Strides Riding Academy Camps

Strides Riding Academy, 100 Lynch Road, Petaluma, CA 94954

mapStrides Riding Academy, 100 Lynch Road, Petaluma, CA 94954

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Strides Riding Academy Camps offers horseback riding with daily riding lessons, hands-on horse experience, and horsemanship activities. Campers take part in grooming, tack care, mounted games, outdoor crafts, ranch activities, and outdoor adventures as part of the camp day.

• Ages: 6–12 years old
• Schedule: Camp hours 9am–2pm
• Price: $675 per week.

Strides Riding Academy Camps is led by owner and trainer Maggie Clancy and features expert instructors and certified trainers. The program offers small-group, personalized instruction for beginners and intermediate riders, with campers grouped by age and skill level, and includes programs for beginner through advanced riders. The camps are part of a woman-owned riding academy that describes itself as a premier equestrian experience with cutting-edge instruction, timeless horsemanship values, and personal connection. Strides Riding Academy Camps serves riders across Sonoma County and Marin County through two locations in Santa Rosa and Petaluma.

Families are asked to send children with a packed lunch, water bottle, sunscreen, comfortable clothing, and closed-toed shoes suitable for outdoor activities. Riding campers are asked to bring a riding helmet and paddock boots if they have them, with helmets available to borrow if needed, along with boots with a heel or other closed-toed shoes, riding-appropriate clothing such as leggings or riding breeches (no shorts), a labeled water bottle, sunscreen applied before arrival plus extra, lunch and snacks, an extra change of clothes, and shorts to change into for hot afternoons.

Parent and student testimonials describe friendly and helpful staff, knowledgeable riding instructors, a focus on safety and good horsemanship, and experiences that include grooming, tacking up, and learning specific parts of the horse and how to care for them. Testimonials also mention ongoing lessons over several years, a positive atmosphere, and riders of different ages participating, including first-time riders and families riding together.

Last updated March 28, 2026.

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