Riding Lessons, Guided Trail Rides, Horse Training
WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE LAURA PONTER AS OUR NEW TRAINER !
Laura has been training horses and riders for decades and offers a unique blend of experience and wisdom to help you improve your relationship with your horse through understanding why horses act the way they do and how you can use a calm, gentle approach to achieve your goals, based in science.
Contact Laura Ponter at phone 707-484-6615 or email [email protected]
LAURA PONTER CV
EVIDENCE BASED HORSEMANSHIP:
Studied 2019 to present with Dr Stephen Peters, Neuroscientist.
NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP 1989 to present:
Studied with Ray Hunt, Tom Dorrance, Parelli Program, Warwick Schiller, Richard Winters, Buck Brannaman, Kalley Krickeberg, Julie Carpenter, Kim Ewalt and Martin Black.
DRESSAGE:
1990-1996 studied, trained and competed in competition dressage. Schooled with Kyra Kyrkland, Conrad Schumacher, Lilo Fore, Carol Weicker. (Prix St George level on my schoolmaster, Kohl)
Studied with Arthur Kotass-Heldenberg in Vienna in l996, immersion 14 day seminar.
From 1997 through 1999, studied one on one directly with Pierre Cousyn (Graduate of Saumur),
MOUNTED PATROL:
2008-2010 Sonoma County Sheriff Mounted Search and Rescue with my dressage horses. Certified with 5 trainings by both the Sacramento and San Francisco mounted police. Served as Lieutenant for Sonoma Sheriff’s SAR in 2009.
HORSE RESCUE:
Present President of Riata Ranch Rescue
ASSOCIATIONS:
Lusitano-Andalusian Registry
AQHA
Equine Guelph
Cornell Equine Studies Program
Lifetime Membership American Hanoverian Society
California State Horsemen’s Association - Trail Trials
Napa Valley Horsemen’ Association
Russian River Riders
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You can also find a list of instructors and trainers on the Lake County Horse Council's website; just click the button above to go there, then click on "Trainers and Instructors".
We do not offer guided trail rides. Below is a partial list of places to find these services.
RIDING INSTRUCTORS, TRAIL RIDES, RIDING CAMPS IN OR NEAR LAKE COUNTY
Allison McIntyre - Riding Lessons. 707-245-1050.
Helen Owen - Owen Ranch - A-1 Horse Programs (Guided Trail Rides, summer camps)
Hidden Valley Lake 707-355-0121, 707-987-3023
website: www.owenranchca.com
Nicolette Keithly (Guided Trail Rides, summer camps, lessons)
Kelseyville 707-245-4277
facebook: www.facebook.com/nicolettekeithlys.quarterhorsesandmore
Kathy Jefferson - Oak Creek Ranch & Riding Academy (lessons, summer camps)
Lower Lake 707-995-3907
website: www.oakcreekranch.us
Debbie James
Gaddy Shack Ranch
3050 Gaddy Lane, Kelseyville, CA 707-338-1014
Website: www.gaddyshackranch.com
Denise Claiche
Saddle Soar, Kelseyville
707-279-0732
Helen Johnson - Paddington Station (dressage & jumping lessons, summer camps)
Potter Valley 707-743-2541
website: www.paddingtonstationriding.com
Nancy Williams - Williams Equine Enterprises (western/cowboy dressage lessons, clinics)
Lakeport 707-972-0602
Email: [email protected]
Website: learnwesterndressage.com
Angie Meroshnekoff - White Dog Ranch (lessons, clinics, training, summer camps)
Potter Valley (707) 743-9973
www.whitedogranch.com
Laura has been training horses and riders for decades and offers a unique blend of experience and wisdom to help you improve your relationship with your horse through understanding why horses act the way they do and how you can use a calm, gentle approach to achieve your goals, based in science.
Contact Laura Ponter at phone 707-484-6615 or email [email protected]
LAURA PONTER CV
EVIDENCE BASED HORSEMANSHIP:
Studied 2019 to present with Dr Stephen Peters, Neuroscientist.
NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP 1989 to present:
Studied with Ray Hunt, Tom Dorrance, Parelli Program, Warwick Schiller, Richard Winters, Buck Brannaman, Kalley Krickeberg, Julie Carpenter, Kim Ewalt and Martin Black.
DRESSAGE:
1990-1996 studied, trained and competed in competition dressage. Schooled with Kyra Kyrkland, Conrad Schumacher, Lilo Fore, Carol Weicker. (Prix St George level on my schoolmaster, Kohl)
Studied with Arthur Kotass-Heldenberg in Vienna in l996, immersion 14 day seminar.
From 1997 through 1999, studied one on one directly with Pierre Cousyn (Graduate of Saumur),
MOUNTED PATROL:
2008-2010 Sonoma County Sheriff Mounted Search and Rescue with my dressage horses. Certified with 5 trainings by both the Sacramento and San Francisco mounted police. Served as Lieutenant for Sonoma Sheriff’s SAR in 2009.
HORSE RESCUE:
Present President of Riata Ranch Rescue
ASSOCIATIONS:
Lusitano-Andalusian Registry
AQHA
Equine Guelph
Cornell Equine Studies Program
Lifetime Membership American Hanoverian Society
California State Horsemen’s Association - Trail Trials
Napa Valley Horsemen’ Association
Russian River Riders
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You can also find a list of instructors and trainers on the Lake County Horse Council's website; just click the button above to go there, then click on "Trainers and Instructors".
We do not offer guided trail rides. Below is a partial list of places to find these services.
RIDING INSTRUCTORS, TRAIL RIDES, RIDING CAMPS IN OR NEAR LAKE COUNTY
Allison McIntyre - Riding Lessons. 707-245-1050.
Helen Owen - Owen Ranch - A-1 Horse Programs (Guided Trail Rides, summer camps)
Hidden Valley Lake 707-355-0121, 707-987-3023
website: www.owenranchca.com
Nicolette Keithly (Guided Trail Rides, summer camps, lessons)
Kelseyville 707-245-4277
facebook: www.facebook.com/nicolettekeithlys.quarterhorsesandmore
Kathy Jefferson - Oak Creek Ranch & Riding Academy (lessons, summer camps)
Lower Lake 707-995-3907
website: www.oakcreekranch.us
Debbie James
Gaddy Shack Ranch
3050 Gaddy Lane, Kelseyville, CA 707-338-1014
Website: www.gaddyshackranch.com
Denise Claiche
Saddle Soar, Kelseyville
707-279-0732
Helen Johnson - Paddington Station (dressage & jumping lessons, summer camps)
Potter Valley 707-743-2541
website: www.paddingtonstationriding.com
Nancy Williams - Williams Equine Enterprises (western/cowboy dressage lessons, clinics)
Lakeport 707-972-0602
Email: [email protected]
Website: learnwesterndressage.com
Angie Meroshnekoff - White Dog Ranch (lessons, clinics, training, summer camps)
Potter Valley (707) 743-9973
www.whitedogranch.com