Lessons

Blue Rider Farm offers lessons in Eventing, jumping, and dressage.  Haul in  Lessons are available in an all weather outdoor arena, or small indoor.  Lessons are also taught at Make your Mark Stables in Springfield, and Pony Club lessons are available at Poisedon, LLC in Goshen.  Regularly scheduled lessons at other facilities are available for two or more riders.  Schooling at Inavale and other cross country facilities is also available, as well as coaching at Events and shows.  I may be able to arrange for lessons on a school horse for students wanting to be in a regular program, but most students provide their own horse.  

FEES:

Private 50 minute lesson at Blue Rider Farm: $30

One hour group lesson at Blue Rider Farm: $25 per rider

Coaching at Events from Wed through Sunday $150.00

School horse fee, if available: $10 (No school horses available at this time)

Lesson fees are increased by $5.00 per rider at other locations to account for gas and drive time.  Pony club lessons are exempt from these additional fees.

All cancellations require a 24 hour notice, or the client will be billed.

Devin Robel is the owner, trainer, and instructor.

"I help students achieve their goals, whether they want to move up to the next level of jumping or eventing, learn how to ride dressage, or improve position and clarify aids.  I enjoy teaching a horse through their rider to go correctly, keeping instruction simple and clear yet effective for both horse and rider.  A horse that understands what it's being asked, and is capable of doing what the rider requests, is a safe, happy, successful, and fun horse to ride.  When riders know what aids to use to produce the best ride, it builds confidence, skill, and a thinking rider who doesn't always have to have a trainer around to tell them what to do." 

"I have been riding for 28 years, and have been competing in Eventing for 17 years. I have ridden through the Intermediate level, as well as FEI level international one star events. I regulary clinic with top trainers such as Leslie Law, gold medalist at Athens Olympics in Eventing and John Williams, USA team bronze at Athens Olympics in Eventing.  I take lessons with local trainers to improve my skills and broaden my teaching tecniques.  Some of my trainers are Marcy Chapman, a Grand Prix dressage rider with her sights on the World Equestrian Games,  Shirley Aronson, long time eventer who has competed through the Three Star level and still regularly campaigns many young horses up the levels.

My current young horse Manxome I started as a four year old.  His show record includes  faultless cross county rounds, competing in the Preliminary Championships, 2nd at the CIC* at Rebecca Farm. In 2010 he was 2nd at Intermediate at Rebecca Farm ridden by Boyd Martin, who recently competed in the World Equestrian Games, and is currently ranked 3rd in the nation.  Summer 2011, Manxome was 1st in Open Intermediate at Inavale Horse Trials in Philomath, OR. My goal is to eventually compete at Rolex Horse Trials in Kentucky, the only International Four Star in the United States. 

Devin takes a group of students through the water at Inavale.

Devin's 6 yr old Manxome jumps around his first Preliminary course.