Bridges Equestrian

School of Horsemanship and Training

Schedule Your Lessons Online

Yes, BRIDGES has gone High-Tech! Check out the long anticipated online scheduling program! You can now schedule, cancel, and pay for your lessons 24/7! Sign up for auto pay, horse shows, clinics, camps, whatever is happening you can sign up online! Restrictions apply.

Join the Bridges Equestrian Team

Ruthanna Bridges met her first horse in 1961 ... and the rest is history.

Family owned and operated, Bridges Equestrian, established in 1981 has been teaching Orange County to ride for over 29 years!

BRIDGES EQUESTRIAN is dedicated to training all levels of riders in English and Western riding. Offering the very best of horsemanship and horse care, we emphasize the positive connection between horse and rider.

Be a part of
BRIDGES EQUESTRIAN
and experience the
World of the Horse!

Bridges Equestrian is located at Sycamore Trails Stables on Oso Road in San Juan Capistrano

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Local Team Tack Shops

El Toro Tack and Feed

By far the most pleasant shopping experience. Beautiful Store with knowledgeable people, El Toro Tack and Feed has been a supporter of the Bridges Equestrian Team since 1981! A must at Christmas time! Tell them you are my student and they'll give you 10% off non-sale or specially priced stuff!

Fred's Ortega Tack & Feed

Friendly and comfy, this little store is clean and organized. Say HI to Freddie for me. He's a dear old friend.

American Horse Products

Kinda crazy and hard to navigate, and murder to find the first time, but some good buys can be had. HUGE store. Loads of western giftie stuff.

Mary's Tack & Feed San Juan, at Rancho Sierra Vista Stables

  • (949) 248-8415
  • 31441 Avenida De La Vista
    San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2401
  • www.marystack.com

Managed by and old favorite Bridges Teammate, Mary's San Juan is a satellite store off their HUGE store in Del Mar. Call first to see if they have what you want, and they'll get it if they don't. This is a small compact store in the stable two doors down from Sycamore.

On-Line Tack Shops

SmartPak Equine

Check out the New Rider Essentials Package ... You Won't beat THAT!

Dover Saddlery

Bridges Equestrian Team Tack

We request you support those who support us, and visit the shops listed below. Also, they have a great working relationship with us and will go out of their way to see that you come back! We are valued customers of the local shops, and with a program our size they like to keep us happy :)

Most important for the
new rider are, in order:

  • A safety approved helmet
  • Boots (Paddock boots are best to start)
  • Leggings (they go with the paddock boots, but aren't critical)**
  • Breeches or Jodhpurs**

**Note: that for younger riders Paddock boots and jodhpurs are fine without the leggings, however if you find your rider is getting her/his calf pinched by the stirrup leather, leggings will relieve this.

Also must have's:

  • Riding Crop
  • Short spurs (nubs they call them) don't need these for a few months. Riders have to "earn their spurs" first!
  • Gloves (for tender little hands, or good grip for the more experienced/older rider)
  • Horse Treats (any type will do) ...the horses asked me to be sure to mention this

Be sure to put your name in/on Everything! If I find something out without a name on it, it goes in my office for you. If I find something WITHOUT a name, it's MINE MINE MINE!

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