Equine Experience, Murrieta

Riders young and old gallop through the hills of La Cresta under the tutelage of Equine Experience's head trainer Shannon Pagliuso. An avid equestrian since she was six years old, Shannon draws upon experiences picked up while riding for her IHSA team in college, where she also earned a degree in horse ranch management. She doles out instruction in both English and Western riding styles to students as young as five, who can practice on their own horse, ride one of the ranch’s gentle lesson steeds, or pretend to learn while bobbing back and forth on a rocking horse.