Riding Right : Equestrian Center offering all types of English riding lessons and training

Lessons at Riding Right

Thanks for the lesson-- I had a blast!." --Adult Riding Student

"Thank you for all you do to help improve people's riding." --Rider

Lessons for Adult Riders at Riding Right Farm: The Basics

For information about lessons for younger riders, please go to the 'Lessons for Young Riders' web page.'

Riding Right provides a great lesson experience for the adult rider. We're distinguished by our truly professional, internationally qualified instructors and our love for teaching from beginners to the most experienced English riders. We love horses and riding, and we want to make sure you have an experience which not only teaches you how to ride but also shares your joy and excitement at horsemanship.

For riders of all ages and abilities, Riding Right provides the best learning environment in the area. The experience and professionalism of our instructors, our well-cared-for horses, our and extensive facility, and, most important of all, our welcoming attitude make this a great place to learn.

A sampling of students gathered at a Summer party.

Who Are Our Students?

We have a very broad mix of riders, in age, ability, and interests.

Ages: Our adult riders include evryone from late-teens to senior citizens. (Information for young riders is on our 'young riders' page.) Our oldest rider is in her seventies, and you will find lots of riders here in their thrties, forties, and fifties.
Experience: From absolute beginners to very experienced competitive riders. Our students have successfully competed nationally in both dressage and show jumping. (And if you're a rider who wants to get back into riding after a break of a year or even a decade, don't be shy. Many of our riders have rediscovered their love of riding here at Riding Right.)
Areas of Riding: We teach all areas of English riding, including dressage and jumping. We also offer advanced and specialty lessons, including Balimo training, an frequent clinics of all types.
Our Emphasis: Our emphasis is on safely learning to ride, on building the relationship between horse and rider, and making sure that both horse and rider have a positive experience. Riding is supposed to be a fun, exciting, and satisfying experience, and we do our best to make it that way.

Who Does the Teaching?

Riding Right has qualified, highly trained, and experienced instructors who have spent years studying riding and teaching as a serious endeavor. Our instructors are internationally trained and certified professionals, and we pride ourselves on their high qualifications.

Lesson Formats and Costs

We offer group and private lessons. For reasons of safety and skill assessment, a rider's first lessons are always private. Once you have some experience - and we have some experience with you, too - you may join one of our group lessons, or continue to take private lessons.

Riders who want to trailer in their own for a lesson are also welcome. Again, the first lesson with any horse which is new to the farm is private, as a matter of safety.

For lesson costs, see our rates page, please.

Clinics, Shows, and Teams

We offer much more than just lessons for our adult riders. We also have an almost-constant series of other ways to learn more about riding and share the fun:

Clinics: We frequesntly have clinics on all variety of riding topics, ranging from body-awareness for riders (Balimo program) to sports psychologists to national-level riding clinicians.
Shows: We have four or five shows on the farm every year, plus we take our riders to other shows, too. If you want to show casually or seriously, we have opportunities for you.
Teams: Modeled on our very popular youth dressage team, we have an adult dressage team. This group works together to go to shows, develop and perform quadrilles, etc.
Unmounted Learning: Adult riders at Riding Right have the opportunity to participate in lots of unmounted opportunities, ranging from mostly-social events to 'movie nights,' watching a horse-related educational video in a relaxed social setting.

Advanced and Specialized Lessons

In addition to general English riding lessons, we also offer specialized lessons, including Balimo, jumping, and other advanced topics.

To schedule a lesson, please contact us.