Horseback Riding Lessons in Columbia SC
Our Equestrian Center is offering Western & English Riding
With us you can ride horses without having to own your own riding horses. Our affordable riding lessons gives everyone the chance to take riding lessons.
Horseback riding instruction at the Pony Gang Equestrian center in Hopkins, South Carolina emphasizes balance, seat, and legs to communicate with the horse!
- Trains legs to be in proper position
- Maintains proper body position
- Correctly use leg signals
- Does not rely on stirrups for balance
Equitation and Balance is key to riding horses no matter if you ride Western or English – and it is always the main foundation on which our Horseback riding program is based on.
What are the Health benefits of Horseback riding?
- Develops core strength
- Improves coordination
- Encourages trust
- Exercises the mind
- Develops problem solving skills
- Increases socialization
- Creates times to relax
- Provides opportunities to compete
- Increases muscle tone and strength
- Improves mental state
What does our subscription program offer you?
Our lessons prices are based on subscription packages that offer you the most value and the best opportunity to grow!
Our subscription packages include:
- A guarantee of a spot in the same lessons slot/s (time and day/s) every week
- 1-3 lessons a week depending on the lessons package
- Quarterly evaluation of rider
- Quarterly level program testing with Awards
- Access to our learning platform
- Rider's Journal (Our personal lessons diary for our students
**Topics of our horsemanship lessons range from basic horse knowledge to stable management and horse husbandry. It is a fun hands-on activity that deepens the knowledge every Equestrian should have.
Horseback Riding is like any other sport the more that you do it the faster you learn. So it is recommended to take at least 2 weekly lessons.
Our weekly lessons for beginners are one-on-one lessons with a length of 60 Minutes and contains grooming, tacking and riding instruction.
Our weekly group lessons for advanced riders and up are 75 Minutes in length and contain grooming, tacking and riding instruction.
Assessment Lesson
Our Assessment lesson is a one time lesson which we use to meet and greet new students that have never been at PGE before. We will talk about goals and evaluate where students stand.
Incl. introduction about us and our program, grooming and a short evaluation riding lesson. We also have a Q & A
Intro lessons run around 45-60 Minute
Price: $50*
*If you sign up for our monthly lessons program, the assessment lesson will stay free for you!
3 Lessons a week
This package is designed for riders that are devoted to horseback riding and want to go on the fast track of learning how to ride in a balanced and independent seat as a beginner or to get more riding time as an advanced rider.
Student will take 3 lessons a week.
Monthly Tuition : $540
2 Lessons a week
This package is designed for riders that are devoted to horseback riding and want to learn quicker how to ride in a balanced and independent seat as a beginner or to get more riding time as an advanced rider.
Student will take 2 lessons a week.
Monthly Tuition : $380
1 Lesson a week
This package is designed for riders that don't have the time to take more than 1 lesson a week.
They will learn in a slower pace how to ride in a balanced and independent seat as a beginner or how to walk, trot, canter and jump.
Monthly Tuition: $ 220