Riding Coaches

Melinda Routh - Hunter/ Jumper Trainer

Melinda has owned and ridden horses for over 20 years.The love of riding and training horses led her in the direction of teaching and training professionally. Melinda stutus with the USEF has been changed to Pro.
Training with Melinda is all about the details. Training or retraining students from the ground up with heavy influences in equitation and dressage in her sessions. "Everything must flow and be supple." you will hear her quite often say.

Melinda continues her equitation education with the top trainer in the world. What she learns from them is filter down to her students. SHOR students will benefit from her education.

"I would be a fool if I thought I knew everything there is to know about riding. I want myself and my students to be great riders. To be great you must be in training with the masters. If you can not afford to train with the masters... train with someone who is."

Horse Training
Melinda believes in taking her time with the horses and making sure they are started the right way.

"For jumpers you must start them the correct way. This means taking your time. Lots of jumping dressage to build them up, lots of free jumping and grid work to build up the horse's confidence. When the horse is strong and balanced enough, they will be ready to take a person over the jump. You can not rush your horse into jumping."

Melinda does a full evaluation of a horse before she starts training them. Making sure they are healthy and sound for the work they will be asked to do.

Along with coaching and training, Melinda has a talent with rehabilitating injured and unwanted thoroughbred racehorses. Giving them a chance at a second career and finding a loving home.

Riding Clinics
Nicole Alarid Indiana
Once a month SHOR is happy to welcome USET's Jerry Schwartz for riding clinics.

Clinics Now open to outside riders.. Trailer your horses in for lessons with Jerry!