Equivale is owned by Jean Thornton who is a USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medalist, USEF/USDF "r" dressage judge ( and now "R" Candidate). Jean has over 30 years experience working with horses of all types. Jean is a top Grand Prix dressage competitor in Central Florida with Equivale's Lipizzan stallion Comversano II Aloha II. She has also been a top competitor in combined driving with Equivale's German Warmblood stallion Blue Eyed Dream through Intermediate Level CDEs. Jean has trained with many international dressage trainers includuing Jan Brink, Michael Poulin, Tom Noone, Dominique Barbier and many others. Jean is available for dressage lessons for all levels of horse and rider. Equivale has a standard size Dressage Arena with a wonderful sand/rubber mixture for lessons on your own horse or our Grand Prix Schoolmaster. Jean also occasionally accepts horses into Equivale for long periods of training. She is also available for clinics and judging recognized dressage shows and horse trials as well as schooling shows. Click HERE to learn more about Jean and Equivale. Feel free to contact us with any questions at Equivale@earthlink.net

Jean and Galcimer (Arabian Gelding)	Jean Teaching Sidesaddle Lesson with Lipizzan Stallion Conversano II Aloha II	Jean and Equivale's Lipizzan Stallion Conversano II Aloha II

The video below of Equivale bred stallion Blue Eyed Ghost ( who was recently sold to New Zealand) shows our typical training program for a 2 year old.

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Charity Messer Equivale's Assistant Trainer/ Barn Manager Rides and trains many of Equivale's horses including Blue Eyed Dream and has recently won her USDF Bronze Medal with Dream. She also brought Dream is win the USDF/AWR All-Breeds First Level Open Champion for the 2008 Season and 3rd Level AWR Champion for 2009. Currently competing at 3rd Level and has worked at Equivale for over 4 years. She is also an ambassador for Kerrits brand riding apparel.	Mary Robinson has worked with Jean for many years and bought 4 horses from Equivale. Two are now competition dressage horses. Mary was the USDF/AWR All-Breeds AA Training Level Champion 2008 with her Equivale bred horse Cavan. Pictured above on her Equivale bred Blue Eyed Dream offspring Baron, winning at their first Recognized show as a 3 y.o.	Patty Whipple has worked with Jean for several years and has bought Zebedee (pictured above) an Olympic Ferro gelding bred by Equivale. Patty has scored in the 70's with Zebedee in dressage shows and also does pleasure/trail driving with him.
Nancy Russell has joined the Equivale team in 2008. She helps out with feeding at Equivale and is an important part of our team. She is an eventer and is developing her dressage skills with Jean and her wonderful horse Faraday's Hope ( a former 4 star eventer himself).	Claudia Roth a long time student of Jeans, she bought Equivale's first bred horse Toschevale a Lipizzan/Dutch WB gelding. Claudia also helps with feeding at Equivale among many other things and is a vital part of our Team. She is working at 1st level with Toscheval. (Shown above with Guest Clinician Rodrigo da C. Matos)	Robin Barr is an eventer who has been working to develop her dressage skills with Jean. She has ridden Lacy's Best One to a 3rd place win a the Region 3 Championships at Preliminary Level in 06. She is currently ranked #1 in the USEA Training Division for the Master AA group. The pair were recently awarded 1st Level AA Central Florida Dressage Assocaition Champion.
Dana has worked with Jean for several years and in 08 bought Equivale bred filly Bakara to be her up and coming dressage star. Dana also owns her own boarding /trainig facility DJ's Horse Handling.	Brittany Hammack has been working with Jean for several years now and has been an eventer and is now turning her focus to dressage. She recently purchased Equivale bred mare Malibu (shown above )to be her new dressage horse. Brittany also is an important part of Equivale's team helping with feeding and other projects.	Tammy Zegowitz-Smith has been working with Jean for over a year and purchased her Equivale bred horse Somyre Reign (shown above).
Hanna Jay is currently working on her equine degree from William Woods University and is working with us at Equivale for the summer of 2010. Shown above on her horse Blue.	Laura brought her horse Boone ( pictured above) to Equivale to learn to drive.	Troy Smith takes lesson on our Grand Prix Schoolmaster and is shown above taking him on the 6 mile Bess Wall Obstacle Trail Ride Challenge.

Competitions

Recently SIX of Equivale's horses attended the same dressage competition! Pictured below.

Left to right: Benji, Baron, Buttercup, Somyr Reign, Malibu and Barbados.

Equivale's bred and trained AWR mare Buttercup was the 2009 Central Florida Dressage Association Training Level Open Champion and the Overall Open Champion with a 73% in her first year of competition!

Equivale stallion Blue Eyed Dream, trained by Equivale was the 2009 CFD Musical Freestyle Champion and the AWR 3rd Level Champion!

Equivale's horses and riders often attend lessons with Guest Clinicians.

Central Florida Dressage Clinic at Equivale with Jean Thornton

Many new horses and riders attended the CFD Clinic

Troy Smith Shown on our Grand Prix Schoolmaster, taking him through the 6 mile Bess Wall Obstacle Trail Ride Challenge April 2010.

Bess Wall Obstacle Training Clinic 2009

Blue Eyed Dream and his son Baron attend Clinic together. Erin Brinkman in the center.

December2009 Clinic with Erin Brinkman, Blue Eyed Dream and Charity Messer.

Claudia Roth and Rodrigo da C. Matos

Classical Dressage Clinic with Dominique Barbier. Riders from all over Florida took part in a clinic with classical dressage master. Dominique Barbier on Sepetmeber 10th - 12th. Domninique is known for his cool and calm approach in training horses and riders. Many riders learned to smile and relax, letting their positive energy guide them through the movements. Domnique taught riders to work their horses in-hand and as a results many of the riders and auditors saw a beautiful transformation in the horses relaxation and suppleness. A wide variety of horse breeds, ages and levels took part in the clinic as well as many different levels of riders and auditors. Everything from a Lusitano, Arabians, Thoroughbreds, a cute Morgan, 3 year old Dutch and Swedish Warmbloods, a 4thlevel sport pony, 3 and 7 year old Lipizzan crosses, up to a Grand Prix Lipizzan Stallion ( our very own Conversano II Aloha II), and of course we can't forget our own 5 year old German Warmblood Stallion Blue Eyed Dream. All in all the clinic was a great success! We can't wait for Dominique to come again! Equivale Inc. would like to thank all the riders and auditors who participated in the clinic for making it a wonderful and fun learning experience for everyone! Charity Messer and Blue Eyed Dream Dominique working Susan McCoy's Tonus Do Ipe in-hand Dominique long-lining JoAnn Macallum's Princess

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