A DRESSAGE TRAINING FACILITY  
TRAINING

Training 1

Dutch Royale

Training 2

Latour

Training 3

Daktary

Training 4

Excellent

Willow Rose

 

Training 5

For Sure

 

Training 7

Son - Scott on Minnie Mouse

WILDFIRE FARM IS A TRAINING FACILITY EXTRA ORDINAIRE.

It provides an environment for the successfull training of you and your horse. The quiet surroundings and comfortable amenities allow for concentration and progress.

Mary Flood can successfully train and show your horse up through Grand Prix.

If you wish to bring your horse for training, a customized program will be designed to fit you and your horse. A realistic evaluation will be given each horse as to the proper training program suited to your individual horse's needs and the appropriate level. Mary will take on a few select horses to develop and show. She will also help riders train and show their own mounts.

35 years have been devoted to learning and improving her riding technique.

Having ridden and shown in most all the disciplines, the last 25 years has been focused on establishing successful teaching and training skills in dressage. Experience in:

  • Dressage
  • Eventing
  • Show Jumping/Hunters
  • Competitive Trail Riding
  • Western Riding
All these disciplines have given insight and appreciation to the various aspects of riding. Her European training has led to many awards and accomplishments, including winning the prestigious Grand Prix at Devon and Festival of Champions. Having earned all 3 USDF Medals, the Bronze, Silver and Gold, is proof of her understanding and ability to train horses through the levels. The German training scale has been a guide to this development.

USDF Certified National Level Instructor and Trainer

She has shared this knowledge by helping develop future instructors thru USDF Workshops and Seminars and many clinics throughout the U.S. She also spent many years teaching the U.S. Pony Club; assisting three riders in earning their "A". Her son, Scott, was a talented and successful rider, competing internationally a number of years on the U.S. Pony Club Games and U.S. Mounted Games Team, in addition to winning the U.S. Pony Club National Combined Training Championship.

Mary has also been featured in national magazines including Dressage and CT, Dressage Today, USDF Connection, as well as several TV programs.

Mary's training experience comes from many different countries but all with the same goal in mind - correct development of the horse. Such international stars as Kyra Kirkland, Nicolle Upholf, Klaus Balkenal, Reiner Klimke, Nuno Olivero, Major Lindgren, Eicke vonVeltheim, Manolo Mendez, Bent Jensen, Jessica Rousehausen, Alex Chterba, Lisa Wilcox and many others have all encouraged and helped her along the way.

The desire for learning and open-mindedness never stops.

She constantly keeps updated by attending the USDF Symposiums, attends and has ridden in the USDF Trainer Conferences, and attends and has been demo rider for National and International Judges Forums. Mary feels all this knowledge and experience give you and your horse the best chance to be successful without compromise to your horse's mental and physical health.

The love of all aspects of working with horses keeps the joy and wonder in each day.
39586 RODEFFER ROAD
LOVETTSVILLE, VA 20180
(540) 882-4741

maryflood@aol.com

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