Riding lessons

REGISTER FOR ONE OF our horse camp sessions, or TO SIGN UP FOR riding lessons. Sign up now for camp at camphorsecountry.com!
Class Lessons - (4 Students or more): Riders 5 years old and up! $40.00 Per 1/2 Hour ~ $60.00 Per Hour
1 Hour Riding ~ WesternBy Appointment Only Add Equestrian Helmet Rental ~ $5.00 Parents should wear their walking shoes and be ready to help children, 7 and under, with steering, balance, control and anything else Shannon, the instructor needs.
We love beginners, especially those with carrots! We cater to "young and young at heart" riders, 5 years & up and adults returning to riding. Parents are asked to wear their walking shoes and help our little, bitty riders or plan to tip senior students when they assist your youngsters.
Equestrian helmets available for rent in the office are required for riders under 18.$5.00 per lesson or $7.00 for the day.

Ground School

$25.00 per hour
Grooming and Saddling prior to your riding time.
Level: Beginner ~ Advanced
Set up a station with your saddle, blankets and brushes. Lead your horse into the arena from its stall and learn to groom and saddle before riding. Remember your long, skinny carrots. Yes, ground school includes learning to clean the hooves.

Learn to Ride Like a Winner!

After more than 40 years in the horse biz at this location, we've seen many of our students grow up at Horse Country Farm, spending up to 10 years with us learning to ride. They are lesson students who go onto horse camp, then become peer counselors (C.I.T.s) who help teach others to ride, learn to train horses as leasers. In Amy's case, she bought her beloved Tonka from us and took him off to Washington State University with her. We don't know how much he learned there, but he was thrilled to move on with "his girl." These are only three of our Horse Country Farm grads who have continued to grow as riders in their adult years.
Amy Pilloud
Amy Pilloud rode with the WSU equestrian team and was the Palouse Empire Rodeo Queen with Tonka, her black Morgan from Horse Country Farm.
Arianna Lapke-Malone
Arianna Lapke-Malone learned to ride at Horse Country Farm and competed with the WWU equestrian team in Bellingham, WA.
Radhika Raj
Radhika Raj took lessons, came to horse day camp, leased horses and taught new riders as a peer counselor (C.I.T.) and rode with the WWU equestrian team in Bellingham, WA

9 Hour Horse Lease - Practice Time

Practice what you learn in your lessons when you lease one of our horses.
Time With Your Favorite Horse. ALL HORSE COUNTRY FARM LEASES INCLUDE:Western & Bareback Riding Lessons ~ at No Additional Cost. Horse comes with saddles, pads, bridles, daily care, feed, grain, hoof trims, & vet care. Ride, ride, ride! Ages: 7 to Adult
Horse Time = Grooming, Saddling, Trail Riding, Arena Practice, Riding With Friends, & Hanging Out With Your Horse. Total Cost: $285.00 Horse, $310.00 Warmblood* ~ (*A Warmblood is a cross between a draft and light horse breed such as Nevada).
All Riders under 18 must bring/rent an equestrian helmet. If you do not have a helmet, you may rent one in the office. $5.00 an hour, $7.00 a day, $25.00 a month All students must DRESS TO RIDE, per the instructor's directions. Bring lots of long, skinny carrots for your horse.

Meet some of our amazing lesson horses!

Give someone a wonderful "horsy" adventure!

Gift Certificates for Riding Lessons, A Day at Horse Country, Horse Leases, Pony Rides and Summer Day Camp 2025 are available. Does your favorite horse~lover enjoy reading about horses as well as riding them? Yes, you can purchase signed copies of riding instructor, Shannon Kennedy's books at Horse Country Farm. She also writes paranormal, military, western (cowgirl) and contemporary romances as Josie Malone. Wrap up a book, a package of long, skinny carrots along with the gift certificate and you'll make horse~lovers of any age horsy-happy.
Email: ckennedy@horsecountryfarm.com360-691-7509 ~ 425-335-4773

Meet Your Riding Instructor

Shannon Kennedy

Riding instructor and owner, Shannon Kennedy trains horses and teaches horsemanship at Horse Country Farm. Teaching kids to ride horses since 1967, she finds in many cases, she's taught three generations of families. She graduated from Washington State University with BA degrees in English and History. She attended graduate school at Western Washington University, earning a masters in teaching degree that she utilizes as a riding instructor during the school year, as well as the director of Camp Horse Country during the summer. She writes young adult fiction as Shannon Kennedy for Fire & Ice YA. Melange Satin Romance publishes her paranormal western (cowgirl) romances as Josie Malone. She currently has more than 25 books in print and is working on the next story in her Liberty Valley Love, "paranormal" romance series.

Here are some of Shannon's books!

Shannon's books are available at BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon, and of course at Horse Country Farm. She will be happy to autograph your books for you before or after your ride. If you don't find her in the arena, you can catch her in the barns, mucking, watering, grooming or feeding horses. Visit her websites to learn more about her books.
josiemalone.com ~ shannonkennedybooks.com
Horse Country Farm8507 Hwy 92 ~ P.O. Box 2Granite Falls, WA 98252 ~ 360-691-7509 ~ 425-335-4773 "Where Beginners, kids, tweens and teens learn & love to ride!"We welcome adult returning riders who enjoy our "kid-centric" atmosphere."A ridin' good time since 1977!"GOT CARROTS?Website Updated: June 18th, 2025
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