Research and Planning
​Urban Horse Communities

The following includes research and planning activities, studies, reports, and recommendations on the safety of the historic urban rancho communities of Glendale and Burbank. While Atwater Equestrian District in Los Angeles is also a similar historic urban rancho and is similarly adjacent to Griffith Park trails, because the ranchos of Glendale and Burbank, and the Los Angeles Equestrian Center are generally one rancho unit due to their proximity. 

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Rancho Community Study - Cal Poly

As an Alumnus of the School of Environmental Design at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, the university was contacted, provided several meetings and presentations with faculty and classes, developed a lesson plan and guidelines to develop a study that included many community meetings and outreach that resulted in the following community plans: 

• ​Land Use and Zoning
• Traffic and Circulation
• Design Guidelines

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Traffic Calming

This provides traffic calming recommendations for Riverside Drive through both Burbank and Glendale, including a similar approach for Victory Boulevard in the Glendale Riverside Rancho.

• Traffic Calming

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Residential Equestrian Horse
Crossing Maps

​Residential horse crossing locations are a necessary component to promote safety and horse ridership circulation within the community.

• Primary Residential Equestrian Crossings & Horse Flow to Access Public Bridle Trails to Griffith Park (Burbank & Glendale Ranchos)

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Urban Barn Location: Equine Health

Backyard barns, built at the back of homes allow necessary space to provide natural ventilation and sunlight to support equine health. The purpose of this document is to provide decision-makers in Glendale, Burbank, and Los Angeles, with a resource, so they have a better understanding of the physical location, and the importance of proper ventilation and sunlight, for backyard urban barns.  This is particularly significant among accessory dwelling units (ADUs) where a tall ADU can block natural ventilation and sunlight to neighboring barns.

• Urban Barn Location: Natural Ventilation and Sunlight on Equine Health

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Historic Preservation

This report provides a historical basis for Silver Spur Stables, located at 1900 Riverside Drive, Glendale, California in the Riverside Rancho. At the request of the Glendale Historical Society, the purpose of this report is to provide sufficient historical background and references to provide a basis for the historical designation of the “old barn” and related structures of Silver Spur Stables. The site and building qualify as a historical designation.

• Silver Spur Stables 1900 Riverside Drive, Glendale, California: The oldest surviving and active 1930 “Pole Barn” characteristic of barns post-Great Depression, and in 1939 as a result of World War II in the United States

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Unfamiliar Dogs and Horses:
​Risks of Unfamiliar Canines in Equestrian Spaces

This provides an analysis and White Paper, to validate the risk of unfamiliar dogs to equestrians, horses, and dogs in equestrian spaces. 

• ​See page, "Dogs and Horses"

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Renewable Energy Resource - Horses

Transitioning Horse Manure from Waste to Resources: A Sustainable Energy Approach for Los Angeles Equestrian Districts of Glendale Riverside Rancho, Burbank Equestrian District, Los Angeles Equestrian Center, and Los Angeles Atwater Equestrian District

• See page, "Horse Manure to Energy"

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Los Angeles Equestrian Center
Community Assessments and Propose Revitalization

This page, LAEC, provides community assessment and revitalization plans, developed and submitted to the City of Los Angeles.

• ​See page, LAEC