Alexandra Brooks Dressage

01/27/2025

Gemma - 20 year old Grade 15.0h mare - Clearview, WA - Oxer Hill Farm - In Barn Half Lease Available

Are you looking for a confidence builder? Something to get you back in the tack that you can trust won’t do anything wild or unexpected? Gemma is your girl! Owner is looking to make a step up to a new to her horse and wants to offer the same opportunity to someone else to get their confidence back up and bring them into our fun barn community. Ideal partner for Gemma would be someone wanting to take weekly lessons, enjoy training/1st level work and enjoy hacking during nice weather.

Trial lesson required for all interested parties.
Rider in photos is 5’7” - PM for details and to schedule a meeting.

01/24/2025

We have just a few stalls left before we are FULL! Join us at Oxer Hill in Clearview and enjoy our amenities for both horses and humans alike.

🌾 3 feedings per day - alfalfa, Teff and Timothy hay offered
✨ beautiful 200x60 covered arena with premium footing groomed daily
🍃 daily turn out in mud free turn out and grass turn out options in drier months
🌈 A supportive, welcoming community-building atmosphere where horse lovers come together
🌿 Peaceful pastures and gravel turnout for grazing and relaxation
💪 Top-tier care with personalized attention for every horse
🌟 Spacious 12’x12’, well-maintained stalls with runs cleaned 2x/day
🏆 Access to expert training and riding lessons in dressage and jumping.
🐎 Some lease and lesson horse options available for those who are looking for a step into horse ownership.

Whether you and your horse are a seasoned competitor or simply enjoy the quiet life, Oxer Hill Farm is the ideal place to call home.

PM to schedule a tour!
www.alexandrabrooksdressage.com
www.oxer-hill-farm.com

01/22/2025

Day 2 notes!

01/20/2025

FEI Trainer’s Conference Notes! ❤️

01/19/2025

Sunshine and 36° - chilly but a BEAUTIFUL day for lessons and riding. Happy horses out enjoying the sunshine as well

01/16/2025

Do you have an interest in hosting a clinic? Maybe you have a couple friends who want to make a fun monthly play day together? Are you looking for adding in some extra eyes on the ground on a monthly basis? Maybe you want to come up with some new ideas or ways to move the needle forward with your equine partner - I'd love to help!

I have space in my schedule to add in a couple extra places to my schedule on Saturdays for those who might be interested. Please PM for more details or to get something set up! Reasonable day rates - any and all levels/disciplines welcomed 😊

01/08/2025

What is that blue stuff and the orb in the sky?!

01/03/2025

This!! Lauren always gets it and says it exactly as such.

I’ve had horses in my life with mouths that NEVER open. Even when the rider pulls. Even when the rider leans against the bit and uses the horse’s mouth for balance. Even when the horse is strong as an OX.

I’ve also had horses in my life that have been tactfully developed by riders with divine hands their entire lives, in properly fitting equipment, with exceptional veterinary care, whose mouths are busy, who draw their tongues up, and who generally are a little ick in the bridle.

Maybe I’m a bad rider, and so is every rider I’m thinking of when I think of these imperfect mouths. Or maybe horses are all individuals, and none of us are perfect, and this is all complex.

12/26/2024

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Merry Merry to one and all ❤️ Wishing you all happiness, peace and love in the new year. And the best rides in front of you yet 🤩

12/18/2024

Do you have an interest in hosting a clinic? Maybe you have a couple friends who want to make a fun monthly play day together? Are you looking for adding in some extra eyes on the ground on a monthly basis? Maybe you want to come up with some new ideas or ways to move the needle forward with your equine partner - I'd love to help!

I have space in my schedule to add in a couple extra places to my schedule on Saturdays for those who might be interested. Please PM for more details or to get something set up!

12/17/2024

Regardless of your goals with your horse, dressage can help you reach them! Alex teaches a wide variety of horses and riders from different disciplines and enjoys working with anyone who wants to learn and grow.​
If you feel passionately about learning, growing as a rider, have a horse you want campaigned or have show goals and aspirations Alex would love to connect with you to see how she can help you reach those goals!

At Alexandra Brooks Dressage we offer personalized training and lesson programs for you and your horse.

12/17/2024

Helping fellow professionals in any capacity is something I will always find a tremendous amount of joy and satisfaction from. Thinking up new or inventive ways to help with a tricky horse, coming up with a different view point or just hoping on to give additional feedback or suggestions on next steps is SO fun. I love collaborating!
Megan Johnson reached out to me after my post about Remi which was the start of our working relationship which has now developed into a friendship that I am tremendously appreciate of.
Her testimonial of our time together thus far is below:

I have been training with Alex for about 8 months, but what originally connected us was the loss of our own personal mares. I was a few steps behind Alex on a very similar painful journey when she posted about her horse. I hate reaching out to new people, but reading her post broke my heart. I guess I owe a big thank you to Panda and Remi for bringing us together in the first place.
It was her compassion, fairness, and kindness to Remi whose journey was so similar to Pandas that really spoke volumes to her horsemanship and kindness. It caught me a little off guard how gracious she was to just text with, in her moment of grief. She truly puts the horse first and is genuine.
When I started looking to add someone to my team I had a laundry list of prerequisites and I can be particularly picky. As a new mom, I needed someone who could prioritize myself and my business, holding me accountable because some days I definitely could not, but who also had enough grace to understand that being a mom will always come first. As a professional, I needed a talented set of eyes on the ground to kick my butt and push me, raise the bar and keep it there, break things down and problem solve, but also who respected me as a professional. I needed someone who put the horses first, was kind, compassionate, no nonsense, creative, a problem solver, with a solid sense of reality. I needed someone who aligned with my program and my values so I could trust them with myself, my horses, and my clients at clinics.
Alex checked all the boxes. She is a complete asset to my program, I adore her sense of humor and her ability to call me out, hear me and my concerns, validate, and problem solve. She is focused and goal driven but will happily pivot to accommodate life. She is blunt but incredibly kind, which I do well with. She has a great eye and feel, a fabulous teacher with a creative approach. Most of all, I love her read on the horses. It's entertaining and has patched up a few wounds in my soul, allowing me to rekindle some of my missing childhood love of these amazing animals. She is a wonderful asset to my team, a dear friend, and someone I appreciate being in my corner to bounce ideas off and build camaraderie with.

12/16/2024

As 2024 comes to a close - so do the stalls we have available at Oxer Hill! We have limited space for just a few more horses and riders to join us before we are full. PM for more details or to set up a tour.
More information about Oxer Hill: https://www.oxer-hill-farm.com/
More information about Alex: www.alexandrabrooksdressage.com

12/11/2024

ISO: Care Lease for jumping/low level dressage horse. Looking for a mare or gelding who might be needing a step down job, but still has stuff to teach others. Kind and safe are most important. Education level is secondary. Would be used for primarily intermediate/advanced rider, but may be partially leased by a more advanced beginner as well.
🪩 16hh - 17hh
🪩 Hunter/Jumper type
🪩 No desire to show - so experienced ring master not required

Will be in a full program, supervised with trainer as well as training rides. Excellent care, lots of loving and doting amateurs and teens to provide additional attention. Fantastic team of Farrier, Vet, and Body workers to help with maintenance and care.
Plenty of references and happy to be creative with interested owners - could be something that needs to be sold, but isn’t selling and you need relief of financial responsibility!

11/17/2024

Saturday Cavalleti fun, with a little jumping to start the day! Our next day (and only date for December) will be the 7th. 🎠 Come join the barn to take part in these fun events! Those interested in joining the barn are welcome to haul in for the clinic day to meet the group and get a taste of our community we have built at Oxer Hill. 💗 Riders and horses of all ages, sizes and goals. Some people want to show, others just want to grow their partnership and education with their equine partner - all are welcome! 🤗

11/15/2024

This sounds super interesting- I’ll be messing around with it for sure!

11/14/2024

Love love love this ❤️