Debbie Natarella

Introduction: We welcome all levels of riders, with or without their own horses. Call us to visit us at our location in Orange City. We are easily accessible from DeBary, Deland, Sanford and DeLand. We provide quality instruction at reasonable rates for hunters, equitation, and jumpers. We provide safety minded lessons (on well schooled lesson horses and ponies) for children and adults - beginners through advanced! If you want to learn to ride well enough to show and win or you just want to have some fun on a horse and learn how to ride well enough to enjoy a scenic trail ride, we want to help you. Debbie is ready to help you learn the techniques and correct methods to help you become a better rider. Debbie is ready to pass her world-class knowledge onto you. Debbie has a very substantial and unique background. Debbie has intensively trained with and worked for the best in world including world renowned and legendary George H. Morris (chief d'quipt of the US equestrian team), along with Frank Madden, William B. Cooney, Sandy and Barry Lobel, and AQHA Horsewoman OTY Andy Moorman. Debbie also worked with and for several US and European, olympian dressage riders and has ridden in and attending many hunter/jumper and dressage clinics. Debbie has qualified and shown in both the Medal and Maclay National Finals two years in a row at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, and The Pennsylvania Nationals, Harrisburg, PA. Debbie also has acquired numerous equitation, hunter and jumper championships and wins at such prestigious shows such as Devon, Ox Ridge, Fairfield, The Hampton Classic, and Syracuse. In addition, as a junior rider, Debbie was selected to compete in the Dressage Junior Olympics. Debbie has also worked abroad in Frankfurt and Ankum, Germany, to train jumper and dressage to European warm-bloods for selection to be imported to the USA. Debbie has also managed several large well known show barns (with up to 80 horses) in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Debbie also has years of experience working with thoroughbreds (on and off) tracks including Churchhill Downs. Debbie also has several years of experience helping veterinarians in New Jersey and Pennsylvania including those associated with University of Pennsylvania's New Bolten Center. Debbie has judged local horse shows in Florida and with the Alabama Hunter Jumper Association. Debbie has a bachelor's degree in both English/communication and political science.this Debbie and her family moved to the Orlando area in 2012. Since then, she has been a competitive hunter/jumper/equitation trainer in Central Florida where she taught riders of all levels for show and pleasure and has taken several students and horses to various championships and year-end awards in the Central Florida area. Debbie and her students, horses, and ponies have competed and earned numerous championships, wins and year-end awards at local and rated shows such as HITS, CFHJA, GOHJA, Horse Shows in the Park at Grand Oaks, Canterbury, Longwood, Tampa, PCHA, and Fox Lea Farm. We welcome all riders, beginners to serious competitors. Call Debbie for a personal consultation and initial riding lesson at a discounted rate. How fortunate I am that God has blessed me with a passion for helping and teaching thosr who also have a love and a passion for horses. How amazing it is that He calls us to use our gifts and talents and what a joy it is that I am able to edicate horse lovers to learn all about Horses and to ride. My intention is to teach riders to safely reach their full riding potential, but that they may also learn valuable life lessons as well. My desire is to teach riders not only to ride well, but to educate them to understand, feel, and think for themselves to become proficient and effective riders. Thank you for reading and God bless!