Mounted police opt for equine transportation so that they don’t have to deal with the squad car’s wailing thirst for gas and justice. Harness real horsepower with this Groupon.
Choose Between Two Options
$155 for an indoor polo-lesson package (a $240 total value)
- Four two-hour polo lessons (a $240 value)
- New-player membership to the US Polo Association for 2016 (a $150 value)
During polo lessons, riders learn the basic terms, riding form, types of shots, and strategy of the game. With much material to cover and more skills to practice, polo lessons are twice as long as regular riding lessons.
$45 for two one-hour indoor horseback-riding lessons (an $80 value)
Experienced trainers specializing in English riding teach lessons in beginning riding, hunter and jumper, and dressage. Jockeys of all skill levels can advance their form and skill set during four classes. Lessons can be used by one person or split between two riders.
Hillside Farm LLC
Hillside Farm LLC sprawls across 22 acres of the hilly Kettle Moraine region and is home to a talented training staff with a combined 80 years of experience in English riding, dressage, and hunter and jumper. When leading lessons, they pair students with compatible horses choosing from a fleet of 20 lesson horses and 14 polo steeds. While every rider dreams of galloping into the sunset, the trainers first instill the vocabulary and basic skills necessary for riders to feel confident and natural when on horseback. The school also specializes in polo, teaching students fundamental skills before players can advance to strategic lessons. The farm even hosts a polo league.
Hillside Farm’s onsite boarding facilities rehabilitate local horses or board leased horses for regular riders. The staff takes pride in its treatment of animals, using nutritionally rich Nutrena SafeChoice feed and practicing nonviolent training methods that avoid physical or emotional abuse.