Tressa brings a richness and substance to her lessons. A rider with the desire to learn about classical dressage will greatly benefit from Tressa's ability to communicate her wealth of knowledge. She has a great love of the horse and feels a responsibility towards them, it is this that fuels her passion for teaching, with the goal that her students become better horsemen, learning to be compassionate towards their horses while developing into riders with conscious capability. "Improving each student's equitation awareness helps them become more aware of how their body influences their horse, with a skillset that brings about better tact and timing, gives them the best chances to harmoniously communicate with their horse." The ability to achieve one's training goals, no matter the level of horse or rider always lies in the foundation of training, the better you understand the objectives of the training scale the more understandable it becomes to solve training issues. Tressa has the unique ability to meet horse and rider where they are, providing riders with clear, patient instruction helping them understand how to correct any issues and advance with their horse and training goals. "To help the horse we must first correct the rider's awareness and approach, it is only when we better understand our horse that we can achieve a harmonious partnership." With decades of classical dressage study under her belt, Tressa has an incredible wit in her teaching ability, not only does she find the needed ingredients for each training session, but she also makes it accessible and enriching for her students so that they have something to take home from the experience. Whether you should want to learn to work with your horse in-hand, better understand what it means to ride a horse through the back and correctly on the bit or solve a training issue you may be having, Tressa's strong commitment to the classical riding principles and unique way of teaching brings an understanding, and clarity to her students. Contact Tressa about clinics below.
