Riding Instruction

• Learn to ride or enhance your skills with our experienced instructors
• Dressage, Balanced Seat equitation, Eventing, Jumping, all levels and
  all ages.
• Evaluation Lesson $40, (rider health form, PDF 41 kb) and (Release form,
  PDF 87 kb) Please bring both forms completed to your first lesson.

Costs

• 6-week beginner package $240 ($60 savings)
  A private ½ hour beginner lesson program to teach the basics of riding.
  After the six weeks the student will be placed in the regular lesson program
  in an appropriate level. Prior to enrolling in this package the student must
  take an Evaluation lesson and have staff approval.
  
   
• $40/hr for group lessons - groups
  are based on similar abilities and experience. (3 or more students)
• $45/hr semi-private (2 students)
• $50/1/2 hr private lessons
• $65/hr private lessons
• Please plan to arrive 15 to 30 minutes prior to your lesson to groom and
  tack your horse.
  In addition please allow 30 minutes after the lesson to put away tack,
  clean up, groom horse and return horse to their designated areas.

Scheduling Lessons

• New students please call the barn at 410-489-5883 or Katie at 443-253-3845 to schedule an evaluation lesson. Once an instructor is assigned, their
  contact information is available at the barn. Any scheduling changes should
  be made directly with the instructor. A minimum of one lesson per week is required. The clients are responsible for paying fees monthly by the first
  Friday of every month. With advance arrangements one make-up lesson
  per month is allowed at the instructors’ discretion.

Instructors

• Dawn Delgado - fifteen years of combined training and instruction experience, elementary through preliminary, dressage - beginner through second level, as well as horse management instruction.
  
• Katie Phalen - presents a correct foundation for effective, enjoyable horsemanship as well as basic dressage, jumping, body mechanics, and
  equine behavior
  
• Barbara Riffey - Instructor - Hunt Seat Equitation, all levels, all ages
  B.A. Horsemanship/Teaching, A.R.I.A. Certified.
  
• Katie Westwick - Dressage level 1, x-country novice, specializing in
  Centered Riding. NCEL coach, Pony Club D Coordinator,
  
• Insured Off-Site Instructors welcome, by appointment.

Lesson horses and ponies

• Meet the horses and ponies
• Showing with Hopkins Spring Farm - Policy - PDF 86 kb

Call (410) 489-5883 or
e-mail to hsf@comcast.net for more information