Welcome to Tex-Over Farms

Tex-Over Farms is a premier 46-acre equestrian facility conveniently located in the north part of Houston, Texas, between The Woodlands and Conroe. We offer world-class dressage training, led by our Owner and Head Trainer, John Mason, a certified German Equestrian Federation Bereiter. We also provide training and instruction in the disciplines of hunter/jumper and eventing. If you don’t own a horse, we operate a school where you can take lessons on one of our friendly schoolmaster horses.

Tex-Over Farms has been a premiere boarding and training facility in the Houston area for more than 45 years. In that time, Tex-Over has been integral in the development of the Houston dressage community, having hosted numerous international trainers for clinics and symposiums, including Conrad Schumacher, Anne Gribbons, Steffen Peters, Janet Foy, Tom Noone and Christine Traurig.

Now under new ownership, Tex-Over Farms continues to be the pinnacle of equestrian sport for not only Houston, but Texas and the southern United States.

Our Services

Horse Wellness and Care

Horses receive the highest quality care, including airy 12 x 12 stalls with fans, premium grain and hay, and at least four hours of daily turnout (weather permitting). Each horse has a customized feeding program responsive to their individual needs. Two stable hands live on the property to keep a close eye on the horses.

Comprehensive Boarding Options

Amenities include two covered arenas, a large jumping ring, a cavaletti field, acres of wooded trails along New Caney Creek, several wash racks, a round pen, well-designed air-conditioned tack rooms, a shady picnic area, and a cozy riders’ lounge with shower.

Professional Training Programs

Our training programs are designed for all levels of riders and horses. With experienced trainers, we focus on developing skills and building a strong bond between horse and rider, ensuring success in competitions and pleasure riding.

Meet Our Team

Dedicated Professionals

John Mason,

Owner and Head Trainer

John Mason began riding at the age of five in Corpus Christi, Texas. He found dressage at the age of sixteen when he became a working student for Richard Howard. Under Richard's guidance, John progressed from training level dressage to Intermediare I aboard Gdansk, a horse bred by Richard and his wife Susan, and purchased by John's family.

After graduating high school in 2009, John was accepted into the prestigious Bereiter program in Wulfrath, Germany, with Johann Zagers. The three-year apprenticeship trains riders in all aspects of dressage and jumping training, barn management, and horse care. While in Germany, John showed several young horses he started in local and regional competitions in Germany and Belgium. After completing his final exams with distinction at the German Riding School in Warendorf, Germany, John continued as an employee with Zagers as barn manager and assistant trainer.

In 2013, John accepted the job of head trainer at Tex-Over Farms after the retirement of owner/founder Paul Kathen. Since returning to the US, John has won a National Championship, numerous Regional Championships at every level through Intermediare I, Houston Dressage Society year-end awards, and multiple USDF Horse of the Year awards. John was awarded The Dressage Foundation's Region 9 Teaching Excellence Award, highlighting his continued dedication to education of horses and riders.

John's training philosophy is clear: To train horses and riders in the classical German dressage system that creates a happy and healthy horse that is competitive for the modern sport.

Rheanna Caron,

Assistant Trainer

Rheanna Caron is a long-term rider at Tex-Over who has been training horses and overseeing a beginner/intermediate lesson program for eight years. Throughout her riding career, she has gained experience through the US Pony Club and the talented eventing and dressage trainers that have worked at Tex-Over in the past. She has experience in multiple fields: hunters, eventing, training thoroughbreds straight off the track, and schooling upper-level dressage horses and competitive jumpers. With a commitment to building riders who are confident, knowledgeable, and understanding of horses and their care, Rheanna hopes to further the noble sport of riding and foster a passion for horses in the future generations of riders.

Camryn Bennett,

Groom

Camryn has been riding for 14 years and has spent the past five years working professionally as a groom. She is passionate about every aspect of horsemanship, from daily care and grooming to training and riding. She currently enjoys developing her own young horse and is excited to continue growing within the world of dressage.