Galloping With Guidance Certificate Program

What to expect from me?

Once you have been accepted into our program I am committed to you! We will start on weekly lessons and we will work to get you progressing every week toward the certificate! I will have a folder to keep notes on your progress. You will have access to our Heja app. The app is for all current and past students and will allow you to see upcoming events, clinic, and any news.

What is expected of you?

You are required to pay in advanced for lessons each month. I am committed to making you the best horseman I can, but I need you to make an effort to try your best as well. I reserve the right to remove you from the program at any time for any reason.

What happens once I have met all the certificate goals?

You will receive a Galloping With Guidance certificate! You are ready for the next step in your horse career. You can stay in our program doing private lessons but you may be asked to stop to allow new people to start the program.

What goals do i need to meet?

Each goal doesn’t necessarily always go in this order or get accomplished in the same time frame. Here is a list of most the things you will need to accomplish to get the certificate.

Level 1

  • Lead Line: Walk, trot, stop back

  • Pick feet

  • Keeping good posture while riding

  • Walk, turn, and stop in control

  • Trot without my contact

  • Smooth transitions between walk, trot, and stop

  • Drop stirrups balance and pick them back up

  • Putting on Bell Boots

  • Quiz – Safety / Tack parts

Level 2

  • Posting

  • Diagonals

  • Loping circles

  • Loping entire arena

  • Drop & Pickup stirrups at trot

  • Putting on Horse boots

  • Quiz – Gender / Color

Level 3

  • Loping drills

  • Leads

  • Transitions walk, trot, lope, and stop

  • Loping without stirrups

  • Putting on Polo Wraps

  • Basic Lunge : walk, trot, lope, stop

  • General Care : Assist feeding / clean stall

  • Quiz - Breed / Sports

Level 4

  • Push in and out with leg pressure

  • Side pass

  • Pivot

  • Collection

  • Drills without stirrups

  • Tack Care

  • Post ride care

  • Bareback riding

  • Load in trailer

  • Quiz - Anatomy

What if I have taken lessons before but I want to receive a certificate now?

We will go through the program and check you know everything it takes to get the certificate. Once completed you will receive a certificate for completing the class!

Cost

Our program doesn’t have a set amount of time for completion. This program could take you weeks or years depending on your age and abilities.

Each session/lesson is about an hour long and is $50 each. We require you to prepay each months lessons. Invoices sent on the 20th for the next months lessons and are due on the 1st. You may pay with Cash, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, or ESA (details below).

10% discount if you are taking any of our classes in addition to certificate program.

ESA

ESA Reimbursement receipts will be sent after payment.

Class Wallet must prepay for 8 lessons at a time and their lessons are $60 each due to fees and troubles.