Navillus Dressage & Sport Horses

Navillus Dressage & Sport Horses Navillus Dressage & Sport Horses is committed to providing excellence in horse care, training and the development of the Dressage horse

09/24/2025
While I had Madison Morgan Photography here for our ISR/Oldenburg inspection we took the opportunity to do a photo shoot...
08/23/2025

While I had Madison Morgan Photography here for our ISR/Oldenburg inspection we took the opportunity to do a photo shoot with our three year old Basanti NDSH (Bingotti/Rubignon/Contucci)

On August 5 we hosted an inspection for the ISR/Oldenburg N.A. with Helmut Schrant judging. Our intention was to provide...
08/23/2025

On August 5 we hosted an inspection for the ISR/Oldenburg N.A. with Helmut Schrant judging. Our intention was to provide support for the local breeders, it was a quiet, fun, peaceful event and I am glad we made the decision to hold the event.

We thank all the participants and wish them all the best with their mares and foals.

Photo credit to Madison Morgan Photography

Pictures are out from the June 7th WENC Summer Solstice show, it was the first time Lynda Ovaert’s Ejecutor DG and I did...
07/10/2025

Pictures are out from the June 7th WENC Summer Solstice show, it was the first time Lynda Ovaert’s Ejecutor DG and I did a Working EQ show and you can see from the pictures that we both had a blast. EJ is available, the judge commented more than once that he has a great future in the sport for those of you that are interested in working equitation.




07/05/2025

Why are horses a release for people?

Horses are a release for people because they strip life back to its simplest, most honest form.
In a world full of noise, emails, deadlines, expectations, horses remind us that real communication isn’t about words. It’s about presence. It’s about energy, intention, awareness.

When you’re with a horse, your words mean nothing, but your actions, your body language, your energy? That’s everything. You can’t fake confidence with a horse. You can’t lie with your posture. You can’t manipulate with charm or excuses. Horses reflect back exactly who you are in that moment, your fear, your calm, your frustration, your peace.

That’s why working with horses is 90% self-reflection. They force you to get quiet. To slow down. To pay attention not only to them, but to yourself. Your breathing, your posture, your thoughts. They draw you out of your head and into your body, into the present.

It takes us back to a time when survival, connection, and trust weren’t built on promises or conversations. They were built on consistency, energy, and respect. Horses remind us how to just be, without the layers of complication life piles on.

That’s why so many people find healing with them. They don’t care about your job, your past, your social status. They care about your energy in this moment, and nothing feels more freeing than being seen for your truest self, without judgment, without words.

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06/24/2025
ISO Stall Cleaner.  Primarily Monday to Friday but someone that is flexible to fill in on weekends occasionally would be...
05/13/2025

ISO Stall Cleaner. Primarily Monday to Friday but someone that is flexible to fill in on weekends occasionally would be ideal. We have between 10-12 stalls. All "stalls" include a dry lot and two buckets that are cleaned daily, horses are not locked in stalls. !5 minutes per stall, so 3 hours per day. A perfect job for a horse crazy high school kid for the summer or a college student. Horse experience preferred but not essential, reliability, conscientious, cleanliness and the ability to lift 50 lbs are essential.

ISO: Full-time groom/assistant/right hand person for 10-12 horses, we operate on an 8 am - 4 or 5 pm day.Job responsibil...
02/11/2025

ISO: Full-time groom/assistant/right hand person for 10-12 horses, we operate on an 8 am - 4 or 5 pm day.

Job responsibilities, required:
Feed am/pm
turn-out
fill slow feed haynets
restock haycart
Beamer sessions/groom/tack
clean tack
other barn chores as necessary

The ideal candidate would have experience:
clipping
lunging
handling stallions and young horses
confident on young horses
riding experience to assist with hacking

It is necessary that this person be reliable, organized, confident around horses. The position is five and a half days per week, Sunday's off unless we are at a horse show. I would be willing to split the position between two people but preferred not to in order to ensure consistency in care and handling.

Can arrange for housing for the ideal candidate. Salary is commensurate with experience and housing needs.

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Navillus Dressage & Sport Horses is in need of a Stall cleaner Monday through Friday.  We have 11 stalls, compensation i...
12/15/2024

Navillus Dressage & Sport Horses is in need of a Stall cleaner Monday through Friday. We have 11 stalls, compensation is by the stall, so you can work at your own pace. The perfect candidate would have some experience with horses as we have young horses and stallions but I am willing to train the right individual. We start our day at 8 am and you could be done by 10:30 am if you like to work at a steady pace. There could be an opportunity for additional work feeding/turning out/filling haynets, etc for the right person. Position is available immediately, pm or text to 631-252-3687

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So many thoughts on how to make this post, first and foremost: Grateful. Grateful for this horse, Pikko Del Esperando (P...
09/14/2024

So many thoughts on how to make this post, first and foremost: Grateful. Grateful for this horse, Pikko Del Esperando (Pikko Del Cerro/Contucci/Vienna Waltz), born 6/22/2019. Approved for breeding by the ISR/OLD registry yesterday, September 12, 2024. Is he the fanciest stallion to be approved? No. But he is full-filling this girls dreams. I am the first in my family to ride, I have been horse crazy since I was 9 years old, I will be 59 tomorrow. That is 50 years of holding onto a dream, more years than I can count of people telling me I can't do horses professionally, it's too expensive, your not good enough, he is not good enough...it's determination and an unwavering belief in the relationship that has been developing since the night we sat in my office watching him be born on the cameras, out of a mare that I have owned since she was five months old. My father and I brought her home 21 years ago next month. By no means have I done this alone, there are so many people to thank for their support, but I"ll do that in another post about the inspection. For tonight, I'm proud. Proud that the horse I bred, foaled out, taught to lead along side the golf cart, put a saddle on for the first time, taught to lunge, sat on for the first time, have been his only rider to date, left his stall yesterday, walked calmly down to the arena, did what was requested of him and stood obediently while Helmut Schrant, the judge, made his comments and announced his approval. We have a long way to go before we reach our goals, but with each step we take we learn...and that is what I am in this for.

I hope this inspires another girl to keep chasing her dreams.







It’s been about a month now since Virginia Williams purchased Himelda and we are every bit as thrilled with her today as...
07/10/2024

It’s been about a month now since Virginia Williams purchased Himelda and we are every bit as thrilled with her today as we were the day she left Christina’s. The future is bright for this lovely mare!

It is a bittersweet goodbye for Miss Himelda Car…. While we are delighted she is going to capable and kind hands, we will miss the joy we have experienced watching her blossom into the stunning and talented mare she has developed into. We wish her new connections nothing but the best.

We will be hosting an ISR/OLD inspection on September 12, 2024. Stallions, mares and foals will be presented and I would...
07/07/2024

We will be hosting an ISR/OLD inspection on September 12, 2024. Stallions, mares and foals will be presented and I would like to hire a professional handler, preferably with stallion experience. If you are that person or know of that person please PM me. TIA!

Pic of our 2022 Bingotti/Rubignon/Contucci filly for attention

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1590 WV Thompson Road
Rutherfordton, NC
28139

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Thursday 8am - 9pm
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