Deborah Pearson-Moyers offers afterschool horsesmanship lessons Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Please call for availability and times. Our group lessons generally do not exceed four horses and riders.

This semester course runs from September to Thanksgiving and then again from February to the end of the school year and includes groundwork such as catching, haltering, leading, grooming, equine massage and stretching, as well as riding. We start bareback each semester without tack to develop a good natural seat and an awareness of freeing up the natural movement of the horses. We stretch each lesson and learn to direct the horses with our balance and posture as much as possible. Students earn their saddles and then later, when they will not use them for balance, their reins. It is a slower approach but builds up a foundation of important skills intended to develop a lifetime of good practices around horses developing relationships based on mutual trust and comfort. We specialize in English riding but do have Western saddles available for those who prefer and do emphasize safe trail riding in the beautiful nature surrounding our farm.