Testimonials

Annie has been a miracle worker with my gelding- she has brought him back from a diagnosis of a neuro level 3 and 'never ride again' status to full work.  Her kind, patient and meticulous approach to groundwork and biomechanics focuses on specific muscle groups and movement issues to retrain muscle memory as well as reinforce good posture.  My horse is a PRE and the breed confirmation combined with a bout of EPM led him to have zero topline muscle, fall out behind and struggle with correct bend.  As you can see with the photo comparison, through daily work over the past year Annie has reformed his posture entirely and enabled him to go back to dressage work.  I am so grateful and can't recommend her highly enough! -Whitney Hischier

We are so grateful for you Annie Phillips Dressage! What makes you so special as a Trainer is your willingness to ask harder questions, think beyond tradition and marketing, and always put the horse’s long-term health first. More importantly, you’ve built and cultivated a trusted team of really inspirational professionals who all share the same mission: protecting ridden horses from preventable pain and damage. Over the years we’ve worked together rehabbing many horses whose physical and behavioral issues were ultimately linked to ill-fitting saddles that compromised the spine. None of those horses were “fixed” by forcing them through, or with a “magic” saddle. It took Annie’s leadership with her entire team and her diligence doing the majority of the work on the ground. ONLY when the horse was strong enough to carry a rider, a correctly fitting saddle that protects the spine. Horses are not disposable, and we have tremendous respect for professionals like Annie who understand and never lose sight of that! -Julie Nelson