Klein Performance Horses

01/29/2025

Why $50 to $80 for a Riding Lesson is the Bargain of a Lifetime! 🐴

At first glance, $50 to $80 might seem like a lot for a riding lesson. After all, it’s just 30 minutes or an hour on a horse, right? But here’s the kicker: that price doesn’t even begin to cover the full value of what you’re getting.

Let me break it down for you:

When you pay for a riding lesson, you’re not just paying for the time spent in the saddle. You’re paying for decades of knowledge, years of training, and an entire operation dedicated to creating a safe, fun, and rewarding experience.

You’re paying for an incredible partnership between horse and human—something most people only dream of experiencing.

You’re paying for the *generations of knowledge and skill* that went into breeding or selecting a safe, reliable horse—a horse that can teach a beginner to steer or build confidence in an intermediate rider.

You’re paying for the *thousands of hours* that trainers and instructors spent educating that horse, putting on the miles, and teaching it to be patient, forgiving, and downright saintly.

You’re paying for the tack: saddles, bridles, bits, saddle pads, girths, and all the fittings—carefully selected for comfort, fit, and durability. You’re also paying for the endless supply of grooming tools, from curry combs to hoof picks to detangling spray.

You’re paying for feed: hay, grain, supplements, and the occasional treat. You’re paying for veterinary care, including vaccines, deworming, dental work, and emergency visits. Don’t forget the farrier—someone has to keep those hooves in tip-top shape.

You’re paying for the blankets: rain sheets, winter rugs, coolers—whatever is needed to keep the horses happy and healthy in every season. You’re paying for the halters, lead ropes, and fly masks that keep them comfortable and safe.

You’re paying for the facilities: the arena footing, jumps, fences, barn, and tack room. You’re also paying for the equipment that maintains it all—tractors, ring drags, hoses, water buckets, muck rakes, shovels, and the never-ending repair bills that come with running a stable.

You’re paying for the labor: the early mornings and late nights, the endless stall mucking, the feeding, and the hauling of hay bales. You’re paying for the nights someone walks a colicky horse until the vet arrives.

You’re also paying for the *risk*: every time a lesson horse takes a rider, there’s a chance they could end up hurt or permanently lame. These horses are worth their weight in gold, and it’s my job to keep them safe, healthy, and happy. That’s why they’re only worked a certain amount, jump sparingly, and have strict limits on their workload.

So when you hear, “$50 to $80 for a lesson,” what you’re really getting is the result of years of dedication, hard work, and care. You’re getting a piece of a much larger puzzle—the kind of puzzle that most people don’t see but that makes those 30 or 60 minutes possible.

It’s not “just a lesson.” It’s a lifetime of expertise and a whole village behind it.

*copied from another poster*

11/25/2024

Wow! Hard work is sure paying off!!
😴How bout being lazy
From first loping classes to solid small fry horse he placed in every class he went into!
🤠Possum and Kenzie have been working extra hard and it showed! With their best rides and patterns to date. This horse is not easy to pattern and she has learned to have a lot of feel and how to prep him!

We look forward to having our whole horse show family back and better come January 2025! 🤩

11/12/2024

So excited to have a show 5 mins away from us!
Please take a minute to read through the sponsorship form!

It’s taking shape!
✔️Judges hired!
✔️Staff hired!
✔️Ribbons ordered!
🏆 Buckles planned-need sponsor??

If you are interested in being apart of this new and exciting show series we are looking for SPONSORS!!

⬇️ Below are our sponsorship opportunities and we would love to have you or your business as a sponsor!

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11/08/2024

10/31/2024

🎃💀Happy Halloween🤠🎃

09/30/2024

Good luck to Jenn Willow with Major Crome today in the Level 1 Amateur Ranch Riding!

Live stream
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08/14/2024

✨Training stalls Available✨
Does your horse need a refresher?
Do you want to get back in the show pen?
Do you have one that needs more saddle time or be broke out?
Do you need help getting you and your horse on the same page?
Come join us at Klein Performance Horses!
Pm or call me at 614.581.8425 to chat about your goals!

07/31/2024

‼️‼️REMINDER‼️‼️
Camp kids for THIS WEEKEND
If you have not paid your deposit it must be done tonight by 8pm

07/26/2024

A small stab in the heart is what you feel when you put up the day's riding list and you see riders sinking heavily in their shoulders when reading which horse they are assigned for the lesson. A small stab in the heart for that horse that for an hour will carry around a rider who has already decided that he does not like his horse. A small stab in the heart for the horse that did not choose the rider himself but still does his best, lesson after lesson.

Riding is a privilege and something you have chosen to do. If you chose to ride at a riding school, your instructor assumes that you actually want to learn how to ride. The instructor's highest wish is that you get good at it.

Often there is a plan and a thought as to why you are assigned to that exact horse. Before you mount up next time, ask yourself "what can this horse teach me today?" All horses have something to give, a feeling or a new tool in the box.

The art is actually in being able to get a lazy horse to move forward, to get an uncertain horse to gain confidence, a naughty horse to focus or a tense horse to be released. It takes work. If you think a horse is boring, it's more likely that you don't ride the horse as well as you think! It's not easy to be confronted with your own shortcomings, but it is in that very situation that you get the chance to truly grow as a rider.

The excuse that "it's not my kind of horse" is actually a really bad excuse. A good rider can ride any kind of horse. A good rider has trained many hours on different types of horses to become a good rider. A good rider can find and manage the gold nuggets in every horse.

If we absolutely want to ride, it is our duty to strive to do it as best as possible, even if it's only for fun. We owe it to every horse that carries us upon it's back.

Copied and shared with love for all of our horses, ponies and riders 🐎❤🐎

06/10/2024

06/05/2024

Summer time is here so that means summer camps! No experience necessary and kids ages 7 and up welcome!
Feel free to pm or text me any questions or to sign up

05/18/2024

One year down forever to go. Owning my own property and business has always been a dream of mine and I think it finally has hit me that this is my reality, day in and day out. It’s not easy but it sure is rewarding. Providing a place for people to feel at home is rewarding in itself. Thank you to everyone that has and will continue to support Klein Performance Horses. I am blessed to be surrounded by so many wonderful boarders and clients. I would not be able to do any of this without Jake by my side… the unstoppable employee of the month every month! Maintenance and work at a barn is never ending and the dedication he has to support not his dream but mine is unmatched.