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Register now for our Back to School Session! Lessons now available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with special activities like horse shows, trail rides, hunter paces & clinics available to lesson students on weekends! 

 

Come join our team and see what fun horseback riding can be!  Weekly riding lessons.    

Click here or Contact Paige for Details (704) 619-8303

Accepting students of all ages.  You're never too old to learn!


About our Lesson Program


 


Who we are…

 

Blue Moon Farms offers horseback riding lessons in a safe, fun, friendly, family oriented atmosphere.  We teach our students not only how to ride, but all aspects of caring for the horse or pony.  Our riding instructors are mature, competent & experienced horsewomen with lots of knowledge to share.  Our students are great riders because they are confident, they are confident because they are well nurtured by our friendly encouraging instructors.


What we teach...

Blue Moon Farms offers beginner, intermediate, advanced, trail riding and lead line lessons.

Beginner Lessons are intended to help students ages 6 and up to become comfortable and learn what fun it can be to be around horses.  Students will be introduced to basic horsemanship skills; they will become familiar with their mounts and equipment, taught grooming and tacking skills.  Students will learn to mount, how to hold the reins, how to steer, how to walk and halt, proper balance and seat.  Beginner Lessons are 1 hour long.  (The first few lessons may take a little longer to allow the student to get to know the horse and become comfortable while learning to groom and tack up.)

 

Intermediate/Advanced Lessons will build on the foundation skills taught in beginner lessons.  Additional horsemanship skills will be taught as well as more advanced riding exercises.  Students will move on to the trot, canter and jumping as they are comfortable.  Intermediate/Advanced Lessons are an hour long

 

Trail Riding Lessons are available to students currently enrolled in our lesson program, as well as past students. They are intended to introduce students to fun of trail riding.  Once we feel that our students are familiar with their mounts and equipment, have enough handle and basic skills needed to advance to trail riding, we welcome them to sign up for a trail riding lesson. We will trailer to a trail riding destination where they will enjoy a ride while learning how to handle different situations encountered while on the trails. These lessons average about 2 hrs long.

 

Lead Line Lessons are intended to introduce younger children to horses.  These are designed for children 5 and under as well as older children with fear issues.  Children will meet the horses, learn about safety around horses and then go for a ride on the lead line.  Lead line lessons average 30 minutes (15 minutes of un-mounted instruction and 15 minutes mounted instruction).


Rates

 

Beginner and Advanced Beginner Lessons 


Each student must be enrolled in a minimum of 4 lessons each month.

 

Individual Lessons $40 per lesson

 

Register for our 16 week session and pay per month and SAVE $80 ($140 per month - $560 total per session)

 

Register for our 16 week session and SAVE $160.00!! ($480 per session)

 


 

Trail Riding Lessons - Available to current and past lesson students.                        


$55 per person + transportation

 

*Trail lessons taken off-site (i.e. State Park) will incur additional transportation costs.

 

 

Lead Line Lessons - Children 5 and under


$20

Our Policies

Lesson tuition is due at the FIRST lesson of each month.
If you are unable to make this lesson you should mail
your tuition payment.
  
 
Riders must wear a ATS/SEI approved riding helmet and riding boots with a heel. We have helmets available for new students to borrow for the first few lessons.

Family member's and guests must wear proper foot wear when visiting.

Lesson Cancellation Policy

We expect you to provide our
instructors with the courtesy of 24 hours notice if you
must cancel a lesson. Failure to do so will cause you to
forfeit your lesson. We spend a lot of travel time getting to the barn getting the horses caught up and ready for a lesson, it is only fair to us that we have a cancellation policy.  If lessons are canceled 24 hours in advance, you may schedule a make-up, otherwise the lesson will be forfeited, charges will still apply.

Make-up lessons must be re-scheduled on designated make-up days at the end of each month.

 
Meet Our Instructors

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Cathy Cowan

Owner / Head Instructor

Cathy Cowan is a Certified instructor through the Certified Horseman's Association, a strict, international instructor certification program, based in Tyler, Texas.

With 50+ years riding experience and 20+ years experience managing her own program, her resume is more than impressive.

Cathy specializes in specializes in the Western disciplines, Trail Riding, as well as English Riding.


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Paige Livert

Part Owner / Instructor / Trainer

 

Paige has been an instructor here for the past 5 years. Paige also teaches beginner and intermediate English riding as well as jumping lessons on occasion. She has over 25 years of riding experience primarily under the instruction of Cathy Cowan. She is knowledgeable in both the English and Western Disciplines.

 

Paige also spends many days schooling and training horses. She admires and respects many horse trainers and recognizes that there is no one right way to train horses and/or people so she is open to trying different methods until one works.  Paige’s teaching is influenced by the classical riding style of George H. Morris and the US Pony Club, but also includes more modern influences of Pat Parelli and other Natural Horsemanship trainers.  Paige also incorporates yoga into her riding lessons when appropriate.  Paige is particularly interested in helping riders find harmony with horses both through their riding as well as a greater understanding of horse behavior.


Meet Our Schooling Horses

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Muffin - Children ages 6 and up - Beginner to Advanced

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Sparkle - Ages 10 and up - Beginner - Advanced

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Patch - Beginner to Intermediate & Trail

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Magic - Intermediate to Advanced Lessons

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Dancer - Intermediate to Advanced Lessons

**We also offer a partial lease program for each of our schooling horses. Please contact us for more details.**
 
 
Lesson Photos

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Photo from Easter Egg Hunt @ "Parent's Night Out"
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Valerie, Breanna, Jessica & Laura

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Laura with Puff in their winter woolies.

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Cathy, Breanna, Laura & Virginia

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Kelsey & Cissy

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Breanna and Dakota

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Gift Certificates Available

Gift Certificate for Riding Lesson

What a great gift idea!  Purchase one now and a certificate will be mailed to you or the recipient of your choice.  Just be sure to include the name and address of the person you would like it sent too. 

Regular price: $40.00 



 
Gift Certificate for a month of Riding Lessons (4)

What a great gift idea!  Purchase one now and a certificate will be mailed to you or the recipient of your choice.  Just be sure to include the name and address of the person you would like it sent too. 

 

Includes 4 private Riding Lessons.

Regular price: $140.00 



 
Gift Certificate for a 16 week session in our Lesson Program

Regular price: $480.00