Helping Horses & Riders of All Types and Levels create a seamless Balance In Motion that will enhance the expression between you and your horse.

  • ESTABLISH clearer communication between horse and rider
  • BUILD practical skills for all riders- whether you are in the arena, trail, stadium or backyard-- whatever your goals.
  • EMPOWER you to work independently using the classical system and the training scale.

Riding Beyond the Mirrors

BioKinetics- the study of the movement of organisms

Dressage- training to develop flexibility, balance and responsiveness.
Classical Dressage has gotten a reputation of being fussy and performative fancy dancing all for its own sake.  The reality is that Dressage is training- the word literally means training- and the sport evolved firstly out of necessity ie training military horses and secondly from political, economical, and cultural changes over the centuries. Starting with military officers, and progressing to members of society- dressage training produced a highly ridable horse that was also graceful and you could show off with. Today’s belief that dressage is just about performance in front of a judge, or mirror, in a groomed arena, ignores the basis of the sport.  Dressage produces a supple, agile, strong horse that can be in tune to a rider and therefore perform better as a team whether trail riding, jumping, hunting, or doing fancy dances as Stephen Colbert says.
 
When we talk about Riding Beyond the Mirrors, we are talking about the way a base in dressage is used everywhere.

No Cookie Cutter Lessons


Each lesson begins with a personal evaluation. 

They say "you have to ride the horse you have today". Susanne identifies where the rider needs help that day and sets the challenge for the lesson. She designs the best lesson for you and your horse for that hour; no matter if you have ridden with her once, many times, or never before.