Our Lesson Program
We believe:
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Riders develop in their own way and time, and there is no schedule, or right or wrong way for those skills to develop.
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Growth and learning are strongest when they come from within, not from external pressures.
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It is an instructor’s job to help the rider become the horseperson they want to become, not to dictate who that person should be.
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Nobody is ever too grown up to learn through play and imagination.
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Horsepeople need physical, mental, and emotional skills to be successful, and all of these skills can be taught with time and patience. There’s no such thing as a born horse whisperer!
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95% of the riders we teach won’t need the technical skills of riding a horse to be successful in their lives. But 100% of the riders we teach will need the mental and emotional skills of riding a horse - patience, compassion, tenacity, leadership, emotional regulation, generosity, and level headedness.
Logistics!
Group and private lessons are offered weekdays from 3-6 pm.
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Prices for the spring term - eleven weeks of lessons - beginning 3/31 and ending 6/13:
Group: $385
Private: $495
Satellite Team: $225
Main Training Team: $550
Lease: $275
Full payment is due on the day of the first lesson.
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Lessons are grouped by skill level.
Please inquire for the current schedule and availability.
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​Brand new riders who haven't taken lessons before are required to take at least one term before joining our group program. We find that this jump starts their confidence and greatly increases their safety when they do join in!
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Lease time is available for current students who are able to tack up and ride independently.
We have many fun barn-wide activities and special events throughout the year. We do host the occasional fun show and participate in other local shows, but performance is not our primary goal. Rather, enjoying our horses in a new environment and discovering new ideas is our goal when we venture out of the barn!
 We like to go on excursions when we can. Here we are downtown trick or treating, sharing our ponies with the kids of Corvallis! |  Students with the barn's lesson horse of the year, Poppie. |  Trail ride! |
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 At a summer camp show. |  Taking the horses to a local show! |  One of our instructors, XuMei, with a student. |