Lessons
Horse Riding Lessons for Children and Adults
Lessons at Second Nature Farm
Lesson Tuition:
- Child Group (Under 18): 1 per week $250
- Half Hour Private: 1 per week $300
- Half Hour Private: 2 per week $600
- Adult Group: 1 per week $275
- Adult Group: 2 per week $550
Lesson Off Weeks 2026:
Catamount:
- March 22-28
- June 1-7
- Aug 2-8
- Dec 25-31
Homeville:
4 weeks weather based. Students will be given notice before hand by instructor.
Al a Carte Lessons:
$70 / 45 minutes Child Group lesson
$75 / 45 minutes Adult Group lesson and IEA
$85 / 30 minutes Child or Adult Private lesson
(Privates are 45 minutes for first time)
$150 lesson on FEI Horse Child or Adult
$60 Independent Practice Rides are available to current lesson students (with instructor approval). Rider must take a lesson the same week as practice ride.
Training Rides: $50 for prepaid, $60 for a la carte, $65 for trailer ins
Lesson Attire and Requirements:
- Jump vest required for all jump lessons
- Riders must wear boots with a hard 1/2-inch heel (no sneakers, sandals, or flat-bottom shoes allowed)
- Riders must wear long pants. Please do not wear tank tops. Chaps or half chaps are optional.
- All riders must wear a helmet. It is best to bring your own to ensure proper fit, but if you don’t have one, we have plenty to share.
- Due to age and size of our lesson ponies, we are unable to accommodate beginner riders over 180 lbs.
Scheduling and Cancellation Policies:
- Instruction is also provided on how to groom and properly tack up your horse. We will teach you both how to ride and to have excellent horsemanship skills.
- Arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your scheduled lesson time to provide adequate preparation time before meeting with your instructor. Being late will cut into your lesson time.
- If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, your lesson will be cancelled, and you will be charged full price.
- You must give 24 hours’ notice of any cancellations, or you will be charged the full price of a lesson with no makeup.
- The instructor reserves the right to limit lesson time due to lack of concentration, low stamina, or weather conditions.
- All tuition students are allowed 30 days to makeup lessons. After that time frame missed lessons are forfeited with no reimbursement.
Lesson Etiquette for Students and Spectators:
- No running in or around the barn, arena, or pastures.
- Family members are always welcome to attend the lesson, but please do not disturb students during their lesson.
- We will not be responsible for supervising siblings/friends of students. Please keep a close eye on young children while at our facility.
- Please leave your family dog at home.
- We are not responsible for students after their scheduled lesson time has ended.
Riding Standards Curriculum:
SNF will be offering Riding Standards with 6 levels for our riders to be tested on: Blue, Red, Yellow, White, Pink, Green.
When the first level is passed the rider will be award a saddle pad and a star in the color of the level they passed. ( green level = green star) which can be sewn on the saddle pad.
Testing will be offered 2 times per year. At each testing maximum of 2 levels can be tested per rider