About our
Equestrian Academy 

• Equine education should be SAFE, PROGRESSIVE, and FUN. Students should master each Level with the help of a well-trained horse and instructor.

• While terminology may differ, good horsemanship is universal. Both our English and Western curriculums teach balanced seat riding, and students are exposed to elements of several different disciplines. The goal is to produce well-rounded, confident equestrians who can be comfortable in any barn and appreciate all that the horse world has to offer.

• Learning how to ride a horse isn’t enough. Our generous four-legged partners are not sports equipment — they are complex living creatures with needs and feelings of their own. That means that equestrians have a responsibility to learn as much as they can about equine behavior, anatomy, daily care, conditioning, etc.

• Riding is not the only way to enjoy horses. There are many wonderful, fulfilling activities that can take place on the ground and they are as equally valuable as time in the saddle. Students can earn ribbons through the HorseSense and HorseCentered curriculums regardless of their desire or ability to ride.

• Each curriculum track is divided into Levels, which are made up of checklists of objectives. The objectives are short, achievable goals based on specific skills and concepts. In many cases, these objectives are progressive, with the skills mastered in lower levels creating a foundation for upper level work.

• We say that a student has completed an objective when they can demonstrate a skill consistently and correctly, or when they have a deep enough understanding of a particular subject to “teach it back” to us.

• Many objectives require a hands-on demonstration of a practical skill. Some objectives allow students to express their knowledge in other ways, such as through a discussion, game, skit, or visual project.
   

• Our classes are 3 hours long on Saturdays (we tend to have 2 classes a month)

• *$55 for lesson students

• *$75 for non lesson students

• Ages 7 and up!

• Price includes the 3 hours, a T-shirt(per colored level), a colored folder (per colored level) that holds the checklist and all information we've learned per class, and certificates and ribbions when levels are passed!

• This is such a great way for anyone who wants to volunteer at a barn (or ours) work at a barn, own a horse or eventually own your own facility!

         

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