Please help me in Welcoming "Graceful Gaits Equine Program" and the instructor Melissa Thielman (Lovingly known around here as MO) to Whispering Winds Farm.
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She has many, many years exerience in riding and is now accepting lesson clients.
We have three horses to choose from depending on your level of experience.
She specializes in anything from starting you on the ground with a horse, teaching you trail riding, western riding, how to do halter, how to do showmanship and many other types of lessons.
Please feel free to give her a shout at: 541-852-0456 or you can reach her on FB private messenger.
Gift certificates available for all kinds of ocassions.
35.00 an hour.
Awesome update. We have added another person to this phenomenal lesson program. Please help me in making Dom welcome. She has an awesome following and has some awesome students too. 541-844-9944
Say hi to Ben, now riding all on his own.
Here is Miyah taking her second lesson.
Mo's youngest student
I think I am ready for the first ride.
Aspen showing the world perfect form.
Our favorite duo
Courtney getting her Canter on with Tuff
Kaylea concentrating really hard
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Logan and Mo working on balance
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Kyla learning to ride bareback on Charlie
Meet Cal our first official client from England. Cal has never been around or ridden a horse. He had a blast.
Mya and Charlie showing the world what a great first lesson looks like. She has never ridden before. She can't say that anymore. By the end she was doing great all on her own.
Magnolia working on getting comfortable riding
Kenlee learning to make Mocha move and turn on her own. This is her first time ever on a horse.
Everlee showing everyone show to sit properly on a horse.
Learning the proper way to care for your horse.
Everlee's first lesson. She is three and has never been on a horse. When it was over, she DID NOT want to leave.
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Reeses' first time on a horse and she was elated. She is three and can't wait to learn more.
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Around here they learn from the ground up.
Ximena and Mocha on their second lesson. Riding all by herself.
Carter and Mo discussing the way to guide a horse. This is his first lesson and he made sure to tell grandma he wanted to come every week.
Isabel is getting so good she is now doing barrels bareback. Way to go.
Aspen learning the way to ride bareback.
Cal, our student from England riding all by himself.
Meet Michelle, this is her second lesson with Mo. She says it has been more years than she can remember since the last time she was on a horse. She ws so happy to be riding again.
This is Sophia and her first lesson with Mo. She is learning the art of using the reins.
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Mya learning to ride bareback
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4 year old Emeree learning how to clean the back feet, almost, all by herself.
Everlee insists, you hold it I can clean it myself.
Carter riding Heiress for the first time and learning about the reining part of riding.
Kaylea's first time out on the trail course
Chenoa's first lesson with Mo and Lyra, our newst lesson horse.
This is Janet, our student Isabel's mom. She decided it was time for her to learn to ride too. By the end of her first lesson she was trotting.
Isabel showing off her fantastic riding posture. She still hates saddles and stirrups.
keelani's first time on a horse. She had a blast.
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Everlee sharing her lesson with little brother Luke. When he first got here today, there was NO WAY he was getting on a horse. I think he got over his fear.
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Kamaile taking her first lesson toay. She has never been on a horse or even been around them.
Kamaile's sister Keelani taking her first lesson today. She has never been on a horse or around them either. She had a blast.
Keelani sharing her lesson with her two year old sister Kainna. She was so excited. She was telling Charlie to walk and kicking him to go forward by the the lesson was over.
Carter looking pretty proud of his lesson today. He has come so far. We are so proud of him. Pretty soon he will be doing lessons with his horse. YAY!!!!!
When you are paying for your little one lessons and you decide after 10 years it time to get yourself back in the saddle. Congratulations Freya, you did excellent.
Our youngest lesson student. She just turned one year old. I think she had a blast.
Charlie, one of our lesson horses, getting some love from on of our students, Yui.
Kyla and Maliyah having a blast riding double for a lesson.
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Mya and lesson instructor, Mo, having a bareback ride aroud the arena.
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4 Year old Everlee showing off "HER" horse.
Kenlee and Lyra taking time out of their lesson for some great photos.
Kaylea and Feenix sharing the arena today for a double lesson
Mo getting brave and doing two lessons at a time.
Marcie and Charlie getting to know each other.
Lessons aren't always about riding. Yui and Alice spending some quality loving time.
Kaylea (on the right) and Mo take a stroll down the road. This is Kaylea's first time ever out on the road with a horse. We are so proud. Would never know that at one time, she was scared to death the first time on a horse.
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Another wonderful lesson for Kaylea. Today she rode Heiress to the end of the road in both directions with cars and even a HUGE dump truck passing. So proud of this young lady that started scared to death.
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Cousins doing lessons together
This young lady has come SO far in her confidence. She is now riding the trail course and onthe road. YAY!!!! Mia.
Feenix and Charlie doing the Western Pleasure thing. So proud of how far she has come.
The three musketeers. Maddie a year old Kyla 4 years old, Malia 4 years old, sporting their helmets.
Malia riding Meg for the first time. She has always been scared to death to get on a horse. Today she finally did and LOVED it.
Kyla has been riding since she was two. Today she got to ride Meg for the first time. It was all we could do to get her off afterwards.
Maddie getting to ride the big horse today. She had a blast. Even learned to kick and say "Meg Walk". Then oh no, she was not getting off.
Ally was very clear about taking her lesson in her halloween costume. Charlie was like what are you!!!
4 year old Everlee sharing her lesson with her cousin Halsey. Halsey is 18 months old, never been around a horse and had the time of her life.
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Lessons here consist of learning from the ground up. Meet Maverick (7) proving he can "DO IT HIMSELF".
Learning from the ground up. A very important part of learning about the horse. This is Avery (9), proving that she can do it herself too.
Avery and Maverick. These two came into the program not knowing anything about horses. NOW they ride walk, trot on their own and are having the time of their life. Did I forget to tell you, this is only their third lesson.
