Horseback Riding in Saint Albans, Vermont (Franklin County)

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

FEI rider and USDF L Judges program graduate Meg Hilly is available for clinics, judging and dressage lessons: training level and up. On your horse at your place or trailer in. Also limited private lessons available on a school horse or pony at Winterset Farm’s private Indoor in Warren. Introductory assessment lesson and lesson series offered. Meg teaches using centered riding techniques, cross training for different disciplines since her background includes jumping, fox hunting and polo. She also will assist you in picking out the horse of your dreams, or will consult with you on developing equestrian property or facilities.... See More

Certified Riding Instructor and Licensed AQHA Professional with 23 years expirience. Quality riding instruction on your horse or mine. Beginners through advanced in huntseat and western. Patient enough for beginners, challenging for advanced riders. Focus is on showing and people dedicated to learning as much as possible about developing a harmonious relationship with horses. Using a systematic progressive program to develop a solid foundation for all riders of all learning styles. Promoting confidence, enjoyment and true horsemanship.... See More

I am passionate about good, quality horsemanship, and use practical approaches that make sense to the horse and rider. Working with both horse and rider to develop a sound foundation and help each move on with confidence. I am willing to travel.

-ground work
-exercising
-schooling/refining
-all breeds, disciplines and ages
-lessons with owner and horse

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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

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

S.P.U.R. is a therapeutic riding program designed to give people a positive life experience and enhance social development while sharing common intrests with other people. Everyone is welcome.

I believe in a positively based system for working with children, adults and horses. I like to teach people how to handle problems and to keep people and their horses interested and learning. My education is in dressage, jumping and eventing but I also like to help people who enjoy pleasure riding. I teach North Country Pony Club's Jr Pony Club program as well as being one of the instructors for the older kids.... See More

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