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Riding Lessons:
We accept students ages
4 through adult into our lesson program.
Children ages 4-7 are encouraged to enroll in our individually
assisted group lessons initially to safely gain the needed strength and
coordination to handle a horse in a group situation.
When possible, we place students in age-appropriate groups of 4 to
8 students. Our lessons run
on weekday afternoons and all day Saturday and Sunday.
Urbana Riding Club invites you to take a FREE INTRODUCTORY LESSON
where you’ll get a chance to see the facilities,
meet our staff and horses, and sample a lesson with no cost or obligation.
Please look at our
Lesson Schedule important
forms
and mail or fax it in... or contact our office to schedule.
We do not require formal riding attire; long pants and closed-toe shoes
with a short heel are fine. We have riding
helmets to lend you initially to minimize your expenses while you are
giving the exciting sport of horseback riding a try.
Our
qualified instructors are continually improving themselves by competing
and participating in clinics. They pass their experiences and other valuable information on
to their students in a way that is both fun and challenging, with emphasis
on safety and kindness to the horses.
Practice Rides:
Practice Rides offer members the opportunity to practice riding and horse
care skills without the expense and responsibility of owning a
horse. Urbana Riding Club's Practice Rides are scheduled through the
office and are generally held on Tuesday
afternoons at 4:30. A trained staff member will help with tacking
the horse and supervise the riding.
Call our office at 301.874.2000 or talk to your instructor to
sign up
Leasing: This is an
unsupervised program which allows students to practice their riding skills
without the expense and responsibility of owning their own horse. Program
runs fall through spring.
*The riding school has priority over the use of the horses,
you may choose a different horse to ride if "your" horse
is being used. Ask the instructor which horse is appropriate.
*Leasers must be enrolled in weekly riding lessons at Urbana Riding Club.
*Instructor approval is necessary to lease.
*Leaser must be at least 10 years of age.
*No riding in the indoor arena during lessons without
instructor approval..
*No jumping without prior instructor permission.
*No jumping cross country
*Urbana Riding Club trails only
*Never ride alone
Costs:
Urbana
Riding Club costs are based on the program that best suits your needs.
Payments are made quarterly (three months) and are due 15 days prior to the beginning of the
program in order to assure your spot. You may begin lessons at any
time as we can prorate the first payment. The full day summer activity
program fills quickly.
Riding Lesson, Practice Ride and Leasing Programs:
* Program A: One
scheduled riding lesson per week $350/ quarter
* Program B: One scheduled
riding lesson per week and one practice ride per week $515/ quarter. Current practice ride time
for this program is Tuesday at
4:30.
*Program C:
One scheduled
riding lesson per week and two practice rides per week $650/ quarter.
Current practice ride times are for this program are Tues 4:30 and
Saturdays 1:00.
* Program D: One scheduled riding lesson per week and lease of a
school horse or pony (may ride 4 days/wk plus your lesson) $675/ quarter.
(See
Full Day
Kids Club page for summer program costs)
HORSES AVAILABLE FOR LEASE:
Note the leasing program is not offered for the summer quarter due to the camp
program. We do still offer practice rides in the summer.
Horses
Available for Lease : (Please look on the lesson schedule
for list of
currently
leased horses.)
Sioux
Smooch
Stoney
Snax
Saucy
Sprinkles
Snoopy
Sully
Smidget
Sadie
Sprocket
Marcy
Step Aside
Smoothie
Spot
Slim
Stumpy
Hopscotch (not
available for lease at this time)
Sunny
Sampson
Sundae
Savannah
Squiggy
Tai
Sketch
Sweet Tart
Swizzle
Saint
Solo
Surprise
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