Contry
Hill Farm offers top quality riding lessons for beginner through
advanced balance seat. Always the focus on good horsemanship, each
student will learn how to care for and ride one of the farm's lesson
ponies or horses. (Also, see our
Horses Available for Lease)
Lesson
Rates
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1/2 Hour Private Lesson (for Children under Age 11) |
$30.00 |
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1 Hour Private Lesson |
$45.00 |
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Semi Private Lesson |
$35.00 per person |
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Group lesson (3+) |
$30.00 per person |
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Trail Rides |
$45.00 per person |
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Required Riding Attire:
Long pants or breeches for riding, a closed-toed
flat-soled shoe with a heel of ½ to 1½ inch. |
Currently Accepting New Students! Weekend and Weekday
spaces available
Call
Karen directly at the farm to schedule a weekday lesson (603) 878-1586
Email
or call Emily to arrange a Friday or weekend lesson (978) 855-2693
Lesson Policies
All
students are required to sign a release form and barn
rules before riding at the farm. Students may fill this out ahead of
time,
click here for
Release Form.
Prices may be subject to change without notice. A 24-hour
cancellation notice required or student pays half price, no shows
pay full price. Lesson cancellation policy applies to all students.
Contry Hill Farm
will cancel classes when we are experiencing extreme weather.
This includes blizzards, severe rain storms, extreme heat and extreme
cold. Horses are affected by extreme temperatures.
If the temperature
is 10 degrees or below or if it is extremely hot and humid, please call
the barn or your instructor, to hear if classes are being held.
The barn number is 603-878-1586
Jump Night
Time: Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30.
Cost: $20 to participate.
The evening starts off with ground pole and progresses up to cross rails.
The focus for the evening is “gymnastics or grid work”.
Main focus is safety over fences, and correct systematic work to improve
the quality of jumping. Fence heights are set low to encourage horse and
rider confidence.
Great for
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Horses and riders learning how to jump
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Riders that would like to improve their control while jumping
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Horses that need to improve their jumping technique
Riders may truck in or request a lesson horse. Group session instructed
by Emily Sumner.
For more information or to participate,
Please email us.
Drill
Team
Time:
Monday evenings from 6-7:00 PM and Potluck dinner afterwards
Cost:
$20 to use a farm horse
An equestrian drill team is a group
of horses and riders performing choreographed maneuvers to music –
synchronized horseback riding! Those participating in the drill team
learn team work while mastering their control on horseback.
Participants meet weekly and learn new
routines to perform at farm events. If interested in participating,
contact the farm.
Contry Hill Farm's After School Program
Beginner group lesson will start in April 2012.
Students will get to learn how to groom, tack-up, and un-tack their
horse, and they will get to practice weekly. The session includes an
hourly mounted lesson. Safety will be emphasized and different aspects
of horsemanship will be covered.
Cost: $100-150 per month
Times and Dates: TBA
Registration information will be posted online soon.
Contact us to request Information
or Registration
Instructor Bios
Emily Sumner has over 10 years of riding
experience, and currently works for a small animal veterinary practice.
Emily is an Equine Management graduate from Cazenovia College, and also
participated on the intercollegiate dressage team. In college, she was a
national competitor and won many awards at the College’s highest levels.
She currently is the farm’s instructor and summer camp director. Her
main focus for her students is working towards a balanced seat to
improve one’s riding for any discipline. Emily provides excellent
systematic instruction to all levels of riders on the lunge line, flat
or over fences. She enjoys brining students to shows, trail riding, eventing, jumping, and dressage.
Karen Contryman has over 60 years of riding experience and is a
registered nurse. She is the farm owner and oversees the care of every
horse on the farm. Her riding experiences include: foxhunting, eventing,
driving, trail riding, and competitive trail. Karen’s focus is on
horsemanship and safety. She educated her daughter and grandchildren
through the pony club. Karen has trained and educated many young horses.
Karen has a kind and compassionate approach with her students, and her
main focus for riding is to have fun and ride practical exercises.
Becky Partridge
is an accomplished Hunter Jumper rider and trainer from Mason, NH. As a
junior, she competed in several national pony finals and was selected to
ride in many equitation finals. Her expertise is helping riders with
proper equitation and teaching them the finer skills involved in
jumping. She enjoys working with "Project Horses," especially ponies,
and can be a valuable instructor for riders wishing to advance their own
as well as their horse’s skills.
Horse Shows
Contry Hill Farm offers
their students the opportunity to attend numerous
hunter/jumper,
dressage,
competitive trail,
and
eventing horse shows. Students are responsible for paying their entry
fees. Additional fees may include coaching, trailering and horse use and
will depend on the distance and length of day. Typically, these fees add
up to around $65 for the day.
Horse showing is
available for adults and children.
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Those showing with the farm should expect to spend time the
day before any horse show at the barn getting ready
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Participants should plan on dedicating the day to being at a
horse show, riders are responsible for their horse for the
day, and should stay with them until the end of the day
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Riders are responsible for cleaning up after
themselves and their horse for the day
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All
students traveling with the farm are always expected to demonstrate
good sportsmanship and high quality horsemanship.
Horse Shows our Farm has Traveled to:
Upcoming Clinicians
Remmy Bron-van Dam is an accomplished
Dressage Instructor from
Holland.
Remmy has a soft and gentle approach and
focuses on correct foundation work
in both the horse and rider. She has an excellent eye and can help fine
tune your riding skills on the flat. She has worked with juniors, adult
amateurs, and professionals.
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Trained with an instructor from the Spanish
Riding school of Vienna for
eight years.
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She successfully trained over 100 Haflingers,
Dutch Warmbloods, Friesians, Fjords and Arabians for their evaluation
tests under the saddle.
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Remmy became Dressage champion of the
Northern part of the Netherlands through 4th level. She also became
champion driven dressage in all levels with a Friesian and Haflinger.
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Certified instructor for both riding and
driving, with experience over 34 years.
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Certified Dressage Judge for all classes,
also drill team, Young horses classes (to find talented Young horses for
the dressage), breed classes.
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Certified Driving Judge for dressage, cones,
combined
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Remmy has worked with dressage riders,
eventers, and Driving.
Remmy will be at the
farm Friday, February 24th and Sunday, February 26th
.
Contact the farm to ride with Remmy
2012 Summer Horseback Riding
Day-Camp
About our Summer Riding Program
Contry Hill Farm
offers full or half day co-ed English summer riding camps. At the farm,
we teach children, ages 5 and up, of all riding levels. Summer camp
participants will learn all aspects of horse care, including grooming &
cleaning, feeding, and basic tack care. In daily riding lessons,
students will be able to participate in trail rides, mounted games,
bareback riding, and jumping at the instructor’s discretion. At the end
of the summer, all campers are welcome to participate in the farm’s fun
horse show.
Campers are welcome
to bring their own horse/pony or use one of the farm’s horses/ponies.
Those who bring their own horse or pony will receive a stall for the
week and a small turn-out pasture. Campers typically bring their own hay
and feed. Those who wish to ride a school horse are assessed either
before camp or on the first day of camp. A school horse is assigned to
each camper for the majority of the week.
Our qualified staff
includes equine college graduates and an onsite registered Nurse.
To
request a brochure and registration in the mail, please call (603)
878-1586 or
email
our summer camp director. Please include your mailing information.
Summer Camp 2012 Program Information
2012
Registration Forms
Emergency Medical Contact Forms
General
Release Form
Release Form for Photographs
Things to
bring to Camp
NEW!!
Councelor in Training “C.I.T.” Program
Ages 13-18 two week session
The Counselor In
Training or “CIT” program is a leadership-training program. CIT’s will
learn and put into practice counselor training and teaching skills.
Teens interested in learning to become a camp counselor, or future
riding instructor should apply. (Completion of the CIT program does not
guarantee a counselor position).
Staff members will
learn how to assist with horses and will learn how to keep children safe
while working around horses. CITs that demonstrate a high level of
leadership skills will be asked to independently teach non-mounted
activities, such as crafts, games or demonstrations. All CIT’s will
assist in handling horses, allowing them to frequently watch and hear
the lesson plan for a beginner rider. CIT’s that are advanced riders may
OCCASIONALLY be allowed to school horses, or go for a ride on the farm
property, after camp.
As a part of the two
week session, CIT's will be required to attend a workshop training week
June 28th-July 2nd 2012 from 2:00-4:00PM. Space is limited and
applicants will be chosen based on experience
CITs should fill out an
application form. There are a limited number of positions. Applicants will be
chosen based on past experience. Space is limited, so apply early.
C.I.T APPLICATION FORM
Working Student Program
Contry Hill Farm offers
a working student program for riders ages 13+. This program is
available for those enrolled in the CIT program. Working students
may assist an instructor with summer camp, during additional weeks, in
exchange for a daily ride time or a weekly lesson. Working students may
not get to ride the days that they work, depending on horse use. Ride
time can always be saved and used at a later date. To enroll, please
indicate on CIT application.
