Learn to ride
on your horse or ours in a relaxed and friendly environment. We
specialize in gaited horses and teaching pleasure riders skills to
keep them safe on the trail.
Our trail
rider program helps riders learn to safely and confidently handle
thier horse on on the trail. We begin with ring work and progress
to work on the trail. Private or group lessons are available.
Our junior
riding program is tailored to fit each child. Typically, children
begin lessons around 6 years of age, but each child is judged as
an individual. Your child will learn safe handling of horses, how
to groom, tack up, feed and care for horses. Junior lessons are
always private and held in the riding ring for the safety of your child.
Lessons are
$50/person in the ring or $75/person on
the trail and hard shoes are required. Bring your helmet. A signed
liability release
is required.
The following
independent instructors are available at the farm,
to schedule contact them directly:
Payments accepted: Cash, Check, Zelle, Venmo and PayPal.
Weather Concerns: Its our policy to cancel
scheduled lessons during inclement weather (rain, snow, and
unfavorable heat indexes). During the hottest part of the summer
we recommend scheduling your ride early in the morning or after
5:30pm to avoid the heat.
Westwood Farms t-shirts like the one above
available for purchase here.
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Jarred Langston is an experienced horse
trainer, specializing in gaited and trail
horses. Jarred provides
basic groundwork, foal
handling, starting under
saddle, finishing work focusing on gait, trail finishing and
problem solving. Gentle, humane training methods and wide variety
of techniques are used depending on the individual horse’s
learning style. He implements both western methods (such as round
penning), European methods (such as ground driving), and natural
horsemanship priciples and psychology. We believe the trail horses
are the ultimate equine althletes and trail for a multitude of
situations.
Westwood
Farms -
Locust Dale, Virginia 22948 - stephanie@westwoodfarms.net
- 540-825-1300
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