Lessons & youth programs

Real riding
for real
people.

We teach beginners who've never touched a horse and work with riders who've been in the saddle for years. The goal is the same either way: you leave knowing more than when you came in.

We start on the ground, every time — because horses are big, and respect matters before anything else does.

Two riders schooling side by side in the arena at Gracewood Acres, golden hour
A young rider leading her horse in from the field
Private lessons

One rider.
One hour.

Kids and adults, total beginners to more experienced riders. Horse, tack, and helmet included — just bring boots with a heel and long pants.

Lesson packs

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$220 / 4-pack · $430 for an 8-pack

Boarders & sponsors ride at $50 — just book as you go

Reps build the rider. A 4-pack keeps you on a schedule that actually builds on itself instead of starting over each time.

  • 4-pack: four private lessons — $220, expires 60 days
  • 8-pack: eight private lessons — $430 ($53.75 each, save $50)
  • Keeps you on a steady schedule
  • Redemptions tracked automatically when you book
Buy a pack
A guided trail ride to the falls at Clark's Creek, rider resting a hand on a palomino
Guided trail ride

Clark's Creek,
just the two of you.

A 2.5-hour guided ride up to the falls at Clark's Creek — capped at two riders, so it's genuinely yours. No nose-to-tail line, no crowd. Just real backcountry, real water, and a horse that knows the way.

$150 per person · 2 riders max · 2.5 hours · fully guided
Book the trail ride
Kids' programs

Not just
riding.

Kids muck stalls, do groundwork, ride, and sit in the barn classroom for the real stuff. Everybody handles a horse every week — not just watches. Every kid keeps a horsemanship journal that goes home with them.

Summer Camp Days

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$75 / day · $275 for a 4-Day Pass

Current students & permission only — not a daycare, not open to the public

Anatomy on a live horse, what's in the feed room and why it matters, what it actually costs to keep a horse — real math, real numbers — first aid, and tack care.

  • Ages 6–16 · limited to 6 kids per day
  • Summer: Tue & Thu · 9am–1pm
  • Muck, groundwork, ride & classroom
  • Everybody handles a horse every week
  • Rain or shine — only lightning cancels, and you'll hear by 8am
  • Keep a horsemanship journal
Book a camp day See the summer schedule
A young rider getting a leg up onto a palomino from the mounting block at Gracewood Acres
Campers and Meg in the barn classroom between rides
A family lesson in the arena at golden hour
More ways to ride

Summer, &
Thursdays.

Camp days all summer for the kids who can't get enough, and an open arena every Thursday for anyone with a horse and a trailer.

Summer Camp Days

Tuesdays & Thursdays all summer, 9am–1pm. Mammie runs the barn classroom block; Meg rides and trains with the kids in the arena. Six kids a day. The kids who come back every year are proof enough that it works.

Per day · $275 / 4-Day Pass $75

Thursday open ride night

Bring your horse, use our arena. Waiver required, current Coggins, helmets for anyone under 18. We keep it low-key and we keep it regular. No trailer? Ask about us coming to you.

Haul-in / horse $20
These fill up

Get on
the list.

Summer sessions fill fast — dates drop on the newsletter and social before they go anywhere else.

Join the summer waitlist
Get started

Bring boots.
That's it.

Book a single lesson to start. Bring boots with a heel and long pants — we have the rest. Tell us a little about the rider and we'll find a time.