Mystic Meadows Equine Centre

01/05/2025

2025 riding lesson schedule! For January- March. Standing times on weeknights, year round (10 months). Summer camp dates released!!

Monday
5 to 6:15 - Beginner with TA, 1 space open

615 jump - full
715 – jump full
8 PM jump - 2 open spaces. Boarders/lessees.

Tuesday – outdoor jump lessons will resume in May pending the weather if people would like to be off Saturdays.

Wednesday
4:45- full
530–2 open spaces
615 – 2 open spaces
7 PM – 2 open spaces
745 - full

Friday
5-6:15- beginnner assisted with TA -1 space open
615-(2 spaces) mixed teens
7 pm- (2 spaces) adults
7:45- 2 spaces- competitive/lessees
8:30- private- open

Saturdays
3-6 yo hour unmounted class with/Britt (6 spaces) - 10 am start. 6 weeks

11 to 12:15 beginner - 3 spaces
12:15 to 1:30- 3 spaces
1:30 jump- 2 spaces- lessees/owners
215 private - filled
3 pm private- open

6 pm- (4 spaces)
7 pm private - open

Sunday
9 am adult- full
9:45 mixed- 2 spaces.
10:30- full (same kids before Christmas)
11:15- quick break
11:30- beginner assisted with ta- 1 space open
12:45- (3 spaces)
1:30- (private)

The above take place at Shadowlands Ranch.

Below Mystic Meadows Equine Centre

Tuesdays, Renee
2 spaces open

Celine, Thursdays
Full until end of February

12/29/2024

Space available on Tuesdays at 6 and 7. Resuming Jan 8, 551.50$ for 8 weeks of lessons. Message 780-951-2332 with questions. Ages 7 and up.

12/12/2024

Check us out for your gift giving ideas! We have spaces available on Tuesday evenings starting in January.

12/04/2024

Spaces available in January for lessons:

3 spaces on Tuesdays resuming Jan 7 6 and 7 pm.
2 spaces on Thursdays resuming 16 6 pm.
Potential for Mondays with a minimum of 3 people to run resuming on Jan 13. 6 pm

Lessons are sold in packages of 8 551.25 for 3 ppl in group.
Private lessons are 78.75 per lesson (when available) in packages of 4 $315, but the goal is to move into group lessons.

Trial lessons are 84$ and booked when there is space available priority goes to prepaid packages.

Birthday party options available if looking for an indoor hands on with the ponies option. Price depends on what you need and how many you want to have attend.

Barn is heated and arena has heat to take the chill off. Safe quiet lesson horses.

Feel free to inquire 780-951-2332 or message.

11/09/2024

10/19/2024

Tuesday and Thursday openings for group lessons. 8 week packages, to mid Dec open. Ages 6 and up, beginners and riders with some experience welcome. Our focus is fun, safety, horsemanship skills, and learning to ride, or improving your skills flat work only.
Option for either Monday evenings or Sundays with a min of 3 registered riders.

Options to buy a lesson package for Christmas presents! Lessons resume week of January 8. Please message or text 780-951-2332 to arrange, or email [email protected] for further information.

08/09/2024

Tuesday and Thursday openings for group lessons. 8, 12 and 16 week packages, can be paid in 2 payments. Ages 6 and up, beginners and riders with some experience welcome. Our focus is fun, safety, horsemanship skills, and learning to ride, or improving your skills flat work only.

Leasing is offered to riders who have been in consistent lessons and can safely catch, tack, and ride all 3 gaits. Leases can be 1, 2 or 3 rides a week on our lesson horses with times/days booked in advance. These are to give riders an opportunity to practise their skills between lessons, but must continue in weekly lessons.

Private, prepaid troubleshooting lessons available for haul ins please inquire.

08/06/2024

Make Them Carry Their Saddle

A father of a darling girl and I were talking last week and he said that he wanted his daughter to ride more and not have to do the work part of the catching, grooming, and saddling. I smiled as I explained.

Riding horses is a combination of strength, timing, and balance. Kids in this country are physically weak (unless they are actively involved with weight training and physical conditioning 4+ times a week.)

When you walk out to the field, you are clearing your stress from being under fluorescent lights all day; feeling the sun soak into your bones. As your body moves on uneven surfaces, it strengthens your legs and core.

When you groom your horse (especially currying), you are toning your arms and stabilizing your core.

When you carry your saddle, your arms, chest, and back are doing isolated strengthening work.

Being near horses, calms and makes you tune into the splendor of these empathetic animals.

When you ride at a posting trot, it’s equivalent to a slow jog calorie burn wise.

After a lesson, the riders are physically tired and mentally quiet and balanced.

Horses feel your heart beat and mirror your emotions back.

Riding large and somewhat unpredictable animals makes you resilient and pushes your expectations.

Working with horses is so much more than learning how to ride.

So parents, make your children carry their saddles. Don’t do the hard parts for them, as long term it actually hurts them. To advance with their riding, they must get stronger. You can help by doing the high parts.

I love having you all at the farm, and am so grateful to get to share these fascinating animals with you.

Hannah Campbell Zapletal

08/01/2024

August has a few spots open for lesson,
Tuesdays at 730 x 2 spots
Thursdays at 700 pm x 2 -3 spots
Lessons run consecutive weeks as riders progress better riding weekly.

September booking with prepayment. First come first serve,

Booked privates or small group/ birthdays etc one time rides can also be arranged with prepayment, please inquire for availability of times and information.

Additional ride lease rides available on specific days/time for riders in our lesson program that meet the basic criteria. These are practise rides designed to improve your skills, generally walk trot work only.

07/30/2024

Congrats Raynee! We are super excited for you and Tic Tac and she will be missed by her buddy Sox, and myself. We wish you nothing but great success with this cutie.