Uphill Dressage

Uphill Dressage A full service dressage boarding/training facility Our onsite trainer/instructor is owner/manager and Bronze medalist Tamara Heckman.

Uphill Dressage is situated on 50 rolling acres overlooking the Laurel Ridge about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Owned by Tamara and Chris Heckman, the facility is strongly committed to providing a safe, comfortable, congenial setting conducive to the serious study and application of classical dressage principles. We offer regular clinics with several clinicians including Lisa Hall, P

atrick Tompkins, Pia Helsted and Andrea Velas. All lessons and training are structured around the training scale to ensure the correct progressive development of horse and rider according to classical principles. Training may include lunging, free jumping, work over cavaletti, trail riding and hill work as it is important that horses have fun with their work and are not drilled. We do not provide school horses although do have limited ability to offer lessons on select privately owned client horses. We do offer horses for sale and can offer assistance in finding your next compatible partner. We also provide clinics and presentations from visiting clinicians of regional and national repute. Contact us to be put on our mailing list or friend us on FB to stay informed of scheduled activities and events. We hope you will come see us soon and experience Uphill Dressage for yourself. Uphill Dressage--"When you're ready to move up to the next level."

Another successful clinic weekend with Debbie Rodriguez! Thanks to all who rode or audited 🐴♥️🙂
04/04/2026

Another successful clinic weekend with Debbie Rodriguez! Thanks to all who rode or audited 🐴♥️🙂

Ride times for the Debbie Rodriguez Clinic this weekend. We can’t wait to see everyone there!
04/01/2026

Ride times for the Debbie Rodriguez Clinic this weekend. We can’t wait to see everyone there!

03/08/2026

We have an update to our April Debbie Rodriguez clinic. Dates will now be FRIDAY April 3 and Saturday April 4th.

03/04/2026

We have an update to our June Debbie Rodriguez clinic. The new dates will be during the week on June 9th and June 10th!

02/08/2026

Updated Andrea Velas clinic dates for the year:

Feb 13/14
March 13/14
April 10/11
May 3/4 (please note this is a Sun/Mon)
June 19/20
July 17/18
Aug TBD
Sept 18/19
Oct 23/24
Nov 27/28
Dec 18/19

Be sure to mark your calendars for some great rides! Auditors welcome.

We had a great day talking all things horses and planning for 2026! Thank you Elaine Shetler-Libent for organizing today...
01/31/2026

We had a great day talking all things horses and planning for 2026! Thank you Elaine Shetler-Libent for organizing today’s vision board party 🎉

Exciting update - our recognized show is officially on the USDF calendar! This snowy time of year is the perfect time to...
01/29/2026

Exciting update - our recognized show is officially on the USDF calendar! This snowy time of year is the perfect time to sit down and think about your 2026 show schedule 🐴♥️.

With that said, we still need sponsors to make this show happen. If interested please send us a message! We can accept donations from individuals, businesses, offer class sponsorship, and other forms of advertising.

Team Uphill was well-represented at the Three Rivers Equestrian Association annual awards dinner. Many thanks to owner/t...
01/25/2026

Team Uphill was well-represented at the Three Rivers Equestrian Association annual awards dinner.

Many thanks to owner/trainer Tami Heckman for all her support, and congrats to our award winners:
-Sharon and Kal, Adult Vintage Amateur Grand Prix Champions
-Lauryn and Paris, Adult Amateur Fourth Level Champions
-Elaine and Chance, Adult Vintage Amateur Training Level Champions

We are looking forward to a fun 2026 with our four-legged friends 🐴

01/14/2026

SAVE THE DATE!

We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a USEF recognized dressage show open to all levels through Grand Prix on Saturday, September 5th courtesy of Flight Line Dressage Shows!

Stay tuned for more info. However, we do need sponsorships for this show. If you are interested in sponsoring/donating, please send us a message.

Happy riding!

01/13/2026

Excited to add some Patrick Tompkins dates to our 2026 schedule:
Jan 31
Feb 21
Mar 28
Apr 25

Please email [email protected] if you’d like to ride!

12/23/2025

It’s almost the new year! We are excited to share some clinic dates for 2026:

Debbie Rodriguez:
April 4&5
June 27&28
Nov 14&15

Andrea Velas:
Jan 9&10
Feb 13&14
March 13&14
April 10&11
May 3/4 (please note this is a Sun/Mon)
June 19/20

Be sure to mark your calendars for some great rides!

Address

546 Fenneltown Road
New Alexandria, PA
15670

Opening Hours

Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17244339505

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