Adults: All Ages & Skill Levels, Youth: Age 13 -18

Student Area Served: New Hill, Cary, Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, Sanford, Raleigh, Pittsboro, Siler City, Durham, Chapel Hill, Jordan Lake, Morrisville, Garner, Southern Pines, RTP, Clayton, Moncure, Asheboro, Green Level, Zebulon, NC, Asheboro, Greensboro, Lexington, Wake Forest, Liberty, Creedmoor, Lillington, Knightdale, Pinehurst, Piedmont, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky

Tune up for a show or learn to ride a Paso Fino with english or western tack. English or Western Riding Lessons are available on one of Gracewood Farm's gentle trained Paso Fino horses or on your horse.

Riding lessons can be structured towards recreational pleasure riding. Advanced lessons can involve riding time outside of the riding ring on woodland trails and in the fields to practice riding exercises, control of the horse, and relaxation.

Lessons are geared towards riders and their abilities...
Teenagers to Middle-Agers to Seniors!

Instructor Lynn Gallup

Lessons on a line are perfect for new riders to feel secure and also learn basic riding skills.

Horsemanship lessons teach equitation, balance and
confidence of rider to horse. Each student is instructed at
their own individual speed and ability level.

Practice balance and learn confidence
with no hands on the reins.

Students learn horse groundwork training
flexibility and warm-up techniques.

Learning and practicing proper equitation and riding
form helps the rider whether their goals are for
pleasure and trail riding or for the showring.

 
 

Proper techniques are learned for Horsemanship and Equitation
Show classes, such as with Mounting and Dismounting.

Learn riding techniques and training tips
for Horsemanship and Equitation classes, for performing
Backing, Figure Eights and Circles.

Body and Soul Harmony
Students gain self-confidence, trust, pride, and balance for riding
while also physically conditioning their body.

Shopping for your first Paso Fino horse and want to learn
more about riding Paso Finos properly, their gaits, and tack.
Paso Fino horsemanship lessons are the perfect solution.
Learn how to achieve the best rhythm from your
new gaited horse and use tack properly.

Learn how to achieve more polished Paso Fino gaits,
and use training headgear and cues properly.

Group Horsemanship Mini-Clinics

#1. Ground Handling and Training Lessons with Paso Finos
Leading, Round Pen Work, Lounging, Long Lines, Bellas Formas,
Body Cues, Hoof Balance and Trimming Basics.

#2. Starting Under Saddle Training Lessons with Paso Finos
Warm Up, Sacking Out, Horse Senses Perception, Weight Bearing,
Horse's Balance with Rider, First Lessons under Saddle.

#3. Learning to Ride A Gaited Horse
Proper rider form and balance to achieve smoothest gaits and ride
How to help the horse to work off its back end and drive forward

Private Horsemanship Training Consultation

at Gracewood Farm with You and Your Horse

Smoothride4u Gaited Clinics

Oregon Gaited Horsemanship Clinic sponsored by Learning Horses
Lynn Gallup, Clinician
Participants' comments and more photos

Alaska Gaited Horsemanship Clinic sponsored by Alaska Paso Finos
Lynn Gallup, Clinician

Instructor Lynn Gallup (riding bridleless)

• Studied Balanced Seat Riding at Meredith College for one year under expert guidance of Spanish horse breed afficianado Luke Huggins (for Bachelor degree credit)
• Earned Atlantic PFOBA & Piedmont PFHA Regional High Point Awards in Paso Fino Adult Equitation
• Senior Certified Paso Fino (PFHA, since 1992) Judge; over 50 shows officiated
• Judged the Paso Fino Grand National Championship Horse Show -- 2000, 2002
• U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF, since 1993) "R" Registered Judge with Paso Fino
• Senior Certified Judge with the Rocky Mountain Horse Association (RMHA, 2001 - current)
• Judged the Rocky Mountain Horse Association International Show -- 2001, 2005, 2007
• Certified "AA" United Mountain Horse Show Judge; UMH, 2004-current
• Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association Judge; KMSHA, 2005-current
• FOSH "Apprentice" Gaited Horse Judge (2008)
• N.C. State University Inter-Collegiate Judging Team Member
• Animal Science with Equine emphasis - Minor Bachelor Degree study, N.C. State University
• Short Course Certficates earned in "Performance Horse Nutrition & Conditioning", "Equine Marketing & Business Management","Foaling".
• PFHA Communications Committee Chairperson, 2002- 2008
• PFHA Marketing Committee Member, 2002- 2008
• Piedmont PFHA Vice-President, 2004- 2006
• Piedmont PFHA Director, 2002- 2004
• North Carolina Horse Council - Breed Director, 2000- current
• North Carolina State Fair Advisory Committee Member, 1994-current
• Bachelor of Environmental Design in Visual Design, N.C. State University's School of Design

Ask for the Smoothride4u Paso Fino Horsemanship brochure
Email us your name and mailing address.

2009 Fee Schedule
Fee schedule as of July 1, 2009

You may wonder what you are getting for your "private lesson fee" at Gracewood farm's Smoothride4u Lesson program. Its much more than just an hour of time for a riding lesson. So what is involved?

• You get the instructor's 30+ years of riding expertise, knowledge and experience.
• You get the instructor's attention to safety and one on one special instruction.
• You get the use of a specially trained gentle Paso Fino horse for an hour.
• You get use of the riding facilities, tack and equipment.
• The fee contributes to the the cost of health care, grain and hay for the horse.

Horsemanship Private Riding Lesson Packages

• 6 Lesson Package: Includes private weekly or bi-weekly schedule of 6 horsemanship lessons. 6 lesson package: *Pre-paid Package Price: $340.
  Note: includes orientation.
  
• 8 Lesson Package: Includes private weekly or bi-weekly schedule of 8 horsemanship lessons. 8 lesson package: *Pre-paid Package Price: $445.
  
• 10 Lesson Package: Includes private weekly or bi-weekly schedule of 10 horsemanship lessons. 10 lesson package: *Pre-paid Package Price: $550.

Horsemanship Riding Private Lessons

• 1 Hour Private Lesson: $60

Horsemanship Private Day or Weekend Session Packages
Coming from out-of town, consider these custom riding packages. This package can be with your own horse. Boarding is available.

• 2 Hours Private Instruction: $110.
• Half Day Private Instruction (3 hrs): $165.
• Weekend (2 days) Private Instruction per day (3 hrs - 1st day, 2 hrs - 2nd day (or 2.5 hrs per day), plus trail ride): $300.

 

Please read these Equestrian Safety Helmet articles: Every Ride, Every Time! by Instructor Lynn Gallup How to Fit A Riding Helmet Properly

Student Requirements

1. Protective Riding Safety Helmet
2. Riding Boots with a low flat heel
3. Fill out the Student Information Form (click for downloads)
4. Read and Sign Gracewood's Liability Release Form,
North Carolina's Horse Liability Law
5. Orientation meeting prior to lesson
6. Set up a Lesson Appointment @ 919-362-5966.

Horses required to have a current negative coggins within
1 year (in-state) and current vaccinations for EEE,WEE, Tetanus,
West Nile Virus (within 1 year), and Rhino, Flu (within 6 months).

Youth Student Requirements

• The desire to ride
• Muscle strength to hold the proper position in the saddle
• The balance to remain on the horse
• The ability to understand instructions and follow directions
• Sufficient attention span for instruction
• Neck muscles strong enough to support a fitted certified protective helmet
• Age 8 & over upon approval

Student Riding Lesson Testimonials
Thank you to my students for your love of horses, patience and talent!

	Lynn, thanks very much for all the effort you went to on my behalf. I really learned a lot and enjoyed getting to know you and your horses. Today was beautiful here so I went to the barn and practiced some of what I learned. You truly hit the mark with what I wanted to experience and I know if will be most helpful with my horse. Thanks you again for all the planning you did for my lessons. They were great!! ... Helen, TN
	Riding Paso Fino horses at Gracewood Farm is what I dreamed riding a horse would be like when I was a little girl. Each step is graceful and the horses are gentle, responsive and intuitive. This is an obvious reflection of Lynn's teaching and training skills. I have thoroughly enjoyed my riding lessons over the last year. . . . Allison, Cary, NC
	While I wasn’t exactly certain how much my pre-school son could truly learn about horsemanship, Lynn Gallup has shown me and my son in the past year that a young child can indeed learn a lot! Lynn’s hands-on-approach, her genuine interest in her students, and her desire to share her knowledge make her an exceptional instructor. I see the results of her work every time my son sits in the saddle! Lynn has that special ability to share her knowledge in such a natural and fun manner that you don’t even realize you’ve had a lesson! . . . Stacey, Price’s Mom, Cary, NC
	Grayson had a good time trail riding (during her riding lesson on the American Tobacco Trail), and she said she is getting to know Maja better. I could hear Maja doing her paca paca as ya'll left us in the dust! . . . Jeany, Grayson's Mom, Wake Forest, NC

Smoothride4u Gaited Horsemanship Students
Its also about having Fun riding!

Smoothride4u Adult Students

Helen enjoying her horsemanship riding session on Maja

Jan enjoys her horsemanship lessons on Insignia

Allison riding Insignia, and with Maja after a lesson

Abby having a good time riding Maja

Smoothride 4u Youth Students

Price at his first horse show on Maja - 2008 NC State Fair Horse Show     

Price riding Arianna outside of riding ring going on a trail walk-ride

Grayson rides Maja at the 2008 NC State Fair Horse Show in
Paso Fino Youth Junior Equitation and Horsemanship

Grayson on Maja at the start of the American Tobacco Trail

Haley on Insignia during her first riding lesson

Eric riding Maja during a gaited horsemanship lesson

Lindsey rides Maja during a gaited horsemanship lesson

Courtney riding her own Paso Fino during a lesson,
and also riding Insignia demonstrating a balance exercise.

Mini-Clinic Horsemanship Sessions Photos

Ronda and Haley with Davina in Round Pen session.

Allison with Flameante aka "Flash"

Private Equine Consultation
Conformation & Gait Analysis

Fresian Conformation Evaluation (above, in Alaska)

Horses in General, Mountain Horses, Paso Fino Horses

This is a relatively inexpensive way to get a horse appraised and assessed for their value, aptitude, conformation, gait and qualities for the purposes of insurance, breeding, proposed stallion selection, sale or purchase.

This appraisal does not replace a pre-purchase exam by a veterinarian for soundness if for insurance or purchase reasons, but helps to establish a market value/experienced opinion as needed. Please note there can be no conflict of interest with PFHA show dates; 30 day PFHA rule applies.

Video Evaluation Consultation Fee: $50 for one horse; $40 each additional horse same video; includes a written evaluation. For return of video tape, add $6 for shipping and handling.

Gracewood Farm Paso Fino Horses PO Box 271, New Hill, NC 27562   ph. 919-362-5966

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