Local News in Brief : L.A. Equestrian Center to Be Opened to Public
The indoor horse arena at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center will be open to the public for riding beginning Monday for the first time in its four years of operation.
The 150-by-350-foot, $4 million Equidome has been used solely for horse shows and polo matches, but demand persuaded the center’s operators to open it to the public, said Jill Simmons, a riding instructor at the center.
Horse riders can use the facility at 480 Riverside Drive in Los Angeles from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday night through the end of February. The Equidome also will be open on the nights of March 11 and 25. There is a $10-per-horse admission fee. Parental approval is required for riders under 18.
Simmons said that, if response to the public riding hours is good, the center will consider making the policy permanent. The Equidome would need to attract about 20 riders every Monday night for that to happen, she added.
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