FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Orientation Rider Lesson $60 Individual Lessons $45 Monthly Lesson Lease Packages start at $315 Orientation Rider w/own Horse $85 Rider w/own Horse (Haul In) $35 Orientation 2 Riders, Adults (Couples/Friends) Lesson $90 2 Riders, Adults (Couples/Friends) Lesson $80 Orientation 2 Riders (Adult/Child) Lesson $80 2 Riders (Adult/Child) Lesson $70
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Step 1 Contact Devine Gaits Farm and request New Student Package Step 2 Review New Student Package Step 3 Scheduled and pay for an Orientation Lesson Step 4 Arrive as scheduled, dressed as directed in New Student Package with Signed Waiver ready to start your journey! **** Orientation Lessons are to get to know each other, get familiar with the facility and horses, discuss your goals, assess where you are currently in knowledge and skills to develop a lesson plan for achieving your goals. This takes extra time and is why this first lesson is a bit more expensive than subsequent lessons.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Involved with horses since 1975 (7 yrs old) Formal instruction since 1983 (14 years old) Purchased first horse 1984 (15 years old) Formal instruction in Centered Riding, Jumping, Dressage Began Rescue/Rehabilitate/Re-home work in 2006 (No longer taking new rescues) Audit and Participate in Clinics Dressage as Applied to the Gaited Horse w/Jennie Jackson Feed, Train & Conditioning of the Competitive Trail Horse w/Denise Shepherd Equine Message w/Denise Shepherd Continue Equitation Lessons w/Denise Shepherd Currently working on Carriage Association of America Certification to teach Beginning Driving and Road Safety Test **** The day I stop learning is the day I stop teaching!