subtle communication between you and the horse. However, most importantly we want you to have fun! With dedication and hard work, we’ll have you quiet in your seat, perfecting your lead changes, loping in patterns, doing roll-backs, spinning AND the adrenaline pumpingslide-stops.
We will provide our CHAMPION lesson horses,or you may use your own, when in training with “Rick Baer Training Stables”. We can also help guide & assist you in finding a horse for lease or purchase.

We naturally encourage a strong sense of team ethic here at RBTS and we are proud to have such a loyal, wonderful, fun & supportive “Barn Family”!... See More

full service training facility from breaking young horse to World Breed shows. Have many world champions and all around youth and non pro winners at world breed shows. Trainer lives on site. lessons for beginners to world competitors. Training from showmanship, horsemanship, Pleasure, HUS, HSE, Trail, western riding and more. Local showing to National. Showing all major breed shows.... See More

Specializing in several different disciplines and is experienced in hunters, jumpers, western pleasure, horsemanship, equitation, trail, western riding, reining and saddle seat. From beginners including small children to advanced adults.