Become the rider you dream of with my mindful approach to coaching and training.

Are you struggling to feel in sync with your horse? Do you feel a lack of confidence and anxiety as you head into the show ring? Are you stuck mentally on your riding journey and don’t know what to do next? Let me help you create the partnership and feel you have always wanted with your horse so you can ride like you do in your dreams!

What people are saying

Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel

I was fortunate to have Kerstyn work for us at First Choice Farm for 2 1/2 years. She is blessed with an amazing feel in the saddle, within a short period she was working with her sensitive mare towards FEI level. She rode many different horses with a great ability to adjust to their needs while helping them shine.

I was equally impressed with her teaching. Her ability to read her students and help them learn first within their comfort zone and then gently pushing them out of their comfort zone, was a joy to watch. Anyone who will get a chance to ride with Kerstyn is indeed fortunate.

Katie Sheahan

 I have no trouble saying that Kerstyn has made me into the rider that I am today. Of course she taught me the basics of equitation, how to use my aids, etc. in the early years of my riding career, but the real difference in her training lies within how she uses psychology to help her students. These skills have drastically helped me with the struggles that come along with training and competing. She will help you develop the skills to handle hardship as it is thrown at you. Kerstyn’s training is thorough and correct, and she does not skip steps to speed up the process. She is incredibly gifted at training both the horse and rider correctly. If you have the chance to participate in a clinic with Kerstyn or are lucky enough to become one of her regular students as I am, do not miss out on your opportunity.

Laurie-Virtual Lessons

Kerstyn Cornelsen is the best riding instructor I have ever had. In the year and a half we have been working together, she turned me into a different caliber dressage rider. I am still a work in progress but I honestly don’t know if I would have EVER gotten to where I am today without Kerstyn.  She has made me a better passenger and my horses entire way of going and gait has changed and improved.  There are many talented dressage trainers but what sets Kerstyn apart is that she will CARE about you and YOUR horse.  She always puts my horse first and that means a lot to me.  I am a nervous anxious rider.  Her caring and compassionate, non-judgemental approach has helped me overcome so much of my riding anxiety. People at the barn where I board have commented on my good progress.  I tell everyone who comments on my riding or my horse to get a Pivo and get lessons with Kerstyn.  I live in Virginia and use my Pivo to have video lessons with Kerstyn.  Wherever you live, you can have Kerstyn help you. If Kerstyn lived closer, she would be training and riding my horse.  There are not many people I would trust with my horse. I would trust Kerstyn without question.