Riding Refinery
Re-Define The Way You Ride
What's Included In The Riding School?

Cornerstone Courses
  
The riding school provides access to a self study library of information related to riding instruction and horse training techniques. Each month new material will be added to each of the four corner-stone topics of:
  1. Equine Education
  2. Rider Development
  3. Equestrian Gymnastics
  4. Equine Management



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Who Is Riding School For?

  • Horse owners seeking to improve the life of their horse
  • Those seeking to truly understand their horses
  • Riders interested in continuing the traditions of the Old Masters
  • Anyone interested in advancing their riding technique



Who Should Not Join The Riding School?

  • Weekend warriors who are happy with their leisurely horse activities
  • Show riders only seeking ways to improve their test scores



Will the riding school work for me and my horse?

In a word, Yes! I have been using these techniques for the past twenty years, and have not found a single horse for whom this method did not work.

Roscoe
An unrideable rogue who found a new life with a wonderful family
  
Roscoe was a beautiful but unrideable arab x quarter horse cross. He could neither be cross tied nor bridled. Those brave enough to dare work with him could only hop on bareback with a halter, grab some mane, and pray fervently while hoping to stay on as they flew across the open fields. The systematic approach of the Old School turned Roscoe into a beautiful family and lesson horse for young and old alike. He was able to jump fences up to three feet, perform intermediate dressage movements, and showed some talent for advanced dressage. However, his first love was caring for the students and his family.


To learn how to transform your own horse, find the riding school inside the Riding Refinery Store
Chad
An off-track thoroughbred ex-race horse and collegiate jumper with serious health issues.
  
I knew Chad from some of my early work at a local riding stable. He came back into my life about five or six years later at the age of 28. He was suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, a heart murmur, and was nearly a skeleton from the nutritional burden of his intestinal condition. The vets told his owner there was not much else they could do for him. She asked if I would help him live out the remainder of his days as comfortably and restfully as possible in our pastures. We changed his lifestyle. I researched nutritional information, modified his diet, and put him into light rehabilitation work to build muscles. With the proper combination of emerging science and time tested training techniques, Chad slowly but surely regained condition and muscle. He started learning the beginning stages of the piaffe and taught some young students how to canter. Chad lived to the ripe old age of 32. He is still sorely missed by many. 


To learn more about these methods, find the riding school inside the Riding Refinery Store