NKS Horsemanship

08/04/2025

Some gorgeous shots of my girls in action during the WNYDA Summer Festival breed show!

Festive (Fürst Knight / Davidoff’s Hit), bred by Magnolia Sport Horses, second place two-year-old filly!

Vivian (Vitalis / Destano), bred by Vickie Lavoie, winning mature mare, champion mature horse, and grand champion overall!

📸 credit Paul Rehbock Photography

07/29/2025

Vivian has come so far - we didn’t manage to make a test happen day one, but we changed gears and dominated the breed show instead, taking grand champion! Then the next day we had the great personal success of riding a shaky, messy, nervous, but COMPLETE training level test!

I am nothing but grateful for every baby step, every small success, every day with this amazing horse that we all truly believed wouldn’t survive past Thanksgiving. It’s amazing that she is alive and a miracle that she is rideable, and everything else we do from here is just icing on the cake!

07/05/2025

Work hard, play harder 😎💃🏻

06/01/2025

Building trust, strength, and confidence! 🫎🧡

05/26/2025

Sometimes we dressage, and sometimes we just do whatever this is 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Groundwork can tell you a lot about your relationship with your horse, and is a great tool for improving it!

05/20/2025

05/13/2025

Constantly improving here! Our back paddocks just got a major upgrade with new gates and sand entry pads to help cut down on mud! All of the stall fronts also got a snazzy upgraded whiteboard  to clearly display all of your horses vital information!

Just a couple of stalls/training spots available, send a message today for more information! 

05/03/2025

2025 Western New York Dressage Association Pro Bono Youth Clinic, held at the Niagara County Fairgrounds on 27 April, 2025.

04/28/2025

“I should have brought a sword” 😂

I really almost brought a sword, and really almost dressed Tesoro up in his full historical reenactment warhorse regalia. Maybe next year… You’ll have to be there to find out 😉

04/28/2025

Had a great day out at Niagara County Fairgrounds helping out with the WNYDA Pro Bono Youth clinic! For those who missed out, here’s a little sample of the lunchtime demo I gave on what dressage is and how everyone can benefit from it!

02/18/2025

Extremely excited to announce that this year I have partnered up with a new sponsor, XLR8 Equine! I’ve been using their products since 2020 to help my horses rehab, recover, and feel their best! I first discovered them while rehabilitating Kitty from her extreme bowed tendon and made ample use of their compression wraps. Since then I’ve continued to be impressed by their expanding catalogue of products, most recently using their red light and infrared therapy back pad for Vivian as she rebounds from EPM! I’m looking forward to continue to spread the word about these innovations so every horse can reach their maximum comfort and maximum potential!

02/09/2025

The kids were super ready to get out and play in all of this fresh fluffy snow today! They had a blast rolling and frolicking before settling down to eat their hay! 😁