Young horse trainers in MidAtlantic/Northeast region?

[Critter]

At lot of the threads I found in the search are pretty old…can people share who they recommend for starting youngsters (you can PM if you don’t want to post on the thread)? End goal is dressage…but I prefer someone who hacks them out/trail rides and gets them used to being a solid citizen without pounding on their joints in a round pen. So it could be any discipline as long as they have a comfort level with a big baby warmblood!

I’ve done lots of ground work…but my skill set is not the first 90 days. After that I can take over:) Plus I think the exposure to other stuff/places is a good thing.

I am in NJ…but okay with traveling to eastern PA, MD, northern VA, etc. I used to use Roddy Strang in PA but since he relocated to FL I am lost as to where to go now. He always put a really good foundation on them!

[gailbyrd]

One of the breeders in our area uses Martin
https://theframesporthorses.com/

Brandi also puts good foundations on the young ones
http://www.sonrisestables.com/

Both are in northern VA

[cutter99]

Sam Smucker in Quarryville, PA worked for Roddy Strang, and is excellent. He is Amish, but if you Google “Sam Smucker horse trainer”, you will get his contact information.

[fancy.pants]

Jessica Fay worked for Hilltop Farm for years, breaking youngsters and showing through the FEI levels. She is now out on her own, in MD, and does a fantastic job. You can find her on Facebook.

[Long_Time_Lurker]

Lauren Chumley Dressage, in New Jersey. Lauren has started many horses that have gone on to be very successful.