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Gabriele "Gabi" Hooten and The Solid Rock Farm are dedicated to the training of horse and rider in the Art of Classical Dressage. Gabi is also a USDF L graduate and available for judging. Our goal is to train each horse to be obedient, light on the aids, fun to ride, and reach it's fullest potential -- whether competing successfully at horseshows, going confidently on relaxing trail rides or safely taking care of an ambitious teenager. It all depends on the owner's wishes. Gabi is Bereiter FN, a German licensed professional dressage trainer and instructor with over 20 years of experience. She has studied under some of the best German professional dressage trainers for many years, most notably Reitmaster Guenther Festerling, one of only five German Masters to have achieved the highest level of professional training. Gabi's show record includes many Championships and Horse of the Year Awards since coming to the USA in 1993. Many of these were achieved on the Approved Trakehner stallion Gideon, owned by David and Harriet Keys of Spring Knoll Farm in Roanoke, VA. A unique touch in her training is that Gabi also trained with Marc deBrossia, a famous trainer of Iberian and Arabian horses in the Art of Classical Spanish Dressage. Combining the German system of training with the Spanish method of Dressage enable her to train her horses to be extremely responsive, "light" to the aids of the rider, instead of the frequently practiced "muscling around" and "pull and kick" riding. The mental and physical well-being of the horses is of utmost importance at The Solid Rock Farm. Gabi never has more than five horses in training at one time. This enables her to train every horse herself and ensures that every horse is treated with the respect and love they so deserve. The horses are never degraded to "sports objects" that get used, abused, and "thrown away as soon as they're worn out." All horses have pasture turnout and are trail ridden on over 100 acres and 25 miles of U.S. Parkway Trails that are right next to the farm. So, if you are thinking of selling your horse because riding has become a "weight-lifiting, pull and kick" affair that you dread, then give yourself and your horse a chance. Gabi can bring success and fun to your riding and make a winning team out of you. For clients looking to buy a horse, we schedule trips to Germany and the Netherlands to buy German and Dutch horses direct from the source. Gabi has extensive contacts to breeders and agents in both countries. Please contact us if we
can help. 540.427.1271
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