Lessons

Horsemanship and Riding Lessons

Non-competitive, horsemanship based riding and groundwork program

Lesson Offerings

Groundwork Lessons: Confidence around horses begins on the ground. Connect with horses, learn how to speak their language, and become a better horse-person in an unmounted lesson.

Leadline Lessons: Kids ages 3-5 can begin their riding journey with a 30 minute leadline lessons to begin to build their sense of balance, confidence around horses, and learn safety strategies that will serve them later in their career as young horsemen.

Mounted Lessons: Kids ages 5-12 will learn all about balance, timing, relationship, responsibility, horse behavior, and more as they delve into the world of mounted horsemanship.

Inquire about kids over 12 or adults.

Also, check out our Summer Camp and seasonal workshops.

When I was a kid it was taught to me as “the cowboy code: ”always take care of your horse before you take care of yourself.” Our horses take care of us, and we, in turn, must care for them. However I think there is a much broader message here. We, as humans, choose this sport. We ask a lot of our horses. The same could be said for the enormous strain we put on any part of the natural world we interact with. There are many horsemanship philosophies that assume human entitlement to this expectation. Yet I believe that it is also our duty to give back as much as we take. While horses aren’t merely vehicles for us to use and disregard, I also believe that horses deserve to be treated as horses, not as a humanized version of such.

That is why the horse is the center of our approach to riding education. Our students learn not only the mechanics of riding, but also horse behavior, management, husbandry, and leadership skills. 

Our riding instruction centers around a horse and student first approach to learning. We understand that neither horses nor humans can learn when they feel threatened or fearful, and that tactics of shame, humiliation, or comparison have no place in horse training or riding instruction. However, we do hold students to a high standard of work ethic, effort, critical thinking, and cooperation. 

Little Riders 3-5 Years Old

  • 4x30 minute sessions per month. These sessions include leadline riding, fundamentals of horsemanship, horse grooming and care tasks, horse and barn safety, and becoming confident on and around horses.

    $190 per month

  • 8x30 minute sessions per month. These sessions include leadline riding, fundamentals of horsemanship, horse grooming and care tasks, horse and barn safety, and becoming confident on and around horses.

    $380 per month

Young Riders 6-12 Years Old

  • Weekly 60 minute sessions each month. These sessions include riding, fundamentals of horsemanship, horse grooming and care tasks, horse and barn safety, and becoming confident on and around horses. Students may ride off the line at this age, and begin advancing in their skill level.

    $335 per month

  • Two weekly 60 minute sessions per month. These sessions include riding, fundamentals of horsemanship, horse grooming and care tasks, horse and barn safety, and becoming confident on and around horses. Students may ride off the line at this age, and begin advancing in their skill level.

    $660 per month

Teens and Adults

  • One weekly 60 minute sessions each month. These sessions include riding, horsemanship, horse care tasks, horse and barn safety, and becoming confident on and around horses. At this age students work towards riding in the open and in groups, and learning to walk, trot, and canter, adding basic obstacles, and more.

    $335 per month

  • Two weekly 60 minute sessions each month. These sessions include riding, horsemanship, horse care tasks, horse and barn safety, and becoming confident on and around horses. At this age students work towards riding in the open and in groups, and learning to walk, trot, and canter, adding basic obstacles, and more.

    $660 per month

  • 8 private lessons per month plus 8 sessions that may be used for exercising your horse, group riding, groundwork, or training.

    $1,040 per month

Barn Hours

Each student is required to contribute to the barn by attending at least one “barn hours” session per month and helping with level/age appropriate tasks around the barn, including grooming horses, cleaning stalls, cleaning tack, etc. Barn hours are Wednesdays and Sundays from 2:00-6:00 through May and Wednesdays and Sundays 7:00-12:00 for Summer. Tasks may include grooming horses, mucking stalls, cleaning tack, etc and will be listed inside the tack room for reference. This is an opportunity for students to learn hands on care activities for horses, practice being in community, and make friends at the barn.

FAQs

  • All riders must wear ASTM/SEI certified helmet while riding (we have some to lend out if needed), boots with a heel, and pants. Otherwise, we have everything else.

  • We have a small herd of school horses for students to ride. Their instructor will select their horse at the time of their lesson.

  • You are welcome to drop off as long as the instructor is aware of when you will return and how to contact you.

  • Unfortunately we don’t rent trail horses, however we are happy to give you some names of great local trail companies.