Many International Championships under their belts, the trainers of HORSE ACADEMY judge shows in the U.S. and Canada, give clinics, and train horse and rider in Dressage, Show Hack, Hunter, Saddle Seat, Western Pleasure, Reining, Cutting, and Working Cow Horse. 38 years breeding horses for perfect type, BUT with size, for the large rider that demands the most!

Michele Hawkins:Horse Academy Trainer:

Michele originated in Los Angeles California, training all breeds of horses andshowing extensively.
Learning Vacquero methods of riding in the San Juaquin area were invaluable for her reining competitions in later years.
English was learned in her early years with Joanne Martin of Sea Horse Stables outside of Long Beach California.Joanne became a top FEI judge in Europe and specialized in Hunter, this gave Michele her excellent base to train and judge Hunter.
Keynote speaker and founder of I.G.R. This stands for Inherent Genetic Response. Way beyond patterning forms of training, from the womb a horse can be formed. This has been lectured and talked exclusively at Colleges, Universities and privately by Michele. This is a keynote factorof advanced breeding and horsemanship as taught at Horse Academy. In the future when you hear about I.G.R. this is exclusively Michele's teaching.
Dressage was learned in the old classical methods and is the base for all training done at the ranch. With four U.S. Top ten wins and oneCanadian Reserve Championship, not to mention, too many Class A winning teams to list, success is a standard for this trainer.