Azgard Farm has "old farm charm" where FAMILIES are WELCOMED, with riding lessons for students from 5 years old to 50+ years young. The students we accept are beginners (we love beginners) to advanced levels for pleasure, competition, or better yet, just self-growth!
We provide QUALITY not VOLUME, by delivering indepth educational information not stuffing as many students as possible into an hour group lesson. Due to our strong belief of providing an indepth equine education in a one-on-one setting, we have yielded to having a new looking facility and are quite comfortable with "old farm charm". Our lesson program is not competition based rather competence based. We conform our teachings to our students, rather than students conforming to a standard set program. These two factors alone stands Azgard Farm well above the rest in equine education.
We conform our teachings to our students, rather than students conforming to a standard set program. We do this in private and semi-private (two people) lesson settings, in which no previous experience with horses is necessary. However, we do offer a few group lessons a week for our more advanced students who may desire them.
For those interested in showing, we teach most seats, english i.e., dressage, huntseat, saddleseat, western pleasure, Sidesaddle as well as driving horses and ponies. We do not offer jumping, barrel racing, or team penning. However, we do recommend to anyone interested in these activities to take a year of riding lessons prior to engaging in these sports.
Azgard Farm’s Teaching Philosophy is that a good instructor should strive to become a great teacher. A great TEACHER possesses passion and respect, has the ability to develop insight into each one of their students, find a small piece of the student in themselves, compare the student only to themselves, to feel rather than see, to support, spark, inspire, and to create magic for them.
We get phone calls all the time from people stating that they and/or their child want to take some riding lessons. I always ask the reason for the interest. Some of the most common responses are:
Advantages: One-to-one lessons allow the most concentration for both parties – fewer distractions – great for learning something new. The interaction between student and instructors enhances understanding and closeness. Disadvantages: Lacks the advantage of learning by imitation and the interaction with other students that helps develop the ability to work within a group.
Advantages: Very useful when students are practicing the same new skill but still need instructor attention – saves money and time. Disadvantages: This is more difficult for learning new skills because there is less attention from instructor.
During your first lesson at Azgard Farm (dependent upon age and skill) you will receive a warm and friendly greeting by the dogs, ducks, chickens, turkeys, the goose and whichever horses that are up front, eyeballing you for any goodies you may have brought for them.
Not all people are cut out to do this and some are better at it than others. Sometimes even the best instructors have customers whose personalities just don’t mesh with theirs.
WARNING
UNDER TEXAS LAW (CHAPTER 87, CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE), AN EQUINE PROFESSIONAL IS NOT LIABLE FOR AN INJURY TO OR THE DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT IN EQUINE ACTIVITIES RESULTING FROM THE INHERENT RISKS OF EQUINE ACTIVITIES.