FeedBack and Testimonials
Chelsea combines her knowledge of competition, horsemanship, and mindfulness in a unique way. Chelsea is a constant learner, which I love. She has super feel. She finds a great balance between understanding the demands of competition and knowing when to back off to give the horse more time. Chelsea has a truly unique and powerful approach to teaching. The best reference I could give her is that I would love her to teach my own son when he is ready.
​In addition to Chelsea’s teaching ability there is also her new farm. Which is gorgeous. I have no doubt it will quickly become a destination facility for students from all over the North East. A place to learn, to host clinics, and for people to not only become better riders, but to become the best versions of themselves.
Tik Maynard,
International Level Event Rider, Trainer, Author and Clinician
I first met Chelsea when she came to take some lessons on my older Grand Prix horse. For most riders, even very good riders, there is a bit of a learning curve of how to ride him and manage his very big gaits. Before we started our first lesson, I warned Chelsea of this and encouraged her to not feel badly if it took her a few rides to figure him out. She went on to do a beautiful job with him... honestly the best I have seen anyone their first time with him, and subsequently came back for a few more lessons each more magical than the last with her super combination of a very good seat, well timed aids and a kindness and confidence that I believe all horses feed off of but is so rare to see in riders these days.
The next time I saw Chelsea was at Equine Affaire when she brought her lovely young gelding with a difficult past for one of the clinics I was doing for young horses. She did an exemplary job and even did a bit of fun ground work with him after the clinic was over, having him lay down in front of the crowd. They were truly a delight to have as an example of a well started, well rounded young horse with a good basic foundation in dressage.
My most recent interaction with Chelsea was when she took on a talented but challenging dressage horse I had in training for a few months. After much discussion with his owner I felt confident that Chelsea would be an excellent option for helping him to become more comfortable in his own skin. Chelsea has done a commendable job helping him to become a much more confident horse all around and did a super job re-starting him with all of his quirks and idiosyncrasies.
Liz Austin
Grand Prix Dressage Rider and Trainer, Two-time National Champion (Brentina Cup), Long Listed for 2010 World Equestrian Games
Chelsea’s wealth of knowledge in both the sport and horsemanship realms make her a teacher of both horses and riders that is uniquely and fantastically kind and fair. It is a pleasure to come to her farm and work with both her and her students because everyone is so well mounted and has a thoughtful and methodical understanding of how horses learn, and that has to be Chelsea‘s influence. She’s the genuine article!