SYV Horse & Pony Rides

06/03/2026

Come for a ride with us on the beach in beautiful Santa Barbara this summer 😎

10/28/2024

One month from today, A Cowboy Christmas opens for its third season! Get your tickets before November 15th and save! 🤠🎄
🎟 ➡ www.syvcowboychristmas.com

10/15/2024

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10/14/2024

08/19/2024

A six-horse string headed to the water! 💦

06/29/2024

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝟴-𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮!

Summer Time Farm Camp is a weekly enrichment program for children age 6-12 centered on raising and caring for a variety of farm animals including goats, sheep, miniature horses, mules, ponies and full-size horses. Children learn the details of feeding, grooming, leading and exercising each variety of animal, emphasizing their differences and similarities.
The program also includes some basic riding instruction on ponies and horses, in addition to guided nature walks into the local watershed forest along the Santa Ynez River. Sessions are 8 weeks long and repeat throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall. Children can attend the 2-hour session each Tuesday. The price is $55 per session (or $45 with a 4-pack purchase). Each session is limited to 8 students.

As a contingency, if the Tuesday sessions fills quickly, we will add a Thursday 9 am session.

SUMMER SESSIONS

Our Summer Program begins July 2 on Tuesday and mornings from 9 to 11 am and runs through August 13. Summer Registration is open: https://www.syvhorsebackrides.com/general-6-1

QUESTIONS?

If you have additional questions, please contact Bob at 805-705-5458 or [email protected]. Summer Time Farm Camp is operated by our non-profit affiliate Old West Events, a registered 501(c) 3, with proceeds benefitting the Santa Barbara Youth Collaborative.

02/06/2024

🌧️🌿 Welcome, New Year rain! Your arrival paints our hills green and fills our rivers with life in the Santa Ynez Valley. Time to saddle up for thrilling horseback rides amidst lush landscapes. 🐎💦 Don’t miss out – it’s time to start booking those rides! ”

12/20/2023

🤠🎄 FINAL WEEKEND! COWBOY CHRISTMAS OPEN FRIDAY (12/22) & SATURDAY (12/23), THEN CLOSES FOR SEASON
Bring the kids out for one final weekend of holiday play at Cowboy Christmas this Friday (12/22) or Saturday (12/23)! Your kids will love all the adventures to be had, from horseback riding to free play activities, along with Santa and even the Grinch! Parents, enjoy beer & wine, and perhaps a spin on a horse (spousal competition in the Tipsy Ornament Challenge?) or mechanical bull!
It will be the PERFECT way to ring in Christmas weekend. Tickets going fast. Get yours today! 👉 www.syvcowboychristmas.com

12/15/2023

Lasso in the holiday cheer! 🤠 Cowboy Christmas is back today and tomorrow, and we’re revving up the excitement with Santa, mechanical bull rides, and a sprinkle of festive magic! 🎅🐂✨

12/06/2023

A Cowboy Christmas 2023 is in full swing, and it is a true joy to hear the magical sound of kids' laughter and witness their eyes of wonder around our farm. We are open every Friday & Saturday from 3-7pm now through Christmas (three more weekends).
Get your tickets here 👉 www.syvcowboychristmas.com 🎟
Kids will enjoy up-close animal encounters, a holiday pony ride, a holiday horseback challenge, a 125-bale hay pyramid to climb up/around/through (beware, the Grinch may be hiding inside!), face painting, arts & crafts, photos with Santa, and the BEST hot cocoa you've ever had!
Parents, enjoy beer & wine, food, the horseback challenge, the mechanical bull, and the joy of seeing your kids burn off energy before bed! 👏
Hope you'll join us for some old-fashioned holiday fun!