Amy Nelson Equestrian

SERVICES OFFERED

Starting colts/fillies for racing or pleasure riding (hunter/jumper, western pleasure, trail)

Horse training--English or Western. From green broke to refresher...Amy specializes in problem horses and off-track thoroughbred/quarter horse re-training. Also hunter under saddle/training to jump. A good foundation in flatwork is the best way to prepare your horse for a jumping career, or make a sound hunter successful in the show ring! Turn your trail horse into a hunter/jumper, or a spooky horse into a confident trail partner.

Sales - helping you train and sell your horse, including online listings, showings, training rides to keep horse ready for sale, fielding inquiries. Check out our Horses for Sale Page!

Lessons--hunter/jumper - beginner through advanced
Dressage/cross country - beginner through intermediate
Western lessons--beginner western pleasure, trail riding
Individual or group lessons - Kids or adults - Lesson Horses available

Join the Hummingbird Stables Show Team for 2013!
Hunter/Jumper Clinics

Horse-Sitting - Going out of town and want to make sure your horse is taken care of? We offer reduced rates for weekly stays at Hummingbird Stables...make sure your horse is taken of by professionals while your gone. Pasture or stalls available. Call for reservations.

Horse Show Practice - Want to practice before that big show? Want to just have the thrill of jumping a crossing country course? Call or email for daily rates to trailer in and use our course!
Reservations required. We can even grill out and warm up around the fire!

You have a good horse, but you want him to be great!

Let Amy Nelson Equestrian help.

PRICE LIST

Sales:

Training to prepare for sale, online listings, fielding inquiries, showing horse to potential customers, etc.
Cost is Commission on graduated scale based on sale price of the horse. Please email or call for details

Training:

Per Ride $40
Full Training* please email for pricing
*includes monthly board in a stall with turnout, 3-4 training sessions per week. Or pasture board if preferred. Can include help selling your horse with online listings and showings to potential buyers. Limited availability. Will be boarded at Hummingbird Stables in Rochester, IL.

1 Hour private lesson

On your horse: $40
*lessons at Hummingbird Stables. We travel St. Louis, Champaign, and other locations for lessons and clinics...please email for pricing.

On Lesson horse/Jumping lessons: $40

Hauling

Base Fee $10
1 Horse in trailer $1.00/mile
2 Horses in trailer $.60/mile each

Schooling at Horse Show

Contact for pricing
Schooling includes instruction while warming up and competing at the show, help signing up for classes, grooming/tacking horse, etc.

Horse Show Practice at Hummingbird Stables

Please call for reservations and rates

Other Services available upon request, such as clipping, evaluating horses for purchase, and more.

Testimonials

"I am a thoroughbred breeder for racing with basically
4 bred mares, with 4 foals, 4 yearlings and 4 broke
and conditioned to to go off to build their foundation
and go to the track. Since Amy has became a part of
our racing partnership team we have made great
improvements in all the different processes each horse
needs to go through their individual needs. Her
experience and knowledge is really good, but her
motivation to stay up with new, better ways are a step
above anyone I have worked with. Beyond that she is
an honest and a really good person to be associated
with."

--Doug L.
Owner Tri J Racing
Chatham, IL

Amy Nelson’s expertise in the English discipline is top
notch. She has taught my daughter Emily to be a fine
little rider with a lot of confidence.
Her extreme patience when working with kids together
with her vast knowledge and love of horses makes her
one of best trainers I have encountered. In my 12 year
olds words, “Mom, she’s the best!”. We sing Amy’s
praises every chance we get and would recommend
her in a heartbeat!

--Lisa B. (daughter Emily)
Hunter/Jumper
Springfield, IL

"Amy is a great rider! I love to watch her jump Ace,
or any horse for that matter! She's helped me a lot..."

"I love Amy! She is one awesome horsewoman!"

--Cara
Hunter/Jumper Rider
Springfield, IL

"Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the time you spent with Mr. Z and I. It was so much fun and feel as though I was really able to learn a lot from you. So, thank you for all that you did. I hope to schedule another lesson with you in the near future!"

-- Christy & Mr. Z
St. Louis area
OTTB retraining & riding lessons

"Thank you for sharing your expertise with the attendees at this year's Illinois Horse Fair. A major goal of the Horseman's Council and Illinois Horse Fair is to provide educational opportunities to horse owners. ... Thanks to you...our attendees have many opportunities to improve their equestrian education. We greatly appreciate your willingness to give of your time to help our industry."

--Joy Meierhans
Illinois Horse Fair Manager

Letter from new owner's dad - Alana (Fox Trotter)

Alana is doing well. Shayna has been working with her trainer and hopes to do her first Barrel ride at the Pekin riding club in September...Will forward you some pictures of the show. Hope you are doing well, really enjoyed meeting you and Alana has become another member of the family. She is a very sweet horse, stands while Shayna saddles and brushes her and gets along with our other mare very well. We could not be happier with her.

--Mike D. (Daughter Shayna)
purchased Alana in 2012
Peoria, IL

"Amy is great to work with. She is not only knowledgeable but accessible and her seminars are educational and enlightening with a little fun thrown in. "

--Marg Strano
Owner Teragram Communications
Illinois Horse Fair Organizer
Springfield, IL

Sonora - Hunter training with Amy Nelson.

Amy Nelson (left) training Sonata Jacob (right) practicing in our arena at Hummingbird Stables.

Jump field at Hummingbird Stables