Laura Stutesman
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Ashland, OR
Offering:
- Lessons/Clinics on-site
- Travels for Lessons/Clinics
- Obstacles available on-site
- Youth Division Lessons
- Offers Instruction to L5 Intermediate B
Laura Stutesman
Ashland, OR
Connect with Laura via Social Media
Offering:
- Lessons on-farm
- Clinics on and off farm
- Training Board and Board
- Horse Sales
Laura Stutesman teaches all ages, levels, and disciplines at Rising Hope Stables, in Ashland, Oregon. Her stables also hosts an assortment of horse shows and clinics throughout the year. She utilizes her diverse equine background and 20 years of experience to specialize in practical riding that works with each horse and rider’s skills and desires. She has successfully competed both with her own and clients’ horses in jumping, dressage, reining, sorting, team penning, working rancher, working equitation, breed shows, trail, and equitation/pleasure. She considers her true success as the development of level-headed, happy, and capable horses for her clients in and outside of shows, and helping riders to develop a love and understanding of truly balanced riding.
Laura enjoys bringing young and old horses alike into a state of calm harmony with their riders. She has created a unique training style over years of working with troubled, rescued, wild and breed-specific horses. Her focus in training is using classical dressage and real-life experiences like trail riding and obstacles to develop confidence in the horse and trust between horse and rider. Once there is trust and understanding Laura introduces the advancement of the education for the desired discipline/use.
Some of Laura Stutesman’s WE accomplishments include students placing regionally in the top 5 for Novice A, B, and Intermediate A; Laura has won high point multiple years, and the 2022 Regional Championship in Novice B.
What Laura Stutesman loves most about working equitation is the true horsemanship it requires and that all types of horses and disciplines are welcomed. She is thrilled to help cultivate harmony between the horse and rider as they develop their skills in working equitation.