Lessons

Our Mission:

“Blossom Hill Ranch provides safe, positive, and kind interactions with horses while setting excellent standards of horsemanship.”

Let’s chase your horse dreams together!

The team here at Blossom Hill Ranch is as invested in your horsemanship journey as you are. We want to create confident and knowledgeable riders while maintaining a safe and positive environment. Our curriculum focuses on both the excellent care of our equine partners and the growth of the riders’ skills. Horseback riding supports mental health, boosts confidence, and is fabulous physical exercise. Horses are sensitive to our emotions and body language making them excellent teachers and therapists. We support a growth mindset for our students, and our instructors attend continued education on a regular basis themselves.

Our Curriculum

Our comprehensive curriculum covers not only riding skills, but horsemanship, knowledge, and care. We use a curriculum with benchmarking systems that objectively teach and test for both mounted and unmounted milestones. This allows students to make greater progress faster and with more clarity about the next steps for their growth as riders. Students are encouraged to test quarterly for the next level. Students are presented with ribbons for the levels they have passed to recognize their achievements!

Lesson & Riding Packages

Lesson and riding packages are great for riders who are looking to improve their riding or be competitive. We have a variety of packages and can also custom make a package to ensure we can meet the needs of every rider!

One-Time Trial Lesson

1/2 Hour Lesson – $55

Beginner Novice Level Package – $295 per month

• 1 Weekly Riding Lesson
• 1 Weekly Horsemanship Lesson
• 1 Weekly Jr. Ranch Hand Class (ages 10+)
• Tacking Classes
• Access to Online Learning Portal
• Learning Level Curriculum
• Team ‘Blossom Hill Ranch’ Membership *

Novice Level Package – $495 per month

• 2 Weekly Riding Lessons
• Everything in Beginner Novice Package
• Unlock Host Your Birthday Party at BHR
• Unlock Privilege to Show Off Property

Training Level Package – $745 per month

• 3 Weekly Riding Lesson
• Everything in Novice Package
• FREE barn schooling shows, game days, & trail rides.
• Unlock ONE Weekly Practice Ride (Level 3+)
• Team ‘Blossom Hill Ranch’ Membership *

Preliminary Level Package – $995 per month

• 4 Weekly Riding Lesson
• Everything in Training Level Package
• FREE Coaching & horse use fee at horse shows.
• Unlock TWO Practice Rides per week (Level 3+)
• Team ‘Blossom Hill Ranch’ Membership *

* Team Membership allows riders to participate in Team only activities including clinics, shows, play days & events.

Included in Membership/Subscription:

• Horsemanship Class: Fridays 4:00pm – 5:30pm (All ages)
  • A different workshop is offered each week such as anatomy, vet care, tack cleaning, horse identification, etc. We conclude with pizza for dinner as a time for friendships. Horsemanship Class is complimentary for the riders in our program to help develop them as equestrians. Attendance is not mandatory, but encouraged when available.
    
• Jr. Ranch Hand Class: Saturdays 9:00am – Noon (Ages 10+)
  • Riders ages 10 and older can participate in hands-on horse care Saturdays from 9am to 12pm. Come learn how to care for horses through feeding, watering, grooming, cleaning stalls, and learning how to volunteer around the barn.
• Quarterly Schooling Shows
  • Schooling shows at the barn are a great way for students to learn the structure of shows, compete against other riders, and win awards without the financial commitment of an away show. Fees apply.
• Blossom Hill Ranch holds monthly events including bareback lessons, trail rides, games days, and more for our members!
• Access to our online learning portal with study guides for each level, videos, worksheets, games and over 50 lessons.
• Ground to Tack Sessions: Mondays 5:00pm – 5:45pm
  • We have two (2) sessions a week set aside for an instructor to be in the cross ties teaching everything you need to know about preparing your horse to be ridden. Topics include: haltering, leading, grooming and tacking up. Let the instructor know what you need to learn and they will help you!

Blossom Hill Ranch Barn Closure Policy 

Scheduled barn closures take place on days that fall on the ‘fifth week’ of the month to ensure riders still receive their four paid lessons each billing cycle. This allows our horses to rest and rejuvenate so they can show up the best for their regular scheduled lessons!

Blossom Hill Ranch Cancellation Policy 

We at Blossom Hill Ranch strive to provide the best possible instruction to our students. Your lesson time has been reserved especially for you. We do understand that emergencies can happen, and at times an appointment may need to be canceled or rescheduled.

• If the student cannot make their regular scheduled time during the week Blossom Hill Ranch will allow a makeup lesson. Lessons must be canceled 24 hours in advance in order to receive a make-up lesson. We do not offer flexible make-up times. All make-up lesson will take place Saturdays at 11am within 30 days from missed lesson.
• Riders are limited to a maximum of 4 make ups per year. This is broken down into 2 personal days per year (make-ups with 24 hour notice or more) and 2 sick days per year (lessons canceled with less than 24 hour notice). Any lessons canceled in addition to these 4 classes will not receive a make-up and client will be charged for.
• In the event that the weather prevents riding – unmounted lessons will be substituted.
• An attempt will be made to try and find an additional time for the student where there is an appropriate lesson horse and group, however because of the complexities of scheduling there is no guarantees. Monthly tuition is still due in full when student misses their lessons. The best way to get the most value out of the program is to make it a priority and a commitment not miss your dedicated lesson time(s).

Please be advised that missed appointments that are not canceled prior to the start of the appointment will be charged as well.

We appreciate your understanding in this matter!