Lora has been very personable, accommodating and a pleasure to work with.  She has gone above and beyond to help my daughter to become a more accomplished rider as well as a considerate, responsible young woman.  Lora has also worked with my two sons.  All of my kids enjoyed their lessons, learned a lot and Lora was very good with their individual personalities, abilities, and needs.

After graduating veterinary school and spending a few years in a residency program, I was able to turn my sights on finding a horse. I still had a busy work schedule, and was in search of a horse who was sensible and kind, and who didn't need heavy work 5-6 days a week. I obtained Mia as a well-mannered, nicely broke 8 year old Quarter Horse mare. She had good basic western training on her at the time, but was a pasture pet for the past year. I figured we could work together on hunt seat, jumping, dressage and some outoor riding.

Figuring this was a fluke, a couple friends (both experienced riders who have worked with green horses) offered to ride her for me while I was recuperating. After watching Mia allow them to mount and get settled, and then unleash the bronco bucking within a couple minutes, I realized I had a significant behavioral problem on my hands and had to seek help. This was definitely out of my league. She would saddle and lunge perfectly, and maintained excellent ground manners. But, look out when someone mounted! I even had another veterinarian examine her to check for soreness or injury after I could repeatedly find nothing.

I spoke to several trainers who had interesting ideas of how to tie her head to her tail or lunging her at a canter or gallop for an hour prior to mounting, even a suggestion to place a rope in her mouth. No one wanted to try to ride. Anyway, these did not sound like great ideas for a horse that only misbehaved (though severely) once ridden. I was beginning to think that I would need a cowboy to help me.

I finally found Lora Williams on recommendation from another boarder at the barn. She said Lora dealt well with problem horses, so I called. Lora listened to me carefully rather than quickly suggesting what would "fix" the problem and then set up a time so she could meet Mia. She looked her over for bumps or soreness, and then asked if she could place a roping saddle on her and start her back to a few basics. Lora worked with my horse very slowly, quietly, yet firmly. In only one session, we were both riding her. Mia can be very stubborn; and without fighting any epic battles, she had the horse back to work with a great attitude. I have accomplished more with Mia in the past few months than I thought was possible. We are consistently moving forward with steady improvement. Don't get me wrong, I found a very smart and stubborn mare and she still provides new challenges every day, but nothing like what she did this past May. We are both enjoying our new partnership, thanks to Lora.

Sincerely,