Enrollment for Our '25 Horsemanship Academy is Open!
Make a Connection with Horses, People, and Nature
Our goal is to improve lives through teaching the beauty of horsemanship in the Western riding tradition! Students can expect to learn about all things horse care and psychology, groundwork, horse showing and rodeo event principles, and spend generous amounts of time in the saddle during your weekly Riding lessons.
Lessons are structured with 75 minutes per group lesson, 30 minutes dedicated to horsemanship skills and 45 minutes for riding. Your enrollment includes access to weekly riding lessons on a consistent day and time. Prizes for progressing through our riding curriculum levels, group get-togethers, and a year-end horse show are are all included in your monthly rate.
With a spacious and dust free indoor arena, temperature controlled viewing room, outdoor arena, and acres of fields, students will experience a variety of riding terrains with no weather cancellations!
Our Riding lessons are structured for ages 8+ with different groups options for adult riders.
Contact Kali Collins with any questions and to begin your enrollment process . Just click the button below:
All shows listed are with the Warren County Saddle Club at the Warren Co Fairgrounds
Sundays: May 18, June 29, July 13, and September 7
Showing horses is an optional part of our Horsemanship Academy. We bring our lesson horses so students can participate in Ranch riding and Speed events (barrels racing, pole bending, etc).
2025 Show Schedule
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Kali Collins is a riding instructor with several year's experience teaching equine enthusiasts around the Des Moines metro. Spending the last three years studying the methods of Ray Hunt and Buck Brannaman, and having had the unique opportunity of being a working student of Kip Fladland, Kali is passionate about developing healthy horse-human partnerships. Although she is well-versed in several riding disciplines, her passion for barrel racing is matched only by her devotion to good horsemanship. Kali has spent time on the rodeo road, so she knows what it takes to make the dream work. If you're a beginner who wants to start out on the right hoof, or a seasoned vet looking to improve your communication under saddle, get in contact with us today!