Heather Salden Training

Heather Salden Training Heather Salden-Kurtz is a USDF Certified Instructor/Trainer, USDF Bronze, Silver, & Gold Medalist Most importantly, they always have fun at the shows!

Heather Salden-Kurtz is a USDF Certified Instructor/Trainer, USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist, a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold freestyle medalist, and a USEA Gold Medalist. Heather has started many young horses and brought them through the levels of dressage and eventing. She also specializes in "problem" horses, helping them work through their specific issues with a patient and understandin

g hand. Using classical dressage training, she believes in taking time to develop the trust and harmony between horse and rider, and strives to teach her students to do the same. She has a variety of lesson horses available for lunge seat lessons, dressage, and jumping. Heather regularly competes at dressage and eventing shows, and has many students who enjoy competing as well. She and her students have won numerous awards at local and regional championships. Heather's students range in age from 10-70 years old, and she regularly schedules "youth days" for her younger students to get together to learn and have fun! Heather has served on the board for her area's local GMO, CSDEA, and has organized many clinics and schooling shows. Continuing education is important to her, and she strives to bring in fresh new ideas to the area. Assistant Trainer Kjirsten Lee is a graduate "B" pony clubber with nearly 20 years of experience in the horse industry. She has worked with young horses and horses coming into work later in life, as well as horses coming back from injuries. She currently owns a delightful OTTB gelding named Gobain, who has taken a shine to dressage and eventing. She has competed successfully in recognized dressage and eventing, as well as at schooling jumper shows. Kjirsten started teaching with Pony Club and went on to teach lessons as part of running the horse program at Camp Manito-wish YMCA. Kjirsten believes that correct dressage basics improve the connection between horse and rider in any discipline. Kjirsten works particularly with beginner students and young or green horses. In addition to her work with Heather, Kjirsten has also served on the CSDEA Board of Directors.

12/23/2024

Our Annual Awards Banquet and Silent Auction is right around the corner! We hope to see you there to celebrate your accomplishments from 2024!

12/09/2024

In search of:
Gelding with a flying change. Warmblood preferred. Under 16.2 hands. Some maintenance is fine. Must be amateur friendly!
Show me what you’ve got! Please include price and pics/video if you have it.
Thank you!

All settled in at the Kentucky horse park! Horses are happy and just have some easy rides today!
11/07/2024

All settled in at the Kentucky horse park! Horses are happy and just have some easy rides today!

We’ve almost arrived in Kentucky for the USDF dressage finals! Just a few more hours!Will post the schedule each morning...
11/06/2024

We’ve almost arrived in Kentucky for the USDF dressage finals! Just a few more hours!

Will post the schedule each morning and will try to Facebook live stream each ride.

Tomorrow is just a practice and familiarization day, we’ll be beat from the long drive!!

Stay tuned for more info!

10/07/2024

Hi everyone! Looking for recommendations for horse transport from the Midwest to South Carolina. Thanks in advance! 

09/19/2024

Come out to Washington County Fairgrounds this Saturday night for the 30th Annual Festival Under the Stars!
There are currently 12, TWELVE!!, exhibition rides scheduled, starting about 7pm!

09/10/2024

Just wanted to throw this out there in case any of my friends are looking before I place an official ad! 
I have a green Grand Prix horse that is coming available for sale. If anyone is interested, please send me a message! 

09/05/2024
Join us for our super fun schooling show!
08/26/2024

Join us for our super fun schooling show!

Opening Date: August 26th Closing Date: Sept 20th Show Manager: Heather Salden Kurtz, [email protected], 612-360-0848 Location: Orchard View Stables 2830 Rose Ave Watertown MN 55388 Show will be held in regulation size outdoor arena unless weather forces indoors. Indoor arena is regulation size. Hor...

08/05/2024

Hey y’all! I’m super late on this show update, but here it is!

Last last weekend we attended the final Otter Creek dressage show of the season, and braved the heat and humidity with much success.

Mary and Benny had their show debut together, and they totally rocked it! They got scores consistently in the 70s, and came home with lots of blues!

I rode Ouzo around the showgrounds on many trail rides over the weekend, and he’s getting more comfortable out and about! We even were able to enter a group equitation class and stayed in the ring with minimal leaping! Baby steps!

Laura and Diego made their first level 3 debut and had some great rides! It is a grueling test, like a marathon! But they rocked it and had fun doing it!

Erin and Dill also made their 1.3 debut and ran the marathon as well. They came home with lots of ribbons and some of their highest scores yet! What a fun little baby horse!

Belle and Becci’s Chovie danced their way to freestyle champions of the weekend. They had a fun freestyle to Erins Mama Mia music and are now easily qualified for regionals! Can’t wait to see them dance again!

Nicole and Goose also danced their way to excellent scores with their fun Wonder Woman music. They had great showings at training and first level as well! They’re all qualified for regionals too! What a fun partnership!

Tessa and Wally had solid rides at fourth level, gaining confidence with each ride and improving on their scores throughout the weekend!

Karlene and Wranger made their fourth level debut, a dream Karlene has had for many years. They didn’t disappoint!! They got scores up to 66%, and even had fun!!! Way to go team!

Rebecca and Maestro had wonderful rides at first level, this was their first time out this year and they rocked it! Maestro was a bit boisterous the first day, but Rebecca hung in there and improved throughout the weekend. Kjirsten even showed him in their second level debut!

We had a small group at Alpine this past weekend as well, that update will be in a later post!
-H

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