GMDTraining

10/21/2026

🩷🩷 Fitz

10/20/2026

Training/Exercise Ride/ Lesson Availability!
Plant City
Wednesday morning/afternoon one spot open
Thursday afternoon one spot open
Saturday: Yoga for Every Equestrian clinic availability

Experience in many disciplines; my top priority is working on partnership and helping our horses enjoy their jobs! Correct rider position and having fun!

10/20/2026

Fitting schedule:
Servicing saddles you already own or bringing new ones to try!

November 3: Sarasota area one spot open at 12 PM
November 10: Ocala area!

10/04/2026

Love this!
Western dressage 🩷

One of the best barrel racing lessons I ever took was not a barrel racing lesson at all.

It was a dressage lesson.

It taught me how to communicate with each part of the horse instead of trying to control the entire horse with my hands. I learned how to move the shoulders without losing the hips, control the rib cage, create bend without pulling and use my hands, legs and body together.

It also taught me that good hands are not simply quiet hands. They move with purpose, release at the right moment and become still when the horse finds the correct answer.

As barrel racers, we can become so focused on fixing the turn that we overlook what is happening underneath us. A lot of barrel problems are really body-control, balance or communication problems that begin long before we ever approach the barrel.

That dressage lesson did not change the discipline I loved. It made me a better rider within it.

Never become so loyal to one style of riding that you stop learning from another. The goal is not to prove your way is the only way the goal is to communicate with the horse more clearly.

09/30/2026

09/30/2026

-Intro to Western Dressage Lessons-

Trailer in options or I come to you (local to Plant City/ Tampa area!)
No need for a western saddle to begin! Try it out!

Focus on for any and all disciplines:
-partnership
-correct riding and soft aids
-elastic connection
-happy horses
-regaining a horse’s desire to work!
- “forward” riding energy and mind
- True self carriage

Hi I’m Gabby 👋
I started to become interested in western dressage years ago when I met the kindest dressage trainer who truly wanted help my jumper, Dante, at the time with some soundness issues.
(Thank you Holly Winkeljohn!)
Holly taught classical and western dressage all for the benefit of the horse and I was hooked!
I have been blessed to work for so many top trainers from jumpers, eventing to dressage who have taught me so much that I can bring back to my students.
No matter the discipline I want a horse that is happy to work and that is my main focus 😊
I have been studying western dressage because of the accessibility to all breeds and the community of horse minded people that truly care for the well being and correct biomechanics of the horses!
I have gone through the “r” judges program and got a deep understanding of what western dressage is looking for. I am proud to say everyone I’ve met cares deeply about keeping the sport honest and for the BENEFIT of the horse.

Combined with my yoga background to help riders find their own balance and self carriage to help their horses do the same!
I teach many disciplines and just love to help you find the partnership with your horse!

Reach out for lessons and training rides! Or clinics for the whole barn!

09/30/2026

Contour Saddlery reach out for a fitting!!