Horseback riding. It has been around since Native Americans first tamed horses. As time goes on though, the chance to have horseback riding lessons has dwindled. There are only a few horseback riding stables here in Farmington. Silver Sage Equestrian is one of those stables. 

They have been around since the main owner, Sage Bubak purchased the property from her parents in 2016 who had lived on, and owned the property since 1986. 

“We have owned and operated Silver Sage Equestrian since 2016,” said Bubak. “We bought the home and property from my parents who built it in Farmington in 1986, so it was my childhood home. My dad and I built the main stall barn in the back together when I was younger and I taught lessons here as a teenager. When I decided as an adult that I wanted to pursue my own private lesson facility, my husband and I worked to purchase the property as well as have an indoor arena built so that lessons could continue year round.” 

Silver Sage Equestrian offers lessons for $35 for half an hour and then $55 for a whole hour. And students can have the experience of riding 10 different types of horses. From Quarter horses, Thoroughbreds and even Appaloosas.

“Our website has a section that includes all of our lesson information as well as the current estimated wait time for those lessons and a form that can be submitted to join the waitlist,” said Bubak.

“Due to the high interest that our lessons have generated over the years, we recently begun offering Horse Summer Camps that are directed specifically toward beginners ages 6-12.” 

“This offers a great intro to horses opportunity as well as group interaction with other like-minded kids and includes games, crafts, learning activities, and riding,” she said. “We have students who sign up for camp as a good way to determine if they'd like to continue on to riding lessons or as a way to get started into some horse-related activities while waiting for their name to come up on the list. Summer Camp dates and signups are available on our website as well, www.silversageequestrian.com.” 

Most of the lessons that Silver Sage offers can vary from basic riding skills to Western horseback riding. People don’t need to have any prior riding knowledge and most of their students are for the most part beginners. But with the lessons they have the opportunity to learn and grow. 

“I love the horses most!” said Bubak. “Lesson horses are special and watching them take care of students who are learning is amazing. Horses are still horses, meaning they can still have unpredictable moments and need to be treated with safety, kindness, awareness, and respect. But I put a lot of hard work into finding horses that I believe will be a good fit for our program and put in all of the necessary training and maintenance to keep them working and responding well, so it is nice to see it all come together to allow students a quality opportunity to learn.” 

Bubak said she grew up riding and training with very talented and knowledgeable horse people who she looked up to. “They helped grow my love for horses into something lifelong and I wanted to share that with others.” 

Silver Sage Equestrian is located at 732 W. 500 South, Farmington.