First Field Farm

****RIDERS BEWARE****
I took classes here and the last time I was there, I was trained by Christy for a group session of three people. First of all, they messed up the schedule so I had to share the training session with another person and paid the same price. Christy was very impatient and had a lot of attitude. When I was getting on the horse, Christy told me the horse had a weight limit. I told her I rode the same horse last week with another instructor and they were okay with it.
Throughout the training, she was doing some one-​on-​one training with the other two girls BUT ME. Christy DID NOT teach me anything. She even told me to just walk most of the time. Right when the clock hit the 30 minutes mark, she came up to me and said, «have you had enough?» And asked me to get off the horse while the other two students were still being trained for about ten minutes and I just stood there and watched. From my understanding, private lessons were $ 50 for 30 minutes and group sessions $ 50 for 45 minutes. I was only on the horse for 30 minutes without any training. It was almost like a trail ride for double the price.
The whole thing DID not make sense to me and I felt offended when she told me there’s a WEIGHT LIMIT on the horse and asked me to get off when others were still on their horse. I am 5“4 and weight 134. I might be on the chubby side but I am not FAT!!! I called the manager and explained what had happened and how Christy insulted me with her rude comments. As a result, the manager offered a refund for the session BUT told me don’t ever go back because they’re not interested in training me. Maybe they think I am too FAT for their horse or they dislike Asian. For whichever reason, I wouldn’t recommend anyone that’s not on the skinny side to ride at this place.

I was very pleased with being able to walk around and check out the place. I was greeted by Jose and given information on what services are provided. I plan to get some lessons soon now that I had a welcomed visit.

We have gone here to watch our granddaughter during her riding lessons. I don’t know anything about horses, or stables, and can only speak from a layman’s point of view — so I will.
The young lady who conducted my granddaughter’s lessons was very personable, very encouraging, and kept up non-​stop feedback and instruction to our granddaughter as she put her though the paces. Sometimes our granddaughter shared the training area with other students and the instructor kept up with all of them, staying cheerful the entire time.
Afterward, our granddaughter was tasked to clean and brush the horse before they retired him to his stall. I liked the idea she learned things like this about taking care of horses as part of her lesson. At 8 years old, she wasn’t entirely up to the job, but the instructor let her go as far as she could, keeping an eye on her and on what was accomplished with the horse before she stepped in to help.
The staff seems very friendly… they seem to enjoy their jobs (and charges) and it was always a pleasure to go here for our granddaughter’s lessons. Good work!