French Hill Farm Riding Academy opened its doors in 1997 and is now the foremost place to take riding lessons in the Portland-Salem area. The Academy offers riding lessons in English riding for children (5 and older) and adults. The goal of our program is to teach students how to ride, handle and groom horses safely and to the best of their ability. Our instructors have many years of riding and teaching experience. Our school horses are carefully chosen for their quiet temperaments, good manners, and their abilities to help students learn the fundamentals of riding from the beginner to the intermediate/advanced level. Learning to jump over a course of jumps is included in the lessons for those students who wish to and are capable of participating.

We offer daytime group and private lessons 6 days per week and evening lessons Monday through Thursday. Students are grouped by ability after an initial evaluation lesson. We also offer five day summer riding camps in June, July and August. Both lessons and camps may include supervised trail riding. Our riders who wish to attend horse shows have the opportunity to ride in both small, local shows and in our own in-barn shows held for students in our program.

Situated on 42 acres of rolling grasslands and tall trees, French Hill Farm offers a beautiful setting for an equestrian facility. We have grass pastures, trails and a 45 stall barn. There is a large outdoor arena and two indoor arenas - one for the exclusive use of the Riding Academy and a larger one primarily used by our private trainer. We also have 2 heated and air-conditioned observation rooms for our parents and friends.

For more information, call 503-678-6336.