Horseback Riding in Potomac, Maryland (Montgomery County)

Professional 3 Day Eventing trainer and rider available for lessons, clinics, schooling, coaching. Flexible availability and willing to come to your facility if local to the Southern Maryland area. Specializing in introducing riders to the sport of eventing and prepping for your first events! Trainer has many years experience with Olympic level trainer and has trained and coached students to the preliminary level. Call or email for more info or to set up a lesson or clinic at your farm! Discounts for groups or multiple lessons scheduled in one trip. Haul-in lessons to the facility in Lothian can be arranged by special request.... See More

Veritas Farm offers riding lessons for children and adults in both english and western. Our instructors are all accomplished horse people and riders, having competed in several different divisions.

All ages and levels of experience are welcomed at Veritas Farm. Whether your goals are to excel in the show ring or to simply learn to ride comfortable enough to enjoy a trail ride, our instructors can customize a program to meet your needs.

Our facility offers the use of professionally trained show horses which are paired with riders based on their ability. We offer lessons in both English and Western.

Lesson rates:

One hour lesson $40.00... See More

Veritas Farm offers riding lessons for children and adults in both english and western. Our instructors are all accomplished horse people and riders, having competed in several different divisions.

All ages and levels of experience are welcomed at Veritas Farm. Whether your goals are to excel in the show ring or to simply learn to ride comfortable enough to enjoy a trail ride, our instructors can customize a program to meet your needs.

Our facility offers the use of professionally trained show horses which are paired with riders based on their ability. We offer lessons in both English and Western.

Lesson rates:

One hour lesson $40.00... See More

Experienced instructors in a family environment, offering boarding, summer camps, horses for sale and lease and TB stallions at stud.

Lessons & Showing - Hunters, Equitation, Pleasure
Lesson Rates: Group $30/hr Private $35/30 min
Trail Riding, Adopt-A-Horse, Barn Sleepovers, Summer Day and Residential Camp, Junior Volunteer Program, 4-H

Located in Frederick County, Silhouette Stables is a RIDING SCHOOL which has been providing ARIA CERTIFIED instruction in Frederick Co since 1991. We specialize in English riding lessons for young riders. Our Recreational Horsemanship program will provide you with the opportunity to become a well rounded equestrian, not just a good rider. Safety is our top priority. We offer a variety of programs and special activities for you to choose from. We provide all you need to get started.... See More

JM Performance Horses is a new lesson business and has been teaching lessons for the past two years. We are always going and accepting new students. We specialize in beginner students both english and western. We mainly ultilize quarter horse and paints breeds for lessons. We also have fun up coming activities such as camp, birthday parties and girl scout troop workshops for the horse lover badge. JM Performance horse also takes an active role in training and selling young horses. Please check out our website for more information.... See More

I am interested in helping people become better riders, i would be more than happy to come to you and share with you what i learned and how i got to be such a good rider. Please feel free to shoot me an email and id be more than happy to meet you.

Fence Post Farm offers horse boarding and riding lessons in Pasadena, Maryland. We have various school horses to fit riders of all levels. Visit our website for more information!

Let us welcome you to Thunder Plains Flame and Glory Farm! First I would like to say that I have 14 year experience in most disciplines and recently have been Certified through Riding instructors of America. Check out our photos and then come and enjoy the fun and relaxation of being around one of the most beautiful creatures God could have made. Thunder Plains Farm is a family riding school-we are not fancy(-but extremely safe, low cost and fun to work with. Now, down to the riding business-for your riding lesson you will have a single horse to master-we teach Western and English basics and advanced-most younger riders start in a Western saddle for balance and safety. I offer western, English, beginner and low level jumping, trail and just safe riding techniques. Leasing programs are available on several horses to show and ride. Lessons are all year round-the weather permitting. Beginners will learn care for the horse ,tacking up and safety first. I am very supported and will assist until not needed. Most lessons are 1 hour sessions for ages 8 and up. I offer a 30 minute lesson for 5-7 year olds. You pay for a month upfront and receive a discount if you have 3 family members or friends riding. If you would like to just ride once here and there I can work with you and your financial needs.
My technique is based on safety, natural horsemanship and dressage.
Trailering to trail rides and horse shows are an option at additional fees. I also start young horses under saddle from ground work to riding in the saddle. I have several horses I've trained that I can show. Please feel free to call me at or E-mail me directly at ... See More

My farm is a family safe, very basic and fun for beginners. I am a Certified Western instructor with American riding instructors of America(look my name up) In my instruction-learning how to care for and respect a horse comes first then riding. I have 13 years experience in western pleasure, barrel racing, dessage, jumping, bareback, trail riding, english pleaure, and showmanship. I have been teaching for 6 years, starting at ages 5 and up. I have horses suited for your level-Either beginner or advance. My technique is based on natural horsemanship, dessage and safety. If you are interested in competing in shows-that is offered. Leasing safe horses is optional. I am available to haul horses to your home for pony rides. I am also offering training for young horse(no problem horses). Discounts are offered if 3 months of lessons are payed for up front. Lesson are once a week payed for one month in advance. First lesson is a trial lesson to see if I am suited for your needs. I offered month to month clinics on horse care, show prepping, medical care and more. Please email me @ ... See More

Happy on Hooves welcomes you to join us for a horseback trail ride through the winding trails of our ranch! You don't need any experience to get involved - we are here to show you the ropes.

Guided horseback trail riding is a great way to get outside and enjoy nature while learning a new sport. To learn about the many benefits of trail riding please visit out blog at http://www.happyonhooves.com.

We look forward to sharing our passion of welcoming and guiding new riders on the trail with you. Giddy up!... See More

Skyline Training Stables is a small lesson, training and boarding facility located about 1 mile off of Rt. 30 North, in quiet Hampstead, Maryland. We have our own lesson horses, or you can trailer your horse in. Lessons: Private 1 Hour: $50.00 (Our horse) Private 1 Hour: $50.00 (Trailer in) Private 1 Hour: $45.00 (Student Boarder) Semi-Private and Group Lesson rates available on request. Negative Coggins required for all ship-ins. Amenities: We have both an indoor ring that is approximately 65 x 160, and an outdoor sand ring that is approximately 110 x 225. A finished tack room is available, wash stall with h/c water, and 10 x 10 matted stalls. 4 spacious grass fields with small herd turn out. The stalls are picked and cleaned daily and high quality hay and feed is fed, with each horse's diet custom designed with care. Water buckets are dumped and cleaned daily. Board includes feed, hay, stall cleaning, turn in/out, fly masks and blankets/sheets put on/changed as needed, determined by weather, not convenience. Scheduled vet, farrier, and dental appointments are also included in the board. Payment for vet, farrier, dental, hauling and *horse shows is due at time of service. Boarding rates as well as other services and fees are available on request. Please call to make an appointment to tour the facility or schedule a riding lesson. We look forward to meeting you!... See More

Here at Patuxent Run Stables we specialize in instructing all levels of riders in hunter/jumper and equitation. Our family-owned and operated stable is located in Calvert County on 20 beautiful acres. Our primary goal is to make our students into true horsemen and women. Therefore, we also offer western tack and lessons to those interested. Our students and lesson horses compete at the local shows primarily those hosted at the PG Equestrian Center. Please inquire about our services and plan a visit. We look forward to meeting you.... See More

Semi-retired trainer and lesson program manager, now taking limited amount of students in an effort to "fill the gap" for those who own their own horse(s) and want a trainer to come to their home barn or public facility that doesn't have a needed resident trainer. Please note that at this time I am a TRAVELING horse professional, preferring to work with individual horse owners who desire to form a knowledgeable, safe, intimate, and confident relationship with their own horse for either pleasure or show. Owners can haul-in to take lessons with me at Cremona (Mechanicsville, MD), if you do not have a suitable arena on your property. Can also take a few beginners without their own horse at this time.

I am a fully experienced English Hunt Seat Equitation, Hunter/Jumper, and Western Stock Seat Instructor/Trainer with many years teaching experience and former showing history in A, B & C rated English shows (medal & hunter/jumper), and AQHA Western shows (reining & gymkhana). I am therefore seeking opportunities to work with horse owners who wish to upgrade their skills and knowledge while boosting performance level, or who are experiencing difficulties in control, obedience, and maintaining a confident seat in the saddle. I use multi-frame photography as a teaching aid so that students may see and evaluate their riding and jumping at every phase of a gait or jump, as well as flying changes and making halts with quiet and virtually imperceptible aids; the mark of a truly advanced rider. Understanding how and why horses react the way they do will increase your communication and effectiveness as a rider no matter what disciplines you undertake; and, will help to correct any scenario which has advanced to the point where the horse too often seems to call the shots" and you come away from a ride frustrated and feeling like you gave in.

I also have a good deal of experience working with clients who struggle with fear issues (love to ride & jump, but are nervous, or had a traumatic spill); horses with formerly learned negative behavior problems that interfere with steady rider progress; and, I am a former certified equestrian therapies instructor, and Special Olympics coach. (I can provide quality therapeutic riding to you or a family member on your own horse.) Finally, I do what is most basic and necessary to the newer horse owner: give instruction on how to safely and successfully handle, ground train, house, groom, feed, and bathe their horses, as well as manage sanitation and pasturing techniques (to prevent health problems), at their private residences (or at barns that accept outside trainers).

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET FOUND THE RIGHT HORSE FOR YOU: my expertise at choosing safe, sound, and appropriate horses for my former riding programs can help you navigate the current sales market. Using your price range and riding level as a guide, we can ride and evaluate potential horses together, eliminating common first-buyer mistakes and horses with undesirable conformation faults that can signal unsuitability and/or early breakdown of the essential bony columns of the legs. Negotiating price and terms of sale is included in the percentage based finder's fee.

A New York Native where I began riding at the age of 7, my work in the Southern Maryland area includes teaching, training, and Program Management positions at Greenwell State Park (Able & Disabled Foundation Program Director), Holly Point Equestrian Center (Lesson Program Manager), and Serenity Cove Stables (where I taught 80% of the clientele and founded a secondary NARHA/PATH certified therapeutic riding program before retiring due to physical burnout in 2011. Clients are limited to the St. Mary's County area. No green horse/green rider combos, please; it rarely has a safe outcome. Child riders must be at least 7 years old, with the age appropriate height and musculature to physically control the horse they are mated with. For price quote and consultation, please call or email me direct: or ... See More