Before your first lesson, please download, sign (ideally with an electronic signature), and return the following forms ideally through email.
The Barter System
***Currently on pause.***
If you are able to pay the rates for lessons, boarding, leasing, or even purchasing a horse, please do. However, at Calberry Farms we believe that everyone who wants horses in their life should not be prevented due to finances. To that end, Calberry Farms is open to the barter system. If you just want to interact with horses but don't really have interest in riding, you are welcome to volunteer by grooming or helping take care of the horses. If you are a beginning rider, feeding and helping take care of the horses in exchange for a discount in lesson prices is a possibility. If you are an experienced rider, teaching beginner lessons or taking care of horses in exchange for a discount in the prices of lessons, rides, or boarding are all possibilities. The same is true for the purchase price of a horse. If you would like to use the barter system, please be prepared to work hard.
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Calberry Farms
(434)466-4547
calberryfarms@gmail.com
275 Ipswich Place, Charlottesville VA 22901
Lessons
Riders of all ages and abilities are welcome. Riders will learn to ride in a stretch in all three gaits and establish a strong foundation. Lessons will include flatwork and may include jumping, groundwork, and lunging.
Costs:
Package of four lessons - $230
Single lesson - $65
Lesson Package - $300/monthly
Includes one riding lesson and one independent ride weekly. The independent ride is for riders to practice what they worked on in their lesson that week in order to internalize the concepts and progress more rapidly.
Lesson Package - $180/monthly
Includes one riding lesson every other week and one independent ride every other week
Lessons have 1-4 people in them and can last anywhere from 45 to 75 minutes.
Calberry Farms' staff is very busy, so if you inquire about lessons and don't hear back in a timely manner, please feel free to send another text or email!