Maple Ridge Stable

Maple Ridge Stable is an instructional, training and boarding facility located in Guilford, Vermont.

Heidi J. Potter is a Level III Centered Riding Instructor and a
CHA Certified Master Level Riding Instructor, Clinician and Natural Horsemanship Trainer.

In Harmony With Horses is an equine educational program created by Heidi Potter. The program is designed to help equestrians of
all levels improve relationships with their horses.

Heidi Potter is a professional horsewomen who is well known and respected for her clear, kind and consistent style of teaching and training. Horses and humans alike benefit from her extensive knowledge and her gentle approach. As a Level III Centered Riding Instructor/Clinician Heidi skillfully assists students of any level and discipline to find improved balance, comfort, communication and confidence in the saddle. The key element of her program, "In Harmony With Horses" is mindfulness.

Heidi strives to improve the human/horse relationship by encouraging her students to see things from the horse's perspective. A true advocate of the horse, Heidi emphasizes how strongly our minds, bodies and emotions influence our horse's behaviors and reactions. She gains great insight by applying the parallels between her work with horses and her training in the Martial Arts and Yoga. Heidi teaches, trains and conducts a wide variety of clinics and workshops both at home and abroad. She resides in Southern Vermont at her family's farm, Maple Ridge Stable.

2009 Youth Horsemanship Camp
1 Opening Available for a Camper Aged 8-11.
Camp dates August 17-21. More information.

Horse for Sale: Gorgeous and sweet 10 year old Registered Quarterhorse Gelding, 16 hands. More information.

Quiet Harmony

Read Heidi's articles about Centered Riding, originally published in Perfect Horse magazine.

| Part One | Part Two |

Presenting at these Upcoming Events

Rutgers University Horses 2009 Conference, March 27-29
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Everything Equine Expo, April 24-26, 2009
Champlain Valley Fairgrounds, Essex Junction, Vermont

2009 CHA International Conference, October 8-11
Fort Collins, CO; More info

Save the Date -- Sunday August 2, 2009!

Maple Ridge Stable Horse Show with Judge Mitzi Summers
Program, Class List & Registration Form

2009 Events & Program Info
Schedule of Events, Annual Letter
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Upcoming Clinics

Dressage Multi-Discipline Clinic
with Mitzi Summers
June 27-28

A.J.A. Judge, Level IV Centered Riding clinician, friend and mentor, Mitzi Summers, teach a two-day Multi-Discipline Dressage Clinic, exploring a variety of Dressage movements and training methods. When done correctly, this type of work benefits horses of all levels, disciplines, and breeds. No Dressage experience is needed! More information

Gaining Confidence & Building Trust Clinic
July 24 -25

This two-day clinic is designed for riders of all levels and disciplines and will help participants re-establish trust and re-gain confidence with their equine partners. More information

Open Centered Riding Clinics

Take the time to develop an improved sense of softness and harmony with your horse by learning the basics of Centered Riding. This clinic is open to riders of all disciplines and levels. Read Rhonda Gailey's blog about Heidi's Centered Riding Clinic which was held in May at the Oaks Equestrian Center in Lake City Florida. More information.

August 29-30, Maple Ridge Stable, Guilford VT

September 12-13, Dixon CA

September 25-28, Graham Equestrian Center, Glen Arms MD

November 14-15, Saddlewood Horse Club, Cape Coral FL

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