Scheduling:

• All scheduling can be done online

• Sign up for one lesson or a recurring lesson

  • Weekly or biweekly lessons are encouraged

• You can pay before or at lessons on here

  • You can also pay at lessons via cash, check, PayPal, Venmo, ApplePay or CashApp

    • Create an account on the website to easily track lessons and payments

    • Text (260) 494-4378 for payment help

• 24 hour notice required to cancel or reschedule lessons

  • 50% of lesson is owed without this notice

Before Your Lesson:

• Group lessons are open to any level of rider.

• Instruction is individualized according to skill level.

• Safety is our main priority.

• Know that every barn operates and teaches riding differently.

• We mainly ride & compete in the Western discipline, specifically barrel racing.

Clothes & Equipment:

• For riders:

  • Dress appropriately for a barn and the weather.

  • Wear close toed shoes, no sandals near horses. Shoes with a heel are best to keep your foot from sliding through the stirrup.

  • Boots that cover your ankle provide extra support and keep your leg from rubbing on saddle.

  • An approved horse riding helmet will be provided. Bicycle helmets are not permitted for riding horses.

• For horses:

  • The horses wear “tack” provided by the barn

    • This generally includes 1)bridle 2)saddle pad 3)saddle

What Will I Learn in My Lessons:

• Just like any sport, you have to learn the fundamentals of horses and riding before you can move on. You have to understand the animals and the sport.

• While horses and riding is a ton of fun, there are things riders should know that are important for their safety, the horse’s safety, and the safety of others riding with them.

• Skills vary depending on the rider and the rider’s goals.

  • Balance & control

  • Stopping & steering

  • Riding aids

  • Further development of seat & hands

  • Transitions within gaits

  • Circles, figures, courses, obstacles, patterns

  • Riding with the horse “on the bit” and “in a frame”

  We look forward to seeing you!

  Students are welcome to ride for relaxation, for fun, or to work towards horse showing goals. Thank you for riding with us!