Horse Training and General Equestrian Experience
Cathy’s expertise in child development creates nurturing lessons that provide children with a deeper understanding of their bodies and minds. While Cathy is not currently teaching riding at this time, she maintains this page to provide details about her background and experience in the world of horses.
Lessons for Children & Adults
Cathy emphasizes the following:
The connection between groundwork and riding
Awareness of the rider's body mechanics and impact on the horse's movement
Horse Training Program that generalizes to the rider's/owner's everyday horse routines.
Her varied background includes:
Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor, through PATH Intl
Extensive continued education and experience in using equine movement as a treatment tool through AHA.
Teaching children and adults since 1999
35 years of riding and horsemanship experience
Showing Hunter/Jumpers, and the East Coast Intercollegiate Show Circuit
Experience with Young and Green Horses, Trails, and with Cows
Cross Country Courses and work as a Demo Rider in Ireland
Saddle Fitting Apprenticeship, including British Society of Master Saddler's Class
Managing Children's Horse Camps
Working Student Positions with Dressage Trainers in Colorado
