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It took 6 horse trainers and 7 years for me to find Vicki Borrelli...BUT, IT SURE ENDED UP TO BE WELL WORTH THE WAIT!!

I breed and show Arabian horses and within a year, Vicki took my 5 year old filly to the Region 8 Championship in Training Level Dressage along with numerous sport horse and hunt seat awards. In addition to her extensive knowledge of horses, she is sensitive to their health and well-being. I am also most impressed with her ability to interact with students of all ages. Being a 30 year educator, I can say without hesitation, Vicki's teaching techniques are diverse, direct, and are presented with such clarity it is easy for students to understand and fulfill. I highly recommended Vicki Borrelli as both a trainer of horses and instructor of students. SHE IS AWESOME!!

 

M. Jane Shirley

RBK Arabians

Black Forest, Colorado

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"I stumbled across Vicki's web site after moving to Colorado and began taking lessons. I had been riding for several years on my own horses and with various trainers, but had yet to recover my confidence from a bad fall in 1992. Riding with Vicki on her wonderful Shaquille, I'm enjoying riding again, and FINALLY, FINALLY, cantering! As an "older" rider, I have just had a wonderful time during each lesson, am unlearning some bad habits, and feel like I'm picking up on the basics of dressage."

 

Sally Gardner
Colorado

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 "When I first started working with Vicki, we talked a lot about training techniques and then I got to watch how she applied those techniques to the horses she worked with. I also feel she has a wonderful understanding of the horses and how they think and she uses that ability in adapting her training with the different horses. They all are so different but yet very much the same. She worked well with our young filly to get her to the show ring and the filly performed beautifully. We couldn’t have been more pleased with the results".

 Jim & Peg Morton
Ash-Lin Morgans

 Deerfield, NH

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 "I think Vicki is very helpful. She has a good knowledge of horses and is willing to work on the areas that the client wants to. She takes her time during the lessons and doesn't rush through them. The horses seem to relate to her and thus she gets things accomplished. With her many years of experience, I feel she is very competent and effective."

Dorothy Charland

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"Vicki's years of experience have given her a calmness that helps her relate to the horses, as well as her students, very well.  I have personally enlisted her guidance many times over the years that we've known each other (roughly 15 years) to help me with a variety of issues on Arabians and Half Arabians of many different disciplines.  Aside from her training ability, she is also a wonderful cheerleader!  My biggest personal issue has involved my lack of confidence in the past.  She has helped me enormously to realize that I am a competent rider and can do the things that I want to do with my horses.  In addition to all of that, she has also become a very good friend and is a lot of fun to hang out with!  I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a talented trainer and show coach." 

Crystal Webster

Merrimack, NH 

(603)424-0267

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 "I have known Vicki for longer than I care to admit; and I have always found her knowledgeable about various training techniques and kind to her horses.  When I got my newest horse, I had somehow gotten older and wasn't sure if I could break her by myself.  Vicki was there to help and do the fine tuning.  Zoey is a love now and Vicki will be the one I call when I am ready to go back in the ring!! "
Julia Webb

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"Vicki was very helpful to me in building my confidence to "take the next step" in my showing career.  I had been doing small shows and doing ok but didn't have the polish I needed, nor the confidence to take it to the next level.  Vicki began working with me and my Morgan DRF Fascination and we progressed very well.  It was through her guidance, support and encouragement that I began showing at Class A shows and did very well! She is a wonderful coach, trainer and cheerleader!  Thank you Vicki! "

Sue Pollock, Deerfield NH

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"Vicki is one of the easiest trainers to work with, she always works with the owners to accomplish what they want for their horse."

Dusty Perin

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'I'd love to say a few words about Vicki's training methods, wonderful, enlightening, effective! Her patient way with "Jamilah" has made her much easier to handle, the time it takes to achieve a task isn't the issue with Vicki as with so many other trainers, it is the end result.  Thanks a million!" 
Robin Dolan Owner Xanadu's Pleasure "Jamilah" Picture © by Stan Phaneuf

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 "I know Vicki was a tremendous inspiration to my daughter Julie. She taught her things she couldn't have learned any where else. On our first meeting with Vickie, she showed us the love and affection she has with her animals. She entered their stalls, hugged them, introduced us to them, there was no commanding of them to be good. Just sincere trust on both parts. One of the first things she said our young Arab Bailey needed to learn was 'His space, My space.' My first reaction was 'Ya. Right.' Well, he learned that in the first day of lessons. My daughter Julie has progressed to be a very knowledgeable and capable trainer and rider and we owe most of that to Vickie."

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 "With the help of Vicki and a talented stallion owned by Verlie Ladd, Sahra Rafeek, I have been transformed from true trail hack to 2004 NH Arabian, Amateur to Ride Show Hack Champion!! Vicki's positive coaching style gave me the extra edge that it took to win my first blue ribbon. She is a fun person to be with and we're looking forward to another exciting show season in '05!"

Laurie Bissonnette
Moonshadow Arabians
Deerfield, NH

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I have known Vickie since she was in high school and gamed all over NH with her Western horse, Pilot!  In fact, she, her husband, and horses lived with me for a time when her older son was an infant.  For the last couple of years she has kindly boarded our now retired Arabian who my daughter showed in costume, in hand and hunt seat.  When I was not at a show, Vickie ran into the ring when Megan won a championship and she offered her pre class advice, even when Megan was not a regular student.  She also put up with Megan showing up at the barn at 11pm at night with her girlfriend, Mallory, when they decided Bay needed extra grooming (I think they were talking on the cell phone at the same time).  Vickie is great with her students be they adult or child.  She shows great patience with young animals during the training process and relates well to them.  We already miss her in NH.  I have had horses for many years (with a short stint away from them) and it seems, we always recommend Vickie to new or old horse owners or riders.  

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 " Vicki was my first trainer.  I knew next to nothing about riding, but she helped me to post trot and helped me with my balance.    She is very encouraging when you do something right, but she also wants you to learn the correct way of riding, so she corrects you when you are doing something wrong.  That is important.   Vicki knows her Arabians, and knew that Bonnie Rose and I would be a good match.  I can never thank her enough for getting Bonnie Rose.  She is a wonderful horse.  I love her with my heart and soul.     Thank you Vicki."

Crewe, VA

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 " I have known Vicki for over twenty years and I recommend her highly for all your equine needs, including lessons, training and sales. Besides being easy to talk and relate to, Vicki loves animals and working with people to accomplish their goals.  She does all of this in an easy-going manner with her unique sense of humor.  She genuinely cares about all animals.  Also, of all the equine people that I know, Vicki is the most honest and upstanding professional that I know." 

Randy Floyd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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