Lessons at Bramblewood are structured in many different ways:

• Traditional weekly (or more frequent) lessons for beginner to advanced riders mounted on Bramblewood school horses. Lessons are the heart of the Bramblewood program and are scheduled throughout the day Tuesday through Sunday. Our professional instructors offer tutelage in both English and Western styles.

• Our Adaptive program allow riders with special needs to be fully a part of the lesson structure at Bramblewood. We believe that everyone has cognitive, physical, emotional and social needs that horses can assist with and we bring that spirit of inclusivity to our riders with special challenges.

• Individual lessons for riders with their own horses, whether they be boarded with us, trailered in, or working in conjunction with a training package.

• Unmounted sessions and workshops geared toward those who wish to explore life skills and with the horse as teacher and confidant, in a safe, creative environment.

Classical horsemanship is the heart of the Bramblewood Riding Program. We want you to be a true partner with your horse, being sensitive to the horse's needs, progressing through the training scale with empathy and understanding. We like to remind riders that they are training when they're doing nothing more complicated than walking or leading their horse to the ring. Classical horsemanship makes better jumpers, better students, and is beneficial to all disciplines.  When we use the word "dressage" we understand it in it's literal form which is "training."

Lessons at Bramblewood are taught by ARIA Level III hunt seat instructor, Kimberly Carter, and Centered Riding focused trainer Sarah Farris alongside Cat Leonard, Tricia Arthur, Savannah Bright, Kara Cervetti, and Emma Knous. You can learn more about our instructors here. Our style of teaching is systematic with an emphasis on correct flat work. Students of all ages and abilities are welcomed. From your first ride you will find our program is a haven where all students are equal and where each is given the chance to become a knowledgeable and complete rider from the barn to the ring to the field.

Classical horsemanship transcends the boundaries of disciplines.  To promote this, Bramblewood offers lessons in various Western styles as a compliment to our traditional English riding program.  

Lessons at Bramblewood are fun - whether you're a child or a seasoned pro. The mood in the ring is lighthearted but our emphasis is on safety first and foremost. Riding is hard work, but each building block leads our riders up through the levels as they gain a complete understanding of their own physiology and a greater sense of the world around them. Our school horses are our greatest teachers.

So whether you're a parent looking for a knowledgeable and safe environment for your child to explore the world of horses, a lifelong rider looking for an alternative to the sometimes grueling world of dressage and hunters, or a beginning adult rider looking to fulfill a lifelong dream - come visit our horses and watch a lesson. 

Lessons are offered in one-hour segments throughout the day, Tuesday through Sunday. Make-up lessons can be scheduled on Sundays and Mondays. Most of our riders remain in private or semi-private lessons. Group lessons are scheduled according to riders’ independence preparing the horse for the session.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not offer tours at Bramblewood Stables. All new riders are required to attend a Respite Session or our ongoing Wednesday Evening Unmounted Workshops — both unmounted, one-hour, deep-dives in our horses, training philosophies and what you can expect when you join our lesson program. Respites and Wednesday classes may be taken more than once and do not have to be followed by joining our lesson program. We have some visitors who book a Respite Session once a month or more just to spend quality, peaceful time with our horses. In both sessions, you can meet and greet the horses and spend time grooming and working on ground-work skills.

Contact us:
For lesson pricing and availability

bramblewoodstables@gmail.com
(864) 363-3727

175 McConnell Road
Taylors, SC 29687