LA Equestrian Center

The banquet center at the LA Equestrian Center

Last Friday was rainy and cold in Los Angeles, but I had a busy work weekend planned, and I needed my pup to be tired enough to rest all weekend, so we set out for a hike.  As we traveled, the rain began to spit, and I knew we wouldn't make it to our planned location, so we ended up at the LA Equestrian Center for a "non"-hike.  

I used to live in Burbank, just down the street from the Equestrian park.  I'd walk Chance and Claire there daily through the Rancho neighborhood when they were younger.  Once we moved to North Hollywood, we'd drive to the "horse park" occasionally for a romp.  I haven't been back since Chance died, so this visit was fun but also emotional for me. I took some of the edge off the visit by walking around as a tourist and taking some photos.

The LA Equestrian Center is a multipurpose venue that rents space out for filming, meetings, weddings, events, horse competitions, training, and boarding.  There's a cute gift and coffee shop, and you can take riding lessons by the hour.  The folks that walk their dogs in the area become regulars, and you get to know both the owners and the dogs. 

Succulent garden

Entrance to one of the meeting rooms

The grassy area is just inside the gates to the facility, and that's usually where the folks walking dogs will congregate.  It's far enough from a road that if you're watching, you can take your pup off leash.  The pups love to do zoomies on the wide open expanse.

If Caitie can't sit on my shoes for reassurance, she'll find another way to sit on me.  There were some bigger dogs just coming into the ring, and she wasn't sure if she should go play with them. 

Entrance to the show area

Outdoor jumping ring

Even though the day was overcast, it was a beautiful day to see the ring and horse training going on at the facility.   There were flowers on the jumps as if there was a show coming up. 

Indoor show ring

The smaller wedding/meeting facility with horse stalls behind