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Choose Between Two Options

• $24 for one 60-minute private lesson (a $50 value)
• $70 for three 60-minute private or group riding lessons (a $150 value)<p>

Instructors cement bonds between rider and steed during 60-minute lessons on equestrian fundamentals.<p>

Longview Stables and Riding Academy

When it came to her daughter Kayla’s equestrian education, Patty Savage Wooters entrusted the task to the most qualified candidate: herself. Kayla eventually became a two-time world champion at the Kentucky State Fair and today, both Patty and Kayla channel their expertise into Longview Stables and Riding Academy. Private and group lessons accommodate first-timers and horse-show veterans alike in the indoor and outdoor arenas, where instructors expound on fundamentals and bond riders and steeds via improved communication instead of trust falls.

At summer camp, counselors shepherd kids of all ages through daily rides and the basics of horse care, as well as horse-themed crafts. Birthday parties afford opportunities for kids to mount a mini pony named Pottachelli, and the birthday kid bounces atop a fully grown horse. Nearby, boarded horses enjoy the shelter of stalls or canter like recently animated garden statues around emerald corrals and pastures.