COVID-19 causes suspended lessons

Good afternoon,

As coronavirus cases started to ramp up in Benton county the last couple of days, we at Serenity Farm have been keeping a closer watch on CDC recommendations, developments within our community, and the daily update by our Governor as well as being up to date on recommendations from the national and global equestrian organizational leaders.  

I have reached the difficult decision that was reached to temporarily suspend lessons on Serenity Farm horses and use of shared tack/equipment until at least April 30th, in accordance with the new newest social distance precautions. While this was a hard decision to make, it is the right decision for public safety and family safety until the virus is contained.

Over the next couple of weeks, I will be in email and/or text message communication with you or your family with updates and videos. As with the schools, Serenity Farm will produce some online content to get riders through this temporary suspension of riding lessons. You can expect, educational videos that cover topics similar to those for our off-horse lesson days- which will allow us to go more quickly to the practical part of those skills when lessons start back up. We will also share some exercises to help with skills and muscles. And, of course, we will share photos and videos of the horses as fun/cute moments are captured.

Thank you for your understanding. I look forward to seeing everyone back on the farm for riding lessons as soon as it is safe to do so. Thank you.