National Show Hunter Hall of Fame Rider and Trainer Louise Serio Joins as Practical Horseman OnDemand Continues to Expand
National Show Hunter Hall of Fame rider and trainer Louise Serio shares her wealth of knowledge with Practical Horseman OnDemand members in her new video training series. The subscription video-on-demand service features numerous hunter, show jumping, equitation and eventing professionals in exclusive training videos available to its membership. Serio, who summers in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and winters in Loxahatchee, Florida, owns and operates Derbydown, one of the foremost and nationally recognized show barns in the country. Originally founded in 1947 by her mother, Mary Warner Brown, Derbydown is a full-service training, boarding, showing, and sales business focusing on hunters, jumpers and equitation. After growing up on the farm, and having her mother as her teacher, in 1975, Louise continued the tradition and began training at Derbydown. She has consistently trained and ridden champions in every division at the most prestigious shows on the East Coast. Serio is a two-time WCHR Professional Rider Champion and WCHR Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular winner. She has been Leading Lady rider at Devon, has been award the Old Springhouse Trophy for Lifetime Achievement and has been named the Chronicle of the Horse Hunter Horse Person of the Year. She has also represented the United States as part of the WCHR Hunter Team defeating the European Team at the 2009 World Cup Finals and the USHJA International Hunter Derby Team at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Serio was inducted into the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame in 2012. Her clients and horses have qualified for Indoors, Devon, Junior Hunter Finals, USEF Junior Medal Finals, Maclay Finals and Pony Finals for the past 30 years. As a USHJA Certified Trainer, Serio has dedicated her life to providing the best for her clients and their horses. In her series on Practical Horseman OnDemand, Serio gives members an inside look into some of her lessons, focusing on rhythm and relaxing the horses on the flat and over fences. She demonstrates several schooling exercises with cavalletti and a combination as well as work over a full course. The top riders, trainers and professionals featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer tips and valuable insights to help you improve your horsemanship, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always new videos available on the topics important to you!
Top Hunter, Jumper and Equitation Coach Kim Barone Joins Practical Horseman OnDemand as the Platform Continues to Expand
Top hunter, jumper and equitation coach Kim Barone joins Practical Horseman OnDemand with a new video training series. The subscription video-on-demand service features numerous hunter, show jumping, equitation and eventing professionals in exclusive training videos available to its membership. Barone brings decades of expertise from a diversity of equestrian sports to the platform, which is excited to add the seasoned coach to its lineup. Barone owns and operates Raven Ridge alongside her husband, Andy, in Wellington, Florida. Their business includes breeding, importing, and selling top horses in addition to working with hunter, equitation and jumper riders in the heart of the show world. The Barones’ competitive success, as well as that of their clients, makes them stand out in any crowd. Barone is well-known for figuring out what each horse and rider needs to be happy, confident and successful in their chosen discipline. She places an emphasis on good horsemanship, which helps her students not only become effective riders but also better horse people. Practical Horseman OnDemand’s new series featuring Barone focuses on bringing along the young hunter horse and helping riders fine-tune their hunter trips. During the series, she covers topics like: Rhythm and Straightness Warm Up Rhythm and Straightness Jumping Flatwork for the Young Hunter Horse Young Hunter Horse Training Over Fences Responsiveness and Use of Aids The top riders, trainers and professionals featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer tips and valuable insights to help you improve your horsemanship, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now for just $24.99/month and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership.
International Three-Day Eventer Colleen Rutledge Joins as Practical Horseman OnDemand Continues to Expand
Practical Horseman OnDemand has launched a new training video series featuring international three-day eventer Colleen Rutledge. The subscription video-on-demand service features numerous hunter, show jumping, equitation and eventing professionals in exclusive training videos available to its members, and is excited to add the seasoned eventer to their already long list of coaches. Rutledge is an international level event rider who excels at creating partnerships with her horses to compete at all levels, from just starting out to reaching the highest levels. She operates Colleen Rutledge Eventing out of her family’s Turnabout Farm LTD in Mount Airy, Maryland. Rutledge currently holds the record as being the first person to complete the five northern hemisphere 5* events—Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA), Badminton (GBR), Burghley (GBR), Pau (FRA), Luhmühlen (GER)—on the same horse and with no penalties on cross country. She made her United States Equestrian Team debut in 2015 riding her home bred Covert Rights at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen (GER) and has gone on to compete in many top level events throughout the United States and Europe. Practical Horseman OnDemand’s new series featuring Rutledge gives members her unique perspective as not only a top level international rider but also as a skilled coach on many topics important to all riders including dressage geometry, flatwork for event horses and more. The top riders, trainers and professionals featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer tips and valuable insights to help you improve your horsemanship, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now for just $24.99/month and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership.
Top Hunter Rider, Trainer and USEF “R” Judge Keri Kampsen Joins Practical Horseman OnDemand
Top hunter rider, trainer and USEF “R” Judge Keri Kampsen joins Practical Horseman OnDemand in a new video series. Keri Kampsen is the owner and founder of Two Goals Farm, LLC based in Wellington, Florida, where she focuses on imports, sales and training clients. She began her riding career training with Paddy Downing-Nyegard, Don Stewart Stables and Quiet Hill Farm. Her junior highlights include 1996 AHSA Overall Large Junior Hunter riding Monticello, 4th place in the AHSA Medal Finals and Winner of the 1997 ASPCA Maclay Finals held at Madison Square Garden. Throughout her professional career, Kampsen has ridden and trained clients to numerous national championships as well as championships at WEF, HITS, Devon, Capital Challenge, Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Washington International Horse Show and the National Horse Show. Kampsen is also a USEF “R” Judge in hunters and equitation. Practical Horseman OnDemand’s new series featuring Kampsen gives members a unique judge’s perspective, focusing on topics like young horse suppling, finding the correct striding down a line, riding an under saddle class and more. The top riders, trainers and professionals featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer tips and valuable insights to help you improve your horsemanship, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now for just $24.99/month and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership.
Accomplished Grand Prix Jumper Rider and Trainer Ronny Riemer Joins Practical Horseman OnDemand
Accomplished grand prix jumper rider and trainer Ronny Riemer joins Practical Horseman OnDemand in a new video series. German rider Ronny Riemer is a skilled grand prix rider and trainer with over 20 years experience in the sport horse industry. Riding for experts like Franke Sloothaak and Paul Schockemöhle, Riemer made a name for himself as a rider and trainer, not just in Germany but also in other parts of Europe and North America. Knowing the difference between the European and American way of riding, Riemer combines the best of both styles to individually suit both horse and rider. He is also well known for his cheeky videos about the equestrian industry as the character “The German Riding Instructor.” Riemer owns RCR Equestrian Inc., a sales, lesson, clinic and boarding operation, located in Ocala, Florida, with his wife Chanel. Practical Horseman OnDemand’s new series featuring Riemer, which will be released over the next few months, focuses on rider aids, rider and horse body balance, proper flat warm up for jumpers and straightness and rhythm to jumps. The top riders, trainers and professionals featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer tips and valuable insights to help you improve your horsemanship, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now for just $24.99/month and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership.
Veteran U.S. Equestrian Team Groom Laurie Pitts Joins Practical Horseman OnDemand
Top barn manager and veteran U.S. Equestrian Team groom Laurie Pitts joins Practical Horseman OnDemand in a new video series. In the 1970s and ’80s, Laurie Pitts worked for some of the top professionals in the country, including Joan Boyce, Frances Rowe, Rodney Jenkins, Joe Fargis and Conrad Homfeld. She traveled with the U.S. Equestrian Team to the 1978 World Championships in Aachen, Germany, the first World Cup in 1979 in Sweden and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her favorite charge, Balbuco, ridden by Homfeld, was also chosen for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Laurie served as the barn manager for several U.S. Equestrian Federation-sponsored horsemastership clinics. She currently is a freelance groom and professional braider near Middleburg, Virginia. Practical Horseman OnDemand’s new series featuring Pitts, which will be released over the next few months, focuses on top-level grooming tips and tricks, stable management and proper horse-care technique. She covers topics like bathing, tack cleaning, how to keep white markings clean and correct wrapping technique. The top riders, trainers and professionals featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer tips and valuable insights to help you improve your horsemanship, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now for just $24.99/month on practicalhorsemanondemand.com and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership.
Practical Horseman OnDemand Launches New Training Video Series with Hunter Judge and Trainer Holly Hugo-Vidal
Practical Horseman OnDemand has launched a new video series featuring top hunter/jumper/equitation trainer, judge, clinician and author Holly Hugo-Vidal. Hugo-Vidal, who is based in Canton, Georgia, grew up in New York where she learned the importance of solid basics. With her former husband, Victor Hugo-Vidal, she ran the successful show barn Cedar Lodge Farm in Stamford, Connecticut. There she learned from Victor’s ability to help anyone with a desire to accomplish his or her goals. Another of her mentors, show jumper Rodney Jenkins, provided her with lessons in reading horses and creating in them a desire to please, both skills which have helped her become a talented trainer and horsewoman. In addition to her busy clinic and training schedule, Hugo-Vidal is also the author of the book “Build Confidence Over Fences!”. The book helps riders learn to jump courses competently, safely and consistently through a step-by-step series of exercises. Hugo-Vidal’s new series on Practical Horseman OnDemand can help riders of all levels and disciplines create more confident jumping rounds. She covers topics like leg placement, stirrup-iron placement, creating a willing horse, qualities of a good hunter round and how to deal with nerves. The top riders and trainers featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos offer training tips and valuable insights to help you improve your next jumping round, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow-motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros. New content is always being rolled out, so there are always fresh, new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now for just $24.99/month and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership.
EventingTraining.com Relaunches as Practical Horseman OnDemand
The Equine Network is pleased to announce that EventingTraining.com has transitioned to Practical Horseman OnDemand. With this move, the Equine Network has created one subscription video-on-demand service with numerous hunter, show jumping, equitation and eventing training videos available to its membership. “At Practical Horseman, we’ve worked with riders and trainers like Boyd Martin, Margie Engle and Andrew Welles for years. We believe in how they teach and how much the eventing, hunter, show jumping and equitation communities have to gain from them. We’re committed to bringing you even more educational content from these experts,” says Sandra Oliynyk, Equine Network’s English Content Director. “We’re combining our industry know-how and experts with the video technology behind this platform to enhance your learning opportunities and take your riding to the next level.” The top riders and trainers featured in Practical Horseman OnDemand’s training videos can offer training tips and valuable insights to help you improve your next jumping round, regardless of discipline or level. As a member, you’ll enjoy hundreds of how-to training videos and insider-access to private hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing clinics and lessons. You’ll also be able to watch exclusive interviews and lectures, slow motion demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials taught by top-level pros on the topics important to you. New content is always being rolled out, so there’s always fresh, new videos available on the topics important to you! Join now and start streaming from any smart device. At the barn, from your couch or away at a show—watch and learn from anywhere with your Practical Horseman OnDemand membership at PracticalHorsemanOnDemand.com. About Practical Horseman Practical Horseman provides hand-on, how-to information on riding, training, equine health and competitions for English riders through multimedia channels including print, digital, social media and podcasts. Respected experts in the disciplines of dressage, eventing, hunters and jumpers as well as renowned veterinarians share in-depth advice to help readers and followers become well-rounded riders and horse-care managers. Features and episodes on athletes and industry news offer inspiration and insights.
