Clinician Sue Sherry has added Southern Oregon to her Northwest clinic locations in Portland, Bend and Spokane. Sue has been helping riders for over 45 years, and is a master at finding effective and kind ways to improve communication between horse and rider.
Sue Sherry has been focused on the education of the dressage rider for over forty years. A 15 year career as a middle-school teacher and a Masters degree have provided her with an education in education, something rare in the horse world's trainers!
Sue was one of the organizers of the Violet Hopkins Dressage Instructor's Seminars in Union Lake Michigan. Later these seminars were absorbed by the USDF and became the current Instructor's certification program. For fifteen years Sue worked extensively with the late Maj. Anders Lindgren and Col. Summers, who were the lead instructors for the Union Lake Seminars. Many Olympic level trainers from all over the world were invited to these yearly, two-week long events at a time when Dressage was quite new to the U.S.. Sue was fortunate to be a part of this top-quality dressage community, and the information she received has deeply influenced her teaching today.
Sue also hosted years of clinics at her barn, Pendor Farm, with Col. Albrecht Von Ziegner, and worked with him at his farm in Germany. She participated in many years of clinics with Eric Herberman and Sally Swift (hosting Sally Swift's clinics at Pendor), and incorporated into her teaching both Mr. Herberman's classical principals and Ms. Swift's centered Riding techniques.
Sue's teaching style is quiet, progressive and guides the student to a feeling-based ride. She considers herself to be the advocate for the horse, and helps develop an empathetic and successful partnership between horse and rider. She does not force movements, and leaves the rider with a clear map to reproduce the work performed in the lesson. Sue works beautifully with both riders new to dressage, and trainers looking for a coach with a great "eye".
Sue's students are very successful in the show ring. In 2010 , her students swept the top placings in the N.W. Regional USDF finals from training through third level, and a rider showing at Prix St. Georges in S. Ca. was selected to be in the USDF Developing Rider Program. She makes time in her schedule to be at the larger shows in the N.W. to support her students.
Sue was one of the organizers of the Violet Hopkins Dressage Instructor's Seminars in Union Lake Michigan. Later these seminars were absorbed by the USDF and became the current Instructor's certification program. For fifteen years Sue worked extensively with the late Maj. Anders Lindgren and Col. Summers, who were the lead instructors for the Union Lake Seminars. Many Olympic level trainers from all over the world were invited to these yearly, two-week long events at a time when Dressage was quite new to the U.S.. Sue was fortunate to be a part of this top-quality dressage community, and the information she received has deeply influenced her teaching today.
Sue also hosted years of clinics at her barn, Pendor Farm, with Col. Albrecht Von Ziegner, and worked with him at his farm in Germany. She participated in many years of clinics with Eric Herberman and Sally Swift (hosting Sally Swift's clinics at Pendor), and incorporated into her teaching both Mr. Herberman's classical principals and Ms. Swift's centered Riding techniques.
Sue's teaching style is quiet, progressive and guides the student to a feeling-based ride. She considers herself to be the advocate for the horse, and helps develop an empathetic and successful partnership between horse and rider. She does not force movements, and leaves the rider with a clear map to reproduce the work performed in the lesson. Sue works beautifully with both riders new to dressage, and trainers looking for a coach with a great "eye".
Sue's students are very successful in the show ring. In 2010 , her students swept the top placings in the N.W. Regional USDF finals from training through third level, and a rider showing at Prix St. Georges in S. Ca. was selected to be in the USDF Developing Rider Program. She makes time in her schedule to be at the larger shows in the N.W. to support her students.