We take pride in developing beginner riders into effective horsemen and women, and competitive riders. Our horse riding lessons include instruction in horse handling, grooming and tacking up.

Students also learn how to cool out and properly put away their horse. We feel that riding and horse care go hand in hand. Proper horse care is the basis of good horsemanship.

Erin Cox

Erin is the head trainer at Spruce Meadow Farm. She has been riding at the farm for almost 20 years and teaching here for over 10 of those years!

Erin also works with our lesson horses and the Phoenix Rising Rescue Horses. She has ridden at Alfred University and has had the privilege of riding with Walter Zettl, Linda Todenhagen and currently trains with Kathy Wood-Copa.

Both children and adults enjoy her lessons and coaching. She coached the 7 horses and 8 students she took to this year’s Erie County Fair Horse Show to 70 ribbons including several Championship and Reserve Championships.

One of her best attributes is her love and care for all of the horses at the farm and her emphasis on students learning good horsemanship as well as good, solid riding skills.

Greta Hewson

Greta has been riding for 9 years and teaching for the past couple of years.

She began teaching as an assistant trainer under Erin and moved on to become the head riding instructor in the summer camp program.

While she continues to be the head camp instructor she also currently teaches her own students two days per week, as well as filling in for Erin when she is unavailable.

Greta is very enthusiastic about both her teaching and her students.