One-hour private lessons scheduled around your life, not the other way around. Whether you're stepping into a saddle for the first time or returning after years away, Cortaro has an instructor for your level.
Kaitlyn teaches English and Western across all disciplines. Mary specializes in confidence-building for beginners and returning riders. Jessica brings technical depth for intermediate and advanced students interested in Eventing or Western competition.
New students complete an assessment lesson so we can match you with the right instructor and the right program from day one — no guessing, no wasted sessions.
Ground work, basic tack, safety, and the relationship between horse and rider — before a single fence is raised.
Ages 6+Posting trot, canter transitions, lateral work, and beginning pattern work in Western or English. Foundational show skills introduced.
OngoingShow-specific training — pattern precision, ring presence, schooling over fences, and the mental side of competing.
Show-ReadyKaitlyn's training approach comes from the ranch-horse world — a discipline that demands horses be genuinely versatile, genuinely obedient, and genuinely enjoyable to ride. That foundation holds wherever the horse ends up.
Young horses get a methodical start: halter work, ground manners, first saddling, first rider. Problem horses get root-cause work, not symptom management. Competition horses get show-specific polish on a base that doesn't crumble under pressure.
No student advances before the foundation is solid. A rider who skips steps will hit a ceiling. We build slow so they go far.
Horses that understand their riders are horses that perform consistently. Trust in both directions is the goal of every session.
Showing before readiness builds bad habits and bad memories. We determine show-readiness together — never by the calendar.
A single session tells us your level, your goals, and which instructor fits. From there, we build a program that actually matches you — not a template.