Canter Lane Dressage mark II

Boarding and training fees for 2010 Boarding per month

Includes 12 x 12 stall, daily turnout in a private pen and a diet to suit the horses' needs =$425.00

Lessons and training fees

45 min Trailer-in private lesson on your horse =$50.00
45 min Trailer-in training with Patty riding your horse =$35.00
45 min lesson on a school horse =$50.00
45 min training on a Canter Lane boarded horse =$40.00

buy a group of 10 lessons/sessions and save 10%

NEW for 2010-Starting the young horse

$50.00 per hour by Pat Stauffer. Once the horse is settled at doing walk trot and canter with Pat, the horse will be passed on to Patty for a fee of $40.00 each ride.

Bio on Patty Russell

Patty owns and runs Canter Lane Dressage Stables. She competed as an Eventer for many years before turning to dressage. She also breeds and trains her own horses that are warmbloods. She has now turned her attention to Welsh ponies and German Riding Ponies and wants to settle for the 14 - 14.2hh size instead of 16hh++. 5 yr old Smoke Tree Gold Fever Welsh stallion at Champioship show 2009 doing 2nd level.

Patty's dressage success has come mainly from her good friend and mentor, Kari McClain of Miari Stables in Tumwater WA. Kari has helped Patty succeed in getting her USDF bronze, silver and gold medals. Patty won her Gold Medal on a Hungarian gelding named Balaton in 2001.

Patty has several clients who have competed their horses under Patty's tutelage and have done very well at recognized and schooling shows. Many are gaining Hi-Score points and top USDF awards at the Championship Shows. She is also riding several Welsh ponies and due to Patty's petite size she is more than at home on them.

Patty Russell on board her 4yr old Swedish warmblood mare Espree in a traiing level class 2009

Patty is seen here competing Training level on her Swedish mare "Espree" who is for sale.

Bio on Pat Stauffer

Canter Lane Dressage has invited Pat Stauffer, of "Thinking Horses", to be a visiting trainer. Pat will start new horses and/or help horses with unsafe and unwanted behavior. He uses teaching methods commonly seen among those who practice Natural or Co-operative Horsemanship. This means Pat sets himself up as the leader for the horse, thereby gaining the trust and respect of the horse. Pat’s emphasis is having a safe relationship with the horse, then helping the horse understand the halter and lead-rope, then on to the horse learning to enjoy being ridden both in and out of the arena.

Pat is keen to communicate with the owner of the horse he is teaching. If the owner can not attend the teaching session, he sends an email describing the progress made that day. Pat’s preference is for the owner to attend and/or participate as much as possible in the learning process.

4245 CANTER LANE NE
Olympia, WA, 98506
tel: 360 790 4172
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