Give a horse the love and care it deserves with this class on saddling and grooming!

Correct saddling and grooming before mounting a horse are important to experience an enjoyable ride, plus you build a connection with the horse through proper care and consideration. No horseback riding experience is required to register for this 1-hour lesson!

A professional rider and instructor will teach you how to safely saddle and groom a horse. You'll be given a step-by-step process so that you can use this knowledge should you decide to ride horses.

What you will learn:

• Safety Precautions: A horse is an incredibly lively animal and it's very easy for them to be startled. Each process requires its own safety precautions so that you're out of harm's way.
• Cleaning the Hoofs: It's important to clean the hoofs to prevent infections. You'll clean the feet by removing dirt and rocks from the sole and frog area.
• Grooming Process: Grooming involves removing dirt and mud from the horse’s body. It's important to groom to prevent irritation and sores from occurring. A horse that is not groomed well can get sores in the weight-bearing areas, especially the saddle and girth areas.
• Saddling blanket: Before saddling, you must carefully add a clean saddling blanket to the horse to absorb its sweat and give padding between its hair and the saddle.
• Saddling process: Saddling is more than throwing on a saddle and tying to the horse, it's preparing the horse for a ride. Before the saddling process begins, the horse should be clean in the saddle and cinch, or girth, area.