Lessons now available five days a week, with special activities available
on weekends.
Now accepting new students for our Children’s Progams!
Come join our team and see what fun horseback riding can be!Weekly riding lessons.Monthly Parents Night Out!Monthly events, such as ride clinics or horse shows!
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.
Paige Livert
Part Owner / Instructor / Trainer
Paige Livert is also part owner and one of our knowledgeable instructors here at Blue Moon Farms. She has been an instructor
here, for the past 4 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, but
she is impressed and influenced by the Parelli Partnership method. She also admires and is influenced by Lynn Palm.
Lesson Program
Blue Moon Farms offers
beginner, advanced beginner, trail riding and lead line lessons.
Beginner
Lessons are intended to help students 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.)
Advance
Beginner 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 and canter as they are comfortable. Advanced Lessons are an hour
long.
Beginner and
Advanced Beginner Lessons can be taught in either English (Hunt Seat) or Western disciplines depending on the student’s
preference.
Trail
Riding Lessons are intended to introduce students to fun of trail riding.Students
will be introduced to basic horsemanship skills; they will become familiar with their mounts and equipment, taught grooming
and tacking skills. Then they will be taught the basic skills needed to advance to trail riding and then move on to
the trail course where the will learn how to handle different situations encountered when trail riding. Trail riding
lessons are about 2 hrs on average.
Lead Line
Lessons are intended to introduce younger children to horses. 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).
All lessons are
intended for the student’s enjoyment and are given in a safe, friendly non-competitive atmosphere.
Rates
Beginner and Advanced
Beginner Lessons
$140 for 4 lessons
each month.
Each student must be enrolled in a minimum of 4 lessons each month.
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. Lessons will be rescheduled if you cancel 24 hours in advance. Make-up lessons must
be re-scheduled within two weeks. Payment is due at the first lesson of each month.
Students who cannot make it to their lesson, must cancel 24 hours in advance. If lessons are canceled 24 hours in advance,
you may schedule a make-up, otherwise the lesson will be forfeited and money will not be returned.
Make-up lessons must be re-scheduled within two weeks.
Riders must wear a ATS/SEI approved riding helmet and riding boots with a heel. We have helmets available for new students
to borrow.
Family member's and guests must wear proper foot wear when visiting.
**We also offer a partial lease program for each of our
schooling horses. Please contact us for more details.**
