About Me

I have a passion for teaching dressage! My goal is to help you enjoy your journey with your horse.

I teach the proven German method of riding and driving. This system produces a willing horse who is athletic, supple and obedient to the slightest aids from the rider. The goal is harmony on horseback and to have a lot of fun with our Team Wickander friends along the way.

I offer lessons and training at JW Equestrian, in Prior Lake, MN. With it's spacious outdoor arena, comfortable heated barn, heated lounge and heated indoor arena, it's the perfect place to foster your love of horses. Boarding, horse training, lease and lesson horses are available.

At JW Equestrian, it's all about learning and having fun with your four and two legged friends. Opportunities for you to join us in are: dressage shows, cavaletti time, hunter jumper schooling shows, on site clinics, trail ride excurstions, polocrosse, and fun barn parties! I invite you to contact me, you and your horse deserve it!

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Harmony

Emphasizing rider biomechanics (thanks to education I received at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls), and a focus on harmonious communication between horse and rider is what my training is all about. The pyramid of training and the practical application of the classical German training system is the foundation of the riding. I studied at Flyinge, the National Stud of Sweden, in Vechta, Germany (where I earned the Bronze Medal for jumping and dressage from the German Equestrian Federation), and I rode with the late master Egon von Neindorf in Germany. I continue to study with Ron Postleb and Brad Cutschall.

When taking lessons with me, expect to improve your understanding of the horse and the skills we use to communicate with the horse. These skills include position, your balance in motion, and correct use of light and correctly timed aids. Through the use of a great variety of exercises, you will feel more confident and in harmony with your horse. I can give you the tools you need achieve your goals with your horse and produce a willing and responsive partner. As your instructor, I promise to give you all I can to improve your skills as a rider as well as provide a fun, safe and supportive learning environment.

I focus on competitive adult amateurs, however, I believe anyone can benefit from dressage training, and I am willing to teach anyone who wants to learn. If you need a school horse, please contact me to check on availability. I invite you to come watch me teach some lessons and consider joining our winning team!

Services

Expect to improve your understanding of the horse and the skills we use to communicate with the horse. These skills include position, your balance in motion, and correct use of light and correctly timed aids.

Lessons

Private 30 Minute Lesson

$60

Private 45 Minute Lesson

$90

Horse Training

Full time horse training
(16 training sessions)
$800 / month
Part-time horse training
(8 training sessions)
$480 / month

* Each training session is 45 minutes

School Horses

Gustav
(for beginner riders up to 2nd level)
$35
Prado
(3rd -4th level horse: includes tacking and untacking)
$60
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Boarding

Daily Turnout

  • 8am-4pm
  • Automatic waterers
  • Small groups or private turnout
  • Large gelding pasture with round bales

Stalls

  • 12 x 12 Stalls cleaned daily
  • Water
  • Grain and hay twice daily

Arenas

  • Large outdoor arena
  • 60x100’ indoor heated at 44 degrees

Barn

  • Heated at 55 degrees
  • Shower bay with heated water
  • Heated lounge with full fridge and kitchenette
  • Bathroom

Services

  • Trailer parking
  • Blanketing
  • Medicine administration

Starting at $850 / month

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Get in touch

Call / Text: 612.355.9922, or you can send a message.