Melissa Tindall
Melissa Tindall has been riding horses for 40 years and earned her USDF Bronze medal on her self-trained mare. She is the coach of the UConn Dressage team and teaches at UConn and other local facilities. She has managed and been head trainer for several young horse training and sales barns in the past, but her true passion is teaching. She was an apprentice with FEI rider and USDF Instructor faculty member Melanie Tenney, at the BHS approved Woodcock Hill in West Willington, Connecticut where she went through the British Horse Society Instructor training program focused on eventing. Melissa began her riding career in hunter jumper and eventing, but has focused on dressage for the last 25 years. She focuses on positive teaching and training methods utilizing in-hand work, in addition to mounted work, to encourage connection and understanding of both students and horses.
She is currently competing at Prix St. George with the goal of earning her USDF Silver medal. She has ridden in clinics, lessons and demonstrations with many national and international instructors including Jan Ebeling (US Dressage Olympian), Eric Horgan (Irish Eventing Olympian), David Marcus (Canadian Eventing Olympian) and many more. These influences and her interest in the biomechanics of riding have helped shape how she teaches and trains today.
