RICKFORD
STABLES
LESSON PROGRAM
EXPERIENCE THE
JOY
OF SHARING YOUR LIFE WITH A HORSE
ENRICH YOUR LIFE AND THAT OF YOUR CHILD BY LEARNING TO RIDE
Rickford Stables offers a Lesson Program designed to enable
you or your child to learn to ride and enjoy a view of the
world attained only from the back of God's Noblest
Creature.
THE BENEFITS INCLUDE MANY OF LIFE'S GREATEST LESSONS:
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THE NURTURING OF ANOTHER LIVING BEING
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RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK ETHIC
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POISE AND CONFIDENCE
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GRACE IN WINNING AND LOSING
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PRIDE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
Whether you or you child are interested in riding or
driving, the benefits of being in the open air and sharing
a bond with another living creature are too many to
innumerate. Many parents find that they enjoy taking
lessons while their children are, enabling them to keep
pace with their children and help them ride safely and
successfully.
LESSON COVER SUCH
TOPICS AS:
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SAFETY WHILE HANDLING HORSES
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COMPLETE GROOMING PROCEDURES
• A
KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT AND ITS' PROPER
USE
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BASIC FIRST AID FOR HORSES
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UNDERSTANDING THE HORSE'S PSYCHOLOGY
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SAFETY WHILE RIDING ALONE OR IN GROUPS
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RING AND COMPETITION STRATEGY
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PLUS MORE!
LESSONS FOR ADULTS AND JUNIORS
BEGINNER ~ INTERMEDIATE ~ ADVANCED
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HUNT SEAT EQUITATION
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STOCK SEAT EQUITATION
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HUNTER SEAT EQUITATION ON THE FLAT
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HUNTER SEAT EQUITATION OVER FENCES
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DRIVING AND REINSMANSHP
VISITING GRANDCHILDREN WELCOMED
SCHOOL HORSES AVAILABLE OR RIDE/DRIVE YOUR
OWN
Private Instruction ~ $ 50.00 per
lesson
Group Instruction ~ $ 35.00 per
lesson
(Lessons average one hour in length)
(2 LESSONS PER WEEK ARE INCLUDED FREE WHEN YOUR HORSE
IS IN TRAINING)
NOTE: Due to our heavy
summer show schedule, lessons are best scheduled over the
fall and winter months so that you'll be ready to enjoy the
summer, whether showing or pleasure riding on the open
trails.