The Horse Spirit Animal
Symbolizing the Appetite for Life
Horse spirit animals are likely to represent your inner strength and driving force in life. A typical symbolism for the horse is one of an animal represents physical strength, vitality, but also our psychological or emotional ability to go on in life.
Depending on what this spirit animal means to you, it could symbolize your ability to overcome obstacles in life and pursue your goal no matter what may stand on your way.
Horse back riding is more than a sport, it helps in all aspects of life to become better rounded. Meet our team, and we will help you with your personal riding or training goals whatever they may be.
Lessons/ Riding Sessions
$80 for 50 min private lesson or $300 (for 4)
$60 for 30 min private lesson or $220 (for 4)
$55 for 50 min semi private lesson (2 people)
Take an additional $10 off (or $40 off for 4) if you lease OR own your own horse. Truck-ins are welcome.
Meet Our Team!
Dawn Bonin
Owner/Instructor
Dawn Bonin is a natural horsemanship trainer and recently achieved her dream of owning a farm. Having background in hunter/jumper, dressage, western pleasure and trail, led her to focus on natural horsemanship. She finds a common ground to improve relationships and communication through intuition and understanding, using as little devices and pressure as possible. Her goal for every horse and rider is to improve their relationship to be able to ride bareback and bridless. Dawn has been teaching people and horses of all breeds and disciplines to improve their communication through natural horsemanship techniques, having great success with “problem” horses and training issues, for 15 years. Dawn has jumped on board with the fast growing sport of Versatility, because of its ability to encourage people and horses to reach beyond their comfort zones to improve your relationship and athletic ability, all while having fun. Because that is really what got us all started with horses in the first place, isn't it? Dawn is available for lessons, training, clinics, and demos.
860-985-7611 (cell)
Mary Jo Zanolli
Instructor
Mary Jo Zanolli has over 25 years experience teaching riders of all ages and skill levels how to connect with and enjoy horses both in and out of the saddle. As her passion is dressage-she incorporates basic dressage principles into her instruction to help horse and rider develop balance, clear understanding of aids, and connection within their partnership.
While introducing new students to the sport and developing their skills in and out of the saddle to create well-rounded equestrians is her niche, she particularly loves working with riders on dressage basics. MJ also utilizes ground poles, cross rails, trails, and hill/field work regularly in her both her own riding and teaching as she believes cross training has immense benefits for horse and rider. Her enthusiasm for teaching and the relationship she develops with her students helps set riders up for a lifetime of love and appreciation for horses.
MJ Learned to ride at a Massachusetts eventing barn, at which time she was also an active 4-H Club member and competitor. Besides the open show circuit, MJ grew up competing in youth dressage and eventually the IEA team in college. As a young professional, she began to take a more serious approach to dressage- becoming a working student for Jennifer Baumert for several years. More recently MJ has trained with Vincent Flores, as well as spent two winters in Florida with her horses in an intensive training program with Marsha Hartford Sapp. MJ’s equine partners Ella and Rylee continue to be a constant source of inspiration to improve her own riding and understanding of horses.
