Youth and Adults:
•Level One: Designed for the first time rider: Riders commit to trying four one hour lessons, this allows us to explore skill level, riding goals and develop primary horsemanship skills such as safety, grooming, tacking, saddling, and beginning riding movements of halt/walk/trot/circles/diagonals/reverse/back.
•Level Two: This level builds on the basics learned in introductory, and increases the students comfort level with their horse.
Level Three: Riders have now developed an ability to manage a horse in the arena and are comfortable at the walk/trot. They now start to canter and refine their horsemanship skills.
Riders can now comfortably ride all gaits, and are learning turn on haunch and forehand, simple lead changes, equitation patterns and may explore specific disciplines such as : dressage, western pleasure, jumping, saddle seat, English pleasure, competitive trail, etc.
•Pre-Competitive: For our more entrenched riders who just can’t get enough horses in their lives. Pre-Competitive helps the rider chose their area of focus and work towards developing the skill level to compete in horse shows.
•Competitive: Horse Shows, Competition and lots of dedication. Competition is not for everyone, but it can be very rewarding.
Adult Riders: This class is specifically set aside for adults, from those are getting on a horse for the first time to those who are returning to riding after raising their families. This is a rider centered class and focuses on the riders goals and aspirations, all levels are welcomed.
Adult Private: This class is one rider and one instructor only. These lessons are designed to increase the rider’s skills or for the more advanced rider or Adult beginner seeking higher-level training. Lessons may include lunge line seatwork at riders’ request.
Equine Canada Rider Levels/Instructor Program: This is a skill based program designed by Equine Canada that is recognized throughout Canada, and is recognized at several colleges. Program includes stable management, mounted and on ground assessments and written work. Participants must have basic riding foundation to begin this program and be interested in developing more advanced skills.
We also offer the Equine Canada Certified Instructor/Assistant Instructor Program.