riding school

from Beginner | weekly lessons

Overview

Our horse riding school caters for all ages, from beginner to intermediate level riders. You will learn how to care for a horse and how to safely be around them. To ride (and stop!) them and how to respect your equine partner.

Our 65 x 40m arena is well suited for barrel racing and western mounted games practice. We also have a fun obstacle course set up. Our sturdy training rings are used for beginner riders and to school horses. We also break (we prefer “gentle”) wild horses.

What You’ll Learn

Appreciating your horse

Horses are smart, intutive, majestic creatures. They identify with their owners/riders. More often than not they are great comforters and seem to understand us on an emotional level. For these and many other reasons they need to be appreciated.

Taking care of your horse

Learning how to take care of a horse helps to teach kids responsibility. They will learn how to groom and check their horse’s feet, give them snacks, etc. Taking care of someone who needs and depends on you, is one of the greatest lessons you can ever learn. It also builds the realtionship beteween your equine partner.

Bonding with your equine partner

By learning how to “speak horse” you will find it easier to bond with your equine partner and have a friend for life.

Tac Education

Riders will learn about different saddles, bridles, etc. You will learn how to tac up a horse and get him ready for your ride. You will also learn how to take care of him after your ride.

Safety around horses

A healthy respect for the size and power of a horse, even smaller ponies is imeprative. Riders will learn all about safety around horses.

Posture and riding basics

Posture whilst riding is an important part of riding basics. It will help to improve your balance, stamina and all round physical fitness.

Riding, jumping and western mounted games

The first step is to get you ridingg safely and with confidence. Thereafter students can learn to jump and train to compete in western mounted games.

Trail rides

There is nothing quite like going for a trail ride to get rid of stress and restore your balance. We have beautiful routes and scenery.

Benefits of Horseback Riding

Horseback riding has many great benefits like improving coordination and balance. It also helps to develop confidence and a sense of freedom. It impacts the rider both physically and emotionally. Riding works important core muscles like abs, back, pelvis and thighs. These stabilise the torso and fortifies coordination, stability, balance and flexibility.

Riding Lessons

We recommend that riders have at least 1 lesson per week. The more often your have lessons, the faster you will progress.

We offer family discounts as well as discounts when you sign up for more than 1 lesson per week.

R120.00

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Details

Lessons are billed at the beginning of the month for booked lessons and are payable in advance. Should you not be able to make it to a lesson, please give fair notice so that we can reschedule and you don’t lose a lesson.