Private Traditional Riding Lesson

Private riding lessons at PETRA are tailored to you — your pace, your goals, and your safety. Here's what you can expect:

• Every rider starts with the fundamentals — proper position, balance, and effective communication with your horse, because a strong foundation makes everything else possible

• Safety is always the first lesson — you'll learn how to handle, lead, and work around horses on the ground before and after every ride, building confidence and awareness that protects both you and your horse

• Structured, progressive instruction — our instructors advance you only when you're truly ready, ensuring each new skill is built on a solid, safe base. All of our instruction is based off natural horsemanship and the dressage training pyramid

• Walk before you trot, trot before you canter — we don't rush the process; mastering each gait and skill level makes for a safer, more capable, and more confident rider

• Intermediate riders can develop refined aids, straightness, rhythm, collection, and begin working toward more complex patterns, transitions, and lateral movements

• Advanced riders can pursue higher-level dressage, flatwork or jumping, Western, or other discipline-specific goals in partnership with our instructors

• One-on-one attention every session — private lessons mean your instructor's eyes are on you the entire ride, catching habits early and accelerating your growth

Whether you're just starting out or looking to sharpen skills you've had for years, PETRA's private lessons meet you exactly where you are.