Lois Stanfield, www.lightsource-images.com
| Blue Sky Lindsey's 10 year old Danish Warmblood Gelding Currently scoring in the mid to upper 60's at I1 (Trained from 1st level to I1 by Lindsey) |
Lois Stanfield, www.lightsource-images.com
| Cocomo |
| A good gallop in the field! (a necessity for young horses) |
| Dressage Training By Lindsey Cross-Culver Lindsey has been a very accomplished rider for the past 15 years with many awards in Dressage. She nurtures the advancement of the horse and rider through FEI, utilizing the fundamental principles of dressage, especially the use of a correct seat and the lightness of aids. She can take your green-broke youngster and teach him the dressage basics or tune up your older horse so he is more responsive, balanced, and coordinated. Knowing that every horse and rider have their own unique personality and learning style, Lindsey understands that each individual needs to be taught differently. Her passion is to create light, supple, through, well-balanced, and happy horses with thinking, feeling, effective, and empathetic riders so they are able to find solutions for themselves. Lindsey believes that with patience, a solid foundation, and a good seat, no goal is impossible. Her horses develop strong, elastic backs, and are sensitive and light in the bridle. She has a clear understanding of what it takes mentally and physically for a horse to perform the dressage movements. So many times Lindsey sees horses who are misbehaving simply to avoid having to work through pain because they have been forced into a frame. To avoid this, she uses hills and field work each week for muscle and endurance strengthening with all of the horses. She believes that the only way to train a dressage horse is to always be extremely fair to them. Fairness means preparing the horse mentally and physically through certain strengthening exercises (especially hill and field work) before teaching a specific movement. Her theory is based on lengthening the horse's back muscles with a light hand and effective seat so the horse can truly engage from behind and come into the bridle. Lindsey has much experience in working horses through these issues and turning them into happy and willing partners! Whether you are a weekend rider or have FEI aspirations, Lindsey can help you reach your goals. Lindsey is currently training extensively with Pierre St Jacques (www.pierrestjacquesdressage.com) and has trained in the past with Gunnar Ostergaard, Conrad Schumacher, and Steffen Peters. |
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| About the trainer... |
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