Windy Acres Stable
Windy Acres Programs
Our programming falls into 3 streams. As you scroll through our different programs you will see that our riding school and therapeutic riding programs are very similar. This is because we strive to be inclusive, in which individuals in our therapeutic riding stream may ride with individuals from our riding school stream. It is more important to match individuals so the situation provides the best learning opportunities.
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Windy Acres Stable provides 3 streams of programming
The therapeutic riding program caters to individuals with an identifiable disability
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Riding school program caters to individuals without an identifiable disability and who require no modification to programming.
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Rookie riders is a great program to get started in horseback riding. Participant work on the ground, barrel horse and horse to develop position, strength and balance.
What's the difference and Why
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To provide the best programming our instructors need to understand the individual and their needs.
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Therapeutic programming requires a medical. This is a requirement by insurance and ensures that the individual is safe to start riding lessons.
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We take more individuals in the therapeutic riding stream than in the riding school stream.
2026 Program Schedule
Our year is divided into 5 sessions. Each session is 6-7 weeks in length and allows for horses to rest at least one week between sessions.
Rookie Riders programs are most like to run Winter 2026 and Late Fall 2026, unless there is enough interest other sessions to form a group.
Winter 2026
Winter session March 8 to April 25
Registration begins February 1
7 week session (includes March break, Good Friday and Easter Monday))
Spring 2026
May 3- week of June 20
Registration begins April 1
7 week session includes Victoria Day
Summer 2026
July 5 to August 22
Registration begins June 1
7 week session including August long weekend
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Fall 2026
Week of September 6 - week of October 24
Registration begins August 1
7 week session except for no lessons on Thanksgiving Monday
Late Fall 2026
Week of November 1 - week of December 12
Registration begins October 1
6 week session