WATSON EQUESTRIAN Professional Equestrian training for horse and rider. Specializing in ponies, hunters, equitation, and sales. Located just 50min from Denver, in Castle Rock, Colorado. SARAH HAS... Over 25 years riding and 10 years as a professional in the industry. Sarah has lived in Colorado since 2008 and began Watson Equestrian in 2011. Her philosphy is that riding should be a fun way to be the best version of ourselves as people, as horseman, as riders, as friends, and as competitors. Sarah enjoys taking all of her experiences and passing them along to her students, taking all that she has learned from many other professionals and creating her own style of positive teaching. From the early days... on the east coast. Growing up in Fairfield County Connecticut, Sarah had some of the best trainers and barns in the country at her finger tips. She began her riding career at age 5 at Stepping Stone Farm in Ridgefield, CT under the instruction of Janie Webber, Martha Gilchrist-Lincoln, and Sonia Schuster-Ippolitti. Sarah spent her youth riding with Martha and Sonia at Breakaway Farm in Brewster NY and created a strong foundation for horsemanship and 'A' show quality riding. She attended the University of Vermont where she trained under Grand Prix Dressage trainer Madeline Austin of Imajica in Williston, VT. As captain of the Equestrian Team, Sarah trained with Madeline and sharpened her flatwork skills which ultimately improved her jumping techinique while helping to take the strong team to IHSA Nationals two years in a row. After college riding Sarah returned to CT where she began working for Fred and Christina Schauder at Country Lane Farm in Greenwich, CT. Here she began her career as a trainer, specializing in ponies, and attending shows up and down the East Coast. In 2005 Sarah had the privilage of heading to New Zealand where she trained and lived with Greg Best, Seoul Olympics silver medalist. Greg tightened her skills as a jumper rider and gave her the opportunity to travel abroad. With these skills, Sarah moved to Washington DC where she worked for Stacey Schaeffer and Kim Stewert riding top quality ponies and hunters to prepare them for the show ring with Samantha Schaeffer and Scott Stewart.