CHOYCE ACRES / Riding Instructor in Palm City, Florida

Choyce Acres
Palm City, FL (USA)
Braiding a special equine education with a family fun atmosphere.

 Experienced? Just learning? Desiring to have fun with your horse riding? Do you want to ride in a stress free atmosphere with humor at play? Do you want to learn to ride English and/or Western? Do you want to do Barrel Racing? Maybe you want to learn to Foxhunt, Jump, or perhaps Trail Ride in a safe environment? Do you want to mosey slowly down a tree shaded lane? Do you want to canter down a trail with friends? Do you want to ride in big rides with LOTS of people and different types of horses? Do you want to wake to fog misting in the trees and over the swamps? Want to camp with horses?
So what do we have to offer to you, your family, and your friends?
• Pony Parties, bounce houses, clowns, hands on riding instruction on all levels.
• Summer day camps. Camps are $180 for half day/9-2 or full day/9-5 is $245.
• Group lesson specials! You can ride once a week for $110 a month. Email , text or call .
• We provide Internships & a Working Student Program; we have Gift Certificates, and Family-friendly rates.
We are not done yet! We are as diverse as your dreams!
• We offer trail rides/ horseback Florida experiences / ecotourism at a local county park at the end of our road called Hawks Hammock. This is a 1 1/2 hour ride into the park, priced at $45 ( 2-3 hours for this joyful experience). We are also offering a trail ride down our beautiful wooded roads at the rate of $35 for a 1 hour trail ride. We also trailer out for rides to Atlantic Ridge, 7000 acres of State Park Preserve with miles and miles of trails, Riverbend in Jupiter with lovely tree shaded paths and Allapattah Flats with cattle. This half day ride is suitable for anyone - all who are comfortable on a horse. You will get the full experience of riding, grooming, and saddling up to brushing down after the ride. $95.00 /rider is the going rate for this experience ( allow 4 to 5 hours for this ride).
• Our lessons are $35/$40/$55 for group/semi-private/private – please call, text, or email for further details; private and semi-private lessons are scheduled by appointment. Groups are currently available Monday-Thursday 4-7pm. We also have a group lesson package for $110.00 a month to ride 1x a week. If you miss a lesson due to weather or Instructor conflicts you have one week for makeup. Sometimes I have an overflow Friday to catch lessons missed but that is on a week by week basis.
• Please cancel with 24 hour notice regarding all lessons, rides, activities, and gatherings.

My Biography
While practicing with horses we can also practice with humans. We can learn relationship skills, work ethic, and morals. A therapeutic mindset to have going forward.
People work to develop a leadership role with an equine that shines. Clarity in conversation, both verbal and with the body, mind, and equine, make for happy horses and happy humans. Well trained multi-discipline horses can teach us lessons in their own right. I am always pleased to facilitate this type of conversation and encourage the relationship between the two species.
I have over 30 years of experience with horses. Training, showing and working in a variety of disciplines and industries including Saddleseat, Western Pleasure, Driving, Pony Club, 4-H, Thoroughbred Horse Racing, Standardbred Harness Racing, Equine Photography, Barrel Racing and Speed Events, lower level Eventing, Hunters, Dressage and Foxhunting. I do share my wealth of experience with my students.
I have been an instructor since 1988, most recently and currently at Choyce Acres. I educate gently where needed and more firmly where children need guidance. I was certified to instruct by the Horsemanship Safety Association in 1995, and certified as an HSA Assistant Clinician in 1996. I am experienced in inter-species communication, enabling horses and their riders to emotionally connect with and understand one another, as afore noted. I teach what I call “Wenglish,” which reflects the barn emphasis and focus on fun, barrel racing and foxhunting. We cater to all ages – come learn with us!

I enjoy teaching fun-loving groups as well as serious and private students. I especially love teaching the "little’s" and have had riders ranging from wee munchkin all the way up to adults aged 82. I cannot stress enough just how much I enjoy bringing my experiences to humans and horses and watching them learn and grow.
At present, Lower Level Dressage, safety over fences, riding OUT of the arena, and Speed Events (Barrels) are what I currently teach, and in which my students excel, exceeding all expectations. TEAM CHOYCE goes to 2 local Speed Shows 10 months out of the year; this is done on the third and fourth Saturday of each month. We are also fielding TEAM CHOYCE to local Hunter Shows too with Heather Madlin, a graduate of Morrisville! I also organize trail rides from the barn, into the parks, and out to other locales.

The horses in the program have won 10 saddles running speed events with their students and one horse won Palm Beach Hounds Field Hunter of the year 2009!

© 2011 By: Joyce Chartier and Kerrin J. Starke, All Rights Reserved.

COME RIDE WITH US SOON!
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Specialties

Confidence Building For Horse And Rider Adult Riding Lessons Balanced Seat Beginner Riding Lessons for Adults Beginning Riders Welcome Certified Instructor Children's Horse/Pony Birthday Parties Children's Riding Lessons Coaching Family Friendly Atmosphere Family-Friendly Rates Gift Certificates Available Ground Work Group Lessons Haul-Ins Horse Leases Horse Sales Horse Training Horseback Riding Camps Lesson Horses Available Lunge Lessons Natural Horsemanship Training Private Lessons Problem Horses Reasonable Rates Showing Timid Riders Trail Riding Lessons Working Student Program Young Riders