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Welcome to Great Scot Riding & Training where the focus is on the horse. I believe if the horse is the forefront of everything we do, we will get it right !

My passion is teaching and getting it right. When we know better, we do better. The horse knows! The main focus is mental coaching and goal setting. The sport of horseback riding is much like golf, it is very individual and is 80% mental. Though we are riding on a horse, the success achieved is not only on the skill of both horse and rider but on the focus that goes into the methods being learned.

Whether for competition or for pleasure the joy and beauty that comes from this sport is truly what you as an individual puts into it. My greatest pleasure as a trainer and coach is watching many hours of hard work come forth from a cheek to cheek smile by achieving a canter for the first time or a first time ribbon won in the show ring. Elisabeth (Lisi) Swanson, Owner/Trainer I have grown up in the industry, working very hard to climb the ladder. I have been blessed beyond measure to have trained and shown under many great professionals, taking theories and methods that worked for me and carrying them into my own programs. I take great pride in my teaching and training to not only develop great riders, but in building students and horses that love what they do. Elisabeth (Lisi) Swanson, Owner/Trainer
I have grown up in the industry, working very hard to climb the ladder. I also am very close to earning my small “r” license to become a licensed judge. I feel this will make me more valuable to my students who are more serious about showing and being more competitive in the show ring. As much as I love the teaching and riding portion of my job, I find myself drawn to the horse/barn management side of my business. It is so rewarding to hear the nickers at feed time or the pawing when they know turnout time is near. It is humbling for me to have the privilege of being entrusted to care for my clients horses and keeping very high standards at Great Scot. As a business our number one goal is having happy horses.

30/06/2025

Time for brag post on League #3 HITS Commonwealth Horse Park at this point in the season everyone is finding their grooves. The team I have right now are hard workers, they have realistic goals and they are not afraid of putting in the work. Was it hot?? Yep. Did everything go perfectly ? No. Did everyone go home with new homework? Indeed. Each and every one of my students have their own story and their own mountains they are climbing. I have the same expectations of each one: if you show up I expect you to work, if you point your horse at a jump get to the other side and if you come to the horse show as a competitor be gracious , be patient and be intentional. We had the best time ! Again the HITS Culpeper, Virginia staff is friendly, they welcome us each time with beautiful jumps, groomed arenas, great atmosphere in the Café. There is so much shade all over the venue so when we invite friends and family to come watch, they all have somewhere comfortable to stand and watch 🌲🌳🌲🌳we will rest this week and get back at it !! Great job Team Great Scot Riding & Training

23/06/2025

I'm getting alot of messages about lessons this week !! My rule is this, if you are up for some modified lessons due to heat come for your lesson. We will do what we do and than we will carry on. If you don't do well in the heat stay home. No lessons Friday due to a show !! All 10 am and 11am lessons will be running unless you hear otherwise.....

21/06/2025

What a week of lessons, I went over my books and counted 23 lessons were taught ! 😳 My goodness we were working out here. Had the privilege of teaching a clinic midweek where we had a talk on hunters vs jumpers and the specific specialty classes each discipline offers. I had a few students who pushed through some big hurdles this week and came out on the other side in one piece !! I am so proud. This picture represents this sanctuary, this education center, this place where learning begins. I pray it's a place where your cup is filled and the worries and stresses of life get left at the gate.

02/06/2025

I knew today was going to be a whirlwind, with 13 students and 8 horses we were busy !! There was some good, bad and ugly. But here is the thing, my students showed up. Each one RODE. Each student looked me in the eye as they went into the ring with confidence and boldly stepped into that arena. Were mistakes made ? Sure. Were tears cried ? Yep. Were hopes crushed ? Definitely. I can't wait to see them all the week after a show because we get to talk about all the things, we get to improve the mistakes, we get to smooth out the wrinkles. What we don't get to do is practice the adrenaline, the crowds, the nerves, the situation. We have to save that for the next horse show because you can only truly practice being nervous and performing at your best in that space ONE TIME. We love our Lake Of The Woods Equestrian Center where we get to practice this ! 🙌 Thank you to my Katie Donohoe for the hospitality table, Summer Fun. All the parents who came and watched and supported. Thank you Bayberry Riding Center for always being my right hand , we have so much fun. Until fall , we will be over here riding and loving on the unicorns 🦄 please add pics if I missed anyone

23/05/2025

Happy last day of school to all my students!!! You are free to be kids and spend extra time with the unicorns 🦄 enjoy every day of it

03/05/2025

Lady Harriet has begun her debut into the unicorn academy 🦄🦄 she is muscling up well, has enjoyed her couple months of learning how to steer and trot under saddle with my older kids. So I threw a wee one on her today and Viola !! She's a perfect little angel

27/04/2025

League #2 brought us more crazy Virginia weather. But we went with it, it didn't last long and we closed shop to sun and tired riders tired horses 😴 everyone killed it. We absolutely love this series and this venue, each time we come there has been an improvement. This time the wash racks got rubber mats 🙌 the office staff is so very friendly and the gate "keepers" did a wonderful job. 20 minutes from our home base makes for a very easy move in/ move out. As always so proud of all my students, this week was all my adults. It was an amateur week. Full time jobs, full time college students, big commutes, husband's, boyfriends but showing up, never late and giving it 💯 every time. Great job guys. 👏

19/04/2025

Putting in WORK on our big arena !! Our first year here I threw some jumps out in it and we played but I didn't love the footing or the balance of the arena. 5 years later we are back at it. It's going to get a face lift and some landscaping 🌳🪻🌷🌻

17/04/2025

Thursdays are for carrots and kisses and smiles 😃

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Tuesday	08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 18:00
Thursday	08:00 - 18:00
Friday	08:00 - 18:00
Saturday	08:00 - 18:00

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+19517751197

Website

http://www.greatscotriding.com/

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