Horseback Riding in Willards, Maryland (Wicomico County)

Our horse farm is just minutes from Salisbury and Ocean City MD. Trail ride through majestic pines and towering cypress trees. Lessons for children and/or adults. Inside and outdoor arena. English and/or Western. Horses of all sizes. Holly Ridge is a serene equestrian center in Worcester County. We are dedicated to the sport of riding for education and fun! Our emphasis is on safety for both rider and horse. We have several levels in a series of riding programs. Each of our riding courses addresses a different aspect of riding including non-riding seminars and instructional grooming sessions. Each course is designed to teach students through theory, practical, demonstrations, written and lecture. All instructors are CHA certified. The stable is state licensed and meets all current nutrient management laws. Please call in advance to make a reservation. Family owned and operated.... See More

English Disciplines including:
Equitation, pleasure riding, dressage, hunter/jumpers, eventing
Our Secret Pride Stables LLC riding program is very unique and educational. Everyday you step foot onto the farm, your learning begins! We take both pride and care when teaching you all about horsemanship from the ground up and take time in planning a well rounded horse experience. There are currently over 40 students in our lesson program and we are always accepting more! There is much to offer at Secret Pride Stables LLC... See More

Idylwild focuses on Dressage and Eventing with emphasis on the "Ride With Your Mind" approach of Mary Wanless. Trailer in for a periodic lesson! For intensive training stay at our B&B for equestrians vacationing with horses! Mounted & dismounted clinics available at your location. Visit the website!... See More

CSS is a professional hunter/jumper/equitation lesson and training facility located on MDs eastern shore. Quiet and friendly atmosphere. Lessons available from beginner to advanced on one of our quality horses or ship in your own. Training available from starting babies, to tune ups- specializing in OTTB's, babies and ponies. Packages available at discounted rates for both lessons and training. A small selection of quality horses and ponies available for lease and sale at all times. Professional sales representation available as well. Showing available from local to rated!... See More

Located on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Bennett Point Rd in Queenstown, Ennisbrook Farm offers private and group dressage, jumping, and cross country lessons for beginner - advanced riders. We enjoy teaching both children and adults!

Family owned riding stable in Southern Maryland that provides beginner and introductory riding lessons through advanced show levels and jumping.

Riverview Stables offers Riding instruction from brand new riders -advanced. We offer instruction in basic dressage, lower level eventing, equitation and jumpers. We have a show team for those wishing to show.
We offer full care board. Which includes feed 2x a day and plenty of hay, daily turnout and stall cleaning.
We have an indoor arena for after dark or bad weather riding, and an outdoor grass ring, both with jumps, barrels, cones, etc. We offer on site and off site showing and are minutes from Maxwell Hall and Biscoe Gray for trail riding.... See More

Here at Patuxent Run Stables we specialize in instructing all levels of riders in hunter/jumper and equitation. Our family-owned and operated stable is located in Calvert County on 20 beautiful acres. Our primary goal is to make our students into true horsemen and women. Therefore, we also offer western tack and lessons to those interested. Our students and lesson horses compete at the local shows primarily those hosted at the PG Equestrian Center. Please inquire about our services and plan a visit. We look forward to meeting you.... See More

Semi-retired trainer and lesson program manager, now taking limited amount of students in an effort to "fill the gap" for those who own their own horse(s) and want a trainer to come to their home barn or public facility that doesn't have a needed resident trainer. Please note that at this time I am a TRAVELING horse professional, preferring to work with individual horse owners who desire to form a knowledgeable, safe, intimate, and confident relationship with their own horse for either pleasure or show. Owners can haul-in to take lessons with me at Cremona (Mechanicsville, MD), if you do not have a suitable arena on your property. Can also take a few beginners without their own horse at this time.

I am a fully experienced English Hunt Seat Equitation, Hunter/Jumper, and Western Stock Seat Instructor/Trainer with many years teaching experience and former showing history in A, B & C rated English shows (medal & hunter/jumper), and AQHA Western shows (reining & gymkhana). I am therefore seeking opportunities to work with horse owners who wish to upgrade their skills and knowledge while boosting performance level, or who are experiencing difficulties in control, obedience, and maintaining a confident seat in the saddle. I use multi-frame photography as a teaching aid so that students may see and evaluate their riding and jumping at every phase of a gait or jump, as well as flying changes and making halts with quiet and virtually imperceptible aids; the mark of a truly advanced rider. Understanding how and why horses react the way they do will increase your communication and effectiveness as a rider no matter what disciplines you undertake; and, will help to correct any scenario which has advanced to the point where the horse too often seems to call the shots" and you come away from a ride frustrated and feeling like you gave in.

I also have a good deal of experience working with clients who struggle with fear issues (love to ride & jump, but are nervous, or had a traumatic spill); horses with formerly learned negative behavior problems that interfere with steady rider progress; and, I am a former certified equestrian therapies instructor, and Special Olympics coach. (I can provide quality therapeutic riding to you or a family member on your own horse.) Finally, I do what is most basic and necessary to the newer horse owner: give instruction on how to safely and successfully handle, ground train, house, groom, feed, and bathe their horses, as well as manage sanitation and pasturing techniques (to prevent health problems), at their private residences (or at barns that accept outside trainers).

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET FOUND THE RIGHT HORSE FOR YOU: my expertise at choosing safe, sound, and appropriate horses for my former riding programs can help you navigate the current sales market. Using your price range and riding level as a guide, we can ride and evaluate potential horses together, eliminating common first-buyer mistakes and horses with undesirable conformation faults that can signal unsuitability and/or early breakdown of the essential bony columns of the legs. Negotiating price and terms of sale is included in the percentage based finder's fee.

A New York Native where I began riding at the age of 7, my work in the Southern Maryland area includes teaching, training, and Program Management positions at Greenwell State Park (Able & Disabled Foundation Program Director), Holly Point Equestrian Center (Lesson Program Manager), and Serenity Cove Stables (where I taught 80% of the clientele and founded a secondary NARHA/PATH certified therapeutic riding program before retiring due to physical burnout in 2011. Clients are limited to the St. Mary's County area. No green horse/green rider combos, please; it rarely has a safe outcome. Child riders must be at least 7 years old, with the age appropriate height and musculature to physically control the horse they are mated with. For price quote and consultation, please call or email me direct: or ... See More

Lessons & Showing - Hunters, Equitation, Pleasure
Lesson Rates: Group $30/hr Private $35/30 min
Trail Riding, Adopt-A-Horse, Barn Sleepovers, Summer Day and Residential Camp, Junior Volunteer Program, 4-H

Professional 3 Day Eventing trainer and rider available for lessons, clinics, schooling, coaching. Flexible availability and willing to come to your facility if local to the Southern Maryland area. Specializing in introducing riders to the sport of eventing and prepping for your first events! Trainer has many years experience with Olympic level trainer and has trained and coached students to the preliminary level. Call or email for more info or to set up a lesson or clinic at your farm! Discounts for groups or multiple lessons scheduled in one trip. Haul-in lessons to the facility in Lothian can be arranged by special request.... See More