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Equestrian Center Rules:
Prices are per person. Waivers are required for all riders. Minors must have a responsible adult sign before participating in any riding activity. Riders should arrive at least 20 minutes prior to their lesson and must check in with Devon. ASTM/SEI approved safety helmets are required of all riders. Center will provide approved helmet at no additional charge if rider does not have his or her own. Cancellations must be made at least 4 hours in advance or will be subject to a 50% cancellation fee. No shows will be charged a 100% fee. Rubber riding boots and full chaps are recommended (however, if you do not have breeches, please wear jeans and a boot with a small heel). Refunds are only approved if a documented illness applies and are based on lessons used at current full price, not a prorated price. A $10 per day grounds fee will be charged for horses trailered in for a lesson, unless the rider has a lesson package. |
Please understand that there is a weight limit for each horse. Typically, the maximum weight a horse can carry will be 20-30% of the horse's body weight (provided the horse is in good, physical shape). For example, a 900lb horse can carry a maximum range of 180 - 270lb person.
COST OF LESSONS:
Devon - ARIA Level II Dressage
Instructor (Certified and Insured)
- Dressage Lesson (Your Horse or Mine) - $45
- Trailering Your Horse In - Additional $10 Grounds Fee (Please bring Negative Coggins Certificate)
(Either Horses in Harmony or Fiddlers Green Ranch)
- Use of Covered Arena - $10
- Video of Your Lesson (Uploaded to
Internet - Private) - $10
- Beginner English or Western Lessons
(Child) - $25 - Subject to Horse Availability (Not taught by Devon)
- 30 Minutes
- Beginner English or Western Lessons
(Adult) - $45- Subject to Horse Availability (Not taught by Devon) -
1 Hour
Other programs available: EQUESTRIAN
SUMMER CAMP ~ GIRL AND BOY SCOUTS ~ 4-H ~ AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ~
BASIC HORSEMANSHIP COURSES ~ "SO YOU BOUGHT YOUR FIRST HORSE" COURSE
~ Plus clinics, workshops, events, masterclasses, seminars, adult
camps and certification programs!
Forms of payment accepted:
Cash, Check or Credit Card via PAYPAL.
Checks made payable to
'HORSES IN HARMONY, LLC"
Group Lessons May Be Available but a Private Lesson will be required first to ascertain your ability and place you in the appropriate group! Prices will be based upon the amount of riders in the group.
Use of covered arena at FIDDLERS GREEN
RANCH, Altoona .. please add $10 to fees shown above!
A FEW VIDEO LINKS ...MANY MORE
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST ...
PLEASE VISIT MY
TESTIMONIALS PAGE!
MANY VIDEOS AND
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST!
For More Student
Information - Visit My "STUDENT
PAGES"
For Barn Rules and
Liability Waivers - Click "HERE"
For Rider Goals
Information Sheet - Click "HERE"
Learn about
Quadrille - Click "HERE"
Book Your Riding
Lesson Online- Click "HERE"
Horses in Harmony -
Services and Fees - Click "HERE"
Fit To Ride Program
- Book In Advance Only - Click "HERE"
Frequently Asked
Questions - Click "HERE"
Local Show Schedule
(Florida) - Click "HERE"
BLOG - Click "HERE"
....dressage, in
general, is horsemanship that is based on the love and respect for
horses. It is aimed at the improvement of the horse's natural abilities
to fulfill his ultimate potential. It results in a happy horse that
usually lives longer, stays healthier, and performs better and for a
longer time than one not dressaged. The method of dressage includes
only natural means for the development of the horse. It is based on
commitment to the education of the horse. Therefore, it is based on
mutual understanding, respect and trust between horse and rider. It is
based on kindness and reward rather than punishment, and it excludes the
use of force.
.....riders who are unsure of their art need the reassurance of a
ribbon. Those riders who are secure in their art accept a ribbon on
behalf of their horse occasionally as an honor rather than a proof. The
rider who knows what is right because he feels it does not need a judge
to verify it for him, nor a ribbon to show to posterity. His reward is
in having achieved something that goes on between himself and the horse,
something he feels and therefore knows. The improvement of the horse is
its own reward. Secure riders would never exchange the thrill of
improving a horse for a ribbon.
....classical horsemanship is compassionate, classical horsemanship is
civilized. Where there is brutal or barbaric riding, there is no
representation of dressage.
.....haste is the enemy of art. Michelangelo took his time with his art
until the Pope who commissioned it died and left the bills to his
successor. An artist can only be told what he must accomplish, he
cannot be given a deadline by which he must accomplish it. A street
artist who promises a portrait in five minutes reveals a great deal
about himself. So does the rider who quickly "makes" a third level
horse. Competition forces the meeting of deadlines and contesting
involves the ego. Deadlines and ego involvement encourage haste, the
enemy of quality. They also encourage forced rather than natural
development. For centuries, multitudes found it important to travel
long distances to marvel at Michelangelo's creations. They came away
inspired. Today, we need equestrians to whom we might make pilgrimages
in the hope of gaining inspiration.
Charles De Kunffy
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