American Riding Academy

Join us in cheering on our Varsity Gymkhana Team! This is our final show on the schedule for this season (with hopefully more to come!)

The Deets:
📍McKeever Arena - Conifer, CO
⏰9:00am

Be there or be 🟦!

A little speed, a lot of grit, and SO much fun!

Throwing it back to highlights from our last Gymkhana! Huge thank you to Jaley for capturing all the action 📸🤎

Come cheer on our riders THIS SUNDAY for the final show of the series! 🏆 You won’t want to miss it!

🎉 Happy Birthday to our fearless leader, Richard! 🎂

The heart behind so much of what makes American Riding Academy what it is. Thank you for your leadership, vision, mentorship, and for always believing in the people and horses that make up our ARA family.

We’re grateful for everything you do and hope your birthday is filled with good horses, good people, and plenty of time in the saddle. 🤠

Help us wish Richard a very Happy Birthday! 🥳🐴

💛 Welcome to the ARA family, Jolene! 💛

Jolene is a 4-year-old grade palomino mare who has joined us as our newest academy horse. She’s young, sweet, and ready to learn, and she’s already settling in beautifully! 🐴✨

We’re excited to watch her grow, learn, and find her place in the herd. Welcome, Jolene! 🤎

🤠✨ Happy National Day of the Cowgirl!

Here’s to the girls who ride hard, work hard, love their horses fiercely, and carry the spirit of the West wherever they go. 🐴

Raising the next generation of cowgirls. ❤️

🍂🐴 FALL BREAK CAMP IS COMING UP!🐴🍂

Looking for something fun for the kids during fall break? Send them to the ranch! 🤠

Join us October 12–13 from 8:00 AM–3:00 PM for two full days of horses, riding, ranch activities, games, and plenty of Western fun! 🌾🐎

💰 $100 for both days
📅 October 12–13, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM–3:00 PM

Whether your rider is a seasoned cowpoke or just getting started, we’d love to have them join us! 🤎

Spots are limited, reserve your rider’s spot for fall break today! Stay tuned for additional fall break camp dates! 🍁🐴

Meet Kazi 🤎🐴

Please help us welcome the newest member of the Academy family: Kazi! 🤠

Kazi is a beautiful grade mare who is almost 5 years old, and we are SO excited to have her joining our herd! She’s got plenty of growing, learning, and adventures ahead of her, and we can’t wait to watch her settle into her new job as an Academy horse.

We have a feeling this sweet girl is going to be a favorite around the barn. 🤎

Welcome to the family, Kazi! We’re so glad you’re here! 🐴✨

The whole crew has officially arrived at their new home, and we couldn’t be happier to see them settling in so well! 🥹

Our Academy horses are loving every minute of their new life at Cross Ranch. We’re so excited for all the memories, lessons, adventures, and milestones that are ahead of us here.

Welcome home, horses. We’re so glad you’re here.

The backpacks are packed, the school bells are ringing!

There’s nothing quite like ending a school day at the barn.

If your horse is anything like Cocoa from Cowgirl Kate & Cocoa… they might not be too happy about you going to school without them!

From all of us at ARA, have an amazing school year!

Give our barn a follow!

Welcome to Cross Ranch. 🤍

A new chapter is beginning.

Rooted in a love for horses, hard work, and the Western way of life, Cross Ranch is being built with a simple purpose: to create a place where people and horses can grow together.

This property carries its own history: from its days as a dairy farm, to its years as Boulder Equestrian Center, and we’re honored to add our own chapter to its story.

Here, we believe a ranch should be more than a place to keep horses. It should be a place to learn, work, gather, slow down, and make memories. A place where horsemanship matters, tradition is valued, and there is always room at the barn.

Cross Ranch will be home to our riding academy (American Riding Academy), boarding program, community events, and so much more.

We’re just getting started, and we can’t wait to show you what’s ahead.

Welcome to Cross Ranch. Welcome Home.