Horseback Riding in Poultney, Vermont (Rutland County)

Learn how to ride and understand horses from a holistic perspective. Lessons combine traditional equitation with relaxation techniques, breath-work and grounding. This helps you as a rider to be relaxed, and focused. From this approach, you will be able to master basic skills and fine-tune your equitation more easily.

Learn more from private individualised lessons that work with you where you are as a rider and a person. You will get to know the horses in a small barn setting.
*learn basics of horse care
* You can also learn about horse care
holistic and herbal approaches and care.

Whether you are a beginner, just starting out or want to sharpen your riding skills, you will learn skills and techniques that support those goals. You will learn to understand the horses' psychology and thinking. All our work centers on working as a partner with the horses natural ability and needs.

Teri Specialises in OTTB horses, building balanced and relaxed horses off of the racetrack. Many people are amazed at how gentle and cooperative her horses are.

She is also an author, herbalist and bodyworker that understands how to work with all levels and aspects of riding.... See More

Jovita Farm is a small, family oriented farm on a quiet and serene dirt road. There are miles of trails to enjoy a walk or ride with your equine partner. Lessons are taught by a Second Level Certified Centered Riding Instructor with over 35 years of equine education experience.This education is combined with Natural Horse Communication,often termed;Natural Horsemandship. If one chooses to become involved with horses, they must realize that they will need to learn to lanquage of Equine. Every movement that a horse makes has meaning, thus, as a herd of two, every movement a human makes has meaning to the horse. We focus on developing a strong partnership with the horse which involves trust, respect, empathy, patience, humor, love and dignity. A foundation of ground education of the horse and human ensures that the horse trusts the human and knows that, as the horses leader, the human will keep the horse safe. This idea is imperative in a horse's mind. Once the ground foundation is understood, anything is possible! The ground foundation also educates the horse how to separately move the front end, be soft laterally in the neck and shoulders, ioslate the barrel and back, and isolate the hind end. This creates a soft, supple, light horse. Mounted education is based on classical dressage and the four basics of Centered Riding, allowing a rider to be soft, secure and centered, with a deep seat and body that follows and allows the horse to move, with soft eyes and correct breathing. Every individual(horse and human) learns differently and educational lessons are specialized to each individuals needs. This style of education and learning teaches many life lessons such as patience, focus, multi-tasking,recognizing and controlling emotions,recognizing body communication,centering and grounding, creativity, living in the moment,confidence, responsibility, and many other life skills that can be helpful for children and adults. There is a lovely lighted and airy indoor arena and many trails.The horses live in a natural environment with large paddocks and run-ins. Stalls are available. This education can be utilized for any equine disipline. Focus is on safety, fun, creativity. All aspects of equine knowledge is included in the lesson program including learning the horse, inside and out; first aid, recognizing illness and lameness, farm management. Private, semi-private and group lessons are available.Camps are also offered during school vacations and during the summer. Lessons can be learned on Jovita Farm horses, you can trailer your horse in or I am available to come to you and your horse. Please remember, horses do not misbehave. They may never have learned what they are being asked to do, they may be getting conflicting signals or communication from the human, they may be in pain or have an ill fitting saddle or bridle. A horse is true and mirrors the human. I welcome you to contact me so we can chat and see if I can offer you a new and exciting chapter in your life or help you with you or your horses challenges. Come join the Jovita Farm Family!... See More

Horse Amour is the area's premier learning barn! We host 4 regular instructors weekly, year round. Horse Amour has been home to Horsepower 4-H Club since 1992 and Rutland County Pony Club & Horsemasters since 2009. We offer lessons, boarding, and a retail tack shop. Beginners welcomed. We now offer training of your horse as well. Located on a beautiful, peaceful dead end road. Come join our equestrian family!... See More

Eli (E Lee) has been teaching riding in Vt for the past 25+ years. Dressage (walk,trot through 2nd Level); Beginner through Training Level X-Country and Stadium, Trail etiquette and Pleasure Riding. Related riding styles that all start from a balance seat style of instruction with emphasis on education, safety, and fun! Always offering a few select horses for sale, as well as on-farm leases.... See More

USDF Silver Medalist Katie Brown offers dressage training and instruction for lower level through FEI riders. Lessons are available at my place or at your own farm. I also start young horses. High quality Dutch Warmblood and Trakehner horses for sale.... See More

AQHA, APHA, NSBA, Member of AQHA Professional Horseman, Degree in Equine Science. Boarding,Training, Sales and Lessons. Large indoor/outdoor arena, hot walker, large wooden round pen, grass pastures as well as smaller turn out areas.

A small scale show/sales stable that always has quality sport horses and ponies available.
Lessons available in our large indoor or outdoor arenas and boarding in our spacious stalls with heated tack and viewing room.
Adrienne also starts young horses, retrains horses for the disciplines of hunter/jumper or eventing. She specializes in starting youngsters as well as retraining OTTB.... See More

ANDREA HATHAWAY IS A USDF BRONZE MEDALIST AND CHA CERTIFIED THRU ADVANCED LEVEL RIDING INSTRUCTOR, VT LICENSED APPRAISER, CONSULTANT, JUDGE, TRAINER, COMPETITOR, USDF BRONZE MEDALIST, CLINICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN DRESSAGE, HUNTER/JUMPER, COMBINED TRAINING FOR RIDERS OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS. SPECIAL RATES FOR 4-H AND PONY CLUBBER'S, PRIVATE TREATY FOR LESSONS AND TRAINING, LESSONS ON YOUR HORSE OR ONE OF MY 3RD LEVEL SCHOOLMASTERS. RUTLAND VERMONT... See More

Hidden Hollow Equestrian Center is located a few miles outside of Rutland in Rutland Town. We are quietly nestled in our private valley with beautiful views and a peaceful setting.
We have a large outdoor arena, indoor arena, meadows and access to a number of scenic trails. Hidden Hollow is a horse community. We are a family that believes that our horses are more than animals and we provide quality care for each and every one.... See More

Pegasus Stable offers horse boarding, training, lessons and sales at a professional level in Perkinsville VT. Check our website for more information!

Our small farm focuses on learning about horseback riding through games and fun! We work with children on the basics and get them ready to continue their learning in whatever discipline they want to advance in (ie: jumping, dressage, western pleasure, trail, etc). Unlike most riding programs, we don't have an age requirement as this is all about safe fun and doing whatever keeps your little rider happy and focused! We have lots of experience with kids camps, family riding, trail and camping trips with horses, and even adults deciding to venture into the world of horses. Worried about being judged for taking up riding at an older age? Not here! We just want to see you relax and enjoy being around and on a horse.

Pony parties on our farm are always a blast during the warmer months. All ages.

We also have limited availability for the right boarder. Email to inquire.... See More

The Mountain View Ranch offers horseback riding in an unbelievably beautiful setting. Whether on the trail or in the ring, guests are surrounded by mountain views. We offer a professional and friendly atmoshere and gentle and responsive horses. Come join us for group and private trail rides, lessons, lodging packages, riding camps, picnic rides, pony rides, petting zoo, 3 hour cowboy ride. We also offer boarding, training and horse sales.... See More

We are a hunter-jumper competition and training stable, and riding school. Our practices and methods are classic hunter-jumper style based on the George Morris model.

We offer private and group lessons. We recommend that our students take at least one lesson per week to ensure consistent progress. Trailering-in is welcome.

Thanks to our indoor area, lessons continue year round, regardless of the weather.

Each student's lesson program is designed specifically for him/her. Students who do not have a horse or pony of their own are matched with one of our lesson horses or ponies, all of which are safe, experienced, well trained and schooled regularly by our trainers.

Once students are comfortable grooming and tacking up, students are expected to have themselves and their horses ready by their appropriate lesson time, allowing them to ride for the full allotted time.

As students progress, they may wish to move to group lessons with riders of similar abilities.

Instructors:
Sofia Clark ; Sofia has been a rider all of her life, competing in the juniors and then attending Skidmore College where she took Equine Studies classes and riding instruction. In 2005 she started a summer pony camp at the Twitchell Hill Farm Homestead and it all took off from there! Sofia teaches and coaches beginners through junior jumper students; she combines positive cheerful energy in her teaching and coaching with the highest standards for excellence in horsemanship and equitation.

Oakley Clark; Oakley’s journey through the professional horse world started in Vermont but soon branched out to Quebec, Canada where he was a jumper rider and working student with Laurie Bucci. He turned professional in 2013, training and coaching at Twitchell Hill. Soon however his talent caught the eye of George H. Morris and he started working for GHM at clinics and riding for him in Florida at WEF in 2013. In the winter of 2014 he worked for Havens Schatt (and learned more about the hunter world.) Currently he is riding and assistant training at Heritage Farm for Andre Dignelli and returns to Twitchell Hill frequently to school our horses and teach clinics.

Susan Guran ; Susan teaches Adult and Child Beginner and Therapeutic Riding lessons and runs the Pony Day Camp program through The Horse's Touch at Twitchell Hill Farm.

Catie Hill Waterman offers a weekly dressage clinic.... See More

Jill Delaney owns and operates Delaney Stables LLC, which is a full service equestrian facility in West Windsor, VT. The different programs include private lessons, groups lessons, horsemanship lessons, and horsemanship weeks. There are also programs for learning about the farm.... See More

Located on 145 acres just outside Middlebury. Beech Hill Farm LLC is a family owned and operated Hunter/Jumper (all disciplines welcome) 26 stall Boarding, Training,Lesson,and Sales Facility where safety,fun,and professionalism abound. Large outdoor and indoor arena each having their own jumps,large clean stalls,heated and air conditioned tack room, also hot and cold water in wash stall support our ANRC Certified Instructor Claire Desautels Heisler with over 30 years of riding,training,showing,and stable management experience. Lessons from beginner to advanced in Horsemanship, Hunter/Jumper and Equitation.You can use your horse or our experienced well trained lesson horses. Training of green or retraining of more advanced horses available. Reasonable Rates, Packages Available,Gift Certificates,Riding Camps... See More