Melodye is an effective, confidence
building dressage instructor & trainer.
She began her intensive dressage training when
she retired from a career as a ballet dancer. She brings the discipline, knowledge of physiology, kinesiology, & the aesthetic
eye of a classically trained artist to the dressage arena to help her students improve through a well balanced seat. Melodye’s
articulate, empathetic teaching & training style instills physical & mental relaxation in horse & rider through
positive corrections, emphasizing the proper development of an independent seat & generating thinking riders.
Melodye is dedicated to furthering the principles of classical horsemanship.
Melodye’s riding instruction strives to teach every rider the correct
application of the weight aids as they relate to the horse’s natural way of going. Her focus is teaching students
while training their horses to be more beautiful & easier to ride. Melodye can help you with your seat, balance, symmetry,
& posture/position which will assist you in maximizing your relationship with your horse.
Melodye guarantees results for horse & rider.
Melodye received her riding education
from internationally recognized
authorities.
While apprenticing with numerous FEI trainers Melodye had the opportunity to learn proper feelings &
collection from many experienced Grand Prix & FEI horses.This experience has enabled her to train & show horses of all experience levels, and she has trained elite sport horses for numerous prestigious farms. Every horse Melodye works with
is approached according to individual needs and temperament following classical principles.
Melodye is committed to the classical
approach to dressage training & instruction,
promoting a combination of traditional
methods that have been used for centuries.
Balance & harmony, understanding and partnership between rider & horse, &
gymnastic progress are the goals Melodye brings to every lesson she teaches. Melodye’s instruction makes profound changes
in the way the rider rides, and the horse performs.
Melodye is a mature dressage trainer proven capable of producing willing,
light horses in self carriage suitable to be ridden by a woman or child.
She is skilled riding sensitive horses,
with a patient, systematical approach to dressage teaching, training, & riding.
As a sport horse breeder herself, Melodye
has developed award winning Oldenburgs who are winning in recognized dressage competition. She has been in the Championship ring at Dressage at Devon with
her own horses & those owned by clients. Melodye has been an active participant in warmblood breeding organizations &
has prepared many young horses for inspection, performance tests, & competition
Melodye's
decades of experience riding hundreds
of horses of all shapes, sizes, breeds, & degrees of training make Melodye uniquely qualified to help you understand how
to maximize your relationship with your horse
Melodye is an experienced
horse manager, trainer, & instructor with more than 25 years
of personal observation & participation with horses. She has ridden elite sport horses
at prestigious farms on the East coast & in the Midwest. Melodye attributes much of her success to learning from several
graduates from the Swedish National Riding Schools, & a strong
connection to Willi Schultheis through horses & instuctors
Melodye also has decades of experience with all aspects of managing mares, stallions, breeding, foaling, raising, nurturing, & starting young horses
