Royale Ranch Riding Lessons, Trail Rides, and Summer Horse Camp

Royale Ranch Riding Lessons, Trail Rides, and Summer Horse Camp offers Summer Horse Camp, riding lessons, trail rides, and pony rides. Riders can take Western and English riding lessons, as well as jumping and dressage lessons, and can also participate in monthly dressage clinics. Royale Ranch also offers several different horse boarding options for all breeds of horses, and the trails are suitable for all levels of riders.

• Schedule: Summer Horse Camp meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 11:30 am, and trail rides are one hour in length.
• Price: Summer Horse Camp costs $60; riding lessons cost $50 per rider for an hour lesson; trail rides are one hour at $50 per rider; 30-minute pony rides cost $30 for younger riders.

Royale Ranch, LLC is owned by Dave and Mary Skittino, and they founded Royale Ranch in 1989 before moving it to its current O'Fallon location in 2003. Dave and Mary have been breeding horses for 36 years, and Royale Ranch has fourth generation horses on the show team, including MCT Moktar Nasheeta. Royale Ranch horses have earned multiple Championships, Reserve Championships, and Regional Top Five placings, including 3 Championships, 4 Reserve Championships, and 10 Regional Top Five placings at the 2014 Arabian Sport Horse Regional Championships. Individual horses include Ive Been Splashed +\/\/, the USDF First Level All Breed Champion in 2014; Desert Liberty+, a Regional Champion in Arabian Hunter Hack; MCT Moktar Nasheeta, a Regional Top Five horse in Dressage and Sport Horse in Hand; and BA VYAGRA BEY ++++\/\/, described as a very talented dressage horse who will be standing stud in 2018. Royale Ranch is open all year and offers riding all year round, and it hosts monthly dressage clinics with various Classical and Western Dressage trainers.

Last updated May 23, 2026.