Iron Horse Dressage is a world class, full-service dressage training and boarding facility located n
11/16/2024
IHD's fearless leader!
Come see me at today if you are interested in photos of you, your horse, and/or your puppers! I do have a small dog wreath that matches a couple of the horse sized wreaths!
10/07/2024
Find joy in the simple pleasures of the fall season.
09/26/2024
We had a great time at championships this past week with absolutely perfect weather, good rides, and the best company!
A few highlights:
Stanley and Wubbo finished 🥉in the 3rd level freestyle championship and earned an invitation to nationals!
Donna and Divida were just outside of the ribbons in the 3rd level championships with 35+ riders and also received an invitation to nationals
Beth and Pearl posted their highest score of the season with ribbons in 2 of her 3 HUGE classes
Vicki rode Duncan through two successful I1 tests with much improvement from last show and ribbons in both classes
And…
Big congratulations to Natasha who earned the final score for her silver medal! 🤩
Shoutout to our fabulous coaches Grant and Nicole, our grooms Kaio and Erin, and of course our team at home holding down the fort
Lastly, a huge thank you goes to HITS Horse Shows and Debra for running such an organized and successful show 👏👏👏 We are incredibly lucky to have multiple shows each year run by this incredible team
08/23/2024
We love 'Always about the Fit', Starlit Images and Cavallo!
07/29/2024
Everyone was a winner at the IHD Carnival and Karaoke party 🎉🥳🎈
PC: Stacy Smith Studios
07/24/2024
Meet Henry, our newest stablehand 😉🐴
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06/20/2024
Julie & Roxie out for an evening hack accompanied by their good friend Steve ☀️ 🍃
06/18/2024
Scenes from our trip to HITS ☺️
06/11/2024
Spa day 😶🌫️☺️
06/08/2024
As they say, team work…makes the dream work 💪❤️
📷 Starlit Images
06/03/2024
Iron Horse sponsored the Jeanne W Edwards Memorial Award with The Fit & Dark Horse Chocolates. The award honors Stanley’s late mother who would tell us all “life is not a dress rehearsal." It is awarded to the high score AA rider at PSG and this year it was Brenna Donovan that was presented with the honor.
06/03/2024
What a weekend for our team at held at Fieldstone Show Park! Stay tuned for a highlight video reel 😎
⭐Grant & Hipico EC (owned by Natalie Agner) went down centerline together for the first time earning scores in the upper 60’s at 3-3, placing 1st on Saturday, and qualifying for championships!
⭐Donna and Divida had their best test yet at third level scoring a 68.7 and placing 2nd out 15 riders
⭐Stanley and wubbo earned high score USDF Freestyle of the weekend
⭐Vicki rode Duncan in his I1 debut, exactly 1 yr after having colic surgery. They scored a 67% and won their class!
⭐Beth and Pearl gained more experience at 3-3 placing in a very large class of 15
⭐Julia & Roxie took at a shot at a new test which highlighted their strong trot work!
⭐Winky and Taxi made their Prix St George debut!
06/01/2024
Winky King & Taxi 🚕 making their PSG debut at New England Dressage Association!
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Iron Horse Dressage, LLC is a World Class Equestrian Facility designed and built by Wendy McKelvy, AIA. Wendy is an architect and dressage rider. She started taking riding lessons in dressage as an adult when her children were teens. She started with one lesson a week, arranged around her work schedule. One lesson a week turned into a passion. When her husband took a job in Colorado in 2010, she took the opportunity to quit her job and start riding full time. That is where she met and started training with Grant and Sharon Schneidman and Nicole Gluesenkamp of Westmanton Stables. Within a few years, under Westmanton’s training, she earned her bronze medal. When Westmanton Stables had to leave their facility due to unforseen circumstances, the McKelvy’s and Schneidman’s decided to partner up and create a dressage facility near Denver Colorado. In 2011, Ms. McKelvy designed and built Iron Horse Farms in Elizabeth, CO. It quickly became the premier dressage facility in Colorado. Their clients call it the ‘Harvard of Dressage’ and due to Westmanton’s incredible training and horse care, has had a waiting list since its inception.
In 2015, due to another job opportunity, the McKelvy’s made a move to Weston, MA. In 2017, they made the difficult decision to sell IHF in Colorado and build a new facility near Boston. Fortunately, Grant, Sharon and Nicole agreed to move with us and keep our partnership intact.
In the fall of 2018, the McKelvy’s broke ground on Iron Horse Dressage, LLC. It will open in the summer of 2019 and will provide services not offered anywhere else in Massachusetts. Between the state of the art facility and the unmatched training and horse care of Westmanton Stables, Iron Horse Dressage will be THE premier dressage facility in New England. We expect it to be full with a waiting list soon after opening.
Please call Wendy McKelvy at 303-803-8015 to hold your stall before we sell out.