Horseback Riding in Albany, New York (Albany County)

Cori Nichols specializes in training both horses and riders for all aspects of balanced seat riding: dressage, stadium jumping and cross country jumping. With great enthusiasm, she teaches both children and adults how to communicate effectively, efficiently and tactfully with their mounts. Learn on your own horse, on one of the farm's quiet and capable school horses/ponies. Her home base is Norwegian Wood Farm, a 148 acre 'playground' for horse lovers, featuring a covered riding ring, numerous hacking fields,outdoor sand ring as well as the only cross country course in the Rondout Valley district. Come school over the professionally designed bank complex, water jump or other numeorous cross country obstacles for many ability levels. Cori also teached basic carriage driving lessons . .a must feel! She also travels to coach several clients in various parts of the region. Call or write to chat about your interests, goals, horses etc. Connemara event ponies for sale. Boarding packages, training, summer camp and clinics year round.... See More

Erin M Goodney is the resident trainer of Franconia Farm in Remsen,New York.She also travels to offer her serivices. Erin has spent her entire life involved in the equine industry and has ridden under a variety of trainers to improve her riding ability. She has also spent time working under international riders and trainers. Erin has shown on the hunter and equitation curcuits from local showing to IHSA showing, A rated showing at HITS Saugerties, Lake Placid, and Syracuse. Erin has traveled to Wellington, Florida during the winter months to work in the big time show world. She has a Bachelors Degree in Animals Science with a Concentration of Equine from Suny Cobleskill. Erin gives English riding lessons to the competitive rider who wants to be involved in the show ring, or the rider who just wants to ride for the pleasure of it. She offers training that includes lessons,starting under saddle, schooling/conditioning and corrective behavior/riding vices. Erin also includes showing in her schedule and offers coaching throughout a show to her students or showing a client's horse. Erin strives to teach students to communicate with their horse in a way that allows the horse to move in their natural abilities. She helps deepen the bond and strengthen the relationship between rider and horse that will give confidence to those who seek it.... See More

ARICP Certified riding instructor specializing in hunt seat equitation and recreational riding, including western. Custom lesson plans to fit each horse and rider team focusing on safety and partnership.

Pond View is a great farm for kids to learn from the ground up. They are taught how to be safe around the barn and horses. All brushing and tacking up is done by them. Once they are able to walk and trot on their own -,they can move to a group lesson w/other kids their level. We are across from Tymor Park which have trails for us to ride on when they are ready. So its not just ring riding. So if your child just wants to have fun w/o the stress of going to shows this is the place for them.... See More