I am looking for a place to take riding lessons in Louisville. I’d like it to be dressage/ eventing based and I need someplace that has lesson horses. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Try searching the KHJA website for a starting place in your search. It’s not a client rich market so many trainers dabble in the HJ and Eventing. There should be a Dresage club or FB page too, see if you can dig it up. And there’s always the old fashioned way, find a tack store and go look at the bulletin board and ask. Find a local show and go watch and ask. KHJA still has some non rated local winter shows, might check that calendar. Go watch and ask questions.
School horses are an issue, very rare these days so can you do some kind of part lease? And how far are you willing to drive?
Contact Carly at ECM Equestrian - she’s in Prospect KY and specializes in dressage and eventing. She has some lesson horses for different abilities of rider. Very positive, yet challenging teacher!
Thank you both! I’m willing to drive (Lville is 45-60 mins and Lexington is 90 mins) I am not interested in a lease, just some lessons. I am coming back from a long break from riding.
Amanda Conti in Prospect, KY has school horses and teaches Eventing/Dressage. Her website is below:
https://www.tuscanyhollowstables.com/
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I know some folks taking lessons out at Shelby Trails. They seemed very happy with beginner level lessons there. I don’t know much else about the place.
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Amanda Conti has great access to facilities, too. She is very close to Flying Cross Farm. I believe she uses the Indoor and outdoor at Alta Vista (Mary Lowry) , too.
There are a lot of Eventing Trainers/Instructors in Louisville, but I have no clue if they have school horses? Susan Harris, at Spring Run Farm, would be a good contact, as would Martha Lambert.
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Thank you all so much! I’ll be contacting them this week
If a barn does not have school horses, they often can tell you who does that they are comfortable recommending. It’s a good way to start. Don’t be afraid to physically visit if it’s a training barn. They don’t bite. Besides, visiting will give you a better idea of where the barns are, they tend to be in certain areas fairly close to each other.
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