Stacy began her Dressage career in 2007 in St. George, UT, mentored from 2012 on by Jan and Gary Lawrence of Millbrook Farms, Fairfield, UT. She relocated to Santa Fe, NM, in November, 2020. Stacy calls her current business-based out of Santa Fe’s Las Campanas Equestrian Center-Dressage Elevated. This is a nod to the motto of the State of Utah: "Life Elevated", where her career started, in addition to now being over a mile above sea level here in Santa Fe!
Stacy has a wide range of experience, from breeding, to first backing, through Grand Prix. She has facilitated numerous successful injury rehab and sales projects. Stacy judges schooling shows, and takes lessons regularly with her coach and mentor, Rachel Saavedra. This frame of reference keeps her focused on the importance of solid basics, and how those basics are applied up the levels. It also keeps her empathetic to both horse and rider in any pair she coaches.
Stacy takes seriously her Continuing Education for both Instructor/Trainer and “L” Graduate Certification, knowing that a coach and trainer has a duty to continuously work hard to grow her toolbox for educating both horse and rider. It is a real privilege to be able to work out of a facility with not just four FEI level Dressage trainers, but also several trainers and wranglers hailing from other disciplines. It affords us each the inspiration to keep the bar high in terms of quality of training, as well as creating a safe, cohesive, and constructive barn atmosphere for every member.
Stacy has worked successfully with a wide cross-section of horses: Iberians, Warmbloods, OTTBs, Arab/Arab crosses; Friesian/Friesian crosses; PMU/rescue projects; and more. She has worked with children through silver adults, and beginner through FEI riders. She has worked with disabled and challenged riders; riders diagnosed with PTSD; and is a strong proponent of equine assisted therapy.
Stacy is also a strong proponent of Western Dressage. Good training is good training, regardless of tack.
Stacy bred, backed, and trained to FEI, her own horse: Frisco Bay, a 2008 Westfalen-branded 16.2h bay gelding by Fidertanz, out of her own mare, Charisma, an ISR/Old. NA and Westfalen-approved mare, by Conquistador, son of Constitution, the Holsteiner stallion imported by Janet Foy. Charisma was bred by Gail Hildreth-Whitsett, in Klamath Falls, OR. In 2018, on her 47th birthday, Stacy brought home Reno, a 2016 GOV 17.3h dark bay gelding by Rotspon, out of a Davignport(Davignon-Deniro) mare, and bred by Ilene Boorman.
Stacy maintains a frequently full book of clients at Las Campanas Equestrian Center, while continuing to support the growth of Dressage in southern Utah via virtual lessons and semi-annual on site clinics. She is available for 2- or 3-day clinics at your facility, by appointment.
“My Mission with Dressage Elevated is to create an environment of growth, camaraderie, and good horsemanship for humans; and clarity, kindness, and safety for horses. I try to dovetail empathy with a wholesome discipline, for both horse and rider.”
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