Western Riding
Our Western riding lessons here at Pony Gang Equestrian Services in Camden, South Carolina offer you several different options to choose from. Each of our instructions is tailored to each individual rider.
We strive for the safety of our students first. Building a strong foundation in balance, seat and leg communication in the western saddle. Besides the different western riding styles we also teach good horsemanship on the ground, horse health and stable management to our western riding students.
Our service includes
- Ranch horse riding
- Western pleasure
- Competition Trail
- In Hand Trail
What are the Health benefits of Western 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
Prices for Western Riding lessons
Our Western riding lessons prices are based on subscription packages that offer you the most value and the best opportunity to grow! Riding horses is like any other sport, the more you ride, the better you will be.
The subscription packages include:
- A guarantee of a spot in the same lessons slot (time and day) every week
- One monthly Pony Gang Club - Horsemanship group lesson on Saturday's at 10:00 am (see 2022 calendar)**
- Quarterly Goal meeting
- Quarterly video evaluation of rider
- Quarterly Level Program testing with Awards
- Access to our learning platform
- 3 Day Summer Camp just for 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.
Introductory Lesson
Our Introductory lesson is a one time lesson which we use to meet and greet new students that never been at PGE before. We will talk about goals and evaluate where students stand.
Incl. introduction about us and our program, short evaluation riding lesson, Q & A
appr. 60 Minute
Price: $50
Tack up - Western
This Western riding lesson program is designed for beginner to advanced students ages 7 and up (Adults are welcome!!). Beginner riders learn how important a balanced and independent seat is. From there riders will learn how to ride independently in a sitting and rising jog and steer the horse pony through small obstacle courses and ride schooling figures by heart.
After they have mastered the basics riders will learn to ride a variety of horses at the walk, jog and lope.
1 lesson a week*
Price: $ 200
Giddy up - Western
This package is designed for western 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 get more riding time as an advanced rider. Package is based on the same concept as our "Tack up - Western riders"-package, but student will take lessons twice a week instead of once a week.
2 lessons a week *
Price: $ 380*
* Pony Gang will be closed 6 weeks out of the year. During this weeks, no lessons will be taught. These off-weeks will not change your monthly tuition fee because our monthly tuition is based on the 46 lessons during a year. These off weeks give us the flexibility to give our school horses some needed breaks and allow our trainers some vacation planning.
Closing Dates for 2022
May 30 - June 4, 2022
August 1 - August 13, 2022
November 21 - November 26, 2022
December 19, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Please take note:
- BEGINNER RIDERS WILL START WITH PRIVATE LUNGE LINE LESSON and move forward with private lesson off the lunge line. - Beginner lessons include a 30 Minute one-on-one riding time.
- GROUP LESSONS ARE FOR RIDERS THAT ARE ABLE TO WALK/TROT ON THEIR OWN OF THE LUNGE LINE - Group lessons include 45-60 Minutes riding time.
- All riders must wear an approved riding helmet.
- All riders must wear proper pants - breeches for English riding - and boots with 2" heels (no dress boots from Walmart or any other regular Shoe store.).
- Read our "What you need to get started site?" here
- All riders need to arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of their lesson so that they can ensure that we can start on time with your lesson. Riders that arrive late or not have their horse ready in time will have that time deducted from their lesson.
- 24 hours cancellation notice is required for all lessons, otherwise lesson will be charged with no opportunity of rescheduled. Makeup lesson cannot be rescheduled again.
- In the event that the weather prevents riding - unmounted horsemanship lessons will be substituted at all time. Students agree to this !
***No refund on pre-paid lessons and this lessons are not transferable . Lessons can be rescheduled***