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Lessons
All riding disciplines are taught, in addition to the Lyons' techniques.
 
Lessons for the young and the young at heart.
Private and group lessons available.
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"It is with great pleasure that we are writing this letter of recommendation for Christa Petrillo, Total Horsemanship Training.
We purchased an Arabian, gelding in July of 2008 who had behavioral issues. It was important to us that the trainer we worked with be knowledgeable and like Arabians. We found the right person in Christa...
After talking with Christa over the phone we made a plan to rule out health issues by working with our Vet & UC Davis. The good news was that we had a very well bred, well trained horse that was very healthy; the bad news was that he had behavioral issues due to the humans who had owned him. We made a training plan with Christa. We started working with Christa two days a week at her ranch. Our horse quickly improved for Christa and for us at her ranch. However, when he was back at our ranch the behavior returned. We were really struggling with our horse and we weren’t having much fun. We called Christa and she came to the ranch to work with us in our environment. With coaching from Christa I improved the way I handled him, I became more assertive and consistent with him. We finally turned the corner, he isn’t fighting with me, he shows us respect and we are having fun with him. We have reworked his ground manners in the round pen and by doing bridle work and I have improved my skill in handling on the ground.
We have also joined Christa’s weekly study group. We are really enjoying the classes. The classes are very informative and we have covered a broad range of information, such as conformation, health and nutrition, trailer loading and unloading techniques, equipment and proper tacking up, advance riding moves and my favorite, behavior modification techniques (for both horse and rider).
We are continuing our training with Christa as there is so much to learn despite the many years we have been horse owners. We are really enjoying learning more advanced riding skills with our new horse and with our older horses. We are having fun, we are meeting other horse owners who are passionate about their horses and we are becoming better equestrians.
We highly recommend Christa, she is very passionate about horses, and she has the experience, she is highly skilled and she is very well trained. Christa has the talent of teaching her students in a humorous and yet very informative manner. She has the ability to teach both the horse and rider in a professional and non threatening manner. She is highly ethical and one of the hardest working individuals we have ever met."
Bill & Nita
Napa, California
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