Regan’s Riding Instruction and Training

Regan’s Riding Instruction and Training I offer lessons ages 4+ in English and western, focusing on a balanced seat and horsemanship. My riding program is currently located at Almost Done Farm.
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Located in beautiful Trenton SC, Almost Done farm is a horse hotel that offers short term boarding for show season or lay-overs during travel. My program is private lessons only, focusing on teaching horsemanship and balanced riding. In addition to ride time, students learn how to:
*groom properly
*tack up properly
*take care of equipment
*basic horse care

Almost Done Farm has a smaller paddock

that doubles as a round pen as well as large, well-lit arena (with jumps) available for equine activities all year round.

12/09/2024
12/05/2024
We will be taking Hippona and Rosie to a schooling show this Saturday!! It’s Hippona’s first (and only) show before she ...
11/22/2024

We will be taking Hippona and Rosie to a schooling show this Saturday!!

It’s Hippona’s first (and only) show before she finally retires from lessons at the age of 30. Her retirement is long overdue— and much deserved!

Please come out and support Cheshire Hill Farm, our students, and the horses.

These kids put a lot of work into their lessons to be ready for Saturday.

Show starts at 9am— we hope to see you there!

11/04/2024

How to be a great lesson parent!
1.) WATCH YOUR KID RIDE! I can’t believe how many dads (sorry, but in my experience it’s always the dads) sit in the car and don’t watch EVER. Your kid absolutely wants to know that you are watching. Please make your child feel important and come sit ring side.
2.) Do NOT coach! Are you an accomplished equestrian? No? Shush. Yes? Then you give the lesson.
3.) Take video. It’s helpful. A few barns have rules against video but most love when you not only video, but send us instructors good clips!
4.) If you see something, say something TO THE INSTRUCTOR. Is your kid’s outside foot the whole way deep into the stirrup and the instructor is on the inside of their circle and can’t see it? It’s okay to tattle. 🤣 But if you talk to your child directly it’s distracting. (if nothing else, it’s hard to take instructions from two people at the same time.) occasionally a parent will point something out to me, and I’ll say, “Yep, good eye. But I’m not worried about that right now.”  sometimes we have to let something slide while we work on something else. But we’re also not perfect and we do miss things occasionally.
5.) Understand that giving the same instruction over and over is normal. It happens with adults too.  If I tell them to step into their right stirrup a little more, I’m usually happy if they maintain it for 30 seconds on their own… seriously. Unless the entire exercise is about fixing one body part, it’s very common for riders to make a fix, just for it to slide back out of place almost immediately.
I bring this up because I see parents sometimes get embarrassed or frustrated when I have to tell their kids to put their hands down on repeat. The parent looks ready to jump up and down screaming, “Just Keep your Freaking Hands Down Already!!!!!” I promise you it’s not that easy!
6.) Politely discourage your child from talking to you. If twice during a lesson, your child looks over and asks you to video or if they ask you to hand them a water bottle during a break, that stuff is totally fine. But if your child’s interaction with you is constant or if they clearly have more attention on you than the instructor, just say, “Pease pay attention to Miss Danee and not me.”
7.) If your child is anxiously attached to you, use this opportunity to wean them off of you slowly, and not traumatically. Don’t just dump them off at the lesson and hop in your car and leave, but maybe tell them you are going to walk outside and make a phone call while they tack up/ warm up, but that you’ll be back in time to watch the majority of the lesson. Or if the lesson is in an outdoor arena, just pull your chair a little further away instead of sitting right next to the arena. 

Basically it all comes down to middle ground- show interest in your kid’s progress, but also encourage independence.
The barn is a great place to develop secure attachment styles, independence, and a love for learning!
Allow us riding instructors to work our magic, but also be around to witness it, and praise your child for their progress.

Wanna make it even better? On the drive home ask your kid what their favorite part was, or what they thought they did well, and which parts were hard or easy. Don’t grill them about it, but show interest and get them thinking about their progress.

10/02/2024

🎶 Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends 🎶
Our driveway is now cleared!!
We still have a long way to go to clean up but that’s ok.

Our neighbors on the next farm over assisted Eric with the last huge trees blocking our driveway. ☺️

I love how the rural community (for the majority) works together to make sure we are all taken care of.

That being said, please let me know if you need help and we will try our best to do it or get you in touch with someone who can. ❤️❤️❤️

09/10/2024

🌟 Edit 🌟
The date for the parade is December 15th (Sunday)! Registration for walkers, dogs, and horses to be announced. 🎄

Put the date on your calendar. When registration opens up we will decide which two horses we are taking. I’d love it if all my students and at least one parent/ guardian can participate! (We will decorate the horses and have custom shirts made!) 🐴

We are planning on participating in the parade this year. Once I know more details, I’ll send out information to sign up.

This will be so much fun!!

09/06/2024

Walking is underrated when it comes to how important it is when training.

07/30/2024
07/13/2024
With Cheshire Hill Farm – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
06/24/2024

With Cheshire Hill Farm – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

Address

806 Currytown Road
North Augusta, SC
29860

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 6pm
Tuesday 4pm - 6pm
Wednesday 4pm - 6pm
Friday 4pm - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 11am
3pm - 5pm

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