Top Local Businesses and places in East pony lane, Gilbert, Maricopa county, Arizona, United states

Idris I Rasheed

Address: 4141 E Pony Ln, Gilbert, AZ 85295, USA

S.T.A.R.S. of Horsemanship

Address: 14002 E Pony Ln, Gilbert, AZ 85296, USA

“I am shocked at the negative review of this barn. I started riding here with my 10 year old daughter just over a year ago. We started lessons because my daughter needed something to build her confidence and she was afraid of large horses. The instructors were kind and patient. The two we use either have degrees or are getting degrees in horse care. They have worked with my daughter on not only riding but ground care, tacking, grooming, feeding and more. She has gone from being terrified to getting the horse out of his stall, tacking him (with help from the instructor), mounting and riding. She can post and is working ground poles and cross-rails. The barn has a large number of horses, some of which are rescue. The rescue horses sometimes have health issues but they are not used in the program until they are checked and cleared. There is always a list on the board of which horses are being used and which need rest. In a large barn, you are always going to have horses on rest they are not overused. Most days there are only lessons in the evenings from 4-7 and the lessons usually only have 1-4 students and some are owners. The barn has a full time stable person who feeds and cleans the stalls. The horses do have bedding and the barn is always open for anyone to walk around and visit. The barn has one large arena, one medium square pen and two round pens. This is not a show barn where you show up, get on a horse, ride and leave. This is a very hands on barn where the students are taught about grooming, tacking, identifying parts of the horse and more. I have taken the jumping class and I learned a lot. The level of instruction does depend on the level of the student. When my daughter started the focus was just holding the reins correctly and good seat position. Now she knows about posting, collecting and leg reining. I would never ride at a barn where there horses were abused or mistreated. The horses get wormed, supplements, shoes and toys. I encourage you to visit to walk around the barn. They also have a vet on call and who visits regularly. Very caring owner and instructors. ”