Western Horse Training in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (Nash County)

Shelly Melvin Performance Horses is a life long equine dream of trainer Shelly. We provide training, showing, and lessons for all ages of horses and riders. Contact us for more information!

What is our mission? To simplify Western Dressage concepts and methods to help you to become more effective with your horse. To teach you the “How” and “Why” of movements and exercises so you can ride independently and effectively. To give you a clear, consistent, step-by-step, non technical, uncomplicated road-map to follow. To break down concepts into bite-sized, understandable pieces. To teach and clarify how your aids influence your horse. To teach and clarify how to “test” if your work is correct. To teach and clarify the aids for every movement and exercise. To teach you how to structure a ride and prioritize what to work on. To teach you how to eliminate resistance and develop softness instead. To teach and clarify how to ride Western Dressage tests.... See More