Excelsior Horsemanship

18/07/2025

Hey folks, it's been a while!

Most of you know I am wrapping up graduate school this next year and things are starting to pick back up again as I integrate my expanded knowledge on human and equine physiology and behavior back into my lessons!

I am going to start expanding my mobile lessons in the Raleigh area again this Fall starting with some fun new challenges! If you or someone you know is interested in lessons for the Fall, now is the time to reach out. Some of the upcoming changes include

✔️ A NEW levels-based curriculum suitable to all,
with options for choosing...
🐎 A path for the horse (teaching you to train your horse)
💁‍♀️ A path for the rider (teaching you to be your best equestrian self)

✔️ A semester-based schedule
Fall schedule will run from end of August🌞 to Early-December☃️

✔️ Skill testing opportunities and recognition 🏅

✔️ Opportunity to expand your knowledge base out of the saddle in all lessons

✔️ Zoom calls for ADULT learners (free to all current students)
➡️Topics on the bracket include
"Stuff I should have learned in Pony Club"
"Equine First Aid"
"Advanced Equine Behavior"

As always, I teach ridden work, In-hand work, groundwork, Liberty foundations, and equine rehab. This new round of improvements to the Excelsior Horsemanship program will be perfect for those of you wanting to better understand and enjoy your horses while working on improving your own knowledge and skills with science-based, evidence-based foundations!

Looking forward to seeing you this Fall!

01/05/2024

For all you Bonnie followers, here's her latest.

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20/10/2023

What a great day of lessons with some awesome ponies! So many great steps forward in training and a perfect end to the week! Congratulations to all the hard work these ladies have put in over the summer and fall. Hershey the Tennessee Walker has started learning to relax and stretch out her walk on a loose rein, handsome Kai the paint had a great time learning a western half halt with his rider, and my darling baby FERGUS is picking up a bit of stretchy trot with his owner! A skill the two are learning at the same time making my trainer heart extra proud! As always, I’m so grateful for all of these wonderful students and their horses allowing me to be a part of their team 🥰 great work all!

30/08/2023

Hey Raleigh followers!

We have a RARE Pasture Board Space opening here at Excelsior Stables this September 2023. I'm posting here first to offer our followers, friends, and supporters the first opportunity to inquire or recommend us to a friend 😉 Please message the page or Roxy if you're interested! Details below:

Full care pasture board is located in Eastern Wake County, approx. 30min from NC State.
$450/mo full care Pasture Board
Two on-site trainers, lit riding arena, twice daily feeding, hay provided, Feed-through Fly control provided, 8-stall barn with stalls available for overnight rental. Lit tack room, bathroom, and separate feed room.
Our barn is a small, close-knit group that operates more like a co-op than anything. We work together to make sure your horse's unique needs are met within the best of our abilities. 15 minutes to Sandy Pines Preserve, several Hunter/Jumper and Dressage professionals local within riding distance from our barn should you wish to lesson. Our barn is predominately English, Eventing/Dressage, with a few Western riders, one Fox Hunting/Endurance rider, and some Working Equitation thrown in for fun!
I teach mobile lessons in Sporthorse foundations in the Raleigh area and our other trainer takes on beginner Hunter/Jumper students with and without their own horses.

Though not at all required, this would be an excellent board situation for someone interested in occasionally working off their board with feed shifts or for a college student interested in learning more about training horses/managing a barn! We welcome supervised kids and adults alike.
Please message me if interested in details. I'll share our exact address, answer questions, and can arrange a tour if interested.

07/08/2023

Our East NC partner is up and running!

Miriam is the Excelsior Trainer based North of Willmington NC. While both of us help horses at all levels of training, Miriam's own pedigree(resume) gives her a leg-up when it comes to developing Sporthorses as sound and happy athletes! We work closely together and cross-consult often. As some of you know, we also travel back and forth for teaching/speaking engagements between our two locations. Miriam loves taking horses I've started and giving them a 'big kid job' and I love collaborating with Miriam to get our sport-ready horses fit and agile. Go Miriam! We're so excited to have you on our team!

If you're a fan of Roxy and her training methods, give Miriam a follow too to show your support for this awesome team of ladies!

26/07/2023

Now this is some cool food for thought!

18/07/2023

Training your own horse is a long game, and sometimes it can feel like a single new skill takes an eternity to master… but then, if you stick with it, the pieces all align and the skills click and then next thing you know you’re starting to operate your relationship to your horse with feel.

I got to watch those pieces click for Jordan Leigh Zachman tonight and her lovely mare Xiomara as they did their first ever session in-hand. Jordan’s feel and timing have been in development for months, and Xia hasn’t always made her job easy. Tonight, they shined. She picked up on this work like a fish to water, matching steps and energy with Xia like a professional and working with that push-pull energy I try so hard to describe with justice. What a joy to watch both as a trainer and friend, I just had to share it 🙂