Looking for a dressage lesson program in the NY/NJ area. Searching for a trainer who can enhance my flatwork knowledge as a hunter/jumper rider, to gain more experience in more profound lateral flatwork/connection which I can use as a tool to carry over to the hunter/eq world. I guess bonus points if the trainer has experience in both! Program must provide a horse. TIA!
Lesson horses may be a struggle unfortunately. If you are willing to part lease, that may open up more options. Lauren Chumley in Pittstown, NJ has a lot of sale horses, so she would be worth a call. Maia Gromadowski in North Salem, NY has one lesson horse I think.
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I agree about lesson horses and schoolmasters being hard to find in dressage programs, unfortunately. If you’re leasing, your options open up considerably. I highly recommend Jamie Dancer (and her assistant trainer Melissa). They did have one or two horses for lessons when I rode with them.
Barbara Filippelli is who I would recommend. Fantastic trainer and judge, and just overall wonderful person, experienced in both hunter/jumper and dressage.
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Also if Maia Gromadowski does have a school horse (she used to have her former semi retired jumper turned dressagehorse available for occasional lessons), she grew up doing equitation and jumpers as a junior and only switched to dressage as an adult so might be a good fit.
Hi! We have exactly what you are looking for at Tharros Equestrian in Pittstown, NJ just off 78. We have both hunter/jumper and dressage trainers and horses! We would love to have you! Check us out on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, just look up our farm name and you’ll find us. Reach out to 9088726219 for more info!
Another vote for Barb Filippelli. Great human and a skilled trainer with a strong emphasis on correct fundamentals. The facility at Kirby Hill Farm is top notch too.
