Training with Pair of Aces Stables
Pair of Aces Stables is currently accepting new clients for training, as well a lessons. We specialize in green, young and "problem" horses, and predominately work with Hunters and Jumpers, however we also accept western horses. We believe that good basics transcend disciplines, and all of our horses are worked with that in mind. Our training focuses on creating a responsive, calm and supple horse that is happy in their chosen job. We do not believe in using shortcuts or rough training techniques to force a horse into performing, instead we focus on the basics and create a horse with the physical and mental ability to excel. We also place a strong emphasis on equine nutrition. We have samples of our hay tested on occasion to ensure that we know wxactly what our horses are getting nutritionally. Not just sugar and protien contents, but trace minerals and vitamins as well. Each horse's diet is balanced around what that specific horse needs-from the hay type and quantity, to the extra suppliments, grains, calories and nutrients. We have all levels of horses in training with us, from high level jumpers, to endurance horses, pleasure/trail horses and broodmares and youngstock. We use the NRC requirments as our guideline. One thing we recommend to almost all of our clients is a suppliment called California Trace-Liz has been feeding it to her own horses for many years, and over the past few years realized the differnce it could make for the hard-working performance horses. It provides the trace minerals, vitamins and amino acids that horses don't naturally get enough of, without any extra un-needed or unhealthy additives. All of our horses on the minerals have phenominal hoof quality and coats that absolutly shine-no show sheen needed! For more information on the horses we accept, our training techniques, our competitive prices and references please contact us directly.
The trainer at Pair of Aces Stables is Liz Gioja. She has been working with horses for over 20 years, and has been training professionally for 7. As a junior she trained in Germany for three years, by the age of 14 she had completed her Small, Bronze and Silver Reiterabzeichen tests, was competing at Level A dressage and Level L jumping, and was training over courses of 5'+ in height . After returning to America she continued her success here on the A-circuit competing at levels up to Mini-Prix, before taking a short break from serious competition for college. She is now training out of Washoe Valley, NV, with students competing successfully on the local Sierra Nevada Horse Show Association circuit as well as rated shows.
Below we have added a few links to some of our favorite videos, including a dressage freestyle performsance of Blu Hors Matine and Andreas Helgstrand, a bareback and bridleless reining video of Stacy Westfall and a video of the Spruce Meadows Six bar competition.
2006 WEG Freestyle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQgTiqhPbw
Stacy Westfall Bareback bridless reining: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEaMI5PkLIM&feature=related
Spruce Meadows Six Bar : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu5J2tvHqvI