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Birthday parties
with pony rides
The boarder's lounge is available for decorating and
ponies available for riding! You decorate our lounge for a great party while pony rides are going on - rain or shine with our huge indoor arena.
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Back to school specials
Looking for a horse or pony to ride after school?  Ask about our "School" specials
 
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ECETC Riding Student Qualifies for
Tad Coffin Equitation Finals!

Sharon has trained students
who have competed in the Emerging Athletes Program.

ECETC riding student,
Tess Mroczka,
along with her ECSH bred
Dutch Warmblood, "Tarzan" have qualified for the Tad Coffin Equitation finals held this month at HITS in Culpeper, VA!
 

Congrats to
Tess and Tarzan!

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Featured Horses
Angel
"Angel"

Zanzibar
"Zanzibar"


"King"
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 Learn to ride horses at ECETC!
Riding Lessons
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced rider looking to improve your skills or shooting for that major show, ECETC is the place to learn.  You do not need to own a horse to take lessons with us.  You will be matched up with one of ECETC's wonderful horses or ponies.  Lessons are designed around your needs, knowledge, and goals for yourself. 


Horseback Riding Lessons
$28.84 to $45 per lesson 

Individual Lessons
 Single lesson: $45 

Lesson Packages 
4 Lessons: $160 ($40 per lesson)
8 Lessons: $280 ($35 per lesson)
   16 Lessons: $500 ($31.25 per lesson)
    52 Lessons: $1500 ($28.84 per lesson)

Length of Lessons (Price is same)
    Private: 1/2 hour
Semi-Private: 45 minutes
Groups: 1 hour

ECETC student Practice Ride
Per ride: $25
ECETC offers riding lessons to children ages 6 and over, teens and adults, beginners, intermediate and advanced riders for the Hunter, Jumper Dressage, Eventing disciplines.  Lessons and schooling can be obtained on a regular or occasional basis. Lessons can include a good basic foundation of knowledge about the horse, tacking up, health care, as well as riding instruction, polishing of skills and achieving the goal to go that next step!

Our instructional areas include an exterior riding ring, a dressage ring complete with mirrors and an attached indoor arena, so our lessons go on year-round despite the weather. 

ShowRiding lessons are also available to those who board or lease a horse at ECETC, as well as those who bring horses in just for lessons.  Our students may also come back for practice sessions to practice what they learned between lessons. 
 
ECETC students are not required to participate in shows, but many of them do and compete at local and other shows along the mid-Atlantic region.  The ECETC students learn to do a lot of the ground work involved in showing, such as care, feeding, grooming and preparing their mount and themselves for shows.  They participate and attend equestrian clinics and symposiums that may be held at ECETC.  They continue to excel beyond the local shows and have competed in "A" shows in the mid-Atlantic region.

Sharon at show with studentAt ShowECETC instructors take pride in the training results of our students!  ECETC instructors use positive techniques in all levels and areas of training.  This is reflected in the standings of local shows such as the East Coast Horse Show Association, Virginia Beach Horse Show Association and the Virginia Horse Show Association. 

If you are  a first-time student, we would like for you to arrive about 15-20 minutes early to complete any required forms and meet the horse or pony you will be matched with if you do not already own or lease one. 

Instructors:  Information about our wonderful instructors is coming soon!  We look forward to giving you more information about Sharon, Paige, and Mirjam who is our newest instructor.  She comes with a great knowledge of dressage and is a former Jr, Olympic rider in her country!
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