The riding school at JC Eventing
JC Eventing offers horseback riding lessons for riders of all ages (3 years and up) and abilities with a focus on the English disciplines of eventing and dressage. Whether you are interested in just riding for fun or looking to compete, each of our lessons builds on a solid foundation of the fundamental basics of riding and horsemanship.
What sets our program apart? Safe, well educated school horses. A clear, progressive curriculum to help our students continue to build their skills in a linear way. Unmounted education included in our lesson packages to teach horse care and management skills right alongside the riding skills. A positive teaching style to encourage and motivate all of our riders from children to adults, from beginner to advanced.
In addition to regular lessons, we host our Level Up ceremonies four times per year, included in our Standard and Deluxe packages, where riders can show off their skills to family and friends and test on to the next level of our curriculum. We offer two student-only home shows per year for riders of all levels to build confidence and gain show experience from the comfort of a familiar environment. We also host three schooling jumper shows per year as well as clinics with upper level eventing riders to offer unique opportunities for our students.
As our riders become more advanced, they can progress to participating in off property shows, such as horse trials, combined tests, dressage shows, hunter/jumper shows, and hunter paces. Our intermediate and advanced riders are also eligible for our Leasing Program.
Ready to get started?
All riders start off with an Introductory Lesson. This 1 hour session includes a barn tour, grooming and tacking, an introductory riding lesson for beginners or an evaluation lesson for those with prior riding experience, and finishes with an opportunity to ask questions and enroll in one of our riding packages.
From there, beginner riders will move on to our Basic Skills package, a series of 4 private lessons designed to teach the basics of riding as well as how to groom, tack, and get their horse ready for lessons. Once these skills have been learned, riders become eligible to participate in group lessons and can move on to our regular Standard or Deluxe packages.
We also offer our Tiny Trotters program, specifically designed for our littlest riders aged 3-6 years old. In this program we teach our riders basic riding and horsemanship in a fun, safe way that's designed to set them up for success!
Love horses but not sure if you're up for riding? We offer a groundwork package that is all unmounted! Learn a variety of horse handling skills like in-hand work, lunging, ground driving, as well as horse care and management skills.
Need more flexibility in your schedule? We do offer individual lessons on a first come, first serve basis as space allows and we also offer custom riding packages for students who may need something a little different then our standard offerings.
Haul-in lessons are also available, contact us to set up a lesson time!
BASIC SKILLS PACKAGE
$300
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Four 30 minute private lessons
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Includes learning how to groom, tack, and get your lesson horse ready for lessons
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Lessons will be spent partially unmounted learning ground skills and partially mounted, learning basic riding skills
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Required for all beginner riders new to the JC Eventing Riding School program
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Upon completion of the Basic Skills package and demonstrated proficiency of the skills required, riders are eligible for group lessons and our Standard or Deluxe packages
standard package
$350/month
Tuition includes:
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Weekly riding lesson: 30 minute private, 45 minute semi-private, or 60 minute group
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Monthly 60 minute group unmounted lesson learning various equine skills
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Access to personalized checklist to track progress through our curriculum
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Quarterly goal setting meeting
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Participation in our quarterly Level Up ceremonies to graduate to your next curriculum level
deluxe package
$650/month
Tuition includes:
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2 weekly riding lessons: 30 minute private, 45 minute semi-private, or 60 minute group
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Monthly 60 minute group unmounted lesson learning various equine skills
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Access to personalized checklist to track progress through our curriculum
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Quarterly goal setting meeting
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Participation in our quarterly Level Up ceremonies to graduate to your next curriculum level
TINY TROTTers package
$300/month
Tuition includes:
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Weekly 30 minute private lessons tailored specifically for riders 3-6 years of age
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Lessons will be spent partially unmounted learning safe horse handling skills and partially mounted learning basic riding skills in a fun, safe way
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Access to personalized checklist to track progress through our curriculum
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Once riders show proficiency in all basic riding skills, they are eligible for our regular Standard or Deluxe packages
Groundwork package
$300/month
Not interested in riding? Or want to learn some extra unmounted skills? Tuition includes:
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Weekly 30 minute groundwork lessons focusing on in-hand work, lunging, horse care and management, equine behavior and body language, and more
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Monthly 60 minute group unmounted lesson learning various equine skills
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Access to personalized checklist to track progress through our curriculum (yes, we have a curriculum for groundwork too!)
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Participation in our quarterly Level Up ceremonies to graduate to your next curriculum level
individual lesson
$85
Need more flexibility in your schedule? Individual lessons are available as horse availability allows on a first come, first serve basis.
Additional individual lessons are available to students enrolled in our Standard, Deluxe, Tiny Trotters, or Groundwork packages at a discounted rate.
Our Policies:
- All Introductory Lessons must be paid for at the time of booking. There are no refunds for cancellations or no shows.
- All riding package tuition is auto-billed to a credit card on file on the first of each month. 30 days notice is required to cancel your lesson subscription. There are no refunds or credits for unused lessons.
- One makeup lesson per month is allowed, provided your instructor receives at least 24 hours notice that you cannot make your lesson. The makeup lesson must be used within the same month and does not rollover to the next month. If you do not give 24 hour notice to your instructor, your makeup lesson will be forfeited. We reserve the right for makeup lessons to be unmounted depending on horse availability.
- If you are late to your lesson, it will still end at the scheduled end time. If you are more than 15 minutes late to your lesson, it will be forfeited.
- Our horses and their health and wellbeing are top priority; for this reason, lessons will be unmounted if the temperatures are below 25*F or above 90*F as these conditions are unsafe for horses to be ridden in. The Riding School also reserves the right to make lessons unmounted if there is high wind or lightning in the area.
- In the event of extreme weather conditions (temperatures under 15*F or over 100*F, snow, tropical storms, etc.) the Riding School reserves the right to cancel lessons. You will be notified with as much notice as possible in the event that your lesson cannot be held. Lessons cancelled by the Riding School are always eligible for makeups and a makeup lesson will be scheduled as close to the original lesson time as possible.
- We do have a weight limit advised by current veterinary recommendations: 180 pounds. This limit is based on the horses we currently have available so if you find you are over the weight limit, keep checking back as it does change occasionally. Our groundwork packages are open to anybody and everybody and are a great option to still get your horse time in if you find you are over the weight limit!
- All riders must wear an ASTM/SEI certified riding helmet at all times when mounted. We have some helmets for new riders to borrow for the first lesson or two until they can get their own. Riders must also wear long, close fitting pants and hard soled shoes with a low heel when riding. For more information on our dress code and advice on riding apparel, see our Apparel Guide
- All riders must have a signed JC Eventing Release and Hold Harmless Agreement on file before their first lesson. Please either sign online (preferred) or print, sign, and bring to your Introductory Lesson using the buttons below: