So, I’ve recently gotten into riding again (about two years ago). I love jumping. More than anything. However, at my current barn, I just don’t feel like I’m making a lot of progress anymore. They built me from the ground up, and now I’m looking to really progress further!
I’ve already e-mailed a couple of barns (Foxglen, Chantilly, Bay Yard, Hillcrest) but I’m wondering if y’all have any more opinions:
I’d only be looking to ride once, maybe twice a week at most (I can’t afford more than that). I also do not own or lease a horse currently, so I would need a lesson horse, and I currently, unfortunately, do not own any tack, so that’s a necessity as well. I would like to show eventually - preferably local.
I feel stuck in a rut - so I need somewhere with good lesson horses to ride (as there is NO WAY I could afford to buy or lease currently) that can jump decently high. When I start showing, I’d like to start around 2’6-2’9, preferably.
I’d also like a barn with consistency, if that isn’t too much to ask. Where I currently ride, the lessons I have are dramatically different whether or not the owners of the barn are home. I love when they’re gone (I get to actually jump, yay!) but when they’re home, I feel like I’m not advancing, even in my flatwork.
So any advice would be majorly appreciated!
(And yes, I know there are a lot of these forums. I haven’t found a post that really matches my criteria, I’m sorry! Also, I live in mckinney and I’m willing to drive 45mins out! I currently ride in flower mound.)
