Here's all you need to know about lessons

ALL THE INFORMATION

Hopefully, you'd find here all the information you need before you join us for an amazing experience.

ALL THE SAFETY & LEGAL STUFF

Hey.. I know, but it's important!
​While horse riding is loads of fun, we're serious about safety. 

BOOK NOW

You can read all our  information and book right here from this page.
​See below

ABOUT THE LESSONS

Red Gum Riding typically caters for children who wish to receive training in basic horsemanship. Depending on the level of the rider, services also include lead line rides for children not capable of controlling a horse. We also wish to share the healing power of horses with those children suffering from developmental difficulties or minor disabilities.

 All lessons are conducted in a 60mx20m purpose-built horse arena to ensure your safety.

 
 LESSON DURATION

​Lessons are private lessons ranging from 30 min to 1 hour depending on your level of experience. (your bum generally won't handle more!). 

These lessons cater for those that are beginner riders to those that are more experienced. If you are an experienced rider that has forgotten how to ride or you are a beginner rider that just wants to learn the basics of riding, then this English style of riding is for you. Lessons start with basic horse care and grooming techniques and include correct saddling and tack fitting before commencing the riding lesson. For those children that are timid around horses, additional time will be spent familiarising them to the animal and allowing them to gain confidence in and around horses.

No group lessons are provided as we feel it imperative that total focus must be provided between rider and instructor without any distraction.

30-min Private Lesson
​$50

A 30-minute lesson is a great way to trial our Red Gum Riding offering. Your lesson will include 10min of tack preparation and 20min of riding. A short horse cool down period will be included in the 20min riding, depending on the intensity of the lesson.
Before you book for your amazing experience please fill the visitor and student induction form out and bring it with you on the day.

I-hr Private Lesson
​$80


The one hour lessons cater both for those that are beginner riders to the more experienced rider.Whether you're an experienced rider that has forgotten how to ride or a beginner that just wants to learn the basics of riding then this English style of riding is for you. This is the best lesson to start refining basic horsemanship skills.

A typical 1 hour lesson includes 15 min of horse grooming and tack preparation, 40min of actual riding and 5 min cool-down.

SAFETY

Thank you for your assistance.
HORSE RIDING SAFETY

Safety, both yours, the instructors and the horses, is of paramount importance, we will ask you to attend your first riding lesson 10 minutes early. During this introduction, we will walk you through basic horse safety, show you how to behave around horses and discuss some of the rules on the property that need to be followed to ensure that we all have a rewarding and productive time. 


While we endeavor to do everything possible to ensure your safety, horse riding is inherently risky, and as such you will be asked to complete a RISK WARNING AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY form in the unlikely event of an injury occurring. Red Gum Riding is fully insured, but in order to satisfy our insurer we will require you to adhere to any instruction given and the rules of the property. Failure to comply with instructions or the rules of the property will result in the lesson being terminated and you will be asked to leave the facility.

CANCELLATON POLICY

We provide all our students with the flexibility to book their own lessons. While this is convenient for our students, it is imperative that once a student makes a booking, they are expected to honour that booking. A simple ‘no show’ or cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice will result in forfeiting the payment.  
  •