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The quality I  most appreciate about Jen as a trainer is her generosity with me as a client. I am not a serious show rider with a competitive horse, yet she genuinely gives me her energy and focus during lessons and training sessions, patiently works at problem solving with my riding and horses, and has exercised special considerations for my problematic horse in participating in lessons and clinic events at Dancing Horse Farm. She is willing to adapt to my learning style, which often requires more anatomic language than the RWYM imagery, and is respectful of my ideas. She has what she refers to as an "'it takes a village' attitude"of my work with non-dressage trainers. Publicly, she shares not only the glowing moments of her journey with her horses, but also has the guts and openness to write about the low times as well. Her generous spirit, along with the experience, knowledge and skill that has made her a Grand Prix competitor, makes Jen an exceptional instructor and trainer for anyone striving to enjoy dressage at any level.

Beth

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Yes, Jennifer Truett is fancy. She has many medals, titles and high scores, and amazing, athletic horses. But she is an all-around excellent horsewoman as well.

I first came to Jen not because I was showing or wanted to show dressage, but just because I felt like I was missing a huge piece of the horsemanship puzzle related to the  physical aspects of the horse. My background is in "natural horsemanship" which, in my experience is mostly behavior-based. I knew what to do with horses with "behavioral issues," but the more I learned, the more I knew I didn't know. Initially, I was worried that I might feel out of place with such a fancy trainer as I sat in my Western saddle on my fat, sassy mare. But Jen was very welcoming, down-to-earth and funny. I realized very soon into our lesson and after watching other lessons that day, that she was happy to and able to teach anyone at any level anything about riding.

Jen has dramatically changed my riding posture so that I carry some of my own weight and distribute it evenly across the horse's back and sides, thereby encouraging her to lift her back under me. Before this, I was an absolute sloppily-packed sack of potatoes whose overall weight sat almost entirely on my seat bones with my knees far, far away from the saddle. I was constantly nudging with my heels and moving way too much in my own body. None of this encouraged the horses I rode tow ant to lift their backs - instead, they were  hollow, trying to get away from the heavy, uneven pressure points and either too floppy or too unforgiving rein pressure. Largely from this change alone, the horses I ride have also changed in their postures considerably to be more consistently round. They are stepping under themselves more, producing more hang time and able to stay consistently in the contact whether it be in a long, low posture or a shorter, higher one.

I've seen Jen teach lessons about teaching the horse to cooperate at the mounting block, removing and puzzle solving ill-fitting tack, "behavioral issues" that were actually physical issues and ground work to keep the horse's attention and encourage trust, focus and copperation. She never teaches a riding lesson if it would be unsafe for the rider or painful for the horse. So, in addition to attaining my goal of learning to teach horses to carry themsellves correctly, Jen has taught me moroe than anyone else ever has about horsemanship in general.

So, if you're like me and you're not fancy and you don't even necessarily want to show in dressage, Jen is still your gal. And you will love h er logical, fair and humorous teaching.

​Thank you, thank you, thank you, Jen! I'm so glad I found you!

Misty

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Dear CSDEA Members,

I'm emailing you all to encourage you to register for Jen Truett's upcoming clinic at Majestic Pines on July 27, 28 and 29.

Warning: First person testimonial ahead! My sweet Fjord horse, Bjorne, is currently with Jen rehabbing from illness, lameness and oral surgeries. I have been able to experience firsthand Jen's talents as a rider, clinician and coach. For me and Bjorne, it's pretty miraculous.

If you are trying - unsuccessfully - to "break through" some difficult, frustrating riding problems, you owe it to yourself AND to your beloved horse to work with Jen. She has an amazing eye and feel for those "sticky" issues and a gift for helping riders work through them.

I had Jen ride Bjorne in the mid-April clinic at Majestic Pines to see if he was ready to return to work - he didn't feel right to me up to that point, having been almost completely of work from August 2017 to March 2018. She was not only able to get three good gaits from him in the ride, but she was also able to guide him through the same exercises with success. I no longer had to worry if I was pushing him too soon, or doing the wrong exercise. He's now better than ever under Jen's guidance.

So - if you are on the fence, get off and sign up! Consider it a golden opportunity for a keen eye and a fresh approach.

Happy riding!
June Mendoza (Wheeler)
CSDEA Membership Co-Chair

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