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  • #121
    best trainer

    How abt Gabor Francia-Kiss??? Jack Frohm???

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      • #123
        Originally posted by playing cards again View Post
        Nancy Whitehead.

        Although not for everyone and not without flaw, Nancy IMHO is the best (that I know of) to teach a young professional how to ride like a professional.

        One of the rare few who can truly explain "why."

        She also is underestimated, underrecognized, and at times disregarded, despite years of producing winning horses and riders.

        I attribute this to most peoples' unwillingness to tolerate those (people and horses) that are different, but those that don't watch and learn from her are missing out.
        Yep. I was a lesson kid when she was at North Hill and Kent and I were riding in ponies.

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        • #124
          I had an amazing trainer for a bit, but that trainer had some serious issues that needed to be fixed, because they directly interfered with the trainer's ability to do the job. When the trainer was good, the trainer was the BEST (trainer around), but when the trainer was bad, the trainer was (an) AWFUL (person).

          I miss the rides I used to have back then, but I don't miss the unnecessary aspects of an unsavory (at times) person.

          I had another trainer who rocked my socks, but then that trainer became an amatuer again. I keep harboring a secret wish they will return to teaching one day... but I know better, haha. This trainer knew their fundamentals solid, so much so they could carry students to the very highest point where the only thing holding them back becomes the facility/mount/location/money- certainly not the riding!

          And now my trainer is pretty good, and by far the most overall accessible. Still adjusting to each other, but the trainer's track record is so good that I have faith it will all fall in place... just as soon as my gosh darn horse is sound/shod/sane enough to ride for more than a few days at a time! ARUGH (mentally comparable) teenager horses!

          They've all had their strenghts and weaknesses- a BNT with some real hang ups, a well-respect local trainer with tons of talent and the unfortunate (for me) situation in life that allows the (winning) True Amateur Lifestyle, and a trainer who used to be hidden and is now just coming into the local light, and no one understands why we didn't know sooner!

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          • #125
            Wow, what a great post. What a great way to open up the door for people to thank some of the trainers who have helped them along the way.

            My list:

            Patty Peckham (Arcadia Farm)
            Two things I remember (from over ten years ago):
            "Just count one, two, one, two, and try to get there on one or two."
            "Think of riding is a like a flow chart. Each little action is a box, connected to the next box with a line. As you get better, the boxes stay the same, but the lines get shorter."

            During the summers, I spent more time at the barn than at home with my own parents.

            And I never got treated any differently because I was the one kid without my own horse.

            Thank you, Patty, for my foundation.


            Lendon Gray
            You let me ride despite the fact that I was the sorriest excuse for a dressage rider I'm sure you ever did see. Unbelievably generous with her horses.
            Thank you for that.

            Anne Rawle (Watermark Farm in Oxford, PA. Tasker here is her daughter.)
            Uses home bred and trained GP competition horses in lessons. We need more people like this to foster the riding education in this country.

            You changed my riding in four or five lessons. Thank you, both to you and to the divine Miss Bounce.


            Lisa Payne (Loxahatchee, Fl)
            That one handed canter pirouette sure was fun!
            Dressage without taking it so seriously, and with a great focus on the biomechanics of the horse in each lesson. Can't WAIT to get back to Fla!

            Lisa Mitchell (Formerly of Old Salem Farm, now in NOVA)
            Took the foundation Patty Peckham gave me and ran with it. Bent over backwards to make riding affordable, to the point of going in on sale horses with me. Took me under her wing and taught me about the ins and outs of the h/j show and sale-horse world. I can not thank her enough.

            Gary Kunsman and AJ Garrity (Four Seasons Farm)
            Wonderful trainers. They are kind to the horses, honest with the customers and not priced out of this world. Having sale horses with them will enable me to fund my horse hobby, and taking lessons from them will teach me how to really ride those nice horses I'll be able to afford. A program like theirs makes riding the horses I've always dreamed of possible. Can't say thank you enough. And what a great barn community- all the other customers are great!

            And also a shout out to Laurie Jakubauskas for putting up with The Hana. He is a special case and I'm glad we found you!

            In sum, while I have definitely met a few bad apples in the horse industry, I have met far more wonderful people who were generous with their time, their knowledge, and their horses. Thank you to all of them; it has meant the world to me.
            The Noodlehttp://tiny.cc/NGKmT&http://tiny.cc/gioSA
            Jinxyhttp://tiny.cc/PIC798&http://tiny.cc/jinx364
            Boy Wonderhttp://tiny.cc/G9290
            The Hana is nuts! NUTS!!http://tinyurl.com/SOCRAZY

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            • #126
              definetly jennifer flurry....ive been riding with her on and off four almost ten years....leave her for silly reasons and end up going back....she doesnt own a barn so she comes to my house or we trailer to a local indoor in the winter but its great having a private trainer. She so personal and great at explaining things and doesnt forget about the little things. Like teaching me to braid and making me do it even to schooling shows so that we could get practice. And ALWAYS wrapping our horses legs in the trailer. theres just so much little stuff that i find its hard to get in a barn like when my horse partly ripped off his shoe and the nail went back into his foot she came to my house to help my mom becuase i was at school....she may not be a BNT but shes definetly the best trainer ive come across

              she also teaches the basics like a lot of trainers dont these days. I went to another barn for about a year and was just amazed at the little things the riders didnt do that ive been doing since i was 5 that make a big difference

              shes also great becuase if i dont get something she will find another way to explain it and if that doesnt work she'll get on my horse and show me becuase she actualy realized that im very vizual
              Dacharia = best mare in the world

              http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=65951e5185

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              • #127
                best trainers

                I was a poor kid so most of my learning came from watching clinics and talking with trainers and watching them do their jobs. I groomed the A circuit for a few years and the barn I worked for dealt a lot with BNT from all over. I worked horses for them and they gave me lots of tips if not full blown lessons. I have also learned to watch trainers ride and work with their students. To name a few that I had the pleasure of learning from: Mike Plumb, Frank Chapot, Bernie Traurig ,George Morris, Katie Prudant, Danny Lenehan, Barbie Bancroft, and others who have gone before.
                Horses are always the best teachers because once you think you have learned it all, another one comes along and says "no you don't"!

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                • #128
                  Mr and Mrs Brown from Atlanta Georgia. They taught out of Pounds Stables. Anyone remember them or know where they are at now?

                  I rode 2 point until my position was soo tight you could bounce a quarter off it!!! AHHHHH those were the days.
                  The rider casts his heart over the fence,
                  the horse jumps in pursuit of it.

                  –Hans-Heinrich Isenbart

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                  • #129
                    The trainer I have now, I've been with him for 10yrs. and he's fabulous.

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                    • #130
                      Caole Heller from Rose Tree Hunt Club (EONS ago!) We didn't just ride in the ring--she taught us how to REALLY ride a horse.

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                      • #131
                        I have been With Tons lots of Trainers.
                        But I am SOO happy with my Trainer now!
                        **Chelsea**

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                        • #132
                          my current trainer

                          She is not BNT - has a smaller farm and an uncanny knack of translating what she wants from you as a rider into language you can understand. Her ability with young horses and her years of knowledge have had an effect on not only my riding but my overall
                          horse(wo)manship. Since I am moving out of state I will miss her dearly - however, if your in Colorado and want a down to earth trainer who can help both you and your horse look up Kim Benson at Flying Star Stables.

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                          • #133
                            Originally posted by justonce View Post
                            MARK JUNGHERR!!!! and KRISTI SMITH!!!
                            LOVE starlite! I've never ridden with either, but starlite and my barn are barn buddies


                            But, I have a few.
                            Pam hunt and her daughter monica, who I've ridden with for 10 years. are AMAZING. They have worked me through so many riding problems, and pam is fantastic. She has done all this crazy stuff and knows so much that she'll completely surprise you with everything she knows. For example, my four year old has a neck pretty much set at a 90 degree angle to his back, and I could not frame him for my life. Pam hops on and within a second, he is walking around like a prix st. george dressage horse. She looks at me and goes, "I learned this at the spanish riding school in vienna when I rode dressage!" I was like, you what??

                            the horse Piece of Art
                            I had an AWFUL ocala experience last year, I don't feel like explaining right now. I've explained it in other posts, look it up if you'd like. But she got my confidence back and helped so much.

                            Campidano, my current horse
                            Taught me about green horses, warmbloods, how to stay on a buck, how to feel a hump in a horse's back, spur til your heels touch through their belly, not to give up, and take everything lightly. I have so many stories from this horse it's not even funny

                            Mary, or "any day now"
                            she's a sale horse in my barn that I've adopted because she runs away with everybody except me. She taught me how to be soft, how to ride mares, and how to ride a thoroughbred. "let go, let god"

                            and lastly, my first pony, Mystic Puddin
                            taught me how to ride, period.
                            taught me strength, emotionally. Also taught me horsemanship. I know more about colic then the average vet thanks to him and dano, and I'm only 15.
                            Oldenburgs do it better

                            rip mystic puddin' 1984-2006
                            rip banacek 1992-2007

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                            • #134
                              The one I have now...Couldnt ask for a better trainer, friend, and employer
                              http://www.theloft-tackshop.com/

                              http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/MD247.html

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                              • #135
                                Ingrid Sneickus, she taught me to be not only a great rider, but a horsman as well. I thank every day that she was so tough and unyeilding when it came to the care of horses and the barn.
                                Celtic Charisma (R.I.P) ~ http://flickr.com/photos/rockandracehorses/2387275281
                                Proud owner of "The Intoxicated Moose!"
                                "Hope is not an executable plan" ~ My Mom
                                I love my Dublin-ator

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                                • #136
                                  I have ridden with a lot of people and I was happiest with my first instructor, Patti Pumphrey Anderson. While she is no longer teaching and has relocated from MD to Missouri I will always value what she taught me in the 3 years I rode with her. Patti ran a tight barn, her horse camp was the toughest I have been apart of (5 to 10 little 9 or 10 year old girls cleaning tack, stalls, and bringing horses in and out even in the rain!). She taught me everything I know about bits, tack and horse care. That doesn't mean I have 'A' circuit skills but I can go into a barn and be capable and helpful.

                                  There have been other instructors I have had who have helped my riding tremendously (Jennifer Kennedy, Mary Schimpf, etc) but I will always be thankful for Patti (and her husband Bob--he used to yell at me for leading his horses around incorrectly!) and her instruction. A great start for myself and a lot of other little girls in the Annapolis/Severna Park Md area.

                                  Great thread!

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                                  • #137
                                    Thank god !! A great thread!!


                                    1 Arlene Orr
                                    2 Maxine Best
                                    3 Karen Marsh
                                    4 Jenn Terrill

                                    Too many reasons to list them all... first two kicked my a$$ and taught me... about everything.. Karen gave me many horses to ride.. the last one ... a great horsewoman!!!

                                    Got to love a great trainer!!

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                                    • #138
                                      Francois Lemaire de Ruffieu
                                      Pam Baker

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                                      • #139
                                        Emil Spadone

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                                        • #140
                                          Great Topic!

                                          Connie Tour - because she taught me how to ride the green ones and great foundation

                                          Joan Waterman - because she's teaching me how to finesse the rest and helping me reach goals I used to only dream about!
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                                          *Harbour Town* 2002 Hanoverian gelding "Otto"
                                          *Sahalee* 2002 mare "Flower" but who knows what breed she is!

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