As the warm weather spreads and inspires, it is time to plan my summer show schedule. In choosing which horse shows to attend I keep a few things in mind. First of all, I need to choose horse shows that offer an adequate number of jumper classes as that is what I’m actively competing in. Second, which shows are my ... Read More »

Yesterday I trailered my horse to Windsor Show Stables, in Windsor Connecticut to ride with international show jumper Christine Mccrea. I’m grateful to have such a wonderful instructor and facility less then an hour away and plan on making an effort to take advantage of the opportunity as often as possible. Yesterday, ... Read More »

Yesterday I brought four of my students to a schooling horse show at Mount Holyoke College with four of my school horses.  Three of them rode in the walk trot division and one rode in the long stirrup division. The walk trot division was huge with at least 12 riders which meant that my students need to steer really ... Read More »

This week I had a lesson with my trainer Jerry Schurink on my jumper Vanessa. In the warm up we worked on adjustability and trying to keep adequate impulsion when collecting. The exercise was done on a 20 meter circle and involved going forward on half of the circle and collecting on the other half. When we moved on to ... Read More »

Although I specialize in jumping, I encourage all of my students to practice diligent flat work and to take flat lessons regularly. We also hold regular dressage clinics which all students are pushed to participate in. This week my flat lessons focused on adjustability and flexibility through a series of lateral work and ... Read More »