We are available for clinics and seminars separately and together. School horses are available in Pennsylvania for lessons. We offer ongoing lessons in our home areas of Northern Virginia and South Central Pennsylvania. Seat Training, In-hand, lunging, and long lining lessons are also available. Basic and remedial as well as advanced training for horses is offered.

Seat / Hand Training

"The seat, the base of horse riding, is the quality that enables the rider to keep his balance under any circumstances; it is to be worked at and improved ceaselessly. Without a good seat, no good hand; no good legs, no freedom, no control; no independence of the aides. Without a good seat, no proper horse control, no possible training."

Commandant Jean Licart

Many riders in various disciplines would like to improve their seat. Often their regular trainer does not offer this specialized training. We offer a series of seat training lessons designed to compliment the work riders are currently doing. If students have a good lunge horse, they may take these lessons on their own horse. School horses are available at the Pennsylvania location for instruction.

In-Hand Work

In hand work is integral to training horses, especially young, un-started horses. In-hand work can also be considered an art unto itself. In-hand work can be broken down into 3 categories:

• Lunge work- Movements done on the lunge include: walk, trot, canter, halt, extension, collection, changes of direction in all gaits, rein back, and changes of lead at canter.

• In-hand work- The horse can be taught numerous things including, but not limited to: walk forward, rein back, travers, renvers, shoulder-in, half pass, piaffer, passage, pirouette and inverse pirouette. Young horses can be taught the aids before the rider ever sits on the horse. General balance and suppleness is improved by the work in-hand.

• Long line work- All of the movements covered by in-hand work can be done on the long lines. Long line work is also useful in it's elementary form for getting the young horse accustomed to going without the rider being in sight, and listening to the aids. It is also useful in introducing the horse to driving.