Dressage Training in Florida

● 2024 United States Olympic team Rider on Zen Elite’s Bohemian for Paris Olympics
● 2024 Highest scoring US rider at Aachen 2024 5* Grand Prix Special
● 2022 USEF 7 year old National Champion on Zen Elite Equestrian King’s pleasure
● 2020 rider of USDF Prix St. George Horse of the year Everdance
● 2020 USEF National Intermediare National Champion on Everdance
● 2019 USEF Intermediare National Champion on Lucky Strike.
● 2019 US Pan American Team Rider on Lucky Strike for Lima Peru
● 2017 Reserve Champion Developing Horse Prix St. George-USEF Young & Developing Horse Grand Prix National Championships
● 2017 Coached Chase Hickok to top scoring American rider in the FEI Nations Cup teams in Falsterbo, Sweden and in Hickstead, England
● 2016 National Champion USEF Six Year Old Division on Lucky Strike
● 2016 Competed at World Young Horse Championships in the Six Year Old division on Lucky Strike, owned by Endel and Max Ots
● 2016 National Champion United States Dressage Finals Prix St. Georges
● 2016 Coached Chase Hickok to Grand Prix Champion & Grand Prix Freestyle Champion-US Dressage Finals Championship
● 2016 Coached Bebe Davis to win the Individual Gold Medal at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships
● 2015 Competed at World Young Horse Championships held at Verden, Germany in the Six Year Old division on Samhitas
● 2015 Placed 11th at the World Young Horse Championships held at Verden, Germany in the Five Year Old division on Lucky Strike
● 2014 Champion Developing Horse Grand Prix aboard Donatus- USEF Young & Developing Horse Grand Prix National Championships
● 2012 Reserve Champion Developing Horse Grand Prix-USEF Young & Developing Horse Grand Prix National Championships
● 2011 Alternate on the US Gold Medal Pan Am Team
● 2007 USDF Prix St. Georges and I-1 Freestyle Horse of the Year... See More

International clinician, coach, trainer, and competitor servicing SWFL, located in Naples. Offering training and coaching from ground work and backing through Grand Prix. Recipient the USDF Diamond Award and has many years of USDF and FEI competition experience.
Jessica can help you achieve better harmony with your equine partner, gain a few more points in the dressage arena, and strategize the proper training program for you and your horse. With taking several horses from backing to Grand Prix, Jessica is able to help you in detail with short and long term training goals.
She has worked with some of the top trainers and clinicians in the competition and classical world. She is experienced with long-line, in-hand work, and has worked closely with stallions and young horses, bringing them along from introduction to the halter, to upper level competition and performance.
Jessica has worked with international breeders, trainers, and adult amateurs to achieve regional, national, and personal goals. Please feel free to reach out with any questions. Jessica travels through Southwest Florida to teach and train.
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Leif Aho is an international trainer & competitor as well as a USDF Gold, Silver & Bronze medalist all earned on self trained horses.

Leif is a kind and tactful trainer that understands his horses very well and trains them all as individuals. He does NOT train LDR or rollkur, instead he teaches his horses to reach into the bit, push from behind and to be light and supple in his hand and off his aids.

Leif has brought several horses to the Grand Prix and has earned scores as high as 76.8% with his current FEI mount Classy Sinclair in intermediare-1 freestyle in 2019 and scoring a 76% in the I-2 in 2020, and a 68% in their first Grand Prix weekend in 2021 with FEI 4* judge.

Leif Aho trains with USA Olympic medalist Allison Brock as well as bio-mechanics specialist Mary Wanless.

Leif has trained a variety of breeds including Friesians, Thoroughbreds, Andalusian's, Lusitano's, Arabians and Warmbloods.

We offer boarding, training & riding lessons on your horse or ours on our private farm in Loxahatchee Fl with a covered arena and covered round pen. Leif also travels to nearby farms for lessons and training.... See More

Dynamite Sport Horses has lots to offer but not limited to miles of trails through the woods, two riding arenas, we have 8 two acre grass pastures, 2 round pens, hot and cold wash racks, 8 break away cross ties with 2 outside drying racks, and a 24 stall main barn along with 4 private in/out stalls with private tack room. At an awesome rate of $375.00 a month for Full care. Feeding 2x daily, turnout, stall cleaning and more!

Brandi comes from a background of training with the top in the world. Having many National Titles, her USDF Bronze and Silver Medals, one of the only riders to hold 8 Gold medals and a Silver medal from Young Rider Championships held in Kentucky. Brandi has moved her business from San Diego, California one of the biggest areas the Horse Industry has to offer in the US next to Wellington, FL to Panama City to try to help grow the horse world. Brandi has had the opportunity to train with many Olympians in the US along with many top riders in Europe. She has learned only the best when it comes to developing horses and riders and strives to develop them to be the best. Brandi lived in Europe where she trained and showed young horses gaining extreme knowledge on developing horses to be future super stars.

Brandi offers her own horse for riders that do not have a horse for a extra fee of $20.00 per ride or you can board/trailer in your horse for lessons.
Trailer in fee is $15.00 for arena fee.... See More

I hold a BS in Equestrian Teacher/Trainer from Lake Erie College in Ohio. I finished my USDF Bronze Medal and Silver Medal on horses that I have trained. These horses all had various background. I am currently competing at FEI Intermediare 1 on a horse I trained, bred, and raised. My students have also excelled in the show ring at their various levels and have placed and won year end awards with the DSDCTA. My current horse has won year end awards at 4th level, Prix St George, and Intermediare 1. I will work with all ages and levels of horses and riders. I stress classical basics in all my training of horse and rider and seek to develop a secure effective seat in my students. I want my horses and riders to develop a confident trusting relationship that forms a true partnership. I follow correct classical guidelines in my teaching and training. Newly located to Bit-N-Heaven Stables. This is a beautiful facility with plenty of turn out and an indoor arena. Feel free to contact me directly at or ... See More

Bethany Peslar is a USDF bronze, silver & gold medalist and USEF High Performance Grand Prix rider. Highlights of her accomplishments include being a 2x NAYRC silver medalist, long listed PAN AM Games, Reserve Champion 2006 Inaugural Brentina Cup scoring over 69%, and placing in the top 3 in the Grand Prix Special at Devon, NEDA and Palm Beach Dressage Derby.

Training and lessons are offered for all levels from beginning dressage-Grand Prix. Our facility has a covered arena with top quality footing. All training is customized to the needs of each individual rider and their horse in order to optimize their success. Trailer in lessons are welcome and Bethany is also available to travel to your farm for lessons and clinics. Additionally, we also sometimes have horses available for on site lease. Bethany has a passion for teaching, and has experience training riders up to Grand Prix level. Her instruction emphasizes the development of a correct seat and effective use of the aids in order to achieve maximum success. She also equally focuses on the correct use of the horses body, and strives to achieve this with work that creates both strength and flexibility in the horse. She teaches her students to create a supple horse that is both a pleasure to ride and to watch. For Bethany, Dressage is more than just a sport, it is a performing art. The well being of the horse always comes first and this is reflected both in the training and care provided to your horse when boarding with us. Boarding is available for those in a full or partial training program. Some of our facilities amenities include a HorseGym Treadmill, Vitafloor, air conditioned feed and tack rooms and 20 12' x 12' stalls equipped with high power ceiling fans and automatic fly spray system. We are also located only minutes from the Global Dressage Festival show grounds.... See More

We offer full training, showing and sales

Training and showing available for horses and students whom are competition minded of all levels.
Horses in Dressage and Jumpers - trained in Classical Dressage, we will not compromise the horse for a time limit.
Not just ring ridden but exposed to the whole world around them.
Makes for a better balanced horse and rider as well, both mentally and physically.

Full Board and Training available

Please call for a training package that suits your individual needs.

Lease Horse Available for intermediate and advanced riders.... See More

Andrew Wright is a young Dressage horse/young horse trainer from the United Kingdom. Now based in central Fl. Andrew has ridden and trained with some of the top names in both dressage and show jumping through out Europe and has ridden and trained many world class stallions through there approvals in Germany . Andrew offers a wide range of services including lessons, breaking and backing, stallion prep, sales and competing livery in his sanford base or at your own barn or boarding stalls. Andrew can be contacted on or ... See More

Michelle is a USDF bronze and silver medalist in Central FL. From 2011-2012, she campaigned to earn a spot and competed on the 2012 Region 3 FEI Young Rider team at the North American Junior/Young Rider Championships (now the North American Youth Championships) in Kentucky. Some of Michelle’s accomplishments include being named Region 3 Fourth Level Champion, Region 3 Prix St-Georges Reserve Champion, and Region 3 Intermediate I Champion. Coached by Anne Gribbons, she is currently competing at Intermediare II on her personal horse.

Michelle trains out of Oasis Stables, formerly Knoll Dressage, and has stalls available for long term as well as seasonal training. Trailer-ins are also welcome, and if you do not have your own horse there are two school horses on site.... See More

Shayna Simon Dressage
Worked with Steffen Peters, Klaus’s Balkenhol , Scott Hassler , Christine Traurige , Guenter Siedel and Allison Brock

⭐️ USEF Gold Medal
⭐️ Para Dressage Gold medal Coach certificate “ coached a para rider to make the USA Para Team for Tokyo ans WEG”
⭐️ Sales
⭐️ Clinics
⭐️ Specialized in biomechanics
⭐️ Developed horses from 3 to Grand Prix... See More

Training and Instruction with the horse mind. Applying classical principles for a happy solid horse, regardless of discipline.

Kim Robare trained for 10 years with Bettina Drummond
who was trained by the master Nuno Oliveira.
Currently she travels regularly to Portugal to study with
Manuel Jorge de Oliveira

Offering training tools for a good foundation and/or solving problems. From basics to advanced work. Cavaletti and gymnastics lessons also available.
All levels, ages and disciplines welcome!

- Training and retraining
- Coaching and Instruction
- Break ins
- In hand lessons
- Ship ins for lessons
- Travel to your farm
- Clinics
- Workshops
- Layups/rehabs with 24 hour care, 25 year experience... See More

USDF FEI Certified Instructor, USEF "S" Judge, USDF Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalist with Distinction willing to work with all levels of horses and riders. Training and teaching experience through the FEI/CDI arena, and includes working and competing on a wide variety of breeds including non-warmbloods. Has competed and coached at many of our countries National Championships, including Open Championships, Young Horse, Festival of Champions, and Equitation. Compassionate classically based training focusing on improving partnerships by improving the biomechanics between horse and rider. Available for freelance lessons in the Wellington, Loxahatchee and Jupiter areas, as well as half and full day clinics or Ride/Review Rides further out.... See More

Welcome to Mint Equine! We are currently taking on new students, training horses and boarders in our Ocala barn. Three miles from HITS in the heart of Ocala's NW horse country.
European dressage trainers and 24/7 on-site care. Will travel to teach/coach.
All levels, breeds and personal goals welcome - we have over 40 years of combined experience. Specialized in re-training and youngsters and rehabilitation.
Supportive, fun atmosphere!... See More

Ellie Scofield, USDF Silver & Bronze Medalist, specializes in teaching Adult Amateurs (beginners on up) and Advanced Junior Riders. Instruction is either on your own horse or can be on our well-trained safe dressage school horses. Confidence inspiring instruction. Certified Instructor since 1982 through Potomac Horse Center's original Instructor Program.

Students, if interested and prepared, can participate in dressage shows both schooling and USDF recognized. Many of our students have won National & Regional Championships, USDF All Breeds Awards, Regional USEF Horse of the Year Awards, and Local Year End Awards.

We also welcome visitors to South Florida to come and take lessons while on vacation, work on your position, learn about dressage, try something new while enjoying our fantastic weather.... See More

Holly Hilliard is a USDF Associate Instructor offering lessons and training following the Training Pyramid and principles of classical dressage. Classical dressage provides a kind, logical and progressive approach to training leading to gymnastic development of the horse and promoting a harmonious relationship between horse and rider. Dressage training can benefit horses and riders from every discipline. Keep your horse fit, sound and happy and develop the fitness level and communication tools you need to be an effective rider. Beginners welcome. Visit www.harmonyhorsedressage.com for more information and call
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Lessons and Training are offered by Jennifer, who is a classically trained rider, having spent countless hours in the saddle as a working student for top riders; which facilitated her knowledge as a rider, trainer and overall horse-person. Jennifer has also trained under highly sought after International & National level trainers for extended periods. Fortunate enough to have had these experiences, Jennifer passes her knowledge on to her students and their horses in a clear and concise manner.

Please call or email to arrange a visit to the farm or lesson/training session with Jennifer. We welcome all levels of riders and disciplines.... See More