Each horse and rider have their own emotional, intellectual, and physical experience. The means of fostering wellness need to be of highest quality and integrity to release the potential inherent in these two divergent species. Groundwork, liberty, in hand work, double lunge, basic movement correction/massage and extremely detailed ridden work are the modalities I use to diagnose and guide horses
and riders toward their mutual benefit. The in hand and ridden work follow the cultural and technical heritage of Légèreté, the education of horse and rider in the French tradition. I have extensive experience with many breeds (stock horses, thoroughbreds, draft breeds, ponies, minis, gated horses, Arabians, Morgans, Hackneys, Friesians, warmbloods) and disciplines (most western disinclines, stock horse breed show disciplines, basic work over fences, carriage driving, combined driving, dressage). My lifelong specialities have been troubled horses and starting youngsters. Willow Grove is also involved in the preservation and promotion (via breeding and exhibition) of the critically endangered Hackney Horse.
