Horseback Riding

Join TJ Stables for Horseback Riding!

At TJ Stables we offer riding for all ages, whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced rider - we pride ourselves on being a fully accessible stable allowing everyone to experience the joys of horseback riding!

SAFETY REMINDER: for your safety while riding, we do not allow guests to ride with their cell phones. Just like driving, you need 2 hands and all your focus to have a safe and enjoyable ride!

Quick Links:

Lessons

Western Riding Lessons (8+)
Sit tall in the saddle and learn the skill of horsemanship in the TJ Stables Western Riding Program. Beginners to experienced riders welcome! Students will learn the foundations of riding and work on their skills throughout our program. Our lessons program has been designed based on a color level system, much like the belts in Karate.

10-week sessions (1 hour per week)

$500 + Tax

Specialty Lessons
For our more experienced riders. We offer a variety of skill-based advanced lessons, such as Western Speed Events, Western Dressage, and Precision Drill Riding. Please call TJ Stables for more information.

10-week sessions (1 hour per week)

$550 + Tax

Semi-Private Riding Lessons
Please call TJ Stables or speak to our staff to book a semi-private lesson. Various times and days can be arranged.

1-hour sessions

$65 + Tax

Experiences

2-Hour Horse Connection and Trail Ride
A bonding experience between riders and their horse. Enjoy time spent grooming your horse, getting them ready for the ride, have a chance to ride in our enclosed arena to familiarize yourself with your new horse partner, then head out on the beautiful trails!

$125 + Tax

Family Farm Experience
A personalized interactive tour of TJ Stables and all of our animal friends! Enjoy spending time with all of our farm animals, seeing and learning about the horses we have in the farm, and a pony ride for the little ones.

Group of 5 people ($25 for additional people)

$125 + Tax

Birthday Parties - Farm Fun Package (9 and Under)
Celebrate your child’s birthday with TJ Stables. By celebrating with us, your children and all their friends will get the chance to spend time with all the animals & everyone gets a 20-minute pony ride!

Group of 10 people ($25 + Tax - Extra Child | $10 + Tax - Extra Adult)

$299 + Tax

Birthday Parties - Corral Ride Fun (9 and Older)
Looking for a new activity to celebrate your child’s birthday? Come celebrate with TJ Stables where your child can spend time with all our animals + have the chance to participate on a Corral Ride!

$60 + Tax per rider

Learn more about the experiences and horseback riding that we offer here at TJ Stables.

  • Sit tall in the saddle and learn the skill of horsemanship in the TJ Stables western riding program.

    • 10 Week Sessions, 1 Hour per week

    • Certified Instructors

    • Gentle, Trustworthy Ponies

    • $450 + Tax

    • Indoor and Outdoor Facilities

  • Start a lifetime of riding skills at an early age.

    • 10 Week Sessions, 1 Hour per week

    • Certified Instructors

    • Gentle, Trustworthy Ponies

    • $450 + Tax

    • Indoor and Outdoor Facilities

    To enroll in lessons before the age of 8, 7-year-old children must have already attended a week-long camp (summer day camp or March break camp). This is due to insurance purposes.

  • For our more experienced riders, enjoy the thrill of riding! We offer different specialty lessons for those looking for a challenge. Please contact TJ Stables to enquire.

    • 10 Week Sessions, 1 Hour per week

    • Certified Instructors

    • $500 + Tax

    • Indoor and Outdoor Facilities

    To enroll in Specialty Lessons, a riding assessment will be done for those not in our Riding Program.

  • Please call TJ Stables or speak to our staff to book a semi-private lesson. Various times and days can be arranged.

    • 1 hour long private lessons

    • $65 + Tax

    • $35 + Tax for assessment

  • This is the perfect riding lesson for those who want a more relaxed opportunity to learn about horses as well as the chance to bond and connect with their horse. Also, a great chance for young or nervous riders to ease into horseback riding. The experience begins with grooming and caring for your horse to build a strong connection between the rider and their horse. During this time riders can ask questions and learn more about horses. Following the prep time, riders will be able to go out for a one-hour trail ride on the scenic woodland trails here at TJ Stables with out friendly, knowledgable staff. In the case of bad weather, TJ Stables also has an indoor facility to ensure your experience can go on rain or shine!

    • Ages 8+

    • $125 + Tax Per Person

    • Duration of 2 hours (grooming and care for the horse followed by a 1-hour trail ride)

    • Reservations Required

    • No previous riding experience is required

    • Weight limit if 250lbs

    • Longs pants, and a boot or shoe (no sandals/flats/crocs)

    • No pregnant women are able to ride

    • Trails are open all year round, weather permitting

    • Our indoor arena is available if you'd prefer to ride indoors

    • A minimum of 2 riders is required for this experience.

    • Additional experience optional: Post-ride campfire.

    • Available Monday through Saturday (Closed Sundays)

  • Meet and pet our animals, learn about life on the farm, visit our garden and pick vegetables, feed chickens, collect eggs and best of all pony rides are included (includes one pony, recommend 1 pony per 3 children).

    • Family of up to 5 participants: $125 + Tax

    • Additional participants: $25 + Tax

    • Extra Pony Rental: $25 + Tax

    • Add a Bonfire or Picnic Area: $50 + Tax per hour (party room in inclement weather)

    • Available Monday through Saturday (Closed Sundays)

    • Up to 10 guests (including adults)

    • Includes party room/picnic area/ campfire (must book one at time of booking)

    • Visit and pick veggies from the garden to feed to the animals, visit and collect eggs from the chickens, spend time with our Little Critters, learn about the horses we have on the farm, 20-minute pony rides (1 pony per 3 people)

    • Arrive 15 minutes early. Everyone must be wearing a running shoe or boot…NO sandals, flats, or crocs

    • They can pay when they arrive

    • *Partially customizable* different activities per season

    • $100 deposit required upon booking, remainder due day of reservation

    Birthday Party – Farm Fun Package – extra child: $25+tax

    Birthday Party – Farm Fun Package – extra adult: $10+tax

    • Visit and pick veggies from the garden to feed to the animals, visit and collect eggs from the chickens, spend time with our Little Critters (20 minutes)

    • 30-minute Corral Ride (independent riding)

    • Arrive 15 minutes early. Everyone must be wearing long pants and a running shoe or boot…NO sandals, flats, or crocs. 250lbs weight limit

    • $100 deposit required upon booking, remainder due day of reservation

    • CAMPFIRE/ PARTY ROOM NOT INCLUDED, but can be added for $50+tax

    Birthday Party – Corral Ride Fun (9 and older): $60+tax per rider

    Birthday Party – Corral Ride Fun – non-riding guests: $25+tax per person

Book Your Lesson/Experience

① Send an Email

In order to book your stay with TJ Stables, please submit the following form and select the lesson or experience you’re interested in. This will initiate the booking process.

If you have preferred dates and times that you’d like to participate in lessons or experiences, please note them in the message section of the form.

② Submit an Online Waiver

Once you’ve spoken with a representative of TJ Stables and have secured a spot, you must complete a Registration Waiver for ALL children participating in activities at TJ Stables.

③ Payment & Deposits

All payments and deposits will be completed via eTransfer or can be completed in person if that is the preferred method.

We accept eTransfers and all credit and debit types for in person payments.

Requirements For All Horseback Riding Lessons

  • There is a per-rider weight limit of 250 pounds

  • All riders participating in horseback riding activities must wear helmets regardless of age. You may bring your own certified horseback riding helmet or use one of ours. No bicycle helmets are permitted.

  • A shoe or boot with at least a half inch heel is required. Absolutely no sandals, crocs, or flats allowed for children or adults.

  • No smoking or vaping on the property.

  • Dress appropriately for the weather.

  • Long pants are required.

Riders With Disabilities or Special Needs

All riders with special needs (both physical and developmental needs) are welcome at TJ Stable’s fully wheelchair-accessible facility. Our horses are gentle and trustworthy and our staff have been trained to ensure all our riders are comfortable and confident when riding. We can assist riders to mount, and in cases where needed, we have a lift for riders in wheelchairs or with balance issues. 

To ensure the care you need is available during your riding session, please get in touch with TJ Stables in advance for our staff to assess what is needed and to be able to accommodate your needs to provide the best possible riding experience. 

Frequently Asked Questions

    • For riders with zero experience, you will start out in our beginners lessons.

    • If you have had past riding experience, you can book a riding assessment. Our instructors will evaluate your skill level and place you in the lesson best suited for you.

    • We will assign you a lesson time. Group lessons are generally Monday-Friday in the evenings.

    • Your lesson will be at the same day and time once a week for a 10-week session.

    • At the end of the 10-week session, you will graduate to the colour level that matches your skill.

    • LESSONS ARE CONTINUOUS. Unless you tell us otherwise, we will assume you will continue with another 10-week session after your graduation.

    • You are welcome to stay and watch the lesson from the observation area. Your child would love the attention and encouragement. Riding areas are NO PHONE ZONES. Please keep your phone off or on silent.

    • Parents are NOT allowed to help their child while working with the horses for insurance and safety reasons.

    • For the safety of all, siblings MUST be in the care of an adult at all times. No running or yelling on the farm at any time.

    • Everyone must stay in the public areas of the farm.

    • Please notify the instructor if you are not staying for your child's lesson. Please return before the class is done.

    • Payment for lesson is due the 1st lesson of the session. Of necessary, payment plans may be arranged with the office.

    • If TJ Stables needs to cancel lessons due to weather or any other reason, we will give you as much notice as possible. The missed lesson will be added to the end of your current 10-week session.

    • If you will be missing your lesson for any reason, please call us at 519-354-7517 or email us at howdy@tjstables.ca

    • You will be eligible for a Make-up Lesson if proper notice is given (must call/email no later than 3pm on the day of your group lesson.) You will be responsible for contacting the office to book your Make-up Lesson within the current 10-week session.

    • Please give the office as much notice as possible for any lessons that will be missed.

    • WE ARE BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION OF THE BASICS FOR RIDERS USING MUSCLE MEMORY!

    • Certain activities are repeated, not only grooming and saddling, but also while riding. This is to continuously build muscle memory.

    • It is very important that student have a good understanding of the basics on the ground with their horses, as well as in the saddle.

    • From there, it is essential that student gain strong muscle memory during their foundation levels of riding in order to flourish as they advance to hinger levels.

    • Practice makes Progress!

    • Depending on the length of time you have had off, you may need to be reassessed.

    • Although you may have graduated at a certain color level, you may need to repeat a level(s) to get back to the skill level you were riding at when you left.

    • As with any skill, you will get rusty with time-off and will need to regain some muscle memory.

    • Your previous class mates would have continued to advance in their riding skill and you may no longer be at their riding level.

    • Yes, in fact riding lessons and summer camp are tax deductible.

    • Tax receipts can be obtained at time of payment or at a later date depending on your needs.

    • We ask that lessons are paid in full at the beginning of the 10-week session.