Training at Windbrook is a Family Affair…
Arden Cone
Rider and Trainer
COMBINING THE TRAINING METHODS OF BOTH OF HER PARENTS, ARDEN AIMS TO BRING THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS TO HER OWN RIDES AND LESSONS. THROUGH INTERNSHIPS, and CLINICS, she HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY to TRAIN WITH OTHER NOTABLE PROFESSIONALS, AND IN 2009, SHE WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF 12 YOUNG RIDERS IN THE NATION TO GO TO THE EMERGING ATHLETES PROGRAM’S NATIONAL SESSION in Reno, NV. THIS AFFORDED HER THE PRIVILEGE OF CLINICING WITH SEVERAL OLYMPIC AND FEI LEVEL RIDERS.
AMONG OTHERS, SHE HAS CLINICED WITH: GEORGE MORRIS, BUCK BRANNAMAN, MELANIE SMITH TAYLOR, PETER WYLDE, ALISON FIRESTONE, MINDY BOWER, ROBYN MILLER, AND LINDA ALLEN, AND HAS COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS WITH SCOTT HOFFSTETTER, JENNIFER ALFANO, and Christina Schlusemeyer. MOST RECENTLY, SHE SPENT THREE MONTHS IN SPAIN STUDYING CENTERED RIDING AND CLASSICAL DRESSAGE WITH JOHANNA BEATTIE BATISTA.
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Lee Cone
Trainer
LEE HAS A LIFETIME OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE RING. HIS PATIENT DEMEANOR AND ADAPTABILITY TO DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS, CONQUER CHALLENGES, AND ACHIEVE GOALS. IN THE 90S, HE SPENT TIME STUDYING WITH GEORGE MORRIS, AND HAS SINCE HAD STUDENTS SECURE USEF HORSE OF THE YEAR ribbons, USEF ZONE CHampions AND VICTORIES AT BRHJA, PSJ, AND SCHJA (LOCAL AND A CIRCUIT) MEDAL FINALS. HIS YOUNGER STUDENTS HAVE RIBBONED AT USEF PONY JUMPER FINALS, USEF PONY MEDAL FINALS, AND USEF PONY HUNTER FINALS. His daughter bailey ended her junior career as the winner of the 2006 Governor’s Cup Finals, and went on to take the reserve champion at ANRC Intercollegiate Nationals.
Amanda Cone
Trainer
DECADES AFTER AMANDA TOOK HOME THE BLUE AT THE 1987 NATIONAL HORSE SHOW, SHE immersed herself in studies of NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP Philosophies. SHE HAS SINCE CLINICED WITH BUCK BRANNAMAN AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MELANIE SMITH TAYLOR, BOTH OF WHOM use execises on the ground and undersaddle to create a responsive partnership with the horse. EMPLOYING both methods, AMANDA BRIDGEs THE GAP BETWEEN NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP AND CLASSICAL HUNTER/ JUMPER TRAINING TECHNIQUES. “GOOD HORSEMANSHIP IS GOOD HORSEMANSHIP, REGARDLESS OF DISCIPLINE,” SHE SAYS.