A highly experienced trainer and expert equine behaviorist, Jennifer Collman's extensive background includes starting young horses, advancing competition horses, and rehabilitaiting horses exhibiting problems ranging from simple disobediences to extreme vices and behavioral issues. Specializing in equine behavior and psychology, Jennifer unravels problem behaviors and corrects them using resistance-free, natural horsemanship methods with quick, profound and lasting results.

As an instructor, Jennifer focuses on developing good horsemanship in all of her students, teaching safety, horse behavior, and the basics of stable management to every student. Lessons have a strong emphasis on correct basics and riding mechanics and her goal-oriented teaching style caters to children as well as adults.

Jennifer's higher education as a rider began in studying with Les Wagschall, longtime assistant trainer and apprentice to a graduate of the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria. Les, a master of equestrian art, was a strong advocate for the school's classical methods and also coach of the Canadian Dressage Team. Jennifer's over-fences training was with Greg Best (1988 Seoul Olympic Silver Medalist) apprentice Danielle Turner and MacLay Finalist Darla Gentry. Jennifer has also studied with FEI dressage riders and trainers Kristi Wysocki, Janet Harms, and Erin Brinkman.

In the show arena, Jennifer's abilities have taken her horses, students and herself to numerous state, regional and national accolades in Dressage, Hunter Under Saddle, Equitation, Hunter Over Fences, Western Pleasure, Halter, Showmanship, Sport Horse in Hand and Sport Horse Under Saddle. Among these are multiple National Championships, 1998 USDF Jr./Young Rider of the Year, AHSA Valley Circuit Open Training Level Champion, Alaska Horsemen’s Association Hunter Over Fences Open Champion and Alaska Horsemen’s Association Horse of the Year.

Jennifer's experience spans the gamut of breeds and disciplines, having trained and shown warmbloods, drafts, ponies, off-the-track thoroughbreds, quarter horses, arabians, paints and more in a variety of disciplines from dressage and hunter under saddle to western pleasure, reining and trail.