Horseback Riding in Strasburg, Virginia (Shenandoah County)

RIDING INSTRUCTION - Gainesville - Warrenton area

Improve your riding - or learn to ride - under the experienced eye of a bronze medalist winner in dressage with over 30 years of bringing both riders and horses of all abilities to high levels of performance. Friendly, safe schooled horses for beginners and novice level riders with classically trained horses for more advanced level riders. (also friendly and safe!) Some of the best trail riding in the northern Virginia area with more than 600 acres to ride and only 15 minutes from the Manassas Battle field.

RIDING VACATIONS AND WEEKEND GET-A-WAYS

We also have the facilities to provide Horseback riding vacations and weekend get-a-ways. A beautiful two bedroom cottage with full kitchen, living room, dining room, sun porch and front porch with rocking chairs awaits you for a tranquil holiday in the Virginia Country side. Call Debbie today for detail for your next riding adventure.... See More

Misty Brae Farm is a recognized United States Pony Club Riding Center providing the USPC national curriculum to our students. We offer lessons to children as well as adults of all abilities from beginner to advanced riders. Our indoor arena and lighted outdoor ring allow for year round lessons days, evenings, and weekends. Showing is available in jumpers, dressage, eventing, hunters, and USPC rally team competitions. Misty Brae is a fun family oriented atmosphere.
Join us for our summer camps, spring break camp or our holiday camp for a fun and safe learning experience. Visit our website at www.mistybraefarm.com... See More

At 20/20 Horsemanship we focus on giving Clear Communication to obtain Visible Results. This applies to both horse and rider. Balanced seat riding is taught, along with the importance and understanding of herd behavior and body language. We stand apart from the typical
Lesson barn because students 1) learn to properly ‘catch’ and halter the horse 2) leading and correct ground handling 3) grooming, tacking up
4) riding theory
5) unmounted lessons that include: pasture and herd management, skills to
Improve your ride and too many more to list!
As a natural horsemanship trainer, Loretta incorporates teaching her students the training methods she uses for the horses. This concept allows the student to earn respect from the horse while unmounted, and has also proven to be filled with lessons for every day life.... See More

Kim Yotko is an A.R.I.A. certified instructor in both Hunt Seat and Dressage. She has been teaching since 1976 on our own quality horses and ponies. Kim has quite a comprehensive background in riding. As a junior she rode at the esteemed Jane Dillon's Junior Equitation School, as well as being a member of the United States Pony Club. More recently, Kim Has received further Dressage training in Germany, Portugal, and Spain under the tutelage of world class instructors and Olympians. The farm offers both group and private classes for ages 10 yrs. through adult, Beginner through Advanced. Student shows, Summer Specialty programs,and outside trail rides are held throughout the year.... See More

River Chase Farm brings together over 50 years of combined experience in riding instruction and horse shows. Our team of professional instructors provides something for everyone from the serious competitor to the weekend hobbyist . Many of our students compete in the VHSA and USEF horse shows. We offer flexible lesson times at reasonable rates with both private and group lesson options. Students must be at least 5 yrs of age.

Students are expected to arrive in time to groom and tack their horses and to care for the horses when the lessons are finished. For those who are unable to prepare and put their mounts away independently, private or semi-preview lessons are provided.

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Horsemanship and riding lessons are taught by a certified instructor. We teach ages 7 and up, & we love teaching adults! From the student who has never even touched a horse, to those with experience cantering and jumping we offer something for everyone. Loretta enjoys helping adults gain confidence and working through fear. We strive to focus on teaching good Horsemanship principles to everyone. This includes but is not limited to, learning how to read horses body language, learning how to use your own body language to influence the horse, understanding how herd behavior works and why it is so important to understand the differences of prey and predators. All of the above helps the student to become a better horseman/woman.... See More

Terri Young trains horses and teaches riders of all levels. She specializes in bridging the gap between the local Virginia show circuit and US Equestrian Federation-rated shows. Terri grew up competing in equitation and hunters in New Jersey before spending several years working for dressage trainers, including Lendon Gray. After graduating with a degree in business management from Syracuse University, she moved to Germany where she trained and showed jumpers before returning stateside to open her own stable. She is a USEF “r” judge and a member of the USHJA Youth Council. Terri has been accepted to the USHJA Trainer Certification Program and was the winner of "Win a Week with Frank Madden," sponsored by Bates Saddles and Practical Horseman Magazine. More recently, Terri wrote a "How To" article that was published in the June 2010 issue of Practical Horseman.... See More

Horseback riding lessons for all ages and levels

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We specialize in teaching the sports of dressage and eventing to riders of all ages and ability levels.

Four Winds Farm is signing up new students for lessons! We offer English AND western lessons -including, but not limited to: Hunters, Jumpers, Equitation, Dressage, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Showmanship ,Trail, Western Dressage.
All ages and all levels welcome! We have an indoor arena and two outdoor arenas, great group of lesson horses and ponies. For the competitive riders we show locally and rated as well as AQHA and Open shows. We are also the host facility for the Prince William Horse Association Horse Shows.
We also offer horses and ponies available for lease and for sale. Boarding available too.
Give us a call at or email or check out our web site for more info!
Family oriented, fun and safe environment... See More

Four Winds Farm is now offering public riding lessons, both english AND western, for all ages and levels of riders in a family orientated, fun and safe environment!

We offer year round lessons. Students ride once a week, but additional lessons are available. Each lesson is 1 hour. We offer three options; private lessons, semi-private lessons and group lessons (up to 6 riders) morning, afternoon, weeknight and weekend classes are available

We have both indoor and outdoor arenas, lessons are rarely canceled due to weather.

FWF has a great group of horses and ponies for our lessons! Most of them are also available to lease (half or full) depending on the horse.

Our instructors have a very wide background of knowledge and experience in hunters, jumpers, eventing, dressage, western pleasure and much more!

Enjoy and learn all aspects of the horse world, from the basics of horsemanship, such as grooming and tacking, every day care like feeding and barn management,from training to showing and so much more!

Four Winds Farm is the "host facility" for the Prince William Horse Association horse shows. We host 7 english and 7 western shows each season (usually march thru October) and we encourage our students to participate in the shows on one of our horses! There are classes for ALL levels from the Lead Line division on up!

Hard hat, pants and boots with a hard smooth sole and a heel must be worn while riding.

"Ship- ins" are also welcome! Please contact Julie directly if you would like to bring your own horse to lessons... See More

Taylor is originally from North Carolina. At the age of four, she started riding horses and by age six she was doing low level barrel jackpots to compete at on weekends. Her love for horses stemmed from there and she learned everything she could from anyone and every horse she could ride or work with!

Taylor began training and colt starting around the age of fifteen with the help of her own trainer until she ventured off by herself to start training for various clients. She eventually went on to compete in and out of state state barrel racing competitions until she turned seventeen. At that point, she focused more on training and flipping horses.

Her love is not just for barrel racing, but also for pole bending, trail riding, colt starting, and restart projects! The most gratifying part of Taylor’s passion is not only helping owners/riders build confidence and skill but also their horses. She is a firm believer that anyone can learn to ride or work with horses at any point in their lives and there is always something new to learn everyday!... See More

Sam has been riding horses for 8 years. He started taking lessons but quickly realized it was a passion for him so he began volunteering as help for riding camps. At that point he met an AQHA professional horseman and started riding under him everyday learning everything he could. Sam was one of the Top 100 youth point earners in the nation in 2018 for AQHA Western Pleasure Shows. After some time, he also started training and breaking horses for clients with his mentor’s guidance . He loves how you can learn a lot from a horse and how they responded to different ques if you’re patient and attentive.

Sam is focused in teaching all western disciplines including ranch riding, western pleasure, horsemanship, and trail patterns – which requires riders to have good communication with their horse and all parts of the horse’s body. He focuses on basics first and then improving to progress to the specialty disciplines.... See More

Kelsey began riding horses when she was 6 years old, getting her first pony for her 7th birthday. She was a member of The United States Pony Club for 11 years, achieving her C3 rating.

Originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, she spent her childhood traveling across the Midwest for various camps and events. Kelsey has spent many summers living with trainers and working with horses. As she grew as a rider, she began giving lessons and training horses. Kelsey worked with a therapeutic riding program for multiple years, assisting children and adults with various disabilities both on and off horses. She has taught riders of all ages about horsemanship and developing a strong foundation both in and out of the saddle.

Kelsey took over lead instructor recently and has made many positive changes to the lesson program. We look forward to seeing where she takes SES in the future!... See More