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Melissa Danielson
Beginners, Show Riders, and Special Needs
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Melissa has competed in eventing, dressage, hunter/jumper, western pleasure, hunt seat pleasure, bareback horsemanship, tandem bareback horsemanship, showmanship, trail and WSCA games. She's currently a member of Northwest Saddle Club and AQHA. She is also a Special Olympics Certified Coach, and in addition to teaching the special needs lessons at Woodloch, she also volunteers at the MN Special Olympics every year.
Melissa offers lessons for youth, adults, and those with special needs. She enjoys teaching beginners as well as riders with competitive goals. She teaches show lessons for western pleasure and horsemanship, hunt seat pleasure and equitation, showmanship, bareback horsemanship, tandem bareback horsemanship, trail class, all WSCA games, jumping and dressage. Melissa competes at many different shows over the summer months and is available for show coaching. She believes that a strong foundation is crucial for competitive success.
My goal is to teach beginner students how to be confident, independent riders so that in the future they can have a safe and enjoyable experience with their own horses. I believe that a strong basic riding foundation is essential in order to succeed in a specific show ring discipline in the future. "My goal for my show students is to learn that hard work, patience, and remembering to have fun is how you create a winning horse and rider team." |
Group lessons are available on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings. Private lessons can be scheduled according to availability. Please contact Melissa for more information at (651) 278-4494. She can also be reached through Woodloch, at (651)429-3064. E-mail Melissa at danie307@umn.edu.
Melissa can teach riders with any type of special need, in group or private lessons according to needs. Side-walkers are available for additional support if necessary.
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Melissa trains a limited number of horses, depending on her schedule. She does basic training and starting of horses as well as finishing for many different disciplines, including western pleasure, hunt seat, WSCA games, recreational trail riding, and gaited horses.
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Awards and Achievements
Melissa has extensive and varied competitive experience. In addition to winning numerous awards at open shows, APHA, AQHA, 4-H and Pony Club team competitions, she has also won:- 1998 United States Dressage Federation Junior/Young Rider Reserve Champion,
Mason City, Iowa
- 1998 Heiland Hills Training Center Beginner Novice level Combined Training
Event 1st Place
- 1998 Brightonwood Farm Beginner Novice Level Combined Training Event 3rd
Place
- 1998 Trott Brook Farm Beginner Novice Level Combined Training Event 3rd
Place
- 1998 Heiland Hills Training Center Novice Level Combined Training Event 3rd
Place
- 1999 Brightonwood Farm Novice Level Combined Training Event 3rd Place
- 1999 Brightonwood Farm Novice Level Combined Training Event 4th Place
- 1999 Trott Brook Farm Novice Level Combined Training Event 1st Place
(WSCA)Western Saddle Club Association Championship Show:
- 2009 Sr. Egg and Spoon 10th place
- 2009 2 and 3 year old Snaffle Bit 4th place
- 2008 Sr. Western Pleasure 8th Place
- 2007 2 and 3 year old Snaffle Bit 6th Place
- 2007 Sr. Hunt Seat Pleasure 9th Place
- 2006 2 and 3 year old Snaffle Bit 1st place
- 2006 Sr. Hunt Seat Equitation 7th Place
- 2004 Sr. Hunt Seat Equitation 2nd Place
- 2004 Sr. Hunt Seat Pleasure 9th Place
- 2004 Sr. Bareback Horsemanship 8th Place
North Metro Association Year End Awards:
- 2009 1st place Sr. Pleasure
- 2008 1st place Sr. pleasure
- 2007 3rd place Sr. pleasure
- 2006 2nd place Sr. pleasure
- 2005 3rd Place Sr. pleasure
- 2004 4th Place Sr. pleasure
Northwest Saddle Club Year End Awards:
- 2009 3rd place Sr. Pleasure
- 2008 2nd place Sr. Pleasure
- 2007 6th place Sr. Pleasure
- 2006 2nd place Sr. Pleasure
- 2005 2nd place Sr. Pleasure
- 2004 1st place Sr. Pleasure
Sky-Hi futurity:
- 2009 5 years old and under Hunt Seat Pleasure Champion
- 2008 4 and 5 year old Snaffle Bit Champion
- 2007 4 and 5 year old Snaffle Bit Champion
- 2006 2 and 3 year old Snaffle Bit Champion
WSCA Championship Show Futurity:
- 2009 4 years old and under Hunt Seat Pleasure 8th place
- 2008 3 and 4 year old snaffle bit 6th place
- 2006 3 and 4 year old snaffle bit 4th place
