I was first introduced to Seven Oaks as a competitor, at their dressage extravaganza series. I had an older thoroughbred, at the time, and wanted to move him closer to my home, so I could see him more often.We were welcomed by Pam, Carrie and Sonia, to enhance our training. Shortly thereafter, I had to retire my horse, but was very fortunate to be surrounded by quality school horses, to continue my own learning.With their amazing expertise and ability to pair students with horses, we started conversations about getting me another horse. They found a young warm blood for me, with the shared understanding that he’d need to be at their San Juan Batista facility, for at...read full review
Mar 2024
obviously we love it here...come and see why!
Aug 2018
I came to this barn to start riding again after a surgery and was in a somewhat fragile physical and psychological state with my riding. I found Seven Oaks to be simply exemplary. The quality of the instruction and attention to detail harken back to a lost era of horsemanship in the US. The instructors are caring, stern and very qualified. They meet regularly as a team to discuss students and horses and it shows in the quality of their program. They have a school horse happily in work at a very old age who is in excellent condition and enjoys his job. This really speaks to the efficacy of their techniques much more than putting scores on Centerline. I would recommend this program to anyone.
I was first introduced to Seven Oaks as a competitor, at their dressage extravaganza series. I had an older thoroughbred, at the time, and wanted to move him closer to my home, so I could see him more often.We were welcomed by Pam, Carrie and Sonia, to enhance our training. Shortly thereafter, I had to retire my horse, but was very fortunate to be surrounded by quality school horses, to continue my own learning.With their amazing expertise and ability to pair students with horses, we started conversations about getting me another horse. They found a young warm blood for me, with the shared understanding that he’d need to be at their San Juan Batista facility, for at...read full review
obviously we love it here...come and see why!
I came to this barn to start riding again after a surgery and was in a somewhat fragile physical and psychological state with my riding. I found Seven Oaks to be simply exemplary. The quality of the instruction and attention to detail harken back to a lost era of horsemanship in the US. The instructors are caring, stern and very qualified. They meet regularly as a team to discuss students and horses and it shows in the quality of their program. They have a school horse happily in work at a very old age who is in excellent condition and enjoys his job. This really speaks to the efficacy of their techniques much more than putting scores on Centerline. I would recommend this program to anyone.