Sunset over the foothills and pastures at Canyon Equine near Fort Collins, Colorado

Laporte, Colorado · Along the Poudre River

Serious horsemanship, in a place that still feels like home.

Canyon Equine is a high-end western facility with a down-to-earth attitude, owned and run by Adura and Tom Faul. Boarding, training, showing, lessons, and sales, guided by a horseman with six years riding alongside the great Roy Yates.

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  • Boarding
  • Training
  • Lessons
  • Sales
  • Layup care
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Tom Faul riding in the indoor arena with lesson riders at Canyon Equine
Tom Faul working a cow on a finished cowhorse at the ranch
6 yrs riding with Roy Yates

About the horseman

Tom Faul is the real deal.

A talented horseman with decades of experience to draw from, Tom is known for his honesty and for a calm, methodical, efficient approach to horse management and training. If you want a trainer who will tell you like it is and knows how to take horses and humans to the next level, all while being an easy person to work with, you have found him.

He has spent years showing, training, and judging, including six of those years riding with the great Roy Yates. A well-rounded show ring veteran, Tom has earned points across the western disciplines below.

  • Reining
  • Western Pleasure
  • Western Riding
  • Showmanship
  • Heading
  • Heeling
  • Halter
  • Working Cowhorse
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What we do

A full-service barn, run by people who know horses.

Western show riders at a Canyon Equine event

Training & Showing

Tom is accepting horses for training and showing on a limited basis, and welcoming new clients for lessons. Western disciplines from reining and ranch versatility to working cowhorse, taught the right way.

Aerial view of the Canyon Equine facility, arenas, and pastures along the Poudre River

Boarding & Consignment

The highest standard of care, free-choice grass hay, summer pasture, and quality alfalfa pellets twice a day, at a friendly, very active facility.

Riders out on a trail ride in the foothills near Canyon Equine

Lessons

New riders and seasoned hands alike. Learn from a trainer whose frequent availability to answer your horse questions is invaluable.

A mare and foal in the pasture at Canyon Equine

Show & Sale Horses

Looking for your next horse, or need to sell one? We professionally fit, leg up, show, and market consignment horses so you do not have to.

Quiet fall pasture and foothills at Tom Faul Ranch

Medical & Layup Board

A quiet, attentive place for horses that need rest, rehab, or recovery, with a horseman on the property who notices the small changes that matter.

The place

A high-end facility, with a down-to-earth attitude.

The property sits in a beautiful spot along the Poudre River near Fort Collins, with CSU close by, so it is a great fit for students. Board includes use of the indoor arena, outdoor arena, round pen, trail course, and lounge, plus a tack locker and trailer parking.

  • Indoor arena
  • Outdoor arena
  • Round pen
  • Trail course
  • Heated barn
  • Rider lounge
Shelter with run $450/mo
Box stall, heated barn $550 to $600/mo depending on the horse's needs
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A rider schooling a horse with the foothills behind the Canyon Equine facility

Get in touch

Come see the place, meet Tom, talk horses.

We are usually out working horses and not always checking email or social media, so a call or text to Tom is the fastest way to reach us about pricing, availability, or a visit.

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Location
6109 N HWY 287
Laporte, CO 80535
Owners
Adura & Tom Faul