Equine Sports Complex

With more than 30 years experience teaching, I absolutely believe that position is the answer to most difficulties. Ease of posture, correctness of connection, ability to maintain rhythm, suppleness and forward are all based on the balance and correctness of the riders position.

My students have won many Championships, High Score Awards, and been placed nationally through Intermediare II. They have earned USDF Medals as they have advanced through the ranks.

Their success stems directly from their commitment to:

Ride Better, Ride More.

The Riding Simulator offers students a way to practice posture and position in a controlled environment.

" I highly recommend lessons on Simon. Colleen is excellent at teaching the biomechanics of riding. So, with Colleen as a trainer and Simon as a steady mount, I have really focused on building the muscle memory necessary for proper rider position. I've also found my lessons on Simon to be surprisingly effective at helping me to understand elusive concepts like "riding with the motion", "connection" and "feel". For me, Simon is the perfect complement to riding lessons! " Jane T., Sacramento, CA

For Beginning Riders:

The student will have the ability to not worry about controlling the horse while they are learning to control their own body. It will enable them to also learn to control their emotions in dealing with the horse.

More than half of the fear that beginners fell in riding is the feeling of being unable to tell their own body what to do, let alone being able to effect that of the thousand pound body beneath them.

"Only minutes into the lesson, it was evident that one of the greatest benefits of riding the Riding Simulator was having an instructor in touchable proximity. At any moment, Colleen could reach out and make a correction in my position or direct me to a form flaw that I could then check and correct with use of the mirrors. All this is done without having to worry about interfering with the horse." Berit, Oregon

For Intermediate Riders:

The Riding Simulator gives them the opportunity to work on the small errors of

position that creep into our riding over time. Small errors that lead to resistance and imbalance in their horse.

"Never have I mastered the sitting trot. After years of effort I had resigned myself to the fact that in order to really 'get' the sitting trot I needed to commit to months on a lunge line, but that was before I rode the Riding Simulator!" Barbara, Florida

For Advanced Riders:

The Riding Simulator allows them to return to the basic practice of creating the

elegant, calm, and quiet position that is rooted in function as well as aesthetics.

"After all the breakthroughs I experienced, it is without wonder the benefits to be gained by incorporating simulator training into an aggressive riding program." Marylee, Connecticut

"A beautiful position is a beautiful position because it WORKS."

The Riding Simulator gives us an important tool to take advantage of this basic maxim.