Yes, riders must be at least 4 years old. Currently we have a rider weight limit of 200 pounds.

New riders aged 4–7 enrolled in the Pony Pal package do not need an Intro lesson. Riders wanting to enroll in group lessons will be scheduled for an Intro lesson. This allows the instructor to meet you and discuss the riders comfort level riding independently in a group setting and the riders skill level to determine the best group to join.

At Valley Ridge Farm,Inc we focus on group lessons for riders, but instructors may suggest a private lesson if individual attention is needed to address specific concerns.

Once you purchase a lesson package, all your lessons will be scheduled for you at your chosen lesson time.

You must cancel your lesson at least 24 hours in advance; otherwise, you cannot reschedule.  You need to contact us directly by phone or email.

These directions start at Pierpont Landing at the Pierpont Road exit 7 off of I-68 (across the overpass bridge from Glenmark Center & Lowe's). It takes about 25 minutes from Pierpont Landing to Valley Ridge.

1. Start out on Cheat Rd / County Hwy-857 passing Pierpont Landing on your left.

2. From Pierpont Landing, you'll drive less than a mile and come to a 3 way stop sign. Turn right onto Tyrone Avery Rd

3. You'll be on Tyrone Avery Road about 1.8 miles or so before it comes to an end at a "T". Turn right onto Tyrone Road (I don't think there is a street sign).

4. You'll be on Tyrone Road for just over 1/4 mile and then you'll make the first left onto Snake Hill Rd.

There is a Cale Road and a Cale Road right next to each other. Follow these directions and go past Cale Road at the top of the hill and then go down the hill and make sure to turn at the gravel road just past Sturgis Chapel and directly before the big grey warehouse/construction building! This is the correct road.

5. You'll be on Snake Hill Road for about 4 miles and then you need to start looking on the right side of the road for a sign that says "Valley Ridge Farm Next Left," just before a picnic shelter in front of Sturgis Chapel church. Just a few feet past Sturgis Chapel on your left, there is a little gravel road directly before a big grey building which sometimes has dump trucks outside of it. Turn left onto this road.

6. You'll be on this gravel road for a few miles, about 5-7 minutes. Go slow ... part of it is one lane and there are a few parts with some big potholes! You'll follow it all the way to a sharp right curve in the road. Go around that curve and down the hill. In about 2 minutes, you'll see the outdoor ring on your right and the Valley Ridge Farm barn on the left.