Horseback Riding in Stephens City, Virginia (Frederick County)

RIDING INSTRUCTION - Gainesville - Warrenton area

Improve your riding - or learn to ride - under the experienced eye of a bronze medalist winner in dressage with over 30 years of bringing both riders and horses of all abilities to high levels of performance. Friendly, safe schooled horses for beginners and novice level riders with classically trained horses for more advanced level riders. (also friendly and safe!) Some of the best trail riding in the northern Virginia area with more than 600 acres to ride and only 15 minutes from the Manassas Battle field.

RIDING VACATIONS AND WEEKEND GET-A-WAYS

We also have the facilities to provide Horseback riding vacations and weekend get-a-ways. A beautiful two bedroom cottage with full kitchen, living room, dining room, sun porch and front porch with rocking chairs awaits you for a tranquil holiday in the Virginia Country side. Call Debbie today for detail for your next riding adventure.... See More

Terri Young trains horses and teaches riders of all levels. She specializes in bridging the gap between the local Virginia show circuit and US Equestrian Federation-rated shows. Terri grew up competing in equitation and hunters in New Jersey before spending several years working for dressage trainers, including Lendon Gray. After graduating with a degree in business management from Syracuse University, she moved to Germany where she trained and showed jumpers before returning stateside to open her own stable. She is a USEF “r” judge and a member of the USHJA Youth Council. Terri has been accepted to the USHJA Trainer Certification Program and was the winner of "Win a Week with Frank Madden," sponsored by Bates Saddles and Practical Horseman Magazine. More recently, Terri wrote a "How To" article that was published in the June 2010 issue of Practical Horseman.... See More

We are a small, private, family farm providing lessons from beginner to advanced riders. Instructor has over 35+ years of teaching experience to students of all ages. We prioritze correct fundamentals, safety and FUN! Instructor is also a LCSW and can assist with riders who love to ride but struggle with various issues such as anxiety, ADD etc.... See More

We are a small, private barn offering boarding,sales and lessons to all ages and levels. We have over 35 years of training both horse and rider for pleasure or competition.
owner, trainer is also a licensed psychotherapist and can assist is dealing with rider anxiety and fears related to riding.... See More

Horseback riding lessons for all ages and levels

Full Service Certified Natural Horsemanship Horse & Rider Training, all ages, all breeds, all disciplines. Learn to provide effective leadership to & control of any horse. Regain lost confidence, learn how to deal with/change a spooky or willful horse. Don't ride a bucking horse, tell it to stop and don't do it again! Problem horse or problem rider--B.S. in Behavioral Science, M.A. in Psychology, Guidance & Counseling. Perfect lesson horses available.... See More

We offer a lifetime of experience in the horse industry teaching, training & just having fun with horses! All ages & disciplines, on & off the farm!

Four Winds Farm is signing up new students for lessons! We offer English AND western lessons -including, but not limited to: Hunters, Jumpers, Equitation, Dressage, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Showmanship ,Trail, Western Dressage.
All ages and all levels welcome! We have an indoor arena and two outdoor arenas, great group of lesson horses and ponies. For the competitive riders we show locally and rated as well as AQHA and Open shows. We are also the host facility for the Prince William Horse Association Horse Shows.
We also offer horses and ponies available for lease and for sale. Boarding available too.
Give us a call at or email or check out our web site for more info!
Family oriented, fun and safe environment... See More

Four Winds Farm is now offering public riding lessons, both english AND western, for all ages and levels of riders in a family orientated, fun and safe environment!

We offer year round lessons. Students ride once a week, but additional lessons are available. Each lesson is 1 hour. We offer three options; private lessons, semi-private lessons and group lessons (up to 6 riders) morning, afternoon, weeknight and weekend classes are available

We have both indoor and outdoor arenas, lessons are rarely canceled due to weather.

FWF has a great group of horses and ponies for our lessons! Most of them are also available to lease (half or full) depending on the horse.

Our instructors have a very wide background of knowledge and experience in hunters, jumpers, eventing, dressage, western pleasure and much more!

Enjoy and learn all aspects of the horse world, from the basics of horsemanship, such as grooming and tacking, every day care like feeding and barn management,from training to showing and so much more!

Four Winds Farm is the "host facility" for the Prince William Horse Association horse shows. We host 7 english and 7 western shows each season (usually march thru October) and we encourage our students to participate in the shows on one of our horses! There are classes for ALL levels from the Lead Line division on up!

Hard hat, pants and boots with a hard smooth sole and a heel must be worn while riding.

"Ship- ins" are also welcome! Please contact Julie directly if you would like to bring your own horse to lessons... See More

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Alexis has always loved horses but didn’t start riding until she asked for lessons at 10 years old. She went to her first shows on a thoroughbred named Trickster who started her adoration for the breed. OTTB’s have a special place in her heart, and she has a lot of fun retraining them.

Her first experiences were in the hunter/equitation ring, competing locally, at rated shows, and on IEA teams. As she gained experience on trail rides and eventually foxhunting, she loved the thrill, and so she found out about more disciplines outside of the ring. That led her to learn about eventing.

Dressage, show jumping, and cross country are her passions, but she loves to guide students to find their own interests. she believes every rider, no matter how experienced, is always learning. Horses teach us so much every day!... See More

Kelsey began riding horses when she was 6 years old, getting her first pony for her 7th birthday. She was a member of The United States Pony Club for 11 years, achieving her C3 rating.

Originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, she spent her childhood traveling across the Midwest for various camps and events. Kelsey has spent many summers living with trainers and working with horses. As she grew as a rider, she began giving lessons and training horses. Kelsey worked with a therapeutic riding program for multiple years, assisting children and adults with various disabilities both on and off horses. She has taught riders of all ages about horsemanship and developing a strong foundation both in and out of the saddle.

Currently Kelsey is a middle school art teacher in Prince William County Schools. She has a passion for education and making learning fun and looks forward to doing the same thing at Silver Eagle Stable.... See More

Sam has been riding horses for 8 years. He started taking lessons but quickly realized it was a passion for him so he began volunteering as help for riding camps. At that point he met an AQHA professional horseman and started riding under him everyday learning everything he could. Sam was one of the Top 100 youth point earners in the nation in 2018 for AQHA Western Pleasure Shows. After some time, he also started training and breaking horses for clients with his mentor’s guidance . He loves how you can learn a lot from a horse and how they responded to different ques if you’re patient and attentive.

Sam is focused in teaching all western disciplines including ranch riding, western pleasure, horsemanship, and trail patterns – which requires riders to have good communication with their horse and all parts of the horse’s body. He focuses on basics first and then improving to progress to the specialty disciplines.... See More

We specialize in teaching the sports of dressage and eventing to riders of all ages and ability levels.

I have been teaching riding lessons since I was 16 years old and have taken a year’s hiatus from teaching to focus on my career. I am now ready to start teaching again. I am looking to teach people on their own mounts, though would consider a limited number of clients to ride my (wonderful) mare.
I am fully educated to instruct riding lessons, as I graduated with a degree in Recreation and Leisure with a concentration in Equine Studies from Houghton College. The focus of my equine studies was not only in horsemanship and barn management, but in teaching. My studies included becoming a level 4 CHA Certified Riding Instructor (the highest attainable level for one discipline), clinics with Olympic coaches and a course on educational psychology. The greatest value I received from my education was not becoming a better rider, but that I became a teacher.
I have the ability to instruct riders of all levels and all ages. I also have experience working with those who need some confidence building. My focus is always on partnership with the horse and how our bodies relate to the horses. I develop programs and exercises based on each riders needs in order to achieve success. My goal is for each lesson to build upon the last, for my student to take something away from each lesson, and to make it all FUN!
I have been riding since the age of 3, and began serious instruction at the age of 8. My base of knowledge all stems from classical dressage and branches into hunters, jumpers, eventing, and some western. I have ridden not only with Olympic coach Walter Zettl, but also with Olympic rider Chris Kappler. When I moved to Virginia I was a working student for an Advanced level eventer. This experience allowed me to have coaching from her, as well as be present when she was having lessons from greats such as Jimmy Wofford.
My extensive riding background and my education in teaching and how people learn equips me with the tools to be an excellent instructor. My outgoing, energetic personality draws students into learning and puts them at ease.

1hr private lesson $40.00

Thank you for your consideration
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