Rider Education

It can be said that a true equestrian remains a student their entire life. An mportant distinguishing element of this program is its dedication to rider education.

Riders are welcome to participate in a weekly discussion group held in the lounge of the barn. These 'study sessions' are a part of rider training and education in  Equitation Science along with the systen of  Legerete.  Topics range from anatomy, history, philosophy, Equine ethology, how horses learn, and hands-on exercises.

​ The goal of these sessions is to build confident, informed riders with thorough, comprehensive foundations.

Progressive Equine Education

This is a center for those committed to pursuing all forms of equestrianism  Philippe Karl’s training philosophy, the School of Légèreté. This school of thought promises a means to achieve lightness and harmony with any breed or level of horse without the use of force or coercion. 

 Légèreté  provides systematic steps to achieving lightness and harmony.  It is a philosophy and method, passed down through the ages by the Classical Masters such as Gueriniere, Pluvinel, Baucher and others. It is horsemanship at its nobelist.  It offers any movitated rider an alternative, based on understanding, competence and respect for the horse.
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It challenges the rider to continually question and improve upon what they know and above all, it demands that riders center their programs around the horse's well-being.

Individualized Care

AEA prides itself on individualized horse care. We strive to create the best barn dynamic and most sound routine for the horses. 
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Horses thrive on routine, so the less fuss the better. Horses here are trained to be flexible and versatile but also with respect to their internal clocks. 

This means continuously monitoring a horse's attitude and energy level-making any necessary changes to their feed program, turnout schedule, etc.