Lessons
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Lessoning with the Purdue Equestrian Team
Lessons are not a required activity, but most members in the club attend lessons regularly. Lessons are held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings each week. Members are assigned to a lesson depending on their level of ability (determined through a brief trial ride) and lessons are planned around a student's class/work schedule. Lessons are an hour long and are taught by the team's head coach, Jerry Steinmetz.
Lessons are held at Foxton Farms in Romney, Indiana, which is about a twenty minute drive from campus. Members carpool to make sure that everyone gets to lessons on time, whether you have a car or not. Foxton is owned and managed by Purdue coach Jerry Steinmetz and Dacia Johnson and has been home to the Purdue Equestrian Team since 1980. It is also home to the horses owned by the Purdue Equestrian Team which were all generously donated. Our horses range in ability from tried-and-true beginner horses to green horses that challenge our more experienced riders.
Showing members are expected to attend lessons regularly. If you want to show, you must attend a lesson in the week prior to the show. Members are also highly encouraged to ride a different horse each week (we have over twenty!) in order to prepare themselves for the intercollegiate showing atmosphere.
Lessons can be paid by semester or through different payment options, such as the following:
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