You will learn how to:

• Work safely around horses

• Catch your horse

• Lead your horse 

• Tack up your horse

• Parts of the horse + parts of the saddle

• The names of tack

• How to wash/bathe/brush a horse

• How to ride a horse, including how to:

  • How to mount, ride properly, ride bareback (no saddle), walk, trot, lope, stop, turn, one rein stop, ride trails, and overall horseback riding etiquette. 

When you arrive, please wait for me to come and pick you up at your designated lesson time. From there, we will catch your assigned horse, brush them, tack them up, and begin the riding lesson! 

The First Lesson: Our first lesson assesses where the student is at, where they want to go, and shows them the ropes.  We will look at horse safety, how to properly act around horses, and how to properly ride. We start out in the arena, on a lead line if necessary, and we take it at the student's pace. If they are ready to learn and soaking everything up like a sponge, they will progress faster. If a student is slower and needs more time, there is never a rush. 

Our goal for your student is to be able to catch, tack, ride, untack, and put away their assigned horse all on their own. They will be able to go any direction, whether that be sticking to the trails or going pro. We will set a great foundation for your student's horse journey, setting them up for success!