Green Heron Farm

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Introduction: We offer English riding lessons (hunter/jumper and dressage). We have some horses that go western as well. Our lessons have an emphasis on safety, providing you with knowledge you need to work around and ride horses. A few boarding stalls are available. Training services offered, specializing in ponies. We offer a summer day camp program for kids. Week long sessions in July and August available, but they fill up quite quickly. Kids learn all aspects of horsemanship, which is not only basic riding skills but taking care of the horses, their equipment and the barn as a whole. Trailering to local shows (Hits, woodstock, etc...) available. As an equestrian team Green Heron Farm goes to a few dressage shows, a few hunter paces, and a season long schooling show series at the Woodstock Riding Club that awards year end prizes and trophies. It's a great way to get introduced to competing with the relaxation of being among friends and friendly competition.

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Hired 3 times

9 employees

45 years in business

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Keith B.

Jan 20, 2016

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Hired on Thumbtack

On going lessons!

Horseback Riding Lessons (for adults)

Cathy u.

May 5, 2017

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Hired on Thumbtack

Very patient and informative for a new rider

Horseback Riding Lessons (for children or teenagers)

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Private Half Hour Lesson: $45 Private Hour Lesson: $70 Group Lesson (set weekly schedule): $45 Pre-Pay for the month Packages of 4 Half Hour, or 4 Group Lessons: $160 (must be used within 6 weeks) Summer Camp Rate are on the website, if interested, including registration forms. Call or email for board rates. When the Equestrian Team goes to a show, there are trailering fees and a fee for leasing a Green Heron Farm horse for the day.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
For an introduction lesson, plan on being at the barn about 15 minutes earlier than your lesson time to fill out paperwork. You can expect to spend half an hour just working around the horse, brushing it and getting to know it, you will also talk about your goals and what you'd like to accomplish with riding. Whether it be competing or just knowing how safely take a horse for a trail ride, we can help! Then you will get on the horse and ride for 20 to 30 minutes. You don't want any longer, you will be quite sore the next day. Horseback riding activates muscles most people don't use everyday, so expect some muscle soreness the next day depending on your fitness and health level. Finally you will take aftercare of the horse which means put all the equipment away and brush it, give it some love for being a good horse. After your introduction lesson you can expect half hours lessons to be an hour of barn time, and hour lessons to be an hour and a half of barn time.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Green Heron Farm has been in operation for 36 years. The owner Roberta has competed in almost every kind of horseback riding competition there is in existence. Mecca, the assistant trainer, at age nine started learning to ride at Green Heron Farm. Then she went to college and now has two equine science degrees. Combining all the shared knowledge of the employees at Green Heron Farm, we have almost 150 years behind us, we know our stuff.