"As first time horse owners, Kelly has been with us every step of the way. We were referred to Kelly by a previous trainer and contacted her for buyer’s assistance in finding a great horse for my husband and I. I’m sure it’s a huge challenge to find a horse for one person, but we wanted to find the perfect horse for two people with different skill levels. Kelly took the time to understand our individual riding abilities, goals and horse wish list, and found our perfect partner in less than three weeks. She even helped arrange and attend the pre-purchase exam as well as transport our horse to the farm. We were so impressed with Kelly’s professionalism, horse knowledge and training style that we’ve continued to work with her for riding and training.
"What we really like about Kelly is her holistic approach to training. During each lesson she evaluates both horse and rider and prescribes exercises that improve the overall partnership. Also, she sees everything and knows how to help you understand what you need to do and why. Kelly has helped with confidence issues by teaching us how to get our horse’s attention and focus on the work at hand. We highly recommend Kelly and wouldn’t want to be on our horse journey without her. She’s more than our trainer, she is our friend." --John and Kristie O'Shea
Lisa and Sally
"I had the pleasure of working with Kelly and watching her develop as a trainer for 15 or so years. She is truly a friend to both the horse and rider, taking the needs and abilities of both into consideration, along with each rider's individual goals. Particularly impressive is her dedication to understanding the ergonomics of riding and the physics of the horse-rider combination. Kelly is extraordinarily good at zeroing in on the root causes of riding weaknesses and developing exercises to address them. She is also calm, cool, and effective in dealing with even the most challenging of horses. My horses and I all enjoyed training under her. Even after a move several states away, I still contact Kelly for her invaluable advice from time to time!" --Lisa Hinkle
Alicia and West Jett
"Kelly has opened my eyes to a deeper understanding of how horses move and think. Before riding with her I just pulled and prodded my horses around hunter courses, with no regard to what was happening between the jumps. Now, I strive all the time to influence my horses with proper position and timing, and the least amount of aids necessary to get results. It is very rewarding and has changed my whole outlook on riding." --Alicia Moore
Carolyn and Valen
"Just thought you might like to see photos of Valen from a schooling dressage show a few weeks back. He got a 67.8% in Training 1 and 68% in Training 3. He actually won both classes, but in Training 1 there was a tie, which I lost. From the photos I can see we still have much to work on, but it seems he is definitely improving this year, and with those scores he has now earned his Certificate of Merit in Dressage for the Belgian Warmbloods. Thanks for all of your help, it really shows especially in our scores, last year on these same tests we got upper 50's and low 60's, and his walk scores went from a 5/6 to 7/8." --Carolyn Rice
