About: True North Horse
Classical standards. Modern understanding. Embodied communication.
Traditional Riding. Modern Understanding. Timeless Partnership.
True North Horse was founded on a simple belief: exceptional horsemanship is built on more than technique alone.
Technical skill matters. Good timing matters. Clear instruction matters.
But beneath every successful ride is something less visible: the quality of the relationship, the clarity of communication, and the rider’s ability to create an environment where the horse feels organized enough to understand, respond, and grow.
Our approach is grounded in classical principles while embracing what we continue to learn about communication, learning, biomechanics, and the nervous system. Rather than replacing tradition, we seek to deepen our understanding of it.
Every lesson, every ride, and every interaction is an opportunity to develop not only a more capable horse, but a more aware rider. We believe that true progress comes from learning to influence the horse with greater clarity, consistency, and feel—not through force, but through understanding.
The horse is an extraordinary teacher. Honest, present, and free of pretense, they continually reflect the truth of what we bring into each interaction. They remind us that trust cannot be demanded, partnership cannot be rushed, and meaningful communication is built one moment at a time.
Whether your goals are competitive, recreational, or simply to build a deeper connection with your horse, our commitment remains the same: to provide thoughtful instruction rooted in timeless horsemanship and guided by a continual pursuit of better understanding.Because in the end, True North is more than a destination.
True North points to the horse. The lessons we discover along the way are often about ourselves.
I didn’t start with a method.
I started with a feeling that something wasn’t adding up.
I was doing what I was taught. Putting in the work. Following the system. But the horse wasn’t always changing. And neither was I.
“There must be something underneath all of this.”
That question became the foundation of everything I now teach.
The Beginning
I Grew Up Around Horses
Not as a concept — but as a relationship. Before there were systems or techniques, there was curiosity. A sense that the horse was responding to something I couldn’t yet name.
That question stayed. It shaped everything that followed — the years of training, the competitions, the teaching. And eventually, the method.
The Development
Classical Training, Carried Deep
Over time, I pursued classical training and developed the skill to ride at a high level. I became a USDF Gold Medalist.
But what mattered more was this: the deeper I went, the clearer it became that something essential was still being missed.
The horse was responding to something that the lessons were not addressing.
The Turning Point
Where More Effort Stops Working
There is a moment many riders reach. Where more effort doesn’t solve the problem. Where more instruction creates more confusion.
That is where my work began to take shape. I began to focus on what exists beneath the aids — the rider’s internal state, their organization, their presence in the moment before anything is asked.
This is not mystical. It is trainable. And it changes everything.
The Work Today
A Different Starting Point
True North Horse teaches riders how to develop internal coherence — so their aids become clear, their timing improves, and their horses respond with trust and willingness.
The work combines high-level dressage principles with human development insight and nervous-system awareness. It is calm, precise, and humane.
I keep my program intentionally small so I can work closely with each rider and horse.
USDF Gold Medalist
The highest individual achievement in USDF rider programs, earned through consistent classical riding.
Classical Training
Decades of study in classical dressage principles — not as history, but as a living system of communication.
The Embodied Rider Method
A structured approach to developing the internal qualities that shape the horse’s experience before any aid is given.