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Petaluma Horse Trainer -
Hunter Jumper Training

Renee has been training horses and teaching horse riding lessons to children, juniors, and adult amateur riders for over 30 years. Her students range from the beginning pleasure rider to the advanced competitor. Her private horse ranch in West Petaluma has a warm, safe and secure family feel where her students can concentrate on developing their horsemanship and life skills.

Renee's horse training and riding lesson programs are well known in the Hunter-Jumper horse world. Each individual program is custom designed to insure that the beginner, to the intermediate, to the advanced rider are always moving toward their goals.

Renee will take the student as deep into the horse/rider relationship as they want to go. She lives and breathes her role as a teacher and encourages her students to work hard to achieve their goals. She is involved with the horses lives 24-7 365 days of the year and radiates a spiritual commitment to every horse and rider that comes into her care.

MUTUAL TRUST - ADMIRATION - RESPECT

Renee has a special talent with students who are looking to establish a partnership - a relationship - a life long bond with horses. This special connection with horses is created away from the pressures and the demands of every day life in a beautiful country setting. Her students learn so much about how horses express themselves, how they communicate, what they like and don’t like in a relationship, their sensitivities, their curiosities and their true natural spirit.

ARE YOU MISSING THAT CONNECTION AND WANT THAT BOND YOU HAVE HEARD IS POSSIBLE?

Horse lovers who are interested in joining Renee's program (even if you are a young newbie just starting out or an accomplished competitive rider looking for a new lesson program) should consider bringing these essential qualifications to the barn:
  • a drive for learning
  • a heart for horses
  • a hard work ethic
  • a passion for life
  • a goal

Renee's lesson program's are purposeful and professional while surrounded in a private country setting in a fun filled learning environment. Full service horse training and riding lessons are limited to insure the students recreational and learning experience is kept personal and intimate.

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Renee's students and school horses have qualified for and won many major events including Year-end Norcal, PCHA Championships, Hunter, and Medal Finals. She is a certified Equinology™ Body Worker with considerable background in ALL THINGS EQUINE. She has traveled the world in search of horses for buyers and has a natural talent to find the perfect horse for the rider. Renee is also involved in Judging Clinics held by the USEF and is an expert in horse ranch management and has consulted on arena construction projects in Sonoma County.


Life member of Nor-Cal.
Life Member of PCHA.
Member of USEF.
Member of CPHA.
Member of WCE.

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"When I think of Renee, a million words come to mind. Some of my favorites are: challenging, dedicated , dependable, supportive, patient and caring. She has picked out incredible horses for me and I could not have been Equitation Champion three years without her as my trainer."
~Abby Woodard, Junior.



The Veternarian visits once a week to handle any horse health issues. The Farrier visits weekly to make sure your horse is ready to ride. A Chiropractor and an Acupuncturist visits the barn regularly. At times all 4 horse health professionals are at the barn together which helps to advance the students education in horse care and horsemanship skills.