Sprieser Sporthorse

12/18/2024

We’re thrilled to be settling in for another stellar season at Perfect Cadence! We have room for another full training horse or two for the winter in our spectacular Wellington location. Drop us a note for more information!

12/06/2024

SOLD - BRONZE MEDAL MACHINE! And a highly motivated owner, if you can get here before we head to Florida 12/16.

Meet Fermani, a 2010 16.1h KWPN Gelding. This charming flying change genius wants to keep you confident and safe while taking you to your Bronze Medal and beyond! The same at home and away, Fernie hacks, travels, is the same in the snaffle and double, and is easy to live with and love. Will sail through a PPE. If you’re a kid or amateur looking for a safe and fun partner to love, get to northern Virginia before 12/16, or come see him in Wellington for more 🥕 s.

Home video: https://youtu.be/l1wIuemyj24
Show video: (yes, we know it starts sideways, give it a sec) https://youtu.be/eI41568TS-U

Email appreciated - [email protected]

12/01/2024

Enjoying this arctic blast? 🥶 Join us in the land of sun and fun! We have one full training stall left in our Loxahatchee, Florida location! Offering ample turnout, a covered arena, and compassionate and successful training by our Grand Prix trainers, you and your horse will thrive... and NOT freeze to death.

Stuck in VA this winter? We offer full training here as well! With lessons done virtually, you can have access to all of Clearwater Farm's amazing amenities, like our heated grooming bays, heated wash stalls, and oversized indoor with dust-free footing. We'll be offering arena rentals as well at $25/horse/45 min.

Email [email protected] to learn more!

11/07/2024

Happiest of birthdays to barn manager Christie! Christie keeps this shipwreck very tightly run, and is also usually behind the camera, so we don’t have any good photos of her to share. But the team is celebrating with all the essentials today. Happy birthday, Christie!

10/30/2024

WE'RE OPEN IN VIRGINIA THIS WINTER! And we've got space for full training horses both in our Marshall, VA and Loxahatchee, FL locations.

We'll be staying open in Virginia and keeping our horses and riders going with virtual lessons. The technology is super-simple to use and our internet speed makes connectivity a breeze. Take advantage of our amazing winter amenities, like heated grooming bays and wash stalls, all-weather turnout for even the ickiest of days, and our oversized indoor with dust-free footing so you'll never miss a day of riding.

In Florida, we have ONE stall left for someone looking to have some fun in the sun. Our amazing southern location offers ample turnout, terrific hacking and a covered arena.

Both our operations breed competitive success AND happy, healthy athletes. Head trainers Lauren Sprieser and Ali Redston are both Grand Prix riders with extensive experience bringing both horses and riders up the levels. We'd love for you to join us! Email [email protected] to learn more.

10/27/2024

Happy athletes perform and learn better.

10/25/2024

Virginia is putting on a show this week! 🍁

10/08/2024

Come and get this VERY special guy at a reduced rate before November 1 when he’ll head to a sales program and the price goes up.

Jasper / 2014 imported KWPN Gelding / Eebert-Stuurboord / 16h⁣h
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Incredible talent, developed right! This is the champagne talent on the beer budget a confident kid, AA or Pro has been looking for to develop up the levels. Will piaffe like a ROCKSTAR in the right hands! Ready to show second level and to start the changes. You do NOT get horses trained this well, and out of as high-caliber a program as ours, at this price point!
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Jasper is low-mileage, loves to hack, has shown through 72%, and has personality for a 12. Will sail through a PPE. ⁣
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Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sBnJS8IbHjs&feature=shared⁣
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Please contact [email protected] for more information.

10/01/2024

One of our employees has sustained a minor injury that's going to keep her off her feet another week or two, and we'd love some stall cleaning and chore help mornings from roughly 6a-11a, and/or help with night turnout 6ish-7ish p, though there's wiggle room in that. Can pay, can trade for lessons, we're all ears. Nice horses, easy stalls, lovely humans. Email [email protected] for more info. Orlean, VA.

09/15/2024

We are no longer allowing video or photography at our farm except by designated rider’s representative, and we will no longer allow anyone to post photo or video from our farm on social media without written permission from head trainer Lauren Sprieser.

Why? We are correct and compassionate trainers of horses and riders. We are proud of the training and instruction we offer here. We are proud of our consistent production of happy sound horses with long careers, and we have nothing to hide. But we are also deeply distressed by a trend towards vile and disgusting harassment online. The misinformation out there about dressage and horse training in general, the painting of an entire sport with the brush of a few bad actors, and a disgusting lack of humanity from social media commenters have us, frankly, pretty freaked out.

We’ve received many, many ludicrous and hateful comments, messages and emails over totally banal photographs on social media (like the Concerned Citizen who wanted us to know we could cause our horses to drown on their own saliva because we use nosebands. Yep.) We’ve seen other riders dragged through the mud over brief moments of imperfection. And while yes, we believe real honest-to-God horse abuse must be identified and punished, the mob mentality of the largely uninformed internet public is a disservice to animal welfare and to sport, and we simply refuse to participate.

We are proud of how we train and manage our horses, and our doors are always open (by appointment, please, not because we feel we have anything to hide, but just because we’d prefer random strangers not turn up unannounced) to watch how we create happy athletes at the highest levels of sport. We are also only human, and the internet has become lawless and spiteful. So out of respect for the privacy and sanity of our customers, our horses and our staff, we are changing our rules. We appreciate your understanding.

09/08/2024

Ride times below for our September 14-15 clinic with Positively Dressage's Suzanne Galdun, noted and accredited biomechanics expert. Auditing is available at the door for $40 and does not include lunch. Can't wait to see you!

SATURDAY
8 Lauren Sprieser & Cadeau, 8 yr Danish Gelding, PSG
8:45 Patricia Vos & Elle, 14 yr RPSI Mare, 2nd Level
9:30 Sara Sophie & Dorian, 17 yr KWPN Gelding, 4th Level
10:15 Christine Langlois-Poirier & Fiero, 17 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 2nd Level
11 Crystal Duffield & Whiskey, 10 yr Dutch Gelding, 2nd Level
11:45 Gigi Carter & Artie, 8 yr Irish Gelding, 2nd Level
12:30 LUNCH
1 Skylar Skalicky & Jasper, 9 yr KWPN Gelding, 2nd Level
1:30 Sophie Strempel & Samson, 10 yr Holsteiner Gelding, PSG
2 Johanna Coupe & Corino, 15 yr Holsteiner Gelding, 2nd Level
2:30 Nicole Vasil & Roscoe, 13 yr Welsh Cob Stallion, 2nd Level
3:15 Heather Richards & Halle, 12 yr KWPN Mare, 4th Level
4 Lindsey Drummond & Kody, 20 yr Belgian Gelding, PSG
4:45 Nancy Sulek & Quinn, 9 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 3rd Level

SUNDAY
8 Gigi Carter & Artie, 8 yr Irish Gelding, 2nd Level
8:45 Nicole Vasil & Roscoe, 13 yr Welsh Cob Stallion, 2nd Level
9:30 Nancy Sulek & Quinn, 9 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 3rd Level
10:15 Patricia Vos & Elle, 14 yr RPSI Mare, 2nd Level
11 Sara Sophie & Dorian, 17 yr KWPN Gelding, 4th Level
11:45 Christine Langlois-Poirier & Fiero, 17 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 2nd Level
12:30 LUNCH�1 Lauren Sprieser & Cadeau, 8 yr Danish Gelding, PSG
1:45 Heather Richards & Toto, 4 yr Amish Warmblood Gelding, Training Level
2:30 Crystal Duffield & Whiskey, 10 yr Dutch Gelding, 2nd Level
3:15 Skylar Skalicky & Jasper, 9 yr KWPN Gelding, 2nd Level
3:45 Sophie Strempel & Samson, 10 yr Holsteiner Gelding, PSG
4:15 Johanna Coupe & Corino, 15 yr Holsteiner Gelding, 2nd Level
4:45 Lindsey Drummond & Kody, 20 yr Belgian Gelding, PSG

09/03/2024

Next weekend, September 14-15, we're delighted to welcome noted biomechanics expert Suzanne Galdun of Positively Dressage! Suzanne is one of 9 accredited "Ride With Your Mind" instructors, and has worked with Mary Wanless personally since 2013. With an incredible eye for detail, Suzanne works to bring riders to a new level of awareness and understanding of what they are actually doing in the saddle, and how to communicate more clearly to the horse. Her lessons include creative language and hands-on resistances as well as open dialogue between coach and rider. To the casual observer, these lessons don’t sound like a typical dressage lesson, but the change in horse and rider is clear to see. It is Suzanne’s mission to be a positive influence on horse and rider, no matter their age, level, condition, or goals. Everyone wants to ride better, and indeed, with the right help, everyone can.

Suzanne is a regular fixture at Sprieser Sporthorse, and we have all been blown away by how accessible her information is. Suzanne is equally helpful to our upper-level riders as to our beginners, and all in between, and auditing is worth every penny for the experience. She's truly the best clinician we've ever had!

Auditing is available for this event at $35/day on Strider (includes lunch), or $40/day at the door (no lunch). Auditing pre-registration will close Sunday the 8th.

Unusually, we also have one ride spot left for the weekend, which will be available first to one of our regular students before we open it up to outsiders. Please shoot [email protected] a note to inquire.

Suzanne Galdun is one of only 9 currently accredited Ride With Your Mind biomechanics coaches in the United States. After auditing a Mary Wanless clinic while a full-time certified therapeutic riding instructor in 2004, Suzanne started applying some of Mary’s techniques in her teaching and riding,...

08/30/2024

One of the many reasons we feed Tribute Equine Nutrition. 💜

08/27/2024

Whew! We're still a little horse-show-hungover from Virginia Dressage Association, Inc-Nova's Summer Wind Down, but we came, saw, and conquered! We took four High Score awards PLUS Overall High Score, tons of qualifying scores for the Regional Championships, and lots of learning and laughs. Congrats to all! Here are some of our highlights from the weekend:

Lauren Sprieser & The Elvis Syndicate's C. Cadeau
1st Place Prix St. Georges, 70.588
1st Place 4-3, 74.167
High Score FEI
High Score 4th Level
OVERALL High Score!

Katherine Buck & Simon's Song
4th Place 3-3, 60
3rd Place 3rd Freestyle, 65.975

Erin Bonneville & Qennett HTF
1st Place Grand Prix Freestyle, 68.2
2nd Place Grand Prix, 65.217
High Score Freestyle

Gigi Carter & HRH Hillside D'Artagnon
2nd Place 2-2, 66.282
1st Place 2-2, 66.538
High Score 2nd Level

Patricia Vos & Raapunzel
3rd Place 1-3, 65.417
2nd Place 1-3, 65.139

08/21/2024

"Brace yourself for a Wet Winter Whirlwind! Farmers' Almanac winter weather forecast calls for a season of rapid-fire storms that will bring both rain and snow, with little downtime in between."

Doesn't sound like fun, does it? But you could be safe and cozy in our Marshall, VA facility, with up to 24 stalls, oversized indoor, tons of turnout on both grass and dry lots for 🤬 weather days, covered exerciser for REALLY 🤬 weather days, hot/cold wash stalls, heated grooming bays, and so many more awesome amenities.

We seek a professional enterprise to rent dry stalls from us mid December through early April while we're in Wellington. Very reasonable terms, flexible timing for the right endeavor.

EMAIL, please, to [email protected].

08/14/2024

Our Novella Equestrian Barn Shirts are back from the printer and they look AMAZING! So amazing that we’re placing another order! But time is of the essence. Email [email protected] TODAY to get yours!

08/10/2024

We are up and running! Join us today until 4 for our Open House, plus amazing shopping from Misty View Equestrian! We have Roeckl Equestrian USA and Novella Equestrian, plus custom fittings for Kingsley USA and KASK equestrian!