Training/Lessons Offered
Carriage Driving
Carriage driving is an equestrian sport and recreational activity where a single horse, pair, or team pulls a two- or four-wheeled vehicle from a driver's seat. It features three main competitive phases: dressage, a cross-country marathon, and obstacle cones driving.
Dressage
Dressage is an Olympic equestrian sport where a horse and rider perform a series of prescribed movements in a specific arena to demonstrate their harmony, obedience, and athleticism. It progresses through multiple levels of increasing difficulty, with tests scored by judges.
Jumping
Show jumping is an equestrian sport where a horse and rider navigate a course of obstacles, or jumps, in a specific order, aiming to complete the course with the fewest faults and fastest time. It tests the partnership between horse and rider, requiring the horse's power and athleticism and the rider's precision and skill.
Cross Country
Cross-country horse riding is an equestrian sport, most commonly known as a phase of eventing, where horse and rider teams navigate a long, outdoor course with fixed, solid obstacles like ditches, banks, logs, and water, in a race against the clock and each other. This demanding discipline tests a horse's speed, endurance, and jumping ability, and a rider's skill, bravery, and decision making.
Riding Lessons
Horseback riding lessons are instructional sessions for learning how to ride and care for horses, starting with fundamental skills like leading, grooming, and tacking up, then progressing to riding basics in a controlled arena. Riders learn to communicate with the horse through reins and legs, develop balance, and master gaits like the walk, trot, and canter.
Equine-Assisted Therapy
Horse therapy, also called equine-assisted therapy, is a type of treatment that uses hands-on activities with horses to help people improve their mental, emotional, or physical health. It often includes ground-level tasks like grooming, feeding, and leading horses rather than just traditional horseback riding.