The host location is near Southern Pines and about 2 hours east of Charlotte. Please contact Vicky Thomas at vthomas567@gmail.com or (910) 690-6736

Meg is a 2000 Honors Graduate from the University of Connecticut with a BS in Equine Science. She has been riding dressage since the age of 8 and considers herself a forever student in the art of riding and horsemanship. Along with Meg’s extensive work in starting young horses under saddle, she focuses on dressage with all breeds of horses. She works with riders of all ages and skill levels from any discipline background to help each of them reach their personal goals. She found that the contemporary approach to dressage, with its focus on show ring preparation, was not providing her with resources to make the necessary connection with her more challenging equine students. She sought a classical approach to riding along with a method for developing and honing her skills in groundwork, longeing, work-in-hand, and liberty work. She pursued the Straightness Training® program where she became the first licensed instructor in the United States from 2016-2018, but at the end of 2018 chose to continue her journey on her own path. She is passionate about helping horses reach both physical and mental balance in their work so a true partnership can develop and both horse and human can thrive in the learning process. She believes that sound biomechanical practices combined with modern behavioral science create motivation in horses and this combination is key to creating a willing and balanced horse.