Horse riding lessons

Horse riding lessons

Do you know the lyrics to the song ‘Here I am’ by Bryan Adams, word for word? Well, then I can imagine you are a big fan of the movie Spirit and have a desire to ride horses. Oppistal is here to make YOUR dream come true. 
We LOVE to welcome young and old – just as long as you are an avid animal lover.  It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or an experienced rider. 
Sonja started riding in primary school.  She still comes and visit us after 14 years whenever she can take a break from her tertiary studies.  Our clients become friends and later family. She benefited from the many advantages of horse riding like balance, coordination, responsibility, patience, empathy, self-control etc. If I have to start to write about the benefits of horse riding, you will still be here tomorrow. 
We are proud to say that over the past 20 years we have built up an amazing herd of well -schooled horses and ponies that would love to meet you. 
Margie decided to join Oppistal for western riding lessons.  She didn’t have the nerve to jump horses.  She lost her confidence and almost gave up on her dream to ride horses. Oppistal is a Western performance yard offering different classes and challenges to our riders every week. Margie loves Oppistal as it is a non- competitive environment where the horses come first.   She could choose between half an hour and hour lessons. Margie learnt for the first time to halter and tack up her own horse.  We have a motto – if you can’t work with your horse from the ground, how can you control him from the top? Margie enjoyed her first training show with us. Her stress disappeared and she could enjoy riding.
We also offer horse riding lessons to school groups, children with autism and rehabilitation of adults. This forms part of our Hippo therapy courses. Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with hippos.  It is a term used for horseback riding for therapy. Winston Churchill said:  “The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man.” Why not come to experience it for yourself?