Lessons for both children and adult riders




The main goal of our lesson program is to help our students develop the skills necessary to make them part of a working partnership with a horse, whether it be their own horse or one of our lessons horses. We start from the ground level, teaching our students how to properly catch, tack up, and care for their horses and then move on in the direction they want to go. Each lesson is tailored to help our students meet their individual goals at a pace that they are comfortable with. Our lessons are available as private (1 student) and semi-private lessons (2-4 students). Listed below is our lesson schedule, prices, and brief introduction to our lesson horses. Each lesson is 45 minutes in length. Our lessons in the winter usually are relaxed and the students ride bareback to help them stay warm. In the summer we usually ride with full tack and also make it fun by teaching the students how to bathe their horse on those hot and humid days.

Summer Lesson Schedule:
Mon, Wed, Fri  10:00-6:00
Tues, Thur       10:00-7:00

Winter Lesson Schedule:
Mon, Wed  9:00-6:00
Tues, Thur 9:00-5:00

Saturday 9:00-2:00  Semi-Private Lessons Only (Sat. lessons available in winter only)
 

Lesson Type

Price

Private

$40 per student

Semi-Private

$30 per student

Meet our Lesson Horses
 

Odyssey

 

Aladdin's Odyssey
Odyssey continues to be the backbone to our lesson program. He is the horse we turn to when a student is unsure or new to riding, or if our student needs to just relax and enjoy the ride. He now is 23 years old, and a big barn baby. He seems to enjoying his semi-retirement and now only gives 5-7 lessons a week. He has a very sweet personality and loves the attention his students give him. He is a good teacher and takes care of our beginners but will step it up for the more advanced riders. You can ride him under both english and western tack and he continues to be a fun horse to take out on trails. Odyssey's favorite treat is apples and he loves it when his students bring him slices to munch on after his lessons!

 


 



 
Kierra



Kierra is a 16 year old 14.2 hand Arabian mare. She is another very sweet horse that loves treats and attention. Kierra has been working with the students that are ready to ride a horse with a bit of "get up and go". She has an amazing canter that the students love to ride and is a great teacher. Nothing really seems to faze her and we're also discovering that she is a great trail horse and is used by my husband when we go out on trails. In fact John has "adopted" her as his own horse.

This spring (2007) we lost Kierra. We miss her dearly and have decided to leave her up on our lesson page as a way to remember her. She was a wonderful little horse that taught several people how to ride with confidence and she also was a great companion for me. I enjoyed just hanging out with her and letting her "help" me with chores in the mornings (she liked to go into the stalls and clean up any food that was left behind). We will never forget her and her gentle ways.
 

Stormy


Stormy came to us after we lost Kierra and he has big shoes to fill. He is a 11 year old bay Arabian that stands 14.3 hands. He is a beautiful horse with a very sweet and gentle personality and has stolen the hearts of many of our students. We ride him under western and english tack and he is very responsive and willing. Stormy and I are in training together and hope to enter the show ring sometime in the 2008 season. I have moved him up to more advanced students and he is doing really well. He still is such a ham and keeps everyone smiling when he's in the barn. He will smile at you until you break down and give him a treat and he loves pulling his blanket off when you are done riding him. He also has joined Odyssey in the ranks of a stall baby and loves coming in at night. He's a great companion for me and has quickly become my favorite mount when I want to practice my english lessons.



 

Gracie

 

Gracie
is a 10 year old grey quarter horse mare that stands about 15 hands high. She is quiet and sweet, and has beautiful, soft eyes and can make the funniest faces (sometimes she looks like a little white mule..). She does have some get up and go for riders that are more advanced and I can't wait to try her in some gaming shows! She rides under western tack and is great for all level of riders. Gracie is a nice level headed trail horse and takes everything in stride.  We're still learning about her likes and dislikes, but we have discovered that she enjoys having her head scratched and standing in the barn with us while we're doing chores in the morning. She's quickly become a reliable lesson horse and has picked up the students that Honey left behind when she went to Georgia.

 

 


 

Danny Boy

 

Danny Boy
is a 15 hand Quarter Horse/Arabian Cross gelding. He is a quiet horse and very steady under saddle. We use him for all level of riders and he's a great horse to work with on the lunge line. He is beautiful under both english and western tack and has been trained in both disciplines. He's very responsive and has been described by one of my students as a Cadillac ride. He's a shy horse out in the pasture and is easily pushed around by the other horses, so he is another horse that has quickly become a barn baby!  I love looking at his sweet face in the morning when I come into the barn. He is never pushy or in a rush to get back outside in the morning. He can be a prankster though, and sometimes during lessons if I turn my back to him and stand too close, he'll give me a nudge. I don't mind it though, it's something Kierra used to do and it's like she's still hanging around....... 

  

 


Daisy Mae

 

Daisy is my daughters 9 year old pinto. She stands 14.3 hands high and is Danielle's gaming horse. We put her into the lesson program this year for the more advanced students to ride since Danielle is so busy with school and basketball and Daisy's getting pretty chunky out in the pasture! She has stepped up to the plate and is doing a wonderful job. She is very quick on her feet and only rides under western tack, or bareback. She's great for the students that are ready to try gaming and learning the patterns. She definately is a horse that likes to go! She's also a fun little trail horse and will go all day long.

 


Winter



Winter is a 14 year old Arabian mare. She stands 14.2 HH and is a beautiful gray color. She came to us this winter and we started her in the lesson program in May (2008). She has a very gentle and sweet personality and seems to love being with people even more than she likes being with other horses. She is a very sensitive horse and picks up on everyone's emotions. I've had her stand with her head against mine on the day's I'm a bit tired or stressed and she helps me just breath and relax again. She has something about her that just makes you want to pick her up and give her a hug! She is trained as both an english and gaming horse and it's fun to watch her with the students. She is a great teacher for the more advanced students since she is so sensitive and she does have a lot of get up and go. She's been a great addition to our lesson program and I want to thank Tom Keumper of Viking Saddlery for finding her for us. She's amazing and we love her very much.



  

Baby April 2006




Baby June 2008

Colorado Baby Doe Fleet


Also known as "Baby". She is owned by my mom, Barbara Smith. She came here as a scrawny two year old and has developed into a beautiful 4 year old 15.2HH appaloosa dun mare. Baby also has been a world traveler, she lived with me and went through training here, then traveled to Georgia to be with my mom, but she started growing and she grew, and grew and grew. Then she became bored and did things that any bored horse might do, like eating my moms garage!  (She actually ate the shutters and broke the window panes) So she came back up here so we could keep her busy.  She loves giving lessons and does a terrific job. She has a wonderful western pleasure type jog and is a great trail horse for the trail lessons. This summer I plan to put her under English tack and see how she goes. I bet she'll be beautiful.  She is a very social girl, loves being with her pasture buddies and still can stir up some mischief with the other horses out in the pasture (but at least she can't get near my garage!). She's a hoot to watch in action!




  

Tsamari

 


Tsamari just joined our ranks June 2008. He is a beautiful 15 year old bay Arabian gelding that stands 15HH. He currently is undergoing evaluation and "tuning up" to get ready for this summer lesson program. What we have discovered so far is that he is very well trained under saddle and does well either under english or western tack. When you ride him it feels like you are on a horse with incredible power, but he is very responsive to your seat and legs. I have a feeling that our students are going to love him. He has a calm and regal personality and you feel like you are in the presence of royalty when you are with him. I have yet to take him out on the trails, but I have a feeling that he's going to be a great asset to our lesson program!



 

 

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