Private instruction available by arrangement and permission of instructor. Until further notice, private lessons are only available for those with their own horses or those with access to privately owned horses.
The intercollegiate riding team is comprised of student-athletes with varsity or club experience at the secondary level. Seasons are 18 or 19 weeks. Mandatory practices and/or competitions occur six days per week. If you have not been recruited to participate on a varsity team, contact the head coach for more information.
For experienced jumping riders with their own mounts to learn and practice over fences weekly. Hunter, jumper, equitation, and event riders welcome. Each week gymnastics and/or full courses will be used to best train the horse and rider to negotiate jumping obstacles in a smooth and harmonious manner with emphasis on track, pace, balance, rhythm, and timing. In the event a personal horse becomes unusable, a pro-rated fee will be incurred.
Beginning squash introduces all the skills needed to enjoy squash at the recreational level. This course provides instruction on the techniques for drives, volleys, drop shots, serves, and return of serves. Classes provide the opportunity to practice basic skills while learning the rules and strategy of squash. Beginning squash is designed for students with little or no prior experience with squash.
This advanced riding course will explore a series of principles and movements in classical dressage and advanced flatwork and will apply this knowledge in mounted sessions with some unmounted lecture sessions.
Rowing is a lifelong activity that provides great cardiovascular conditioning as well as an overall muscular workout. This course will introduce or perfect the participant's rowing stroke in the rowing tank or on the rowing machines (ergometers). Proper stretching and strategies for working out will also be discussed.
For experienced dressage riders to improve understanding of straightness, rhythm, obedience, and suppleness. The goal is to improve application of aids through a balanced and effective seat. Riders at this level must have experience riding First Level movements or above.
Develops the art of communication with the horse for improved harmony through effective use of legs, seat, and hands in dressage and when jumping. Riders taking this course should be capable of jumping a 3'3" to 3'6" course.