Horseback Riding in East Burke, Vermont (Caledonia County)

We are a small horse farm in Ferrisburgh with 30+ years experience in breeding/training/lessons. We raise and train our horses using Natural Horsemanship techniques. We are family oriented and teach Beginner -> Advanced English and Western equitation using balance seat techniques. We offer one-on-one lessons and group lessons, trail lessons and obstacle work and retraining or training board. All ages and breeds welcome. Will travel to other locations. Can use your horse or ours. We have indoor and outdoor rings and access to many trails. We schedule lessons on weekends and some evenings by appt. $25 per 1/2 hour or group lessons $40/hour. Safety on the ground and under saddle with a focus on the individuals needs. Lessons tailored to you and your horse. Call for more information about our farm. We also are offering camps this summer. Please call us to learn more or to book lessons . Your referrals don't include your contact info so please email or phone us directly ... 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