Heatherwood

Horse Riding Lessons & Equestrian Training for All Ages

At Heatherwood's Equestrian Academy located in Granger, Indiana, the emphasis is placed on establishing and enhancing the relationship between riders and their horses. Our extensive facilities, spread over 30 acres, encompass both indoor and outdoor arenas, as well as picturesque trails suitable for riders of all abilities, who seek to improve their horsemanship, participate in shows or seek a workout while making lasting memories.

Services Offered

Boarding

Heatherwood welcomes various riding styles & breeds except stallions. Inclusive of access to riding arenas and trails. Horses are pastured and have stalls, with individualized diets and supplements. Farrier and vet services are scheduled and billed separately. Owners provide extra supplements. A boarding agreement outlines responsibilities, and a deposit is required to reserve a spot.

Total Horsemanship Summer Camps

Ages: 5-16

Week-long summer camps for children aged 5-15 to learn English-style horseback riding and care. The tuition includes riding twice a day, horse care, and horse-related games. The campers put on a show on Friday to showcase their skills. Camps run from Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 3 PM, rain or shine. Campers are assigned a horse for the week, and the camper-to-counselor ratio is 2:1.

Horseback Riding Lessons

Ages: 4 & up including adults

Heatherwood offers year-round horse riding lessons for all ages and skill levels, with group and private lessons available. The 8-week group lesson session will teach riders English hunter/jumper style riding. Make-up lessons are available for missed sessions, and all clients must complete a Rider Profile & Release of Liability form before their first lesson.
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Heatherwood Offers lessons for all skill levels

Heatherwood’s goal is not only to teach horsemanship to our students, but to foster a bond between the rider and horse in order to develop a sense of awareness and sensitivity to the special attributes of their relationship.

Heatherwood Equestrian Academy offers an 8 week Lesson Program for a fee of $260 per rider for a group lesson.  The group is 2-4 riders. We match riders of similar skills.  The lessons are 1/2 hour on the horses. Students should plan to be here at least an hour in the first lesson.

Private lessons are available when we have room in the schedule & are priced according to duration.

Adult riders are grouped with other adults of similar skill levels. Adults who rode as a child, took a break for career, family, other circumstances or are just beginning – we look forward to working with you. Adults find riding & bonding with the horses is a great way to relieve stress, get some exercise and relax.

Sometimes parents or grandparents like to take riding lessons with their child. It is fun, a great bonding experience as well as good exercise.

The lessons are given during the week on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from the afternoons into the early evenings.   Riders will come one time per week for 8 weeks. We schedule a day & time which will be good for both our schedules.

We teach students age 4 years old up to and including adults (no age limit). Beginner through advanced riders are welcome in our program. No experience is necessary. We teach English hunter/jumper style riding.

Lessons are given year round utilizing our outdoor and indoor riding arenas as well as the wooded riding trails. At the first lesson our students will learn safety around horses, how to groom and tack up a horse as well as the initial riding session. Riders advance their skills based on physical abilities & confidence on the horse.

If a lesson is missed due to illness, vacation or schedule conflicts – you do not lose it. Makeup lessons are scheduled & taken during the 8 week program.  The days and time availability will change depending on when the student starts.

In order to register for lessons please fill in the Rider Profile & Release of Liability found in the Forms File. Submit the forms and contact me with information on when you would like lessons to start and what time you would be able to get to Heatherwood.

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