"Working and riding [at The Mounting Block] has really changed who I am. Before I came to the barn I was shy, unconfident, and easily hurt. I've learned to be strong and stand up for myself because that is something challenging horses teach you to do."

-Aly, 14 year old student and barn staff 

Click on each horse to find out more about them!

The lesson horses at The Mounting Block are very special.  

Some of them come from wonderful homes and loving families who have been kind enough to share them with our students. Unfortunately, some of our other horses have not been so lucky. They were given to us because they were thought to be crazy, untrainable, or they were simply neglected.

We try to create a balanced, safe environment for all our horses and they have responded in kind. While we don't have "bombproof" animals, we do have horses that are willing to try, willing to trust, and willing to learn. Ground work, daily handling, and sympathetic riding has produced horses that look to humans as partners rather than burdens. We take special pride in the rehabilitation of these horses and are constantly amazed by what they do for us!