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Close By Ranch Horse Ranch Covered arena, two round pens. The best of hay and care for your horse. 805-434-7451

Situated on nearly 50 acres of rolling hills in San Miguel, CA., an ideal setting for horses at a not-so-far location offering several lovely boarding g options.

10/05/2026
24/04/2026

AQHA, welcome to the Paso Park!💙🧡

We’re proud to host the first-ever AQHA World Qualifier show at Paso Robles Horse Park and the first All-English AQHA show in California—all running in conjunction with the Rosé in May pathway Hunter/jumper show. This is a can’t-miss event for Quarter Horse exhibitors!

🏆 Highlights include:
• $250 Open & Non-Pro English Versatility Stakes
• FREE Ride the Pattern Clinic with AQHA Pro Horsewoman Stacy Huls
• Dedicated arena for AQHA World Show Qualifier + AQHA & PCQHA approved classes
• Prizes in all AQHA classes + High Scoring Open, Amateur & Youth
• Complimentary downloadable photo albums for all competing horses

📝 How to Enter:
• Reserve stalls at pasorobleshorsepark.com by May 5
• Submit entries at pasopark.horsespot.net by May 5
• See the Pathway Prize List for full class offerings

📅 Move-in begins Tuesday, May 19
🐴 Stalls available for just $200

Approved helmets required for all exhibitors, including flat classes.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this landmark event and showcase the best of AQHA competition alongside Rosé in May! 💐✨

16/04/2026

Ask ten riders what “feel” means, and you’ll get ten different answers.

Some call it instinct. Some call it talent. Some think you either have it or you don’t.

Carleton and Traci Brooks would disagree.

Feel isn’t magic. It’s awareness that’s built deliberately, refined repeatedly, and sharpened through attention.

Brooks shares his journey to developing feel, “I’m living proof that you can break this habit. I was taught to look at the top rail. And I missed all the distances. I buried my horses at the jumps.”

For him, missing distances wasn’t a lack of talent. It was a habit. And habits can be changed. Feel is not something you’re born with. It’s something you train.

📎 Continue reading this article at https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2026/04/16/developing-feel-the-skill-you-cant-see-but-everyone-can-recognize/
📸 © Lauren Mauldin / The Plaid Horse

31/03/2026

Getting a horse to the point where they are “finished” in a discipline takes a huge investment of time, effort, and, yes, money. Like any discipline, climbing the hill is challenging and time-consuming, but staying there takes effort as well. While maintaining a broke horse should admittedly tak...

Lots of fun horse time at Close By Ranch💕great friends and horses. Truly blessed.
29/03/2026

Lots of fun horse time at Close By Ranch💕great friends and horses. Truly blessed.

03/10/2025

Look back at the incredible relationship between Cody Dorman, a boy with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, and Breeders' Cup champion Cody's Wish as the Dorman famil...

Love this! Who has an old skateboard???
02/10/2025

Love this! Who has an old skateboard???

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6246 Hog Canyon Rd

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