The Riding School

The Riding School We are all about children, horses, ponies, riding and the joy & magic of combining all of the above!

I love how mom just calmly eats her hay.
02/20/2025

I love how mom just calmly eats her hay.

A beautiful day to hang out with my sis and nephew visiting from Spokane. Next, Seattle Aquarium!
02/04/2025

A beautiful day to hang out with my sis and nephew visiting from Spokane. Next, Seattle Aquarium!

Inspiring!
01/30/2025

Inspiring!

Maggie Richardson, 70, and her 24-year-old mare Black Beauty’s Quest are at the top of the leader board of three showjumping leagues

Anyone out there have a horse like this one?
01/28/2025

Anyone out there have a horse like this one?

Goings on around the farm. Kids, horses, dogs and of course, the barn cats...
01/28/2025

Goings on around the farm. Kids, horses, dogs and of course, the barn cats...

01/27/2025
Thank you Penny for all you do as a volunteer to help keep our horses healthy and happy! Every weekend one of the chores...
01/27/2025

Thank you Penny for all you do as a volunteer to help keep our horses healthy and happy! Every weekend one of the chores Penny takes care of is washing out all of the horse's water buckets, from the stalls and the outdoor paddocks. To top it off, she always leaves us with a clean wash stall. It doesn't matter if it's freezing cold, or toasty hot, Thank You Penny!

Jill kitty is thinking about going for a ride so she cut in line to be first! Lacey and my student are patiently waitin...
12/18/2024

Jill kitty is thinking about going for a ride so she cut in line to be first! Lacey and my student are patiently waiting for Jill to hop on. Jill changed her mind, but I'm pretty sure she's going to climb aboard one of these days. Good girl Lacey for putting up with Jill's paws on her side.

We set up a patio heater to help our parents and friends stay warmer while watching lessons. The furry pile on the chair...
12/18/2024

We set up a patio heater to help our parents and friends stay warmer while watching lessons. The furry pile on the chair are our two barn cats, Jack & Jill. It didn't take them long to find some heat!

So much for people watching friends & family ride while staying warm under the patio heater. Our barn cats, Jack & Jill...
12/16/2024

So much for people watching friends & family ride while staying warm under the patio heater. Our barn cats, Jack & Jill have taken over the warmth zone!

Hooray! School is out for summer break and it's time to learn to ride! We offer riding lessons for kids, ages 3 years ...
06/20/2024

Hooray! School is out for summer break and it's time to learn to ride! We offer riding lessons for kids, ages 3 years old and up. Interested in learning more? Join us this Sunday, June 23rd, from 1:00pm to 4:00 at our Open House. We'd love to meet you, give you a tour of our barn, show you our horses and ponies and answer any questions you may have about our lesson programs.

The Riding School is located at Admiralty Farm. For more information, please visit our website at: www.riding-lessons.com

We're almost done fencing in our outdoor arena. I took this shot which is looking out to the new location of our round p...
06/18/2024

We're almost done fencing in our outdoor arena. I took this shot which is looking out to the new location of our round pen which should be carved out and built with new footing over the next several weeks. The manure bunker is being built first, then onto the roundpen. For now the roundpen is in the outdoor arena, with plenty of room to work around it.

Never thought I'd be excited about the arrival of big concrete eco blocks! But here they are, just arrived today. We're ...
06/18/2024

Never thought I'd be excited about the arrival of big concrete eco blocks! But here they are, just arrived today. We're building a manure bunker which will keep everything cleaner and the pile better managed. Next on our summer work list, relocating our round pen to it's new spot.

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16724 153rd Avenue SE
Yelm, WA
98597

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 3pm

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+13604958688

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How long can you stay in 2-point? Can you stay up there to the count of 10? This young rider made it!

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I’d like to introduce myself...

Hello everyone! My name is Deborah Ritchie and I love to teach riding! Specifically Hunt Seat Riding, both on the flat and over fences. On the flat just means riding at the walk, trot and canter as opposed to riding your horse over jumping obstacles.

I’ve been teaching for a good 30 years plus and am certified by both the USHJA which is the United States Hunter Jumper Association and the ARIA, the American Riding Instructors Association. My real passion is developing a rider from the beginning level all the way through participating in their first competition.

I enjoy teaching all levels and ages or riders. Children are especially fun to teach, and their enthusiasm for learning new skills and love for the horses and ponies is a joy to be a part of! Returning adult riders are also a joy to teach. There are so many adults out there who rode as a kid but with the demands and pressures of work, school or family have not been able to ride for a number of years.

The Riding School is a place to enjoy learning the sport of Hunt Seat riding without owning a horse of your own. I own several lovely lesson horses and ponies and I think of them all as “professors” ready to help you learn to ride.