Stay away from this barn. The quality of training is average at best and then only with the owners. The hired "trainers" are nice enough but not really there to train or teach. I was told, by the trainer herself, that their primary goal is to make as much money as possible for the barn. They try to convince you to buy and board a horse there or lease a horse of theirs which is most likely not of high quality. And if you don't then they literally stop teaching you anything new. So, by their own admission, training you or your child is not their highest priority. A business that turns a profit is one thing. Taking advantage of parents who want the best for their child is another. You do not get what you pay for and any consumer will tell you that's a RIP OFF. Lets get specific. For a private lesson at Keilyn, $60 for 1/2 hr. of which the first 10 mins. is warmup. My current trainer, $30 for a FULL hr. of intense, very knowledgable training. I learned more there in the first few months than in several years at Keilyn. Boarding at Keilyn is $775 vs $380 where I'm at now. Local hauling to shows is $200 as charged by Keilyn and $75 rt for me. My trainer charges only $50 per day at shows. That's it. Nothing extra. Away shows would also be hotel fee split by all attendees. WOW. Just a few examples. As you can see Keilyn's prices are more than DOUBLE, which wouldn't be a problem for me at all IF it were worth it. It's not! Also, for me, a real trainer knows how to train horses as well. Keilyn ships their horses "to a cowboy" as told to me, for training. They are capable of maintainence and that's about it. My trainer has taken green horses and turned them into Grand Prix jumpers. In my opinion he's worth MORE than what he's charging. But then he's an honest man who just loves what he does for a living. I feel sorry for the girls and their parents who are stuck at Keilyn because they don't know any better. They could become so much more skilled as riders and pay a lot less. Do as the other comments said and ask at shows.
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