About Catherine Sutton - USDF Certified Dressage Instructor

Dressage for Beginners
High Point Farm
46 High Point Farm Lane
Afton, Virginia 22920
(434)361-1427

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About Catherine

"It is my mission to teach my students how to ride
with feeling and master the skills necessary to train
their horses up to the highest level of their ability.

I want my students to remain enthusiastic
about dressage training and find enjoyment
in the task of daily training.

"Let’s take the frustration out of dressage training
and learn to Feel our horses."

My expertise is in teaching the Feel of dressage. I can teach you the mechanics of the seat-leg-rein connection so you can truly know if your horse is on the bit and working for you.

I will show you how to get that dynamic activity from your horse's hind legs that is so necessary to balance your horse and bring the two of you into self-carriage. I can teach you to teach your horse to carry you easily to the upper levels of the sport.

	USDF Bronze Medalist.
	Professional Dressage Instructor for over 20 years.
	USDF Certified Instructor and Trainer through 2nd level.
	Dressage competitor at the 3rd level.
	Accepting riding students of all levels and ages.
	Accepting horses of all breeds and abilities.

I began my dressage training in Germany at the Reitinstute Egon Von Neindorff in 1976. During my dressage career, I have had the privilege to receive instruction from many knowledgeable people including:

Melle Von Burgen	Inez Propfe-Credo	Gerd Reuter	Gerhard Politz
Dennis Callin	Tracy Lert	Elizabeth Lewis	Klas Balkenhol
Alexa Shulten-Baumer	Susan Routson	Jean Louis Guntz	Reiner Klimke
Betsy Steiner	Robin Silke	Stacy Schettkoe	Conrad Schumacher
George Williams	Debbie Bowman	Joe Struby
Max Fanager	Gerd Zuther	Lilo Fore

For the past six years I have trained with Robert Zandvoort. Robert is a Dutch instructor who comes from Holland each month to teach a four-day clinic in Virginia. Robert has trained many students and horses to the FEI Levels. To find out more, visit Robert on the web at RLZ Dressage Consultancy.

~ Catherine