(Now on sabbatical, available for seminars/clinics only)
After business hours... My management consultant's hat is left in the car, I am at the stable, putting the riding boots and gloves on. Breathing in the smell of a fresh ground: cut grass, soaked in rain leaves, or either crisp or melting snow, depends on the season. All that is mixed with a smell of hay and warm snorting coming out of the stable. You look into horse's eye, and that is a relaxing and humbling experience. Returning back into the world a better you.
I have been in business for over 15 years, schooled more than a hundred of horses in my career time (most of them at the State Stud in Belarus), and competed in different disciplines. I evented, did stadium show jumping, and then most of my time devoted to developing horses in dressage discipline. What was consistent in schooling horses of all these disciplines was a ground concept of collection that German riding school advocates consistently across equestrian disciplines.
But aside from theories, in simple words, what I am really good at - is creating calm, supple dancing horses out of those who are very difficult to ride. I put into them inner traquility. And I can teach you do the same. Wanna?
Life was very generous to me regarding trainers, and I received coaching from International level eventing and show jumping trainer and judge Yakov B. Schedrovitsky, International level dressage trainer and judge, former President of the Russian Equestrian Federation, the Chief Coach of the Russian dressage team, Olympic Champion, Helena V. Petushkova.
Already back in Belarus and Russia I began coaching young and professional riders. In 2008 I went through USDF instructor certification workshop series and got a pre-test pass score for instructing through Second level. It has been great to learn and get recommendations to pursue training career further from USDF Faculty members Maryal Barnett, Lilo Fore and Rachel Saavedra.
Here in Woodinville, WA, USA I found a luxury coaching opportunity with International S-level judge Sonja-Marita Vracko, a founder of the dressage industry in North-West evangelizing the classical principles of the Spanish and German riding schools.
I also very much enjoy receiving coaching from Conrad Schumacher on and Karen Robinson (on musical freestyle).
My native town - Gomel, Belarus