Lessons
Welcome
St Andrews Stables offers an extensive Equine Education Program designed to suit your needs.
ALL LESSONS AND CAMPS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 24 HOURS OF BOOKING OR THE BOOKING GETS DELETED- ETRANSFER TO toomanyhorses16@gmail.com
Our Most Popular Option
Group lessons –Class size: Maximum 6 people -
Western or English – offering personalized attention in a small-class setting. Our spacious indoor riding arena offers plenty of room for riders and a viewing room for spectators. Weather permitting, we also have two outdoor riding areas for our students’ use.
FOR THE WINTER MONTHS we sell the lesson classes individually or single classes due to the winter weather and roads conditions. No classes if weather is colder than -18 degrees or if it looks like the roads are too bad to drive on ( storming). Single classes must be booked at least 3 hours before class start time.
Lessons include 15 minutes of supervised tack-up time at the beginning of class and 45 minutes of riding with a Professional Equi-Free Riding Instructor.
Classes are prepaid monthly for the 4 lessons of that month( sometimes there are 5 for the price of 4 ), all lessons include lesson horse, horse's equipment and educational grooming time.
Group lesson packages begin at first the month
A - 1 month with 1 lesson per week is $180.00
B - March to May 2025 , 12 weeks with 1 lessons per week is $505.00 , save - must be booked by end of February - contact us by email to have this set up
Group Classes offered Tuesday , Thursday or Saturday
Level 1 - Beginner lessons -
5 pm - Tuesday
5 pm -Thursday
12:15pm - Saturday.
1:30 pm Saturday
Level 2 -
6:15 pm Tuesday
6:15pm - Thursday
11:00 am on Saturday -
Level 3
7:30 - Tuesday - English
7:30pm - Thursday - Western
Riders may ride English or Western in most classes.
Also for our level 2 and up students we have PRACTICE TIMES, which are lightly supervised so student must be able to work independently with the horse.
Too book a lesson package click the BOOK HERE button and register for your class then send etransfer with childs full name and time of lesson selected.
WE ALSO OFFER
Private lessons are $77.50 - offered most days and Monday evenings or Saturdays - text to set up a lesson
Semi-private ( 2 people) - $58.50 per person - offered Saturdays and Monday evenings
Best to text or call so we can set up a good time for you and the instructor
Helmets are mandatory for ALL RIDERS ( bicycle or hockey helmets are not approved for equestrian activities)
Riding boots are also mandatory - smooth bottom boot with a small 1" heel, rubber boots are also allowed.
We will rent a helmet for $15 per lesson, for the first month only.
We provide the horse and equipment as well as grooming kit
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Lessons
Group
Semi Private
Semi Private
Group Lessons - Sold in 4 lessons package, one lesson per week $180, join only at the beginning of each month. Our most popular option, small group of 6 riders, taught various skill with in that level great way to meet new riders and have fun.
Semi Private
Semi Private
Semi Private
Want to have some with just you and a friend, book an hour Semi-Private lesson learn a new skill or fine tune an advanced move.
2 riders
Private
Semi Private
Private
One hour of skill training devoted to you and your horse. Build a better seat, with our equitation experts, help you horse with being a better athlete
Level 1
Level 1
Private
For students that have never been around or on a horse and students that are returning after being away from horses and want to learn from the beginning the correct way. Beginner lessons will progress until the student is comfortable with the trot, posting and sitting, trotting transitions, diagonals, low Xrails, solid control with soft hand. ,
Level 2
Level 1
Level 2
Progression with the trot to posting trot. Learning better body position and getting more comfortable with balance and handing. First canter and ground poles will be introduced to students who are comfortable with balance and control of the horse.
Improving balance and body position, learning to work with and not against the horse. Working on canter, balance and control. Improve your ride as well as leads. Introduction to cross rails for English riders.
Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
Canter departures and transition improvements, softness and suppleness of horse and rider are improved upon. Jump heights will increase with skill in English classes.
Since each person is different and progress is at different rates, we can not tell you how long each level will take. Even Olympians have coaches!