Accepting Lesson Students! (Adults & Kids) all ages & disciplines WE DO NOT OFFER DAILY HORSE RENTALS OR TRAIL RIDES TO THE PUBLIC
BOARDING Have NEW STALLS AVAILABLE!!! SECURE SPOT BY APRIL 15TH FOR BEST BOARD RATES IN TOWN FOR A FULL CARE FACILITY!!!
LESSONS (Rates available by Request) Pre-pay Package Rates & Pay-by-Lesson options are available. We offer lessons to kids & adults! (8+ and up) Western & English lessons available!
We are a great place to learn about horses and take lessons! Great horses, Awesome Instructors, Excellent location, and beautiful Facility!
To secure a regular weekly spot in our busy program, lessons can be pre-purchased monthly for a discounted rate. Otherwise, you can pay the weekly by the lesson rate where we have openings. Prime lesson spots are weekdays 4pm to 6pm and Saturday's noon to 4pm. Pre-pay students have priority access to scheduling these prime times. If you pay by lesson, we'll do our best to accommodate you where we can into our program, but you will not have a guaranteed lesson spot weekly like our package- pay students. Some additional information:
Quarterly make-up days will be scheduled for missed pre-pay lessons.
Boarders and lessee's get a discount on lesson rates!
Weekly lessons or training rides are required to board or lease with us- sorry, no exceptions.
Client Appreciation Programs: Pre-pay students are eligible for one (1) FREE lesson every 6 months of continuous enrollment in our package program!
IMPORTANT: Acceptance in our program is offered to those committed to horsemanship education and those willing to participate in periodic unmounted educational horsemanship lessons in addition to riding. Your instructors will assess when such lessons are appropriate based on your learning progress or when weather conditions make riding difficult. Lessons do not cancel due to rain or unless lightening, storms, temperatures are below freezing, or if heat advisories in effect!
PROGRAM BENEFITS:
Quality, customized, cross-training,
Safety-focused-Our attention is on YOU in our calm, safe, quiet arena environment where you can focus fully & comfortably on your ride without distraction!
Itty Bitty Horse Lessons (All Children Ages 3 to 7) Because tiny tots have not yet developed the hand/eye coordination required for horseback riding to be safe, we do NOT offer riding to children this young. We do offer horsemanship experiential education lessons or these students preparing them for riding lessons when old enough to safely ride. If you wish for your young one to take a session with us where learning about horses: grooming, petting, hand-walking, grazing, giving treats and more is of interest, we can customize learning sessions for this age.
More About Our Riding Lessons.... We offer riding lessons to both adults and children (Western and English lessons are available). Whether you are interested in riding horses for pleasure, show, or both, we can accommodate. There's more to horses than just riding! Lessons at Meadowthorpe Farm focus on developing sound overall horsemanship skills. We teach the care and handling necessary to safely work with horses... safety of horse and rider comes first! Because understanding horse behavior is important, we teach riders how to think like a horse does! Taking the time to learn good basics pays off and produces better, well-rounded equestrians. We don't rush students to learn on "our schedule " because we want our lessons to be an enjoyable and successful experience that leaves everyone feeling happy and accomplished at the end of a session.
We are an ideal program for students who enjoy a quiet environment with personalized, one-to-one attention, and customized coaching. We avoid sensory overload-with many riders and/or lessons happening in the ring at one time. Each student is unique, and our training reflects this.
SUMMER CAMPS You asked, so we're delivering! We will offer a busy line-up of summer camps summer 2023 at times that work for busy parent schedules! Details, Dates, and Sign-ups & early registration will be communicated to our existing students first in February 2023 via our farm GroupMe.
We'll then open registration to the public with available openings! See More Here
ACCEPTING MASTER GROOMER APPLICANTS MONTHLY PROGRAM: Make an impact in the life of a horse by signing up for our Master Groomer Horse care & farm management program! Participants in this program are given the opportunity to bond & learn with our horses and play a major role in their life through weekly ground sessions and one-on-one time with your assigned horse. This unique program allows you the time and place to build a special bond with a farm horse. In addition, all Master Groomer participants will receive a grooming kit, seasonal gifts, and opportunities to participate in quarterly ground clinics and program events at Meadowthorpe Farm
TRAINING RIDES Training rides are available as needed with Coaches/Trainers. All boarded horses at this facility MUST maintain adequate fitness levels in order to keep a stall at our facility. (Twice weekly ride requirement minimum!) This is important for mental and emotional well-being for our equine residents and to prevent boredom. Exceptions: injured/retired horses or otherwise as communicated with management. Training rides will be scheduled for times when residents can't be worked by their owners OR as needed/desired by owners when "tune-ups" are needed. Short-term training board clients are accepted for Sale Prospects!
Horse Shows We are proud to be a Sponsor for the Schooling Show Series in 2023along with Oak View Stables and EXEL Horse Shows!
We will be hosting a Fall Hunter/Jumper show at the beautiful Kimberlin Farms venue around the corner from Meadowthorpe- offering a spacious show site, with plenty of parking, trailer space, schooling, and beautiful grounds! We are excited to offer the horse community this first-ever Hunter/jumper schooling show held at this gorgeous facility, just around the corner from Oak View!
Keep up with The Schooling Show Series updates on Facebook & Instagram
Prize List will be Available April 1st!
In-Barn Show Series (dates coming February 2023) We have fun regular in-barn horse show and events for our clients and Memphis Equestrian Team participants focused on education first!
In order to be eligible to compete at our shows, you have to earn an invite and prove your horse knowledge before hitting the saddle! We are a #Merit-BasedEquestrianProgram that rewards the effort you put towards learning about horses and volunteering with an invite to our events and opportunity to ride our amazing show quality horses.
Offsite Show Series (dates TBA) We will be hosting and traveling to several offsite horse shows this spring, summer, and fall!
Stay tuned to more on some exciting horse show plans in the works!
