Lessons
Fox Brush Farm is a "hunt seat" barn.
Our trainers, Casey Hughes and Amy Hayes, and our instructors have years of experience starting young riders safely and bringing all riders along to meet their personal goals. Our trainers take riders to smaller beginning shows and also to the highest levels of national showing. We have fun and learn at the same time, with a focus on safety.
Fox Brush Farm Lesson Policies
Effective January 1, 2008
These policies are a guide to help every rider get the most out of his or her lesson and also to ensure that the lesson program is run efficiently. If you have any questions or concerns with these policies, please do not hesitate to ask our staff.
Lessons include learning:
When ready:
Riders interested in jumping higher than cross poles may want to look into Fox Brush Farm leasing programs or Fox Brush Farm assistance with purchasing a horse.
Riding Lesson Etiquette:
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT OFFER RENTAL OF HORSES FOR RIDING ON YOUR OWN. OUR LESSON PROGRAM EMPHASIZES LEARNING TO RIDE SAFELY WHILE HAVING FUN.
Our trainers, Casey Hughes and Amy Hayes, and our instructors have years of experience starting young riders safely and bringing all riders along to meet their personal goals. Our trainers take riders to smaller beginning shows and also to the highest levels of national showing. We have fun and learn at the same time, with a focus on safety.
Fox Brush Farm Lesson Policies
Effective January 1, 2008
These policies are a guide to help every rider get the most out of his or her lesson and also to ensure that the lesson program is run efficiently. If you have any questions or concerns with these policies, please do not hesitate to ask our staff.
Lessons include learning:
- safety rules
- leading a horse
- adjusting tack
- mounting and dismounting
- correct riding position
- halting
- turning
- safe trail riding
When ready:
- posting trot
- sitting trot
- cantering
- preliminary to advanced jumping exercises using poles on the ground or cross poles
- learning the techniques of riding an equitation or hunter course
Riders interested in jumping higher than cross poles may want to look into Fox Brush Farm leasing programs or Fox Brush Farm assistance with purchasing a horse.
Riding Lesson Etiquette:
- Be at your lesson at least 15 minutes in advance
- Plan on 15-30 minutes after your lesson to care for your horse
- This means if you ride in a 30 minute lesson, please plan on one hour total in the barn, and if you ride in a 45 minute lesson plan on up to 1 hour 30 minutes in the barn.
- If you purchase the discounted monthly lessons, they must be paid for by the first week of every month and include every week in the month (either four (4) or five (5) weeks). You must pay for every week to get the discount. If you have to cancel during the month, you may schedule a make-up during that month. The lessons will not carry on into the next month.
- If you pay on an individual lesson basis, please make sure to pay before your lessons begin.
- Please call to cancel well in advance of your lesson, since we plan the horses' schedules based on lessons.
- If a horse is already tacked up for the lesson when you call, a $10 fee will be assessed.
- If you do not call or show up, the lesson must be paid for in full before your next lesson.
- If you know in advance you will not be at the following week’s lesson, please mark it on the board in the main barn tack room.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT OFFER RENTAL OF HORSES FOR RIDING ON YOUR OWN. OUR LESSON PROGRAM EMPHASIZES LEARNING TO RIDE SAFELY WHILE HAVING FUN.
