HORSEMANSHIP LESSONS
Horsemanship Lessons at Dry River Ranch include everything from the ground up! We encourage students to work toward being able to safely and responsibly participate in horse activities throughout their lives. In order to do that they must learn how to handle, care, manage, and ride their equine partners. We tackle this with a level based curriculum strongly influenced by HorseSense Learning Levels. As students progress through the levels they are awarded for their accomplishments and offered more opportunities in the program!​
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Many students join our program at different stages of their equine journeys and may not fit directly into any one level. Lessons are catered to each student's ability while the levels are used to make sure that there are no holes in their equine education. Students will participate in many unmounted and mounted lessons in order to accomplish each level as riding is only one small portion of overall horsemanship!
Lesson schedule
Recurring lessons are held weekly at the same time in seasonal sessions. Make ups are available per our policies.
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We are an outdoor program which operates year round, however, lesson times must change with the seasons. Due to this, students enroll in seasonal sessions.
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For current sessions, contact us to check availability. For future sessions, current students may enroll one month prior, while new students may enroll two weeks prior. If you are interested in joining our program for a future session, please contact us to be put on our waitlist.​
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We recommend that you get on our waitlist for the seasons that work for your schedule.
Winter Session
November - February
Lessons held between 2:00 PM and 4:30 PM
Summer Sessions
May - June & July - August
Lessons held between 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM
Spring Session
March - April
Lessons held between 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM
Fall Session
September - October
Lessons held between 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM
Pricing & Lesson offerings
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Private Lessons
Ages 6 and Up
$50 for 45 minutes
Once approved, students are encouraged to come early to tack up independently.
Students are encouraged to work toward joining group lessons as there are many benefits to group riding such as observation of others, team work, and more responsibility of the horses.​
Group Lessons
Ages 9 and Up
$50 for 60 minutes
Students must be able to tack up independently before their lessons and trot independently.
Pony Preschool
Ages 3 to 5
$40 for 30 minutes
Horse or pony is tacked up in advance.
Parents may need to aid in balance and supervision.
Share-a-horse
Ages 6 and Up
$80 for 75 minutes, 2 riders, 1 horse
Introductory lessons ideal for beginners who are not yet riding independently.
Off site lessons
Ages 9 and Up
Lesson fee plus $1.50 per mile one way
If the schedule allows, Leah can come to you and your horse. Contact us for group or clinic pricing.
Family Lessons
Ages 3 and Up | $50 per rider | Time Varies
Also known as Pony Play Days, these are not recurring lessons, but are rather designed for special occasions. Learn more on our Ranch Events page!
