Follyfoot Farm

Safety approved riding helmets and shoes with a flat sole and low heel are mandatory. Please, for your sake, no rubber riding boots! Horse Council is highly recommended for any person who is around horses and for an annual cost of only $40/year for a junior or $50/year for an adult, it is well worth it. For anyone leasing a horse or planning on taking the horses off the property either for trail rides or shows, Horse Council is a must. Please refer to www.hcbc.ca for more information.

REGULAR LESSON RATES (GST incl.)

School Horse Lessons:

Single lesson $40
4 lessons/month $145
8 lessons/month $290

Please note:  Riding horses involves an understanding of, and respect for, horse behaviour and how to be around them on the ground.  This is for everyone's safety and enjoyment.  Lesson time includes instruction in horse handling and riding with an emphasis placed where needed and adjusted as students progress.  Therefore, someone who requires assistance grooming and tacking up will ride for approximately 30 mins if they are in a private lesson or 45 mins if they are in a group as approximately 1/2hr will be spent learning on the ground.  Lessons in the beginning often go over the allotted hour as there is a lot to cover but the same $40 rate applies. Someone who is experienced and comfortable with grooming and tacking up will ride for 40 mins if it is a private or 1 hr. if it is a group. Groups will be maximum three people.

Horses boarded at Follyfoot:                                           Your own horse boarded off property:

Single lesson 1hr group or 40min private $25                          Single lesson 1hr group or 40min. private $30
4 lessons/month $90                                                           4 lessons/month $110    
8 lessons/month $180                                                         8 lessons/month $220                                                  

* If a prepaid lesson is missed a make-up lesson will be made available. Prepaid monthly lessons must be used up within the month in order for schedules to run smoothly. 

**Intermediate/advanced riders on their own horse or a Follyfoot horse are welcome to join our monday group at the Metchosin ring with Jane Stone, EC Level 3 Eventing coach.  Jane is a fantastic rider, coach and all around person.   Living in Cobble Hill, Jane continues to ride, train and compete successfully www.hillcrestfarm.ca .Lesson rates for Jane are $35 for a semi-private or $45 for a private.  These rates do not include the use of a Follyfoot horse. 

LEASING

For those who are taking lessons here and are experienced enough, leasing a horse either for a "practice day" in the ring or for trail riding is also an option.  Riders who wish to lease will need to have a very solid and safe position in both walking and trotting including being able to sit and post the trot. This is to assure their safety and the comfort of the Follyfoot horses. Leasing is a month to month arrangement not a pay/ride option and involves a rider paying a portion of the costs associated with owning a horse in exchange for riding it. Please keep in mind that the costs of horse ownership do not change if you are sick or it's raining Of course, we can often reschedule.

Lease/Lesson Packages:

Riding is a complicated joy. You learn something each time. It is never quite the same, and you never know it all.~ Monica Dickens