Events

Every year, Ivey Ranch Park Association brings the community together for events that celebrate our mission — and make it possible for us to keep doing the work we love. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or discovering the ranch for the first time, our events are a chance to connect, have fun, and see firsthand what this place is all about.

Ivey Ranch Park Association volunteers wearing green volunteer shirts at the IRONMAN Oceanside event

Upcoming Events

Group of visitors gathered around a black horse in the arena during an Ivey Ranch Park Association Meet and Greet in Oceanside CA

November Meet & Greet

Event Date: November 14, 2026

Tour the Ranch, meet our therapy herd, and spend hands-on time grooming a horse. $20 per person, ages 4 and up.

Young rider in a helmet sits on a chestnut horse with a white blaze while an instructor and a volunteer stand alongside at Ivey Ranch in Oceanside, CA

Community Planning Workshop – November 15

Event Date: November 15, 2026

Share your ideas for a proposed four-acre equestrian recreation expansion at the last community planning workshop in the November series. It’s free and open to everyone.

Adjusting a horse's headstall at Ivey Ranch in Oceanside, CA

Instructor in Training: Additional Tack and Equipment, Mounting and Dismounting

Event Date: December 5, 2026

Session 4 of our Instructor in Training series covers additional tack and equipment, plus mounting and dismounting. $25, open to all experience levels.

December Meet & Greet

Event Date: December 12, 2026

Tour the Ranch, meet our therapy herd, and spend hands-on time grooming a horse. $20 per person, ages 4 and up.

Woman in a red plaid shirt rests her forehead and hand against a dark bay horse’s face beside a white fence

Horse Sound Bath & Reiki Healing

Event Date: December 12, 2026

An immersive healing experience that combines the calming vibrations of sound bowls with the gentle energy of Reiki, in the grounding presence of horses. $85 per person, and only 12 spaces are available.

Instructor in Training: Anatomy and Soundness

Event Date: January 9, 2027

Session 5 of our Instructor in Training series covers horse anatomy and soundness. $25, open to all experience levels.

Instructor in Training: Lesson Planning

Event Date: February 13, 2027

Session 6 of our Instructor in Training series covers therapeutic riding lesson planning. $25, open to all experience levels.

Instructor in Training: Mock Teaching Session

Event Date: March 13, 2027

Session 7 of our Instructor in Training series is a mock teaching session. $25, open to all experience levels.

Instructor in Training: Physical Disabilities

Event Date: April 10, 2027

Session 8 of our Instructor in Training series covers physical disabilities in therapeutic riding. $25, open to all experience levels.

Instructor in Training: Mental Disabilities

Event Date: May 8, 2027

Session 9 of our Instructor in Training series covers mental disabilities in therapeutic riding. $25, open to all experience levels.

Instructor in Training: Instructor Candidate Presentations on Disabilities

Event Date: June 12, 2027

Session 10 of our Instructor in Training series features instructor candidate presentations on disabilities. $25, open to all experience levels.

Instructor in Training: Mock Teaching Session

Event Date: July 10, 2027

The final session of our Instructor in Training series is a mock teaching session. $25, open to all experience levels.

Events

Upcoming Events

Event Categories:

November Meet & Greet

Community Planning Workshop – November 15

Instructor in Training: Additional Tack and Equipment, Mounting and Dismounting

December Meet & Greet

Horse Sound Bath & Reiki Healing

Instructor in Training: Anatomy and Soundness

Instructor in Training: Lesson Planning

Instructor in Training: Mock Teaching Session

Instructor in Training: Physical Disabilities

Instructor in Training: Mental Disabilities

Instructor in Training: Instructor Candidate Presentations on Disabilities

Instructor in Training: Mock Teaching Session

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