Our facility is conveniently located less than one mile from I-71 and Route 3 in Medina, Ohio. We are approximately 30 miles south of Cleveland (Cleveland-Hopkins Intl. Airport) and 115 miles north of Columbus. Our indoor arena measures 60’ x 160’ and we have a spacious, climate-controlled viewing room with bathroom and kitchenette.

Offering Saddle Seat riding (an English style of riding, as are Dressage and Hunt Seat, but a style unique to America and ridden primarily on the American Saddlebred, Morgan and Arabian horse), as well as driving lessons, the Medina Riding & Driving Academy caters to the individual needs and goals of each of its students. Our students range in age from 3 years old to well into the “Senior Citizen category.”

We offer 30 minute, private riding/driving lessons. This insures each student personal attention and the ability to progress at their own pace. Sometimes, when we feel the students are ready, we may give a group lesson to allow the students to learn how to guide around obstacles (the other horses). Grooming and the care of the horse and its equipment are also taught. Whether learning how to properly tack a horse or simply to groom one, students are taught safety for both horse and rider/driver. Young students benefit from the experience of caring for the horse by learning responsibility and compassion for another living being. It is well known that riding helps increase mental focus, flexibility and quick decision- making.

Additionally, riding is a great and fun way to promote physical fitness of which our adult riders can happily attest! With Saddle Seat riding, the challenge of achieving proper form while posting (the up and down movement in and out of the saddle relative to the horse’s stride at the trot) can provide a thorough cardio work-out.

We strive to provide a safe, fun-filled and challenging equestrian experience that is suited to the student’s goals-whether they be purely for pleasure or to ensure success in the show ring. At the Medina Riding & Driving Academy, students and parents are never required to commit to a package of lessons nor are they pressured to progress to showing or purchasing a horse. We are thrilled to have you purely as a lesson student for as long as you desire. We stress pleasure, not pressure!