Camp Instructor Bios

Dressage Camp Instructors

All of our Dressage Camp clinicians stress the importance of basic work in their instruction as well as in their own riding. Whether they are helping an amateur rider with training level transitions or a fellow FEI   rider with problems in their Grand Prix test they rely on the training scale and correct use of the basics to help solve problems. They are happy working with riders of all disciplines and horses of all breeds, as dressage is instrumental in improving a horse’s balance and rider’s communication no matter what your goals.

Jaki Hardy

Jaki started riding as a young girl in her native Ireland. Her first formal training came as a working student with Irish Olympian Heike Holstein and Gisela Holstein. Recognizing the opportunities in America, she moved to Connecticut to attend Woodcock Hill. She spent 4 years there, learning how to ride, teach and train and quickly became an instructor herself. After getting BHS certified, she moved to California to further her training under Lilo Fore. She considers Lilo and Volker Brommann her primary influences, but has worked with many top names along the way

She has been a full time, independent trainer for 18 years. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes a correct seat and soft aids. Jaki teaches all levels of riders. Her long list of students include many juniors and amateurs, some who show regularly and some who just want to learn how to ride. Jaki can help you find harmony and understanding with your horse in the sport of Dressage. She is dedicated to the process of training for herself as well as her students. She is constantly advancing her education and is now a USDF certified instructor through 2nd, 3rd and 4th level and a USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medalist. Her recent USEF "r' license can help you understand the dynamics of competition.

Liz Hendix

As a young rider I represented the US at the NAYR Championships twice, I competed at Grand Prix, and traveled to Australia to compete in an international CDI. As a young professional I passed my USDF (United States Dressage Federation) Instructor Certification through Fourth Level and I earned my USDF Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. As a seasoned professional I was long listed for the US Team, I trained in Europe, I won numerous National and Regional awards and I helped my clients earn their USDF Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. In 2000 I established EBHDressage, a full service horse training business. At my busiest I had up to 26 horses in training and two full time employees.

Jennette Scanlon

As a child, I always seemed to have a strange passion for horses.  At the age of 13, I joined the US Pony club with my Quarter Horse, where I developed my love for 3-day eventing. Over the years, I formed lifelong friendships, developed my un-mounted knowledge of horse management, and worked for a Morgan farm.  Upon graduating high school, I traveled to Pennsylvania with my horse to study dressage and barn management. A year and a half later, I returned to California to start my business, and complete Pony Club, where I graduated at the highest horsemanship level, the H-A. From there, I started horses for all disciplines and retrained problem horses. I was able to participate in many breed specific shows and events, but always seemed to keep myself involved in dressage and eventing. It was here, that I learned good work ethics and a lot about people and their horses.  

After several years of gaining experience, I began to search for a better way to educate horses and riders. I traveled to Germany in January 2006 to ride at the Etoile International Academy and discovered a way of life that quenched every thirst for the horse I ever had. I became an associate trainer for the academy, and brought students over to ride, and find horses, every six months for the next four years until the Academy closed. To continue my learning here in the US, I became a USDF “L” graduate with distinction and have more recently earned my USDF certified instructor and trainer through 4th level. In the show ring, I have ridden numerous horses over the years, of every breed, and educated several of them through the FEI levels. I have earned my Bronze, Silver, and Gold medal on a horse I started with Ray Hunt as a three-year-old and educated through the Grand Prix level. 

Currently, I am balancing my love for dressage, eventing and family. I completed 2015 by competing my horse at the one-star level of eventing. This year, I am competing a horse that I started as a four-year-old, have competed through the Preliminary level of eventing, and am now competing at the Prix St. George level in dressage. I continue to give back to an incredible organization, Pony Club, by acting as the Regional Instructional Coordinator for the Sierra Pacific Region, and as a National Examiner.  

Chelsey Sibley

Chelsey is a USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medal dressage rider located in Sonora, California. She has trained multiple horses from training level to grand prix. She is now competing 2 horses she has trained to the Grand Prix level, Don Francisco and Finale. In addition, Chelsey has a breeding business at her ranch in Sonora. She breeds between 5 and 10 mares a year and loves taking foals she bred to the upper levels of competition.

Chelsey travels to conduct clinics and enjoys advancing the horse and rider partnership through improved communication. She believes with proper training any horse can learn all the Grand Prix movements. Her training philosophy is that the horse first must understand what the rider wants, and then the rider must allow the horse to perform without force. 

She feels lucky that her job is also her passion.