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Riding Lessons & Pricing

Western Riding Lessons

Saddle up and experience the joy of Western riding at Mountain View Equestrian, where lessons are thoughtfully built for every level — beginner to seasoned. Our passionate instructor guides you with skill, patience, and heart, helping you build a bond with your horse at every turn. To ensure a safe, enjoyable ride, all participants must wear a helmet, long pants, and closed-toe shoes, and return a signed liability form before their first session. Full lesson payment is due before your arrival.

Intro Lesson

$35

Not sure if horseback riding is the right fit for you or your child? Try our 30-minute introductory lesson, designed to provide a relaxed, hands-on overview of saddling and riding. This shorter session offers a great opportunity to experience the basics of the sport without committing to a full hour lesson.

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Private Riding Lesson

$65

Private lessons are 50 dollars and one hour long! They focus on individual growth for the rider! These lessons begin with saddling and grooming the horse and then riding. The lesson will finish with unsaddling and putting away the horse. Our private lessons are focused on teaching riders to be confident, strong, independent, and adventurous riders and people. We know that horseback riding is not only a hobby but a way to grow the whole person.

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Semi-Private Lesson

$40 each ($80 total)

These lessons involve two children riding at the same time. This is perfect if you have multiple children or if you have a child who would like to learn to ride with their friend. These lessons, like our private lessons, focus on growth in riding and allowing the children to become comfortable and happy in the saddle. These lessons are 30 dollars for each student or 60 dollars total!

Youth Riding

$35

We offer shorter thirty minute horse riding lessons for younger students who may not be able to sit for as long to enjoy the lesson. These lessons are suggested for riders under 5 years old. However, some students this age prefer to do full hour horseback riding lessons. These lessons begin with grooming and saddling the horse and then riding. Unsaddling and putting the horse away concludes the lesson. Beginning to ride at a young age sets children up for endless success in the future.

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On-Your-Horse Lessons

Normal price ($65 or $80) plus travel

We offer private, semi-private lessons, or group lessons on your own horse or horses, right at your facility. This allows riders to learn in a familiar environment while focusing on their individual goals and their horse’s specific needs. The only additional cost is travel—everything else comes to you.

Gift Certificates

Any Price

Looking for the perfect birthday or holiday gift? Gift certificates for horseback riding lessons offer a unique and memorable experience riders will truly enjoy. Simply choose the amount you’d like to give, and we’ll provide a beautifully designed certificate tailored to the holiday or occasion—ready to gift and guaranteed to make any horse lover smile.

Ready to ride? Contact us with you or your child's age and skill level to get started! Most beginner riders start in private lessons to build confidence and foundational skills.

What to expect from Your Lessons

Step 1: Start Comfortable

Your instructor will introduce you to the horse you will be riding, help you brush and bond with your horse, teach you some basics of horses and how to prepare them for your ride. None of this will be rushed. Once your horse is ready, your instructor will lead you to our private arena.

Step 2: Build Confidence

Your instructor will help you mount your horse and begin to teach you the basics of horsemanship. You will learn to steer; to stop and go; correct positioning of body, legs, and hands; and overall confidence on an animal that is much larger than any human.

Step 3: Find Your Balance

You will begin to be able to trot, steer around cones and barrels, and sit correctly without constant help. This is where everything you've been working on will begin to click and you may begin to find your rhythm and what you enjoy.

Step 4: On To The Races

Once you can trot independently, lessons become more about your personal goals. You may get to work over small jumps; around obstacle courses set up with poles, barrels, and cones; or you may begin to learn to lope. At this point, you should feel comfortable at both a walk and a trot and will be able to steer the horse confidently at both speeds.

What to Expect From Your First Lesson

For young or first-time riders, the first lesson focuses on comfort and confidence. Riders learn how to safely approach, groom, and lead the horse before mounting. We move at each child’s pace and prioritize positive early experiences.

Reminder

Please keep in mind that different students progress at different levels. One rider may be loping after a month of lessons and another may still be working on their turns at a walk. Just because you are not progressing as quickly as you hoped does not mean you are behind. Please keep your confidence up and ride like the amazing rider you are!

OTHER EVENTS

Kids' Horse Parties: $200+

Celebrate with fun horse-themed parties! Perfect for kids to enjoy horse time beyond lessons. Visit our parties page for details.

Summer Horse Camp: $300

Join our summer horse camp for kids! More riding, care tips, and fun in amazing mountain surroundings. Check our camp page for details.

Horse Care Clinics: $50

We occasionally offer horse clinics to the community based on interest. These will focus on horse care and knowledge. Please contact us if you are interested so we can schedule a clinic. We need at least five interested clients to host a clinic!