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 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.  Currently, there is no school horse available, so students must 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

School horse fee, if available: $10

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 27 years, and have been competing in Eventing for 16 years. I have ridden through the Intermediate level, as well as FEI level international one star events. My current young horse Manxome I started as a four year old, and as a six year old last year, he spent a successfull season at Preliminary, having faultless cross county rounds, several high placings, competed in the championships, and was 2nd at the CIC* at Rebecca Farm.   My goal is to compete at Rolex Horse Trials in Kentucky, the only International Four Star in the United States.  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, and Karianne Boyce-Lockhart, a Grand Prix Jumper rider competing in the Northwest."

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

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