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We're so happy you're here!
LET'S CHASE YOUR HORSE DREAMS TOGETHER
The team here at True Horsemanship is as invested in your horsemanship journey as you are. We want to create confident and knowledgeable riders while maintaining a safe and positive environment. Our curriculum focuses on both excellent care of our equine partners and growth of the riders' skills.
Horseback riding supports mental health, boosts confidence, and is fabulous physical exercise. Horses are sensitive to our emotions and body language making them excellent teachers and therapists. We support a growth mindset for our students, and our instructors attend continued education on a regular basis themselves.
"No words can express how much I enjoy my riding lessons. Mariah and the True Horsemanship philosophy is exactly what I was looking for. The horses are the best!" - Ruth Larson
Starting in our Unicorn club (children under 4 years of age) we focus on teaching riders correct riding posture, we begin to teach steering, and we make these lessons lots of fun! These lessons are $35 for 30 minutes. Students assist in grooming, tacking, in addition to riding during this time. We offer these lessons on a weekly, bi-weekly or multi time weekly option.
From 4 years of age and up we offer traditional lessons. From 4 years of age until 7 we condense our regular curriculum to ensure topics aren't too advanced, but still progress their horsemanship skills.
From age 7 to adult we offer traditional lessons with a growth focused curriculum. We strive for our students to become knowledgeable horsemen as well as riders.
Our program utilizes both ground and ridden skills.
After level one, riders are able to ride independently SAFELY with a strong SAFETY first direction. One rein stops and emergency dismounts seem to be a forgotten tool many riding schools and coaches fail to teach. This is thoroughly enforced here to ensure all riders are equipped to ensure their safety.
Riders must learn more about horse anatomy, horse wound care, health signs, dietary requirements, leg protection, and spotting lameness. Even how to trailer load!
We teach natural horsemanship and utilize positive reinforcement to give riders a kind, emotionally stronger way of handling, teaching them how to bond with their horse, how important our body language is to get a horse to follow direction.
Lesson Options
We firmly believe that horsemanship (as with many skills) is best practiced through consistency. We want every person that comes to our program to succeed. By participating in once or multiple times weekly lessons students are able to make progress each lesson, have a greater understanding of the horse and have more fun! We require students in our program to be enrolled in at least one lesson a week (barring illness or vacations).
Our initial lesson is considered introductory. We show you where the tack and grooming supplies live, help you through the grooming and tacking process, then evaluate where you are in your handling and riding skills.
The cost for an introductory lesson is $80 and it is for 90 minutes. Following the introductory lesson you are able to select 60 or 90 minute lessons. The 60 minute slot is $55 each lesson. The 90 minute lesson is $80.
Cancellation Policy
Lessons MUST be canceled at least 24 hours in advance to be excused from requirement of payment. Lessons canceled with less than 24 hours’ notice or no calls/no shows will be charged full price for the missed lesson.
Lessons will be held rain or shine unless canceled by the trainer. If the trainer cancels lessons for any reason, including severe weather, students will be offered a make-up lesson. In the event that classes are canceled, students will be notified via text message.
*Please note that in the event stable is closed for competitions or holidays, make-up lessons will be given for any displaced classes.
For More Information
We are located at a beautiful private facility in Kingston, WA. There are several acres of beautiful wooded trails and a large well lit outdoor arena.
We are in a gated facility, please always email for a meet and greet as opposed to dropping in.
6106 NE State Hwy 104 Kingston, WA 98346
(very close to CB's Nuts)
