Dressage Training

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

USDF Bronze Medalist & "L" Candidate, Kimberly Dunlap. Lessons from Intro-4th Level.

Boarding, Lesson & Training Facility catering to adult riders and dedicated to excellence in care and comfort of the horses. NOW ACCEPTING LIMITED NEW CLIENTS Google us to read our outstanding reviews from over a decade of happy clients. We go above and beyond what your typical barn offers, including the highest quality feeds, access to hay 24/7, full turnout (24hrs) with dedicated stalls to come inside during inclement weather. A highly supportive group of adult riders who are welcoming and encouraging to riders of ALL levels.

ALL BREEDS WELCOME - we have experience with just about every breed and sport - let us help you find a higher degree of harmony with your horse through balance, confidence and sound training based on classical horsemanship principles. Showing and clinic opportunities available year round but NOT required. Just ride for fun? That's ok, you are welcome and encouraged here! Have a fear issue? We can help with that, too. Just getting back into it? We have excellent SAFE school horses. The most common comment we get from new clients is "I wish I would have found you sooner!" JOIN US and find out what makes us one of the highest rated and most respected facilities in West Michigan. ALL RATES ARE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE. On site affordable leasing available to established clients - get enrolled now!... See More

LKMDressage strives to develop an individualized program for each horse and/or rider. Combining Dressage with natural communication with your horse. We teach with all equine sports in mind. Let us teach you and strengthen your basics for what ever discipline your are riding. Silver Medalist, Training and teaching for over 20 yrs. Ridden with Debbie McDonald, Lisa Wilcox, Ulf Wadeborn, BoTeblein(Head of the Swedish Riding School) Cathy Connelly, Charlotte Bridhal, Jan Brons, Julia Mendoza, Debra Weidmiaer and now train on a regular basis with Dennis Callin. Please visit us at LKMDressage on facebook to learn more about us.... See More

We offer classical Dressage lessons as well as all around lessons. We focus on building the riders horsemanship and riding ability from the ground bu

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

Cari rode her first GP horse with Wolfgang May when she had just turned 17 and spent close to 6 years working with him and several other of the Tempel Farms riders, as she became a trainer there when she turned 18. Cari has over 50 years of experience as a professional. She was a WS to Olympic coach Melle Van Bruggen and then spent 5 years working for Olympic team member John Winnett. Cari also has worked for or lessoned/cliniced with many, many top international known trainers such as Natalie Lamping, George Williams, Kathy Connelly, Mette Rosencranz, Hans Biss, Col. Hans Mueller, and Robert Dover. Having been on the board of the IDCTA for many years, Cari was privileged to have access to the clinics at Tempel Farms with Gunter Seidel, Conrad Schumacher, and Reiner Klimke. She always takes full advantage of every opportunity to learn everything she can in order to pass that knowledge along to her students. Her students and horses have won many local, state and regional championships and she herself won several National and Grand National Championships before she was 18, training Paso Finos for Rancho Del Rosa, first in IL and then in North Carolina. This enabled her to finance her dressage passion and to buy her first nice horse from Bodo Hangen, who kindly made it available to her for a reasonable price. Because she had many trainers who helped her on her journey, she likes to help other young people on their quest, as well. Cari also suffered a severe TBI in 2007 when a horse fell on her. She was wearing a helmet, which the doctors say saved her from either death or more severe permanent disability, and she very much enjoys working with student who have disabilities. Physical or emotional wounds, she can relate and does her best to help heal the past and make riding enjoyable again. Cari is available to travel to other stables to teach and/or give clinics.... See More

Aria Equestrian provides professional personalized instruction and training. Using natural horsemanship and dressage, we strive to build partnerships with sound happy horses and progressing riders. Rehabilitation, progression though the levels of dressage, and western dressage welcome.... See More

USDF bronze and silver medalist located in Troy, TX. I have competed through Grand Prix. I am an FEI dressage trainer and instructor who offer lessons on your horse or a lesson horse if you don’t have your own horse yet. I concentrate on correct and soft riding, creating a supple horse from engaging the hind end and carrying itself on the forehand. Working on teaching the rider how to correctly achieve this suppleness through the correct use of seat and aids to help the horse. I also offer various training packages for your horse to either get them tuned up for show season or just get them ready for their rider. I also can help get your horse ready for sale and can assist in helping you find your next partner. I also show regularly and I am able to coach at shows or show your horse. I am also available to travel to barns in a reasonable distance or we also allow trailer ins for lessons too! Contact me today to get you and your horse ready for show season, get back in shape or just to help you learn more!... See More

Certified International instructor. French and German trained but believe in natural riding and versatility. Vaulting basics to start balancee seat and sidesaddle dressage to prove control and for fun when advanced.

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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Heart to Hoof Horsemanship with Yvonne Welz: Riding lessons available for serious students who are interested in learning about classical schooling of the horse using bitless bridles. A focus on natural horse care, barefoot management, and classical techniques that are health promoting. Well-trained bitless schoolhorses are available for riding lessons. They are priceless! Yvonne offers a unique approach to riding and horse care that is centered around what is truly good for the horse.

Current 2023 rates: Private lessons $65 per hour at our facility, which includes the use of one of our schoolhorses.

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, Yvonne studied the finer art of classical horsemanship even while she was competing. This included the French classical methods, which she learned directly from world class horsemen. She loves passing on this valuable knowledge to her riding students. She has trained many horses from scratch, starting them under saddle and schooling them to higher levels. She finds great joy in teaching horses how to use their bodies in a way that improves them both physically and mentally. She studied several different methods of natural horsemanship, and also trained in equine nutrition, saddle fitting, and barefoot hoof trimming. In 2013, she discovered the bitless wheel bridles and embraced classical riding without the use of bits! Yvonne is an Associate Trainer with the World Bitless Association.

Website at hearttohoofhorse dot com
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Annemieke Buis is a freelance trainer specializing in classical dressage whose intention is to improve equine welfare through training horses and educating horse people in equine psychology and biomechanics.

She has over 18 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.

Her training is informed by a Bachelor of Science in psychology and further education in equine neurophysiology, equine myofascial kinetic lines, horse and rider biomechanics, equine laterality, hoof balance, 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 attunement necessary to meet training objectives. She combines techniques from several disciplines, particularly French 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 or training session with walking with 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 or overlook tension in themselves and their horses before the ride even begins. Training involves every moment spent with the horse. One of Annemieke’s strengths is working with anxious and traumatized horses, in identifying the source of anxiety, validating it, and then holding space for the emotion to transform using gentleness, mindfulness, and positive leadership. She employs bodywork brain-based 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, 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.

Annemieke 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. She is committed to providing accessible lessons and training sessions to all levels in both English and Spanish. Annemieke currently travels around central and northern Kentucky to teach lessons and train horses, and nationwide to teach clinics.... See More

Dressage for all levels and all breeds

It’s Not About Us…It’s About You!

Clinician Cody Harrison is here to assist you and your horse through your own individual journey. Regardless of where you currently are in your journey or how far you aspire to go with your equine partner, Cody can help set you up to be successful and show you how to communicate clearly so you and your horse can truly enjoy your partnership.

Each and every horse and rider have their own path to follow in order to reach their goal. When working with Cody through clinics, lessons, training, or our Immersion Program, he will help you find the path that fits you and your horse’s needs. Your path will be unlike everyone else. Cody believes that we and our horses are all unique and we should remain as individuals.

Time frames are not important when you learn to enjoy and trust the path you are on rather than trying to rush to complete your goals. It takes time to learn how to communicate with your horse and explain what you are asking, and then give them the time they need to develop and actually learn the exercises. When you take it day by day, month by month you will be surprised at how fast the progress actually comes.

When working with Cody you will learn to truly feel what your horse is doing and how they feel in that moment. How they feel physically, energetically, and emotionally. Cody takes all of these things into consideration for both the horse and its rider.

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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