Welcome
Saddle Up!
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced rider, our horseback riding lessons are tailored to your individual needs.
About Thumbs Up Riding School
About Us
Thumbs Up Riding School was started in South Florida in 2006, and has been at this location since 2011. Owner/Instructor Kami Landy says about her work;
“I teach balanced seat riding, which is an English form, the root of
dressage and eventing, but applicable to most riding goals. My focus is
on developing solid foundations: control, communication, confidence,
relaxation. I like to teach private lessons, especially to beginners, so
that they can learn correct body mechanics from the beginning. Sometimes
we do exercises on the ground to help build particular skills. Once
a student is safe and fairly independent, if I have another student with
similar schedule an learning needs, I’ll put them together– that lets me
teach with other games and exercises. We have fun with mounted drill and pairs’ work."
Kami Landy
Kami's background is elementary education, and she finds that she uses an awareness of developmental psychology and pedagogical principles in structuring lessons. That said, she really enjoys working with adult beginners and returning adults- it’s fun to be able to talk to the intellect as well as the body, and apply aspects of the student’s previous life experience to the process of learning to ride.
Long term goals include offering such clinics as yoga or Feldenkreis ™ movement for equestrians, Centered Riding(tm)/driving, TTouch ™, sports psychology, etc.”
Ride with Thumbs Up Riding School
Horseback Riding Lessons
Riding lessons are given in two to two and a half hour blocks of time. Before your lesson, you will be accompanied out to the paddock to retrieve the school horse you will be riding that day. After securing the horse in the grooming stall, Kami will assist you in grooming your horse to prepare him for riding. After putting on the saddle and bridle, it's off to the mounting block to start your half hour or hour lesson. When your lesson is over, you will bring your horse to the wash rack to remove the saddle and bridle and rinse the sweat off your horse before returning the horse to the paddock.
Cost
Half hour lesson: $40 per student or $150 for four half hour lessons paid in advance
Hour Lesson: $60 per student or $500 for nine hour long lessons paid in advance
What You Need
To get started, you will need to wear long pants and closed toed shoes with a half inch heel.
We have loaner helmets for you to use until you buy your own.