Rider on a grey horse overlooking the Antelope Valley from a ridge at Running Horse Ranch

Running Horse Ranch · Lake Hughes, CA

Trail  Riding  Los  Angeles

Big skies, sage canyons and eleven wonderful horses — real backcountry riding in LA County.

Ride on down

Welcome to the ranch

You're thinking: This can't be in LA!? Yes, it can!

Running Horse Ranch is locates in LA county just an hour and twenty minutes from Hollywood Boulevard. If you find yourself craving connection with a horse, adventures in nature and feeling all the wonder feelings that the horse's world opens up to us, you have found the right place.

I am Daniela, leader of my heard of eleven wonderful horses and I would like to take you on one of my trail rides. You will experience Angeles National Forest on horseback all within the safety of my 75 acre property. Let's find out which of my horses is a good fit for you!

75acres

of private ranch land bordering the Angeles National Forest

11horses

in the herd — five fit and eager to hit the trails with you

1:20hours

from Hollywood Boulevard to a different world

Life on the trail

From the barn to the ridgelines

Rider on a white horse pausing on a grassy trail with mountains behind
Rider heading out from the ranch barn in the evening light
Rider on a grey Arabian at golden hour beside a ranch corral
Your trail guide
Daniela Keyes smiling on the trail
Daniela Keyes

“The joy and vitality that horses can bring us humans with their presence and the adventures they take us on has captivated me, I think, forever.”

Daniela Keyes

Horse Mom and Endurance Rider

Which of my horses is a good fit for you?

Give me a call and we'll talk about your experience, your questions — and of course all things horses.