Alderaan Farm

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Alderaan Farm Hello, and welome to our page. We are a family owned and operated business in Long Valley, NJ. No lessons on Sunday and Wednesday.

The farm is run by Katy Dietz (owner) as well as her daughter Alex Dietz. Both have extensive experience caring for, handling, teaching lessons, and training horses. We offer exceptional horseback riding instruction for riders of all ages and levels,beginner-advanced,on very safe,experienced lesson horses. There is a wide range of lesson horses to fit each persons level in riding as well as abilities. Alderaan Farm is open everyday, and lesson days are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We are very flexible with time scheduling and strive to accomodate even the busiest schedule. As well as teaching riding lessons we also offer a boarding and leasing program. Alderaan Farm also travels to many horse shows each month. We have a schedule created the beginning of each show season to pass around for the clients to decide which shows they would like to par take in. There is usually a sign up sheet a few weeks prior to each show. We travel to shows raging in C rating to AA. Depending on each clients budget, goals, and over all wants we are able to tailor a schedule for each set person.

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10/19/2026

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The “Fix It Now” Trap---

So I am riding a horse and I ask for some response. Could be anything, a left lead canter depart, a square halt, moving away from my right leg, standing rock still when I mount, a rein back, whatever.

And it’s not what I want the way I want it,

So I proceed to try to fix it. As in right, damn it, today.

Now, the very best trainers know one thing if they know anything---Change comes slowly, understanding comes slowly, learning how to respond to various stimuli comes slowly, building the strength to be able to respond comes slowly.

That word “slowly” is the EXACT OPPOSITE of what I want right now. If I can’t accept that I can’t fix this issue in this training session, that I can only make some mild suggestions before going on to something else, that this issue must be addressed in tiny pieces over the next weeks and months, then I do not have that key ingredient that the best trainers have. Like Mr. Van Schaik here in this photo had in spades.

PATIENCE.

Don’t yet have it? Build it, or stay in the ranks of lesser trainers, and, yes, it IS that simple.

Spot on.
08/31/2026

Spot on.

Ah yes, back-to-school season. The time of year when suddenly everyone has soccer four nights a week, volleyball three nights a week, dance, cheer, football, homework, birthday parties, and approximately 900 other commitments...

And horse practice is the thing that apparently needs to understand.

I completely understand that kids are busy. I'm not asking horses to be the only sport.

But we do have to be realistic.

You can't bring your kid to riding once a week, occasionally skip that, and then wonder why they're not progressing at the same rate as the kid riding 3-4 times a week.

You wouldn't tell the dance instructor, "We're gonna miss half the practices but we'd like her to be in the recital with with advanced kids."

Yet somehow horses get handed the leftover Tuesday night and we're expected to produce magic.

One lesson a week is absolutely enough if your goal is to enjoy horses, learn, and have fun.

But if the goal is to compete, progress quickly, and ride at a higher level, consistency matters.

Your trainer can't make up for the hours you're not here.

And really- just make your kids pick a dang sport. Maybe two. You can’t realistically give your all to multiple things. I dont know. Maybe I’m just irked. Sue me.

Address

250 Bartley Road
Long Valley, NJ
07853

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 7:30pm
Thursday 8am - 7:30pm
Friday 8am - 7:30pm
Saturday 8am - 7:30pm
Sunday 8am - 4:30pm

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