Imagine...
Galloping across a lush green field with a horse who gives you wings.
Ascending to over 10,000 feet with a partner who makes you feel weightless.
Crossing bridges and rivers to explore parts unknown with a friend who sees your soul.
These experiences are just some of the reasons we love horses, but you can’t achieve them without a solid foundation of mounted and unmounted skills.
Contrary to popular belief, riding horses is more than sitting. A rider is a working partner with her horse; not a passive passenger. Equestrian sports require physical strength, endurance, balance, coordination, flexibility, and body awareness – on the part of horse and rider.
At Leg Up Learning Solutions we are committed to teaching the foundations of horsemanship and equitation to encourage lifelong riders who are skilled and compassionate partners with their horses.
We specialize in teaching children, beginner adults, and returning adults who have had a significant gap in their riding experience. Our horses are perfectly suited for riders of all skill levels and provide just the right amount of challenge to increase confidence and encourage advancement.
We begin on the ground with every new student and progress to age-appropriate mounted activities. With more experienced riders, we can venture outside the arena on trail rides and other outings.
Currently all three of our horses are Icelandic: a unique and talented breed, whose personalities we (and our students) love.
Meet the horses and contact us to book your first riding lesson.
Services & Prices
Please contact us if you have a request that does not fall within our standard service offerings
Introductory Sessions
30-minute youth introductory meeting
$40 (for first-time students under age 15 only)
Students ages 8 and up with prior horse experience may choose a 60-minute intro session instead.
- Includes meeting the horses, grooming, groundwork, safety, and general horsemanship skills.
- 30-minute intro meetings do not include riding
60-minute meeting and evaluation
$50 (for all adults, and children over 8 who have prior horse experience and want a longer intro session)
- Includes meeting the horses, grooming, groundwork, safety, and general horsemanship skills.
- May include riding if appropriate for the student’s experience level
- Expect to ride for about 15 minutes (if at all)
Riding Lessons for one, two, or three people
30-minute youth lesson
$45 per person
- For children too young, small, or inexperienced to ride independently (recommended for ages 3-8)
- Horse will be tacked up before arrival
- Student will remain on a lead-line or lunge-line for the entire lesson
- Expect to spend about 20 minutes riding, at a walk
60-minute youth lesson
$75 per person
- For children too young, small, or inexperienced to ride independently (recommended for ages 3-8)
- Student will have time to groom and help tack up the horse
- Student will remain on a lead-line or lunge-line for the entire lesson
- Expect to spend about 40 minutes riding, at a walk, and possibly some trot, based on the student’s ability and comfort level
60-minute standard lesson
$60 per person
- Includes time to groom and tack up, ride, untack, and groom - all with direct supervision and hands-on instruction.
- Expect to spend about 30 minutes riding
80-minute advanced lesson:
$75 per person
- For students who can groom and tack up independently, with supervision.
- Includes time to groom and tack up, ride, untack, and groom
- Expect to spend about 50 minutes riding
90-minute independent study
$50 per person
- For students who have extensive horse experience and can catch their horse, groom, tack up, mount, ride, untack, and recognize safety concerns in the horse with minimal supervision. Includes up to 60 minutes of riding time, with appropriate warm-up and cool-down periods
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