Our Training Program & Some of Our Success Stories
Horses of all breeds and ages are welcome at Classical Horsemanship. Whatever your horse’s previous training experience they will benefit from classical work.
Horse Training
Focus: Communication Between Horse and Rider
In classical horsemanship, riding and horse training is about building a common language between horse and rider. If either rider or horse doesn’t know the language, they will not be able to effectively communicate with each other.
For this reason, it’s important that a rider take an active part in the training of his or her horse.
A horse will not be accepted for training unless its rider is taking lessons from us and is involved in the training process.
Customized for Each Horse
The content of each training session is customized for your horse’s level of training and your horse’s mental and physical state that day. In some sessions, the horse may only get worked in hand, while other sessions may involve work in hand, on the lunge line, and under saddle work, with a rider.
The length of each training session also varies. Cultivating the horse’s attention span is a key part of training. Beginning sessions may be short until the horse is able to pay attention for longer periods of time.
“My horses and I love boarding, training and riding with Megan and Craig. The people are friendly, the care is excellent, and all the horses are calm and content. I especially like the philosophy behind the training. That is, horses are intelligent sentient beings. Without using force, humans can guide horses toward finding their own balance.”
Benefits & Reasons To Put Your Horse In Training
Improve behavior and attitude
Improve soundness
Start a young horse
Restart an older horse
Get you and your horse to the next level
Increase understanding and communication with your horse
Keep an older horse mobile and healthy
Maintain soundness and lightness in your horse
Horse Training Packages
Classical Horsemanship offers several training packages. All horses accepted into our training program must be in training for at least 3 months pricing depends on the number of training sessions per week. You can trailer your horse into our barn or check out our boarding options. You are welcome to watch, or we can work with the horse independently.
Training packages are based on a monthly basis.
Megan Sorentino’s training schedule is currently full.
If you are interested in putting your horse into training with Megan contact us today so we can notify you when a spot will be opening up.
We also have assistant trainers with open training spots.
*We understand that situations can be unique so if you don’t think any of these packages will work for you & your horse, feel free to still reach out and we may be able to come up with an alternative plan.
Some Of Our Many Success Stories
Aquina
Meet Aquina she was previously a high level competition jumping horse. Upon arriving to the United States after a successful show record in Canada she was diagnosed with degenerative disease of the suspensory ligaments in both hind legs. After this diagnosis she was put out to pasture as she could no longer stay sound in training. At the end of 2021 she was brought to our training program where we worked hard to restart her and prepare her to be a successful riding horse. Now Aquina is not only a success story but one of our patient equine teachers at Classical Horsemanship.
Mavi
Meet Mavi, she is the horse of a lifetime. We are so thankful for this horse as she has taught us so much. Mavi was abandoned at a local barn because no one could touch her. She was likely a wild horse that got round up and sent to auction. With the help of her owner, trainers at Classical Horsemanship got a halter on her for the first time when we estimate she was at least 7 years old. All the handling Mavi had before this experience was extremely traumatizing and gave her good reason not to trust people. After years of building trust with Mavi she is becoming a reliable riding partner. One that even her wonderful owner’s young boys can ride.
Grayson
Grayson was one of the first horses Megan classically trained and was one of her greatest teachers. As a six year old Grayson had only a few rides on him that left him scared and angry. He expressed his anger through his many varieties of explosions on the lunge line and under saddle. Today you wouldn’t even believe that he is the same horse. He radiates confidence, is calm and inquisitive. Grayson and Megan are so thankful that they found each other.
Julepe
Julepe is a Grand Prix horse that has been given a second chance at Classical Horsemanship. After being shipped to the United States, Julepe had problems staying sound and ended up in a bad retirement situation in Texas. Through connections we found about Julepe’s situation and his owner decided to take a chance on him, and he is certainly prooving to be worth it. We are working on restoring Julepe to the Grand Prix level as a relaxed riding companion. His wall is slowly coming down but he still takes his role of teaching his owner very seriously.
“Classical Horsemanship with Megan Sorentino teaches the horse and human to develop a truly connected partnership. Her training creates balanced movement, hands that invite rather than block, and self-carriage for horse and handler that encourages confidence. Megan is thoughtful, knowledgeable, and horses love her!
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Communication, Quality, Professionalism”