Clinics
Dark Horse Dressage is proud to offer a variety of clinic formats tailored to your barn’s unique needs.
Whether you’re a private facility looking to dig into biomechanics, a dressage club building out a weekend of learning, or a Pony Club chapter just trying to survive and thrive— Lauren’s clinics bring clarity, confidence, and just the perfect amount of chaos.
Lauren regularly travels throughout the U.S. to work with:
Independent Barns
Dressage GMOs & Clubs
Pony Club chapters
4-H & youth groups
The adult amateur barn with a shared sense of humor and collective back pain
See something that piques your interest?
Use the button below to inquire about day rates, travel fees, and how many bizarre metaphors one rider can endure in a 45-minute lesson.
Dressage
Welcome to your not-so-gentle nudge toward greatness!
This clinic is perfect for riders looking to check in on current progress, prep for the next level, or finally ride a full test without blacking out mid-long side.
Expect direct, yet, encouraging feedback, biomechanics-based corrections, and the occasional metaphor that makes way too much sense.
Cavaletti
A twist on the traditional dressage lesson, because sometimes, the best way to improve connection and engagement is to literally put something in your way.
This clinic uses thoughtfully designed pole patterns to energize the horse, supple the body, and definitely light up some muscles you didn’t know existed.
No jumping tack or experience required—just a sense of humor and a willingness to turn.
Camp
A full weekend of laughs, leg day, and revelations.
Camp-style clinics combine the best of everything: dressage, cavaletti, seat work, and at least one “aha!” moment.
Riders rotate through three focused, condensed lessons over two days—but the schedule and format can be tailored to fit your barn’s vibe, level, and collective emotional capacity.
It’s like summer camp—but with biomechanics, pole patterns, and fewer friendship bracelets (although, I do like this idea…)
“Came for the riding breakthroughs, stayed because she said ‘one more time’ 47 times and then complimented my saddle pad, so I really couldn’t leave.”
- a student, probably
