Riding Instruction

OFFERING PRIVATE RIDING INSTRUCTION ON YOUR HORSE AND AT YOUR STABLE BY CERTIFIED FRENCH RIDING INSTRUCTOR

The Best Equestrian Experience...

No other equestrian program can be compared with the one offered by our Certified Riding Instructor. You will experience horsemanship in all its forms. Our English riding instruction programs are jam-packed with fun and excitement for the newest beginner to the more advanced rider.

We come to your stable... Our Certified Riding Instructor offers private or semi-private riding lessons on your horse and at your stable where you keep your horse.

Some riding sessions may be conducted in music for free style classes and on a professional PA sound system.

We can also provide your riding sessions with jumps, from standard cavalletti system to full jumping course. Visit our Course Design Division.

The majority of our young student riders become equestrians and compete successfully at all levels. Our goal is to provide our students with a fun and safe learning experience that will nurture the joy of riding and the bond between human and horse.

Through our lesson programs we hope to offer our students lifetime skills and lasting memories by developing the individual talent, desire and goals each student possesses.

Below is a brief summary of our lesson programs. For more information on our instructor; certification credentials are available upon request.

Beginner Program Curriculum

Beginner Program (Part One)

We introduce our beginner riders to horsemanship developing their position and learning to guide the pony or horse.

He or she will learn how to approach a horse and all safety awareness, how to saddle and bridle a horse, how to mount and dismount, proper sitting on the saddle, and how to hold the reins and position of the hands. He or she will also learn how to walk, trot, turn and stop the pony or horse.

We also implement grooming and horse care, stable care, tack conditioning, gymnastic on horse back, ground and mounted games, safety issues around horse, and much more.

Beginner Program (Part Two)

By now, all students have a proper position under saddle. Students should be working on their basic hunt seat position, especially strengthening their legs and seat. They should be developing confidence in riding a variety of horses, appropriate for their level, and will be taught the basics of good horsemanship.

Flat work will consist of walking, trotting and cantering exercises with and without stirrups. They learn to recognize leads and to use the correct aids to perform exercises such as large circles, change of reins, serpentines, half volts, voltes, turns on the forehand and backing their horses.

Intermediate Program Curriculum

Intermediate Program (Part One)

Our student riders will start working up to fences 1'6"- 2’6" in height, jumping approximately 2-5 fences at a time and working up to a short course.

Students are taught how to maintain an even rhythm, using their corners and to develop a “balanced seat”.

While students progress at their own levels, by now they are all looking forward to attending schooling shows to test their skills in a fun and exciting setting.

We strive to teach all students the aspects of good sportsmanship both in and out of the show ring.

Intermediate Program (Part Two)

Student riders should have a balanced seat and be comfortable without stirrups on the flat and over fences.

Riders will advance to putting their horse on the bit, collecting and lengthening gaits, and practicing lateral bending exercises.

They will work on doing turns on the haunches, flat serpentines, leg yields and counter canter.

Students will be instructed to learn and jump a jump course of 8-10 fences at a height of 2'9" to 3'6", and up, judging their distances between fences.

If interested, students will be encouraged to attend clinics and regular horse shows.

Advanced Program

Students are encouraged to work with our Certified Riding Instructor in planning and achieving their goals.

Private sessions and taylored program are available for the following equestrian disciplines:

Dressage
Free Style Dressage
High Schooling
Hunter
Jumper
Eventing
Coaching at Horse Shows

We also offer speciality classes such as Vaultige classes, Fitness on Horse Back classes, Pas-de-Deux and Quadrille classes.

Riding Instruction Prices

Our price schedule for private and group riding instruction is structure as follows:

1-Full Hour Private Riding Class: $65.00/class
5-Full Hour Private Riding Vouchers: $250.00/book $50.00/class (to be considered for 1 class weekly)
10-Full Hour Private Riding Vouchers: $450.00/book $45.00/class (to be considered for 2 classes weekly)
Group Classes --minimum 3 riders intermediate level riding: $40.00/class/rider

Schedule your FREE Private Riding Class Today!

Call (352) 449-0886 or E-mail our Certified Riding Instructor.

(Full hour private class conducted on horse owner's property)

SORRY, CLASSES CONDUCTED TO HORSE OWNERS ONLY!

Meet Our Riding Instructor...

FREDERIC BONNEAU
F.E.F. Certified Riding Instructor
Licensed Horse Trainer & Clinician

Frederic Bonneau is a French native with dual French-American citizenship. He is a graduate in equine science from the “Institut Agronomique” and the “Ecole des Haras du Pin” governed by the “Service des Haras Nationaux” and the “Ecole Nationale d’Equitation” (France). Mr. Bonneau is a Certified Riding Instructor from the French Equestrian Federation (F.E.F.) and is a member of the United States Equestrian Federation (U.S.E.F.). >>> READ MORE OF BIO

DISCLAIMER: Class vouchers must be taken within 30 days from issue date.