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Choose Between Two Options

• $29 for a one-hour private horseback-riding lesson for one (a $110 value)
$55 for a one-hour private horseback-riding lesson for two (a $220 value)

During lessons, riders can use one of the facility's helmets or bring their own. First-time riders and relatively inexperienced riders may need an extra hour (at no charge) to learn how to prep horses and put horses away, so early arrival is encouraged.

The Ajax Riding Academy

Operating on a fully solar-powered farm, The Ajax Riding Academy sprawls before visitors a state-of-the-art facility complete with continuous security camera coverage. The academy's year-round selection of services helps novice and advanced riders alike earn their spurs, including lessons for groups or single riders and camps for every season. Owners can also shelter their four-legged comrades inside the facility's exclusive boarding barn, which features 20 large box stalls that are cleaned daily and stocked with rubber-matted floors, making it impossible for ponies to tunnel out and start new lives as bankers. During colder months, a pair of indoor arenas teams up with heated viewing areas to facilitate enjoyable riding throughout the winter.