Horseback Riding in Vergennes, Vermont (Addison County)

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

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

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

Our beautiful historic facility services all ages, seats, and levels. Teaching true horsemanship and hands on care. We have many horses in our program.

D-N-D Stables offers guided rides on horseback for since 1998. If interested please call 802/626-8237 - I cannot respond to inquiries through newhorse. Thank you. We have given rides to people from around the world (Japan, UK, Germany, Austria, India, Russia, Australia, and China) and from all over the U.S. We gear our rides to the ability level of our riders, so if you are a beginner/novice, you will learn to ride and if you are a more experienced rider, you'll really get to ride. We offer rides from 1 hour up. Beautiful scenery and wildlife (sometimes). Small and personal. Western tack. Rides available from May through November. Happy Trails.... See More