PHILYRIDES
Lana Zavada
Dressage & Show Jumping
Lana is most known for her remarkable journey of transforming a rescue horse into an international dressage competitor. Lana has been consistently placed in the top 5 at the Ukrainian Championships since 2012.
National Gold
2012, 2013, 2017
National Bronze
2019
She believes in the magic of connection: “Every horse is special and you just need to find the right keys to open them up”. The art of our sport is not in obedience but in a partnership, so she encourages her horses to “speak”: ask questions, express their emotions and give her suggestions.
Her training philosophy is simple - mix it up. Variety builds strong horses: dressage horses should have jumping in their routine, jumping horses should be able to do pirouettes to win speed classes, and both of them need to have time to be horses.
She views raising a successful sport horse as a puzzle, where riding skill is just one of the pieces. To create the whole picture it takes also knowledge in equine psychology, nutrition, trimming, bodywork, liberty work, veterinary care and prevention, as well as it takes an enormous team effort and a pinch of good luck to find your people.
Despite all Lana's efforts to fully focus on show jumping, dressage keeps finding her where ever she hides. Luckily for dressage lovers, Lana is now offering full horse training service also for dressage horses.
Location possibilities both in the Netherlands, and in Estonia. For all enquiries please contact:
Phone / WhatsApp
+372 5624 7204
