Safety:
A focus on safety for both riders and horses should be a given in any program, but all too often is not.  With Sarah it is the #1 priority.  She not only follows and enforces safety guidelines during her training and lessons she makes sure all of her students are well versed on all aspects of equine related safety:  from handling and riding horses to knowing the animal’s needs  and limitations to ensure humane and fair treatment at all levels.

A Level II Certified Instructor with the American Riding Instructor Certification Program (ARICP) since 1995,  Sarah is certified to teach dressage and combined training, and is in fact the only certified combined training instructor in the state of Iowa.

Two years employment on the international eventing circuit with international rider Karen (Lende) O’Connor including serving as groom for The Optimist at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul , South Korea .

A rider since early childhood, Sarah has competed in dressage and through preliminary level in eventing.  Her near term goal is to ride a CCI* with her Thoroughbred/Morgan gelding Good N' Plenty. 

Sarah has been teaching and training since 1989, offering her services through her own Wolf Ridge Farm.  She takes students of all kinds - children through adults, weekend horse people to eager competitors.  She also trains and competes horses in eventing and dressage.  Each horse’s training is strictly tailored based on Sarah’s unique knack for nurturing each horse’s individuality.