SHOWCASE TRAINING STABLES
28311 Live Oak Canyon Road
Redlands,CA 92373 (909) 798-9479
info@showcasetrainingstables.com
Owner and trainer Gretchen Clark has been a professional trainer for more than 40 years, beginning her career in 1970. Gretchen specializes in training Hunter-Jumpers and expert care of horses.
She has competed in national and world horse riding events, and holds numerous awards, including National and World Appaloosa titles for riding. She was named Trainer of the Year by the CAL Western Appaloosa Association and was winner of the San Fernando Valley Horse Show Association Trainer's Award.
She also has trained champion Hunter, Jumper, and Equitation riders on the "A" and "B" circuits. In addition, she has trained many year-end champions for both LAHSA, PCHA and SFVHSA.
Her vast professional horse training experience also includes current board member of IEHJA, where she has been instrumental in the development of the Association. She is also a member of the USEF, PCHA, and IEHJA, as well as life members of LAHSA and SFVHSA, and former board members for LAHSA and the PCHA. She is past-president of the CAL Western Appaloosa Association.
For Gretchen Clark's full story please click on: Gretchen Clark.
Lessons and Rider in Training Programs
Our instructors teach horsemanship in a fun
and safe manner. Our program provides expert instruction on well-trained school horses for children and adults at all levels of riding. We offer group, semi-private, and private lessons in English hunt seat, hunter/jumper, and western styles of riding. For students who are interested in competing in horse shows, we offer a lease program in which you can compete and travel to horse shows without owning a horse.
Lesson Prices
Lesson
Prices
Evaluation
1 hour
$40
Private Lesson w/trainer
45 min.
$50
Private Lesson w/instructor
45 min.
$45
Semi Private Lesson
(2 people)1 hour
$45/rider
Group Lesson
1 hour
$40
Grooming and Tack Lesson
1-1/2 hours
$35
Haul in Lessons
45 min. private
1 hour group$60
$50
Practice Rides
(permission required)1-1/2 hours
$25
Rider in Training Program
2 group lessons & 1 practice per week
$300
($420 value)
Package of 5 lessons receives 10% discount
Package of 10 lessons receives 15% discount
Packaged lessons may be used at any time
Rider in Training
This program is for the serious rider who wishes to advance his or her riding skills more rapidly. A month-to-month program, Rider in Training is for the non-horse owner and includes 2 group lessons and 1 practice lesson a week. Lesson and practice rides ar enot accumulated month. Participation requires trainer approval. A $430 value, the monthly cost is $300.
Leasing and half leases are available on monthly basis. Leasing a horse allows the rider to experience the pleasure of owning a horse without the initial purchase price. Participation requires trainer approval. A full lease is 6-days and a half-lease is 3 days a week. The monthly fee depends on the horse lease.
Showcase Summer Camps
Showcase offers summer camps two to three times during th
e summer for children and young adults ages 8-16. The week-long program provides each rider with a horse for that week to take care of as if it were their own. Students learn to ride either English or western and bareback.
They also take trail rides and participate in games on horses. Students also learn how to groom a horse, the anatomy of the horse, and general horsemanship. They also teach health care and tack cleaning for English and western.
Camps are designed for all levels of riders, from beginners to advanced.
Each session is five days a week, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dates for camps are announced each year at the start of summer. Each week-long session is $300, and family discounts are provided.
Working Student Program
If the economy has you down but you want to be a involved with horses, consider the Working Student Program, whether you are an adult or child. This program offers students an opportunity to work on the ranch with the horses in exchange for practice rides and/or lessons.
Students for this program must be approved by the trainer. Candidates for this program must love horses, want to increase their knowledge of horses, and must want to advance in their riding skills.
Work for this program includes grooming, lunging, and cleaning tack and equipment for the school horses. All work is supervised so that the students learn by practical application.
