Emily Urban Equestrian

08/06/2024

I've got a lovely 3yo available (Obie)!! Perfect, all-around gorgeous clydesdale x TB 16.2h gelding... Your perfectly started youngster to take any direction. Foxhunter on a budget? Dressage? Eventing or H/J... Obie is your guy. This guy is EASY! W/T/C, including cavaletti. Perfect mix of athleticism and quiet demeanor. Lovely natural rhythm and tempo to his gates. Goes on trail alone or with others... relaxed and brave. Easily goes through water, over branches, across ditches, etc... he has had a lot of exposure as a young horse! He even has been ridden around teams of working Amish horses in the fields without any issues! Excellent barn manners, including tying, bathing, grooming, trailering, etc. Golden retriever type personality. Loves people and will run to the gate when called. Happy and eager personality. Strong bone and build but light and lovely to the aids. Started very correctly, as he had a light start at 2 years old and then has been in regular professional training as a 3 year old. Responsive off the leg when asked, responsive to the seat, quiet and balanced in the transitions, light in the mouth. NOT pushed to go artificially round from the hand at this point in his training. While eagerly going over small xrails, jumping has not been a focus yet given his age. He will likely be a keen and lovely jumper in the future. Very correct training so far and a truly great young horse for any career direction. Don't miss out on this very special horse! Send me a DM for more info :)

07/08/2023

Parents, can you please help me? I want to hear from you!

TAKE THE SURVEY (for parents): https://forms.gle/3hq9yXb546igBSFV9

Thank you!!

Is your child considering a professional riding/teaching/training career someday? If so, I need your help! As a parent (I am one as well!), supporting your child in their professional riding goals is exciting but often scary as well. Unfortunately, there are limited resources out there right now to....

05/09/2023

For those in/near Ithaca: An incredible learning opportunity coming up with high performance groom and author, Cat Hill! I recommend attending if you can.

⭐ In fact, I learned great new things from her book (even after my own 5-star grooming experience) and I often buy her book for students as gifts.

➡️ Key horse management knowledge here 😁

11/15/2022

I can't believe I get to host and moderate this conversation Sunday evening with these 4 incredible professionals (and 2 Olympians!). EVERYONE is welcome to listen in and hear how they got to where they are and what they're up to now as pros in the dressage industry. Share broadly! See you there, Emily

Free registration (to get your Zoom link): https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qU4OZhNoRnW3H9LTwdGpyg

11/11/2022

Know a young rider who is navigating college & horses (or soon to be)? Check out this article I wrote for the Chronicle of the Horse this month! For young riders finishing high school, it's time for some fresh thinking around when to go pro, back up plans, and more.
https://lp.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66920&i=765664&p=42&pre=1&ver=html5

08/19/2022

My article for the The Plaid Horse was published this week! "5 Myths About Going Pro" for our future professional riders/trainers out there. I think it's so important for our industry to take a fresh look at what being a "professional" means, especially valuing the contributions of our grassroots pros. Let me know your thoughts/experiences in the comments!

By Emily Urban It’s time for a fresh take on what being a professional rider or trainer means. Income, life balance and more! Let’s bust these 5 myths.  Myth 1- You have to ride at the highest levels of your sport to go pro.  False, we need prepared, passionate trainers at all levels to suppor...

05/16/2022

Highly recommend if anyone is looking!

03/31/2022

I'm beyond thrilled to have been selected for this young professionals award! Can't wait to take what I learn riding/training wise from Laura Ashley Dressage and bring it back to my students and take all the business insight and training that I will gain from Michelle LaBarre to grow my business and support other upcoming professionals in The Rising Equestrian Pro! Thank you

03/27/2022

Unmounted lesson with Finger Lakes Pony Club... What do you think the topic was??

TACK CLEANING... every detail counts.

After riding and grooming for a lot of top riders in the US and Europe, I learned that everyone has a slightly different tack cleaning routine. But the main tack away?...

Top level turnout (including clean, safe tack) matters! 🦸‍♀️

Thank you Colleen at Healing Rein Farm for hosting!

03/22/2022

Looking for a local H/J show this spring? All welcome! Super friendly

03/10/2022

FYI for the Upstate NY folks!

Updated dates for our shows this year!

02/04/2022

For many young equestrians, working with horses on a daily basis is a dream job, but there is much to learn and know about the business aspect of being an equestrian professional. The Rising Equestrian Pro is a new platform that helps direct young riders to find the next steps towards a career with horses. Read more here on Horse Nation!

For many young equestrians, working with horses on a daily basis is a dream job, but there is much to learn and know about the business aspect of being an equestrian professional. The Rising Equestrian Pro is a new platform that helps direct young riders to find the next steps towards a career with....

01/30/2022

Summer dreaming ✨ But so thankful for all the indoors in upstate NY 🤣

Cheers to down jackets, serious winter tall boots and all the dedicated winter riders, coaches, and farm owners out there!

01/02/2022

With the New Year rolling in, I couldn't be more excited to open the doors to my new venture aimed at empowering up-and-coming equestrian professionals... The Rising Equestrian Pro 🎉

🙏 Thank you to everyone who has contributed their ideas and support thus far.

We are on a mission to grow equestrian sports, from the grassroots level onward, by giving emerging professionals the community, resources, and confidence they need to serve the industry.

Are you or someone you know considering going pro either in a full-time or part-time capacity? This is a community for all ages (high school onward)

Join the community at on Instagram or Facebook and visit www.RisingEquestrianPro.com

11/13/2021

I ❤ my horses/teaching/training AND I ❤ my science... I love being a professional in both these areas (Btw, let me know if you want to chat about strategies on how I balance it all... I'm constantly trying to improve this).

🌾🌱🌍 So what do I do related to my full-time science stuff? I am in my 3rd year as a PhD student researcher at Cornell. I use big data sets and satellite data to understand/quantify agriculture landscapes anywhere on the globe. Enjoy these pictures from my work in Bihar, India... as well as my work in Rwanda from a few years ago.

While balance and time management can get tricky, I love the challenges and rewards of both professions. Also, I enjoy both my horse and science communities... keeps life and conversations inspiring and allows me to "zoom out" on the big life picture when things get frustrating/challenging in one or the other.

11/09/2021

Baby 👶coming soon (Thanksgiving week)! I wanted to snap a quick pregnant instructor photo before baby makes an arrival. Plus, a pretty picture at Beebe Lake on Cornell's campus.

Grateful for all the students (and parents/partners) that help me move jumps and are open to me teaching from my stool in the center of the ring (instead of running around beside them) 🤣

10/08/2021

Huge congratulations to the Shipe family for the start of a lovely partnership! I'm so excited to have Lance back under my eye here in Ithaca as he shows yet another young rider ropes.

I fell in love with this horse the moment I sat on him. At the time, he was being quite a challenge for his current rider and seemed to have lost most/all confidence XC entirely. After restarting him up through the levels, he was eventually confident at prelim+ and also became my upper level Pony club star. In 2014, I sold him to .. a little girl (and still current owner) who he gave his whole heart to and jumped the sky for. Kelsey continues to pass the love forward as Lance continues to give his all to other young riders (but he doesn't make it easy for them!).

Enjoy some photos of his lucky riders. Thank you to for always looking out for our Lance as well!

09/27/2021

What an incredible community effort to host Finger Lakes Pony Club's first show at Asbury Equestrian Center! Just awesome to see how the whole horse (and non-horse) community chipped in to make this event happen.

Just realized that I didn't do a great job of documenting the show 📷📸... all hands were on deck and I was grateful to help out as ring crew at times, crowd control at other times, and coaching in between.

🗓 Mark your calendars for round 2 on October 24th!

09/23/2021

Thank you to for another wonderful local showing opportunity for our students last weekend! So great to have this friendly, well-organized venue right in our backyard!

Genevieve had a great outing with Poppet and Freddy... taking home Grand Champion, Reserve, and High Point Rider! But the greatest thing was see her transformation with Poppet from the beginning of the season 🤗 It's the journey and the improvement that has me glowing as a trainer.

Come join us all this Sunday for another great local show with Finger Lakes Pony Club at Asbury Equestrian Center!

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09/16/2021

"Those who dare to teach must never cease to learn."

Why? Because learning is tough, learning is sometimes ugly, even making us feel vulnerable. A good TEACHER must always have empathy for their students as they embark in the learning process.



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08/29/2021

View from the judge's stand this weekend at Dressage in Wine Country Recognized show hosted by ! Always thankful for the learning opportunity as a scribe (thanks Ida Norris for so much insight yesterday), plus great to see so many familiar faces riding

08/19/2021

Proud coaching moment right here 🥰 After a xc school, two of my students realized their ponies needed a bit more confidence with ditches....so not just one student, but BOTH, hand dug ditches in their backyards to practice the next day!!
...including_the_ditches!

08/15/2021

Beautiful day for a Horse Trial yesterday ... what a friendly, encouraging atmosphere for all these riders and 🐎s!

Thank you to the hosts, volunteers, and judges for this awesome local opportunity to get our riders out there EVENTING!

07/29/2021

07/29/2021

With at the underway today... here's the links we need to stay up to date! !

07/08/2021

Flashback to a few weeks ago... getting some AWESOME tips from Grand Prix dressage trainer and close friend

And... a cute picture to show that we can get dressed up together too 😜

06/29/2021

Thanks Cal's Legacy Acres for hosting .eventing! Grateful to be able to sneak out to watch for a bit.

Take every opportunity you can to see new approaches, learn new ways of phrasing things, and hang out with great horse people!

06/11/2021

Post XC schooling smiles from Wednesday 😁

So thankful for sunshine, happy ponies and humans, and for the essential grassroots facilities that make eventing accessible and friendly!

04/29/2021

Join us throughout the month of May for the Thursday Evening Eventing Clinic Series! Positive, friendly learning opportunity! Whether you are completely new to eventing or preparing for the 2021 competition season, we have something for you this clinic series. Non-eventers are welcome to join us to improve their flatwork, as well as skills over fences.

Sign-up on Strider: https://www.striderpro.com/a/xYQPJIcSGEWeYtHPVVXS3g

Location: Asbury Equestrian Center, Freeville, NY

04/27/2021

Barn views 😇

Enjoy the cuteness of this team. Can't wait to see them again soon!

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