Private Lessons

🐴 Private Lesson Types at The Chestnut Stables

We offer private lessons in 30-minute and 45-minute formats. Some sessions can also be booked as semi-private (2 riders) or private group (3+ riders) sessions for riders of similar ability or experience.

🐎 Flatwork Lessons

Ridden sessions focusing on control, balance, and technique — no jumping.

Includes:

Rider position and aids
Transitions and steering
Circles, serpentines, and straightness
Rhythm, relaxation, and accuracy

✅ Available as semi-private or private group (riders must be of similar ability)

🐎 Polework & Jumping

Progressive sessions introducing or developing work over poles and fences.

Includes:

Polework at walk, trot, and canter
Gridwork and accuracy exercises
Cross poles and small jumps (where appropriate)

✅ Available as semi-private or private group (riders must be of similar ability)

🧘‍♀️ Rider Alignment Session (Off-Horse)

A 30-minute unmounted session using simulated riding and posture awareness exercises to improve:

Seat and balance
Rider symmetry and feel
Core strength and body alignment

🔒 Private only – not available as a group

🧽 Horse Care Session

Unmounted, hands-on sessions for learning practical horse care. Topics may include:

Grooming and hoof care
Tacking up and untacking
Feeding, rugging, and daily routines
Equine first aid and pasture management
Points of the horse

✅ Available as semi-private or private group (riders must be of similar experience level)

🐴 Groundwork Session

Work with the horse from the ground to develop confidence, communication, and leadership.

Includes:

Leading and handling
In-hand exercises and polework
Horse behaviour and body language
Lunging or long-lining (where appropriate)

✅ Available as semi-private or private group (riders must be of similar experience level)

🐎 Lunge Lesson

Ridden session with the horse on the lunge to isolate and improve rider position.

Focuses on:

Balance and rhythm
Seat development
Independent use of aids

🔒 Private only

🌳 Hacking (Private or Semi-Private)

Guided rides outside the arena for riders who have passed a hack assessment.

Benefits include:

Confidence in open spaces
Control on varied terrain
Riding in a more relaxed environment

✅ Available as semi-private or private group (riders must be of similar ability and fitness)

📘 Theory Lesson

An off-horse session that covers riding knowledge and horse understanding in a calm, pressure-free format.

Covers topics like:

Riding theory and school figures
Aids and transitions
Tack and equipment
Horse behaviour and ridden concepts

✅ Available as private, semi-private, or private group

👥 Semi-Private & Private Group Sessions – How They Work

Many of our private lesson types can be booked as shared sessions for 2 or more riders of similar ability. These are ideal for siblings, friends, or family members who wish to ride and learn together.

📝 How to Book a Shared Session:

One person books and pays for the session on behalf of the group
All riders must be connected as friends in the Ecpro system
To enable this, simply send a friend request via your Chestnut Stables Ecpro account

📌 Please note:
As the booking and payment are made by a single person, The Chestnut Stables is not responsible for any financial arrangements between riders or their families. Please make payment agreements privately before booking.