Clients
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Denise and GiGi
Denise and GiGi
Denise and GiGi have formed their partnership in 2008. A match made in heaven and GiGi is one of the luckiest and most beautiful horses around. They made their show debut in 2009 at Intro Level with a 70%, look for them in the ring at Training Level in 2010!
Kaye Eileen and Anakin
Anakin
Anakin is a 1999 Oldenburg Gelding. Coming into training with Amanda as a green broke 9 year old, Amanda and Anakin showed training level in 2008 with many scores in the mid 70’s. Anakin was Silverwood Farm Training Level Champion and placed 4th in the IDCTA Year End Awards with a 73% average. In 2009, Amanda showed Anakin at First Level and First Level Freeystyle, Kaye-Eileen also showed Anakin at Training Level. Anakin will follow in Pip’s steps as an “old” young horse moving up the levels. Anakin prepares to show Third and Fourth Level in 2010 and is joining Amanda in Florida!
Ramza and Jamaal
Jamaal
Jamaal is a 2002 18+ hand black Percheron gelding. His job is to consistently shock and awe all who see him. Jamaal is schooling 3rd and 4th level, and draws requests for Piaffe, Passage and Pirouettes. He is creating a fan club everywhere he goes. Jamaal showed second level in 2009 with many scores into the 70’s. He is spending the winter confirming the flying changes. Jamaal is considering a run for the 2011 USEF Developing Horse Championships. Amanda looks forward to training this horse to his full potential and campaigning an off-breed horse, proving dressage is for any horse.
Dee and Dimitri
Dee and Dimitri
Dimitri is a 2003 Swedish Warmblood Paint Horse cross. His stunning color makes him look like an Oreo cookie. Dee and Dimitri had much success at training level in 2008 with scores into the 70’s. They made their first level debut in the fall 2008. In 2009, they qualified for and competed in the GAIG/USDF Region 2 Championships at Training and First Level.
Nicole and Oxford
Nicole and Oxford
Nicole and Oxford competed for Region 2 in the 2009 North American Junior Championships. They started working with Amanda in September of 2009, and acheived their high score to date at Third Level at the ABIC/USDF Region 2 Championships in their Third Level Jr/YR Championship test with a 67%. Nicole is 17 years old, and Oxford is a 13 year old Dutch Warmblood. Nicole hopes to qualify Oxford for the 2010 NAJRC for Region 2, and in 2011 move up to the Young Rider Division. Nicole and Oxford are joining Amanda in Florida!
Katy and Nirvana
Katy and her FEI Schoolmaster Nirvana started working with Amanda in September 2009. They are schooling Fourth Level and above with hopes to be very competitive at Fourth Level in 2010. This talented pair will soon make it to FEI.
Renee and Abend and Donny
Renee has been working with Amanda in 2009 and qualified for Regional Championships with her horse Abend. At Regionals they took home Champion PSG LEC Championships, Reserve Champion I-1 LEC Championships, 9th Place ABIC/USDF Region 2 Championships, and Champion ABIC/USDF Region 2 PSG Championships in the Adult Amature Division. Renee is schooling Grand Prix with Abend, and is also working with her young horse Donny twords Training Level.
Linda and Vemilion B
Vemilion B
Vemilion B came to Amanda for training and showing. Vemilion started off a little hot headed and had quite a few antics in the show arena. With consistant work, Vemilion setteled into his job and started to perform very well. He placed 8th out of 24 in his Training Level Regional Championship class. He also finished the season with a 74% median and 11th place for the USDF Horse of the Year at Training Level! Vemilion was recently sold to Susan Bemis. Congrats!
Jeanne with Bella, Etska, and Fiede
Bell and Etska
Bella is a 7 year old Friesian mare who had a late start under saddle. Bella is in training with Amanda andsheis schooling second level. She is a talented mare with a super “go” button. A definite diva, who is eager to please and perform. Jeanne rides Etska and Fiede and works on the basics of dressage.
Darlene and Glissando
Glissando and Darlene
Glissando is an 8 year old Westfalen gelding by Gaillard. Bred by Jayne Ayres of Hearthstone Farm. He is a spitting image of his namesake, Glissade. Amanda and Glissando showed First and Second Levels in 2009. They were the Westfalen Horse Association First Level Champions, and were Third Place at Second Level! We wish Darlene much sucess in 2010!
Debbie and Zabaco
Zabaco with Jodie Kelly riding
Zabaco is a 5 year old Dutch Warmblood gelding. Contango x Juventus. Debbie purchased Zabaco from Jodie Kellyas 4 year old. Zabaco is a very talented horse with a wonderful canter. He has that naughty little boy (think Dennis the Menace) personality but is a dream under saddle. Amanda looks forward to showing Zabaco in 2009.
Shaaron and Maurizio
Maurizio
“Mario” is a Trakehner Arabian cross and proves to be the class clown! His true calling is a circus pony, but he is a pretty flashy dressage horse. Mario and Amandacompeted at second level in the fall of 2008, and willcontinue at second level in 2009 with a musical freestyle!
Gretchen and Maggie
Coming soon!
Students in Iowa
These are some of my students that I have helped when I had my barn in Iowa. We had wonderful times together, and I enjoy seeing their progress when I come back to visit!
Barb and Herod
Herod competing at the lower levels
Caduceus Herod is a home-bred Morgan from my late step fathers Morgan breeding business Caduceus Morgans. My mother, Barb, trained this 16.2 blue roan Morgan up to PSG. By his retirement, Herod, did wonderful piaffe and passage, canter zig-zag, 2 tempis, and extended trot. He even did up to 4 one time changes! Not bad for a horse whom it took 7 years to learn to do a clean flying change! They are the true example that by grit and determination ANY horse can get there.
Herod competing at PSG 1999
Herod started out as not an easy fellow at the horse shows. In the lower levels he could become quite nervous in the show arena. They still were able to rack up many high point awards and USDF All Breed Awards for the AMHA. Barb even loaned her daughter (Amanda Johnson) the horse to compete in the USDF Region 4 Youth Team championships when she was without a horse (1994?). By 1999 Barb and Herod won the USDF AMHA All Breed Award at PSG with a 59% median. An unfortunate knee laceration sidelined Herod for a few seasons. In 2003, Barb and Herod, were now taking lessons withAmanda. Barb always joked that in order to find a dressage trainer in Iowa, she had to breed one. I’m sure it wasn’t always easy to take direction from her daughter, but the help paid off. She finished the 2003 season with some FEI high point awards by getting 66% at PSG, beating many professionals and warmblood horses, and finished in the top 15 USDF Adult Amatuer Award PSG with a 62.3% median. Barb recieved her USDF Bronze and Silver medal on Herod. Herod is also the only known blue roan of the morgan breed. He is a truly unique horse.
Megan and Autopilot
Megan and Autopilot
Shortly after Megan started “Pilot” under saddle she came to Amanda for dressage lessons. It was in their lessons that Megan cantered Pilot for the first time under saddle (on purpose). Megan bought Pilot as a two year old with unknown breeding, he is a ranch type horse with some definite Quarter Horse in him. In the early years Pilot would come for training with Amanda when Megan was unable to ride, later, Megan became a working student for a period of time so they could get training every day. They are another story of how with hard work and determination you can make it. Megan and Pilot were successful at Training Level in 2004 taking in many high point awards and qualifying for Regional Championships. Year by year, they went up the levels, earning her USDF Bronze medal on Pilot in 2007. Amanda also helped Megan put together a 2nd level freestyle, a crowd favorite, and 2007 Midwest Champion! By the time Amanda moved to Wisconsin, Amanda was able to ride Autopilot through the entire Pr. St. Georges. Megan and Pilot have their eyes on the USDF Silver Medal. I know they can do it!
Kate and Alezander
Kate and Alezander
Kate had trained previously with Amanda on her former horse, Too Cute To Shoot, aka “Shadow”, a Paint Quarter Horse. Kate and Shadow finished their career together earning her USDF Bronze medal and showing 4th level in 2002. Kate was up for a challenge by buying a young, talented horse, and a challenge she got. Kate bought Alezander, aka “Lexi”, as a green broke 4 year old Trakehner gelding by Veneziano. They had a few set backs early in their career, but in 2006 Kate and Lexi placed 4th in the USDF ATA All-Breeds awards with a 69.318% median at Training Level. In 2007, Amanda and Kate put together a 1st level freestyle to music from Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives, that freestyle earned them a USDF Region 4 Championship at First Level Musical Freestyle, and 1st place in the USDF ATA All Breeds award 1st level musical freestyle with a 69% median! They showed 2nd level in 2008, andhope to show second level musical freestyle in 2009!
Barrie and Romance
Romance is a beautiful black Westfalen mare, loved by Barrie. Romance has shown through 2nd level and is teaching Barrie the basics of dressage. Barrie has made tremedous progress with Romance, and is mastering second level and schooling some third level.
Hillary and Ramzee
Hillary is a wonderful rider with lots of natural talent. I had taught her once in Cedar Rapids and was impressed by the quickness she picked up exercizes and concepts of dressage on the schoolmaster she was riding. When I knew I was moving and could not help my mom start our homebred mare Ramzee, I told her I thought Hillary would be an excellent choice. Ramzee is a flaxen chestnut Danish Warmblood, Morgan cross mare. She is by Rambo out of Miranda (Dam of Romance). Under Hillary’s tutalege, Ramzee has blossomed into a wonderful riding horse. She is confident and happy in her work and schooling First Level. Hilary loves all the horses she works with, and I would recommend her as a trainer who gives the horse a good start with a solid foundation. Check out her website! http://www.freewebs.com/hilaryshalfhalts/index.htm
Hannah with Chex these Blues and Pearl
Hannah and Chex these Blues
Hannah and Chex these Blues, aka “Pepper”, started training with Amanda as a green horse and rider combination. Pepper is a grey Quarter Horse mare with unusual blue striped eyes. Over the years Hannah learned to gain Pepper’s trust and make her work for her. She was able to develop her mare’s limited gaits, and almost non-existent canter, into a solid first/second level horse. They showed training and first level with many scores in the 60’s. Hannah was a working student for Amanda and still works at the barn in order to help make some money to care for her horses. Hannah should be very proud of what they have accomplished!
Hannah and Peral
Pearl was given to Hannah in the Spring of 2008. Pearl is a Westfalen mare by Puritano, and bred by Jayne Ayers of Hearthstone Farm. Pearl is a challenging mare, and Hannah is working hard to gain her trust and getting her to work for her. Without the generosity of Pearl’s former owner, Hannah would not have the opportunity to own such a nice horse. Hannah is working towards third level with Pearl.
Rita and Freedom
Freedom at Regional Championships
Freedom was a super talented 1999 Westfalen gelding by Florestan. In 2005, Amanda had the opportunity to show Freedom, as Rita had knee surgery and could not ride. It was a successful season to say the least! Multiple high point awards, USDF Region 4 First Level Champion, USDF Region 4 Second Level Reserve Champion, Midwest First Level Reserve Champion, Midwest Second Level Champion and the Region 4 CSDCTA First Level Perpetual Trophy for the highest championship ride at First Level across all divisions. Freedom also won USDF Horse of the Year awards: 11th place First Level 72.5% median, 9th place Second Level, 68.8% median. He also was the Westfalen Horse Association Second Level Champion and First Level Reserve Champion. His flying changes were confirmed in the Fall of 2005, and his training was going super with sights set on trying for the 2007 Pan Am Games (if Rita would let me). An unfortunate spiral fracture of his left hind pastern forced his early retirement Nov. 2005. My heart goes out to Rita everyday. The Freedom was one of a kind.
Ali and Casey
Ali started working with Amanda in 2003 with her horse Casey. They started showing second level in 2003 at the IADCTA show in Adel, Iowa, where Amanda and Pip also made their show debut at training and first. In 2004, they continued their success at second level, and moved up to third level in the fall. Ali earned her USDF Bronze medal on Casey in 2005.
Rachal and Xanadu
Coming soon
Paula and Bella
Bella is big sweet Hanoverian mare bred by Paula. Paula was never interested in showing, but they moved up the levels as if they would go into the show ring, they started working with Amanda around 2003. Bella started off as a slow moving stiff mare, but over the years developed into a real power house. By 2007, Paula and Bella were schooling third level, when Amanda rode, Bella was schooling PSG. Paula and Bella were fun to work with and made tremendous progress over the years!
Sharon and Pollyanna
Sharon and “Polly” worked with Amanda from 2002 to 2006. Polly was a wonderful black Hanoverian mare, with an excellent will to work. In 2003 Sharon and Polly, received many training level high point ribbons and were USDF Region 4 Champions Adult Amateur Training Level with a 70%, the highest training level score from all championship divisions. In 2004 they qualified for Regional Championships at First and Second levels, coming home as the Midwest Championship First Level Adult Amateur Champion, and placing 3rd in the Region 4 Second Level Adult Amateur Championship. In 2005 they placed 6th for the Dover National Merit Winners, an award for Adult Amateurs riding Second Level.
Cara and Ridocus
Cara and Ridocus
Cara was a working student for Amanda in 2006. She had a thirst for knowledge, and the atheltic talent to do well. Cara found “Ripley”, a Dutch warmblood gelding by Idocus, and were just starting their partnership when they were working with Amanda. I wish this talented pair lots of sucess in the future!