Dressage Training in New Albany, Indiana (Floyd County)

Varvel Sporthorses is a private breeding and training stable located in Bloomington Indiana. Head trainer Brynne Varvel is an FEI Rider and Trainer who has earned many accolades at every level through FEI Intermediate 1. She began riding when she was just five years old and although she started in Morgan hunters she quickly switched to dressage. She has now trained and competed three horses to FEI Levels ( Big Indian Creek (Intermediate 1), Coulee Bend Harmony (Intermediate 1), and JND's Illuminator (Intermediate 1)). She seeks to train horses fairly and adjusts to each horse as an individual in order to properly understand and progress them. Brynne integrates ground work alongside undersaddle training to ensure mutual respect and understanding between horse and rider. She has trained with Maryal Barnett, Lilo Fore, JT Burnley, Angela Jackson, George Williams, Lendon Gray, David Marcus, Laura Graves, and Oded Shimoni. In addition to her development as a trainer and rider, Brynne earned her Bachelors of Science in Public Affairs Management from Indiana University in 2021.
Brynne offers full training, private lessons, semiprivate lesson, virtual lessons, and video consultations.
Rates:
Full training: $800/month
Full Board: $600/month *no boarding offered without training*
Private lesson on your horse: $70/45min
Semi-private lesson on your horse: $50/per rider
Private lesson on my horses-limited: $85/45min
Private lesson on FEI horse-- limited:$200/45min
Virtual lesson via Zoom, Pixio, Pixem, MovenSee, Facetime: $70/45mins
Video Consultation-- send me a video and I will write back with exercises and information on how to address issues in training: $40

Notable Achievements:
2015 USEF Pony Rider National Championship - 3rd
USDF Bronze Medal - 2015
2018 USEF Dressage Seat Medal Final 14-18 - Bronze Medal
​2019 USDF Region 2 1st Level Jr/Yr - Reserve Champion
USDF Silver Medal - 2019
2020 USDF Region 4 FEI Prix St George Jr/Yr - Reserve Champion
Completion of FEI Intermediate 1 Scores for Gold Medal - 2020
In 2020 one of Brynne's students won her Dressage Seat Medal Semi-Final and finished in the top ten in the country for Dressage Seat Medal finals 14-18
2023 Christian Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Recipient... See More

Yoni Rue is offering horseback riding lessons, horse training, and horse starting and breaking. His expertise is in dressage, western dressage, and breaking, but he has experience with hunter/jumpers, saddleseat, reining, and western pleasure. He has been riding for 16 years and has trained with Olympian Jaye Cherry (student of Hilda Guerney), German dressage master Johannes Westendarp, a student of the reining champion Craig Johnson, Geisla Festerling (daughter of German Olympic Coach), and international grand prix jumper Richard Spooner. And he has also attended Charlotte Dujardin and David Jay clinics. He got his start working for a student of the incomparable Albert Ostermaier and specialized working with problem horses and rebreaking poorly started horses.

In addition to his training expertise, Yoni has additional training in farriery to provide trimming services. He specially trained at Rood and Riddle with their certified journeymen farriers for 6 months to provide advanced podiatry knowledge to better the care he can provide for his clients.

Yoni is based out of Red Hill Stables located in Elletsville, IN, but will travel to accommodate clients. He can provide lesson horses at Red Hill Stables but would require own horse if traveling to you. He frequently travels to Lafayette, Columbus, and surrounding areas. Please visit his website and facebook page to find more information or feel free to contact him via phone or email with questions.... See More