Waterloo Dressage Show Series Intermediate I Grand Champions 2009!
TRAINING Have your horse started under saddle correctly or moving up the Dressage levels with confidence and ease of motion.  Erin works with all breeds of horses and is a expert at bringing out the best of every horse she has the pleasure to work with.  Give your horse the opportunity to have a happy and balanced life! ♦    Full Training ~ 5 Days per week a total of 21 training sessions. ♦    Partial Training ~ 3 Days per week a total of 13 training sessions.  ♦    Weekly Training ~ 1 training session per week. LESSONS Erin teaches classical dressage techniques.  These include building a patient mind while learning to ride with a balanced seat, core and correct timing of aids.  Whether you are at Intro., FEI or somewhere in between, Erin can help you master each level so that you can arrive at the next level with confidence. Lessons at Hawthorne Sterling Farms run 45 minutes to 1 hour.  Trailering-in is welcome.  School horses available on a limited basis. Lesson Fees:   $45.00 private lesson on your horse.                           $50.00 on a school horse.                           $55.00 to trailer-in.                           $50.00 at your farm                           (over 30 min drive a 50 cent per mile roundtrip fee applied)                            Mileage fee may be divided amoung multiple riders.     All riders are advised to wear ASTM safety approved helmets. Minors under the age of 18 are required to wear approved helmets. Adult riders choosing not to wear helmets, do so at their own risk. Under the Michigan Equine (horse) Activity Liability Act, an equine (horse) professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in an equine (horse) activity resulting from an inherent risk of the equine horse activity.   Contact:  Phone:  (269) 547-0647               E-mail: piaffe01@yahoo.com
TESTIMONIALS Reasons to take Lessons with Erin: My daughter has taken lessons with Erin for one year now. I sit in on all of her lessons and I’ve always been impressed with the detail of her instruction. She gives clear direction with explanation of why, and what result she is expecting. Erin takes her training seriously and expects the rider to do the same. It’s important to learn to ride correctly for the benefit of both horse and rider.  Students need to perfect each level before moving onto the next. Erin attends clinics regularly and comes back with knowledge that she then applies to her lessons with her students. She’s the best trainer we have ever had!  I now have a happy daughter and horse.  ~ Written by:  Rosie St. Clair, Mom of Dressage Student 2009 I've been riding with Erin for over a year, taking lessons on both my own horse and horses she's trained.  Erin is a wonderful insturctor who is both rigorous and sensitive to individual needs.  The horses she's trained are supple, balanced, and all have a professional, hardworking attitude--evidence that she takes her time and trains correctly.  Erin makes sure horses understand the work, and she's equally talented in making sure riders understand how best to communicate with the horse.  She does an excellent job of making her insturction understandable by finding several different ways to explain key concepts.  I've ridden under several different insturctors, and I can safely say I've progressed far faster under Erin's insturction.  ~ Written by:  Monica Robinson, dressage student ~ 2009 Without Erin as a trainer I don't know where I would be as a rider. She has helped me improve immensely on my riding skills and position, especially my seat. Her teaching methods are great, she has helped me to become a more confident rider. Thanks to Erin, my horse Phoebe and I did awesome at our show this summer, I received high point percentage with a 66%, I had never been so happy in my life as when I heard that announced on the speakers! She has also done a wonderful job with my young horse Pilot who went from a horse with no respect to a horse that says yes ma'am. I definitely appreciate the work and time Erin has given me because I am a much better rider now!  ~ Written by:  Caitlin Lake age 15, dressage student ~ 2008