Advantage Horsemanship & Hope For Horses Horsemanship Programs

Advantage Horsemanship & Hope For Horses Horsemanship Programs

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Welcome to Hope For Horse's Horsemanship Program! Our home is located at Advantage Horsemanship and we are thrilled to share our work!

We are a 501(c)3 equine rescue offering horsemanship programs including riding lessons and volunteer opportunities! Welcome to the Advantage Horsemanship Lesson Program! This page is to connect students in our lesson program to share experiences, ask questions, and interact with others. Please feel free to ask any questions to learn more about our program. Please keep an eye out for upcoming events and updates within our lesson program!

Spring Cleanup/Farm Facelift! 06/07/2026

It's that time of year! It's our Spring Farm Facelift time!
Sign up to come help! There is something for everyone and all ages! And yes, if you ride here then you contribute to the chaos so come help put it back together! 🤣

Spring Cleanup/Farm Facelift! Roll up your sleeves & join the barn family to refresh the farm and give our horses a cleaner, safer home! Something for EVERYONE to do!

05/29/2026

Hi all! Summer is here—woohoo!! We are working hard to get our summer schedules created. Now is the time, if you have any changes in availability, please reach out and let us know!

The summer schedule will be sent out over the next week and will go into effect the week of June 8th.

Next week, June 1st-6th, we will remain on our current schedule. If you all have any questions, please reach out. Thanks everyone!!

05/25/2026

Hello, herd!

Just a quick reminder, please do NOT pay Advantage Horsemanship for horsemanship programs (lessons through the program) and we do NOT accept Venmo payments. Payments for horsemanship services MUST be through our online subscriptions.

For questions, please chat with Sarah or Grace!

Thanks, all!

05/11/2026

While many of you have already met her, we want to officially introduce the newest member of our Team, Sarah Droppleman!

Sarah is a lifelong horseman with a deep dedication to both the horse and the human. She brings a lifetime of horsemanship experience alongside a strong background in youth education, making her the perfect person to lead what is something truly special here at the farm.

Sarah is taking the lead as our Horsemanship Program Director where she will be continuing to build while leading our Horsemanship Program from the ground up. Sarah will be sitting in a dual role as she is also stepping into the position of Barn Manager where she will oversee the health and wellbeing of the horses on-site.

Under Sarah’s leadership, the Hope For Horses Horsemanship Program will encompass a variety of education components such as riding education, groundwork education, horsemanship education, youth camps, homeschool classes, and so much more. Our goal is to continue to grow a place where people of all ages and backgrounds can learn about horses in a real, meaningful, hands-on way, right alongside the very horses we have rescued and rehabbed.

Sarah’s philosophy, like ours, starts with the horse. Everything else follows.

We are so excited for you to get to know her. If you see her at the barn, say hello! And if you’re interested in our education programs, camps, or any of our upcoming events, feel free to write in.

Welcome to the herd, Sarah!

05/04/2026

Hi, Fam!

A ring that appears to be very "nice" has been found on our farm.

If you can describe it to myself, Allie, or Scott, it's yours! 😃

04/28/2026

To our incredible Advantage Horsemanship family,

We have some exciting news to share, and we want you to hear it from us first.

Advantage Horsemanship isn't going anywhere! In fact, it's been growing rapidly in other areas of the equine industry and because of that growth, our long-time partner organization Hope For Horses will be absorbing the on-site programs here at the farm, including our beloved horsemanship program.

What does that mean for you? Honestly, not much changes at all.
Same Scott and Grace Purdum, who own the farm and will continue living on-site and managing everything you see every day. Same Grace leading on-site programs with the same heart and dedication you've always known. Same incredible staff. Same horses. Same exceptional horsemanship program you've come to love and trust.

One important note for our current students, as part of this transition, your existing subscriptions through Advantage Horsemanship have been stopped. Please don't worry! Grace will be personally reaching out to each of you this week with a new sign-up link to get you back up and running seamlessly through Hope For Horses. We want to make this as smooth as possible for every single one of you.

We are so proud of what this community has built together and we cannot wait to show you what comes next.

In the meantime, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions, our door is always open, literally.

With so much excitement and gratitude,
Scott & Grace Purdum, Advantage Horsemanship

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