A Training Vision / Horse Boarding Farm in Catharpin, Virginia

Full-care field board and quality training with FEI rider near DC

A Training Vision at On the Run Farm is located on 70 serene acres in Catharpin, VA. The Barn Manager and Trainer live on site. The facility offers a lighted indoor arena with dust- control footing, a new outdoor arena with jumps, a galloping track, extensive trails, well-maintained pastures with run-in sheds, and several large stalls used mainly for lay-up and tacking up. The Manassas Battlefields are a short ten-minute trailer ride away. Well-trained lesson horses and dressage school masters through the Grand Prix Level are available for all levels of riders. In addition to serious dressage and hunter/jumper training with emphasis on bio-mechanics A Training Vision can accommodate field hill and/or cross country work, trail rides, and award-winning showing. A Training Vision provides a comprehensive horsemanship system that helps clients learn to overcome fear, instills confidence in students, and teaches responsibility. The goal of A Training Vision is to create an atmosphere of trust and cooperation that values the fundamental elements and joy of horsemanship.

A Training Vision was created by resident trainer Ampara Visser whose vast accomplishments include:

-USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medalist
-USDF L-Judges Program Graduate, CSU Equine Science/Pre-Vet, and USPC-B Graduate
-Former assistant to Pan-Am Games Gold Medalist Kristina Harrison and
third-highest ranked German Riding Master Stefan Kiesewetter
-Extensive experience teaching,training and riding in all sport horse disciplines
-Previous resident trainer for an Oldenburg breeding facility in California
-Dressage training at the former International Riding Academy in Warendorf, Germany
-Teaching and training for over 20 years starting with assisting at the local Pony club

Also available at A Training Vision
-Clinics with internationally competitive riders
-Veterinary seminars
-Unmounted horsemanship and theory lectures
-Certified onsite Cross Fit Training
-Showing available at both local and recognized shows.
-Schooling horses
-Social Events
-FUN

Boarding and training packages start at $1,200. Please contact Ampara.

Specialties

All Disciplines and Riding Levels Welcome Arena Beginner Lessons On Own Or School Horses. Boarding Dressage Education Eventing Full Service Boarding Facility Group Activities Horse Leases Available Horse Training Hunter Jumper Indoor Riding Arena Outdoor Arena Pasture Board Private Riding Lessons Riding Clinics Stables Trail Riding Trainer On-site