08/02/2026
Hello Everyone.
I wanted to take a moment to discuss teaching styles.
Everyone has one, they develop different habits and methods over time. What one instructor does might be great for one rider and may not work for the next.
25 years or so I, as a student, went to several different barns for lessons. Most of those farms were wonderful. Sometimes even the same person needs a different style of instruction in a different stage of life.
If you are looking for a farm that is going to drill sergeant equitation, I kindly ask that you seek out an instructor with that style of teaching.
Here, as a general rule, I find kids to be more full of anxiety than they have ever been. I focus on safely building confidence and we get there when we get there.
My goal for every student is for them to have a positive experience, and work towards being better than they were last week.
“So you’re not a farm for the competitive rider?”
Quite the opposite. I personally find that riders who are calm and confident after building skills at their own pace do far better in competitive environments than most.