Dressage Training

The name “Miroir du Cheval”, loosely translated, means “Mirror of the Horse”.

Here at MC Equestrian we strive to offer professional, fun, educated instruction and training to both the horse and rider. Our approach to training/teaching is that the horse is a direct reflection of the rider’s own biomechanics.

The definition of biomechanics is: "The study of the mechanical laws relating to the movement or structure of living organisms."
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If the rider is crooked and off balance, then the horse will be as well. It is our goal for the riders to learn and understand how their own body has a direct affect on the horse in the way it moves and performs. Understanding this makes you a better rider, competitor, and companion to your horse. No matter your riding discipline or style, biomechanics has something for everyone.
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Biomechanics may be a key part of the training, but at the heart of our passion is using horses as a ministry to bring honor and glory to God. Like the horse reflects the rider, we choose to live our lives in reflection of Him.

Marilyn is a USDF Bronze Medalist and a Certified Instructor with the following organizations:
CHA - Certified Horsemanship Association – Master Instructor & Clinician/Certifier
PATH – Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship – Standard Instructor... See More

Annemieke Buis is a freelance trainer specializing in classical dressage and natural horsemanship with over 17 years of experience in numerous disciplines including eventing, hunter/jumpers, fox-hunting, trail, driving, and dressage. She taught a series of international Master Classes on dressage, horsemanship, and equine bodywork in 2020 sponsored by Fundación Tequendama Horse Connection in both English and Spanish. She completed an internship in equine-therapy and trained rescue horses at a natural horsemanship farm near Mérida, México. She founded the riding school at Red-Wing Meadow Farm in Christiana, TN, where she taught horsemanship and riding lessons, directed summer camps, hosted dressage clinics, and trained horses for 7 years.

Now Annemieke is living in Central Kentucky, where she is growing her business as a freelance instructor and trainer. Her training is informed by a BS in psychology and further education in equine neurophysiology, equine myofascial kinetic lines, rider biomechanics, equine laterality, and evidence-based bridle and saddle fit. Annemieke Buis takes a holistic approach on horse training that focuses on meeting the physical and emotional needs of both horse and rider, to enable the mutual trust and respect necessary to meet training objectives. She combines techniques from several disciplines, especially natural horsemanship and classical dressage to allow the horse to thrive in mind and body and develop communication to cue and accentuate their natural movements. In addition to offering lessons and training in the saddle, Annemieke always starts the lesson/training session with fetching the horse from the pasture or stall, grooming, and tacking up (if applicable), because the "training" does not exist in isolation, and even professional riders can unintentionally create tension and problems in themselves and their horses before the ride even begins. Training involves every moment spent with the horse. One of her strengths is working with anxious horses, in identifying the source of anxiety, validating it, and then resolving it using gentleness, mindfulness, and positive leadership. She employs bodywork, groundwork, classical in-hand work, lunging, liberty training, and under saddle work in almost every session to facilitate human and equine learning through many modalities. Annemieke also has abundant experience training in hunter-jumper and eventing disciplines, using the fundamentals of dressage as the foundation for over-fences work to ensure proper balance and subtle, yet clear communication. Many of her clients are also western pleasure and trail riders, as the fundamentals of classical dressage improve the health and happiness of all horses, no matter their lifestyle. She also offers therapeutic horsemanship and horseback riding lessons, which are lessons that are adjusted to meet the needs of people with physical or mental health challenges or disabilities. While therapeutic lessons are not therapy, learning to connect with and work with horses is naturally and scientifically shown to have healing benefits for the mind and body, and can be achieved by anyone! Annemieke is committed to providing accessible lessons to all levels in both English and Spanish, in person and virtually.

Annemieke currently travels around central and northern Kentucky to teach lessons and train horses, and nationwide to teach clinics. She also teaches trailer-in lessons at Queenslake Farm in Georgetown, KY, which has indoor and outdoor arenas, trails, a round pen, and more!... See More

International clinician, coach, trainer, and competitor 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 see detail as well as the larger picture. She has worked with some of the sports top trainers and clinicians to gain an educated feel and understanding of the horse and dressage. She is experienced with long-line and in-hand work and has worked closely with stallions and young horses.
Jessica has worked with international breeders and trainers as well as adult amateurs to achieve regional, national, and personal goals. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.
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Dressage for all levels and all breeds

Best of all worlds! At Heart to Hoof Horsemanship, Yvonne Welz combines her decades of classical horsemanship dressage training with a unique focus on compassionate horse care and riding. Specializing in bitless dressage schooling, and using natural body language to create a deeper horse-human bond, both on the ground and in the saddle. Many skilled riders are unaware that there are new European bitless bridle designs that enable correct flexion, and actually "feel" just like riding in a bit. Yvonne can help you choose the best bitless bridle design for your horse, and your exact needs.

Heart to Hoof Horsemanship: Riding lessons and horsemanship with Yvonne Welz in the Queen Creek/San Tan Valley area, available at Wishing Welz Ranch. Sweet, gentle, well-trained lesson horses are available (they are the real teachers!!). Students beginner through advanced, and lessons are customized to you. Children over age 8 are welcome. Seniors are welcome. And every horse lover in between.

Current rates: $55 per hour at Wishing Welz Ranch in Queen Creek/San Tan Valley.

What "style" do I teach? No, it's not "English" or "Western" - it is the language of the horse, pure and simple! I do use comfortable "English" dressage style saddles and bitless bridles on my horses.

Experience horses for the first time - riding or just being with horses and learning from them! There are lots of horse activities that can be done on the ground. Being around horses is healing to the mind, body, and spirit. Learning how to communicate with them using body language can create personal breakthroughs!

For the advancing horseperson: learn natural horsemanship skills, connecting and bonding with horses, schooling exercises to develop horse and rider including liberty work, in hand work, cavesson work. For the more advanced rider, learn collected riding skills. Specializing in bitless bridle use and selection, and transitioning horses to bitless riding. Partnership, love, and harmony with the horse always comes first!

We are a genuine holistic center: my other services include consultations for more natural horse care, diet and nutrition programs, natural health management, designing equine facilities and paddock set ups for better horse care, developing therapeutic rehab exercise programs for horses recovering from injuries, fine-tuning our communication with equines, and more!

Yvonne Welz is a professional horsewoman with over 35 years of equine management and training experience. Formerly a competitive dressage rider, she schooled many horses up to an advanced level and achieved national awards with them. Always focused on learning, she has studied the art of classical horsemanship for over 25 years, including the French classical methods. She has trained many horses from scratch, acquiring them as yearlings or untrained, starting them out under saddle and schooling them to higher levels. She has enjoyed giving riding lessons to children and adults since the 1990's. In the 2000's, she studied several different methods of natural horsemanship, and also trained in equine nutrition, saddle fitting, and barefoot hoof trimming. She was instrumental in helping to introduce the methods of natural barefoot horse care to the USA in 2000. In 2013, she embraced collected high school riding without the use of bits or spurs, and has not looked back. Enjoy her holistic approach and absolute love for the horse!

Yvonne is an Associate Trainer with the World Bitless Association! This fantastic group promotes bitless and kinder, better training methods. Includes LIMA (Least Invasive Minimally Aversive) principles, positive reinforcement methods, and Equitation Science. https://worldbitlessassociation.org

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NOTE: Please contact us directly. Shop Around inquires do not allow us to contact you! Specializing in adult riders and individualized care for your horses.

EquesTraining: Essential Dressage, is the gymnastic training of the body, the discipline of the mind, and the happiness of sharing emotional harmony between horse and rider. The pleasure in riding requires trust that skills and abilities are equal to the endeavor. Star Hughes, EquesTraining instructor, has successfully trained riders and horses in many disciplines over several decades in the core principles of dressage. So whether your goal is arena dressage, eventing, Pony Club, equitation, or having a reliable, well-trained trail horse, EquesTraining can help with achieving your dream. Are you new to the horse world and riding? Get off on the right foot with EquesTraining's horsemanship programs for children and adults while working with our trusted lesson horses. Already have a horse and want to train together? We offer trailer-in lessons for a very reasonable fee. Please contact Star with for more information about how EquesTraining: Essential Dressage can be of help to you and your horse.... See More

The Rider’s Edge combines Balimo (Balance in Motion) and Pilates principles to improve rider movement and increase harmony between horse and rider. We also manufacture and sell the Wave chair - a seat trainer for riders.

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

Reimagine Horsemanship offers lessons and training throughout the Hudson Valley. We specialize in equine rehabilitation and relationship-based horsemanship. We combine liberty work, classical dressage, ranch work, and natural horsemanship to reset the minds and bodies of troubled horses and provide them with a healthy, versatile education.

We utilize classical schooling principles to strengthen and develop healthy riding horses. We are noncompetitive. We practice dressage for the fitness and therapeutic value that it offers horses when executed correctly over time.

Traning/lesson board is available at our home facility in Poughquag, NY. We offer a holistic environment designed to help horses heal and learn. Along with regularly scheduled sessions, their education is immersed into their lifestyle and daily handling. We collaborate closely with vets, farriers, nutritionists, and physiotherapists to provide horses with whatever they need to establish and maintain their physical, psychological, and emotional well-being.

Horsemanship and liberty lessons/audits are available at our home farm. Our relationship-based horsemanship educational program teaches participants about horse care, herd dynamics, body language, horse whispering, animal communication, biomechanics, and much more. Students can participate in an array of activities with horses including round pen work, academic line work, trick training, obstacle challenges, jumping, trail, and classical dressage both in-hand and under saddle.

All disciplines and levels are welcome. Please visit our website for more information.... See More

Ciera Foley is a Grand Prix Dressage rider providing Training, Lessons, and Sales to the Huntsville, Alabama area.
USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medalist
Multiple Time USDF Regional Champion

Dressage/Hunters/Jumpers/Equitation: Potomac Horse Center Certified Instructor and NARHA Advanced Instructor. Served as Horsemaster for the Dressage 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta. Rode, analyzed and matched horses with International dressage competitors. Advanced course work in Sports Medicine at West Virginia Wesleyan. Ridden and competed in dressage competitions for over 40 years and rode with a USDF S judge for over 13 years. Former RMDS Technical Delegate. Former show and clinic manager for many USEF and USDF shows. Hunter and Jumper trainer for over 40 yrs.... See More

HH Sensing offers horsemanship courses, horse training, problem horse retraining, colt starting. Any age, level of training and breed is welcome, normal gait and gaited horses. Our horses are currently competing in dressage, endurance and competitive trail We also have conducted clinics worldwide for any level or discipline and offer horsemanship instruction to our clients during their horse's training.
Our courses are aimed at anyone who wants to learn how to immediately communicate with the horse, and we also have a book that describes the method (Human Horse Sensing Horsemanship on AMAZON).
These Youtube videos illustrate our work:
Human Horse Sensing Starting a horse under saddle https://youtu.be/Sd0bHOq3yV0
Riding with Human Horse Sensing https://youtu.be/aEjX4F7bCuY
Human Horse Sensing: Fun with Friesians` https://youtu.be/ojdmY5bK2OE
Human Horse Sensing: Riding and drinking champagne https://youtu.be/u7sxZCtPLpE
Human Horse Sensing: A trainer’s day https://youtu.be/yMcKhWertME
Human Horse Sensing: liberty work https://youtu.be/2bTKqwY297c

Alessandra Deerinck is a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine with a comprehensive experience, covering many equestrian disciplines, that spans forty years. She has successfully raced as a jockey for twelve years in Italy, as well as has competed in jumping, dressage and endurance.
HH Sensing is located at Rolling Hills Boarding stables LLC In Poway, California. They offer great boarding with arena, turn outs, and different options for corrals. From our location we also have access to an extensive trail system that allows for whole day outings.

HH Sensing has the wellbeing of horse and rider as the number one priority applying classical dressage and Human Horse Sensing horsemanship. We are dedicated to enhance your horses' potential through exceptional and comprehensive care of their health. Alessandra offers complete nutrition and hoof care, including the transitioning to barefoot. Her clients learn how to use hoof boots and maintain their horse's hooves.
Along with training your horse, even when just starting or repurposing Human Horse Sensing provides the solid horsemanship foundation you need to be successful in any equestrian discipline and take challenges that we would not imagine being possible.
With HH Sensing, human being and horse work together through how they perceive the situations on the ground or the horse's back at any time of his life. We teach human and horse how to establish an active and dynamic dialogue that will assist them throughout any situation. Your horse can execute without being submissive and you can become a leader of leaders.

Give us a call today and set up your consultation!
Free lessons for you during your horse's training!
WATCH Alessandra Deerinck's YOUTUBE videos
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK AT Human Horse Sensing
READ Alessandra Deerinck's ARTICLES on eliteequestrian.us and ilportaledelcavallo.it
In training your horse do not guess, lead!
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An eventing trainer/instructor; I have dedicated my life to understanding the horse. I have school horses available, bring your own horse for lessons, or drop it off for weeks/months of training. I teach the classical principles of dressage as given on the classic training pyramid and also the classical principles of cross country riding and show jumping. All horses should enjoy their jobs and most horses at the farm are taught jumping, trail riding, dressage, galloping, gymnastics , cross country and often specialize further in their training towards eventing and dressage. Horses can get bored quickly and deserve a varied training regiment so that they can become well rounded equine athletes and partners. We do what's right for you and your horse!... See More

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