I don't feel M.M. experience justifies this business. Cindy does her best. There is a trade-off you see. If you want polished up perfection then go to Jumpers Academy where you can find top quality barn stalls, and a multi-million dollar indoor ring, then go there. Expect to be yelled at relentlessly and humiliated by the owner especially if your child came from another barn that they don't know it like. Oh and by the way, at Jumper's keep your ears open they speak horribly about their clients- you can hear the trainers while in the viewing room. At Outback you will NEVER EVER be disrespected. At Outback, if you see something in the aisle that looks like a bit of garbage or whatever, pick it up. Be part of their solution, don't put their business down. They do the best they can do with the little help they have for having around 50 horses boarded and leased and owned. Every barn has their problems. If you don't like something find a resolve. There is an Outback family feel here where you can get to know Cindy and her lesson horses. In other barns, no way do they want the parent hanging around the aisle. ...unless your either wealthy or wealthy AND a horse owner you are shooed into a viewing room. Mystic Valley trainer Fat Shamed my daughter And Jumpers humiliated my girl in front of other riders; she got sick to her stomach before every training. You will never find Cindy at Outback tolerating anyone being treated badly. As for Outback horses, they are treated well/ worked a bit much on the number of lessons but that's because so so so many people love it there-- no pressure- no fat shaming- no screaming at a rider to perform!! They live for their horses and are on site 24/7- working. It's the best place to begin learning to ride and it's where my daughter and I found ourselves falling in love w horses. read more
