The Foundation
- Riding at age 4 in England, pursuing eventing, jumpers, dressage and fox-hunting with continuing education in France and America.
- Managing FEI level horse healthcare and training programs in several disciplines, large and small barns.
Meds, IM/IV, suture removal, eye meds, bandaging, sweating legs, diets, all aspects of grooming/care, braiding, shockwave therapy, Haygain, blanketing, repairs, clipping, dentists, multiple farriers, vets, chiropractors, acupuncture, handyman/trade supervision
Lameness and rehab management, lunging, nutritional research, stallions, foals, yearlings.
- Successful with teaching children and adults, beginner to intermediate.
- Experienced and comfortable with many varieties of equine temperaments and levels.
- Conditioning and prep for showing at upper levels.
- FEI Level 5 jumpers, Intermediate/Preliminary event rider, 4th Level dressage (can keep upper level movements schooled).
- 2013 USEA and Area VI Championship titles.
- Desensitizing dressage horses for trail work, in-hand ground work and long lining.
- USEA Gold Medalist and “L” Judge Programme, California.
- Prep and management for local and national ground/air shipping of horses.
Equestrian Business
o FEI Barn Management, Training, Riding & Teaching. Nov. 2020 – present
§ Private clients
· Eventing, hunter/jumper, dressage, fox-hunting and race horses.
· Management, competing and teaching in all disciplines, beginner through intermediate.
· Winter circuit in Wellington and Aiken.
o Sundman Stables, New York June 2018 – Nov. 2020
§ Head Trainer and Instructor.
· Eventing and dressage training barn (17 horses).
· Designed and implemented training and conditioning programs.
· Taught lesson programs to boarders and clients that hauled in.
· Provided riding and coaching at shows, large rig transport.
· Daily/weekly health and fitness care, medications, IV/IM.
· Measureable improvement with all students and horses (ex.: first time qualifying for Nationals and Regionals, physical improvements with horses as noted by vets and chiropractors).
o Private Client, Pennsylvania and Virginia. June 2017 – June 2018
§ Rider and Lead Personnel for eventing and fox-hunting operation.
· Daily training and care for 17 athletic horses including youngsters.
· Hunt prep, large rig transport and riding 1st field.
· Daily/weekly health and fitness care, medications, IV/IM.
o Canterbury Stables, New York. Dec. 2016 – June 2017
§ Dressage and hunter/jumper Trainer/Teacher, Barn Operations (52 horses).
· Daily lessons for all ages, beginners to average amateurs.
· Trained horses, provided care and hauling.
Additional Information
- I am very comfortable around different cultures, having lived in many countries/states.
- Experience working with foals, yearlings, 2 year olds and stallions.
- Schooled young thoroughbreds as they were being developed for the track, morning gallops and ground-manners training.
- Managed lameness treatments, rehabilitation, IM and IV up to FEI level.
- Years of fox hunting in England and stag hunting in France.
- With my hard work and the support of my clients I have been able to train with Karen O’Conner, Marcia Kulak, Missy Ransehousen, Carol Kozlowski, Bruce Davidson, Gary Rockwell, Felicitas Von Neumann-Cosel , Niall Quirk and Patrick King.
Thank you for taking the time to review my experience. I am fit, motivated,
pursue other physical activities, sports and languages.
Non-smoker, no drugs/drama, clean license and background check.
I look forward to applying my skills, energy and ideas to train, teach and work with experienced, passionate professionals.
emailformelanie@ymail.com 484.753.5075
