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Expertise
Dressage, eventing, natural horsemanship/training young horses

Riding Experience
Years riding: 23
Years teaching: 2

Do you teach:
Kids: yes
Advanced riders: yes
Private lessons: yes
Morning lessons: yes
Afternoon lessons: yes
Evening lessons: yes
Weekend lessons: yes

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Amy Engle

Amy started taking dressage lessons at the age of 6, though her love for horses began the moment she first entwined her little two-year-old hands into the creamy mane of an old, palomino gelding named Gus. Since her first equine instructors consisted of a barrel-sided Morgan mare, a Welsh-QH cross pony, and a Paint named Clyde (her first horse), Amy has plenty of hands-on experience with dressage as a sport for all breeds and all ages.

During her childhood in Colorado, Amy trained with Janet "Dolly" Hannon (USDF "S" judge), Debbie Riehl-Rodriguez (USDF "S" judge), and Lindy Weatherford (a USDF-certified instructor through the 4th level and top-notch eventing coach). By the time she was in high school, Amy was clinicing regularly with Olympic bronze medalist Hilda Gurney, and showing her Thoroughbred, Domitian, at 3rd and 4th level. In the late 90s, Amy was shortlisted for the North American Jr./Young Rider Team and earned her USDF Bronze medal. Along with dressage, Amy spent many years as an event rider, though she was never brave enough to show above the novice level.

More important than Amy's experience in the show ring however, is her hands-on knowledge of horses and training techniques. She is very proud of having trained all of her own horses, from the ex-barrel horse who didn't know the meaning of "whoa," to the premium Dutch Warmblood mare she raised and trained from a day-old filly to a 2nd level dressage mount. While working as head horse trainer at a cattle ranch in Northern Colorado, she had the opportunity to use natural horsemanship methods to start several young horses under saddle, and has been hooked on the process ever since.

And although Amy eventually had to give up owning her own horses in order to pursue a few advanced academic degrees and thoroughly explore the Colorado mountains on foot and on skis, she was never able to leave the equestrian world totally behind. Today, Amy works full-time as a freelance writer while getting her horse fix as a dressage trainer and coach.