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WELCOME TO ADRIANE ALVORD DRESSAGE
Training , sales , and coaching that is both kind and fair to your equine partner.
Adriane Alvord is USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medalist, as well as a USDF Diamond Achievement Award recipient, that has dedicated her life to developing both horse and rider to their full potential . Adriane based in Millwood , Virginia, has been running her business successfully for over a decade , helping numerous clients earn their USDF medals and achieve far more than they imagined possible for both themselves and their horses.
Adriane has many competitive achievements under her belt up through Grand Prix with a multitude of horses . In 2023 she debuted her horse Selfmade in the Grand Prix , a horse she has carefully developed herself up the levels over the past 4 years . Selfie’s first season at Grand Prix ,he finished 3rd in the Mid Atlantic Dressage Festival 3* Grand Prix Freestyle, 3rd in the 2* Grand Prix Dressage at the Park, 10th at Dressage at Devon in the Grand Prix World Cup Qualifier and CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle, and most recently she was Reserve Champion in the Open Grand Prix GAIG Region One Championships, and placed 6th nationally in the Open Grand Prix Freestyle Finals in Kentucky . Adriane is looking forward to building on their momentum in 2023 , and will be spending some time in Wellington, Florida this winter training with their Coach George Williams, as well as competing at Global for the first time .
Adriane enjoys training and bringing a long horses that most people would label as dangerous, unridable, or not cut out for the sport . Many of her top horses came from challenging pasts , and she prides herself in giving these horses the time and understanding to come into their own so they can eventually show what they were truly capable of all along .
Outside of the Dressage arena, Adriane enjoys playing polo competitively, is a 4 X American Ninja Warrior Competitor, and former ultra distance obstacle course racer, having finished 5th in the world after running over 80 miles and completing 300+ obstacles in 2018. She enjoys living life to the fullest and proving there are no limits in life if you’re willing to put in the work.
TESTIMONIALS
If you are looking for a positive, effective, and fair trainer for you and/or your horse, you need look no further than Adriane Alvord! I have been training with Adriane since the beginning of 2020 as a 20+ year hunter/jumper rider who was interested in dabbling in dressage to improve my skills on the flat. Less than a year later she got me hooked on dressage, and she helped me purchase a green 4yo PRE by the end of 2020. In the last three years we have qualified for and competed at regionals at training-third levels, qualified for musical freestyles up through third level, earned numerous blue ribbons and even a high score award, and earned our USDF Bronze Medal. She helped us do this all as a dressage newbie adult amateur on a young horse! I ultimately have my sights set on developing my horse into a Grand Prix horse and earning my gold medal, and Adriane will be there for us every step of the way.
Even more important than the competition accolades, however, is the fact that in Adriane’s program, the horse ALWAYS comes first. This is reflected both in her training philosophy and in the day-to-day care the horses receive on the farm. All horses have access to ample high quality hay and grain, and everyone gets at least 10-12 hours of turnout per day year-round. I feel beyond fortunate to have her in charge of both my horse’s care and training!
Christie Kinsella
There are plenty of trainers who have had success in the show ring. Adriane certainly has. Lots of trainers will have ideas to help fix your problems—either with your riding or your horse. Adriane’s tool chest is extensive (and I think maybe deeper than most.) I can say, however, that after working with many trainers, that’s not enough. The journey needs to be fun! Dressage can be so mentally trying and emotionally frustrating as we try to make our circles round, our lines straight, and pursue the holy grail of the dressage pyramid. Adriane has a talent for making it not seem quite so oppressively difficult. I never leave a lesson feeling as though I am doing more wrong than right. (I have had lessons from other trainers that have ended in a personalexistential crisis.) It’s also important to be working with a trainer who is as ambitious for their students as they are for themselves. Adriane is not a trainer who will be content to see you stuck at training level forever. When I first started working with Adriane, I thought that if I could just get a flying change my life would be complete. I now have my silver medal and I’m on track for the gold. Adriane is the first trainer who made me think I could do that!
Heather Dudley
I joined Adriane Alvord Dressage in spring 2021 with no dressage horse and no dressage training since Pony Club over 50 years previously. Adriane quickly found me a perfect horse; a 5 year old PRE and she set to work to correct a lifetime of bad riding habits! Our first show season was a whir of new experiences, new language and acronyms, dressage tests, new barn friends and learning to drive a Ford 250 with a trailer. Fast forward three years and we’re heading out to compete this coming spring at third level. Thanks to Adriane, my PRE and I have both learned a multitude of new skills, competed at numerous shows within driving range, performed in quadrilles and pas de deux, and we’ve enjoyed every single moment. Adriane is a wonderfully calm and careful trainer, always ensuring that our horses’ wellbeing comes first. I heartily recommend Adriane Alvord Dressage!
Debbie Anderson