Wonder’s Run provides hunter/jumper lessons for a variety of levels and ages. Learning here includes getting the horse, grooming, tacking, riding, cooling down and learning basic first aid for these incredible animals. Learning to ride begins with no stirrups and no reins, attached to a lunge line so the instructor has control of the horse. In this way, students learn how to balance and use their body to communicate with their horse effectively. Eventually gaining their reins and stirrups, students taught this way have a strong base and good understanding of what the horse is doing underneath them. Wonder’s Run provides helmet, tack and the horse for the initial lessons until students decide to take the leap into a riding career.

More advanced lessons work on flat work beyond basic walk/trot/canter to counter canter, leg yielding, turn on the haunches and fore hand, etc., perfecting communication and movement between horse and rider. We often use gymnastics to improve horse’s jumping form and to focus on specific areas of riding. We bring all this together on schooling courses or series of jumps to polish the picture making sure horse and rider are ready for the show ring.

Prices:

1 hour Group lesson (no more than 4 to a group): $35

1 hour Private lesson: $45

½ hour private lesson: $32

At times special instructors will be invited to Wonder’s Run to offer clinics in specific areas.

Wonder’s Run offers 2 rings for teaching. The upper ring is a square with lots of jumps set up for a course situation. The lower ring is more open with fewer jumps set up for gymnastic and flat work exercises.