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The Next Level Horse: Eleanor

Welcome to another edition of the Next Level Horse.  Here we introduce some of the horses we have in training to give you some insight into their stories and those of their owners.  At Next Level Horsemanship we train all breeds and help horses and people from various disciplines. In 2017 we became an approved “Storefront” for the Bureau of Land Management.  This is a new program by the BLM designed to bring wild Mustangs further east of the normal…

The Next Level Horse: Jake

At Next Level Horsemanship we train all breeds and don’t discriminate by discipline. If your horse needs improvement we can help make him or her a better partner for you. In a new series, The Next Level Horse, I’d like to introduce to our fans and viewers the variety of horses we care for in our training program. In the past we have trained anything from mules, to Quarter Horses, Arabians, Warmbloods, Fresians, Tennesee Walkers, Draft breeds and beyond. Today…

A Reserve World Championship for Suzanne

  View this post on Instagram   It’s #motivationalmonday! 2018 Rookie Professional World Champion Suzanne Myers sees her win aboard Juice Chex N as a stepping stone to even greater things. Congratulations Suzanne on your amazing accomplishment! 🏆 #slideofyourlife #nrha #reining #reininghorses #reserveworldchampion #horseshow #slidingstop #amazingaccomplishment A post shared by NRHA (@nrhareining) on Feb 4, 2019 at 10:29am PST Well, it’s official.  The final results are in from NRHA and Cooper (Juice Chex N) and I are the NRHA Rookie…

“Please know that you have really touched our lives.”

Recently we had the chance to work with another lovely gal from State College, PA and her horse ‘Tinka’. This pair was having some trouble connecting because Tinka was a bit overly sensitive to her rider’s aids and just couldn’t relax when asked to do anything.  Tinka needed to learn how to RESPOND to the aids instead of just REACTING to them.  Over the course of a few weeks in our program, Tinka began to understand this more and became more…

I couldn’t imagine a better horse

…I couldn’t imagine a better horse. Winnie was absolutely perfect this weekend, I got to take her out on rides Sunday and Monday and she did great! She did everything I asked of her, was fine with the other horses on the trail and didn’t give me any issues. She went everywhere, through everything I pointed her at and even played in the river. She was an absolute dream! Thank you so much for working with her. I couldn’t imagine…

Next Level Horsemanship welcomes two more interns for summer 2016.

Katrina Pike: Katrina Pike is from Hollidaysburg, PA and grew up on her grandfather’s farm where she started riding early in life. “My earliest riding memory is when I was three years old and talked my family into adopting my first pony. It was clear early on that horses would be a huge part of my life.” Katrina participated in the 4-H horse program and there discovered her love of working with young or inexperienced horses. During her 4-H experiences…