OUR PHILOSPHY

Our relationship with our horses is based on trust which is achieved by delivering clear and consistent signals.  Once trust is built, our horses accept us as trainers and perform tasks willingly and with pleasure.

At Clear Round Show Jumpers we emphasize solid basics for both horse and rider in a professional, relaxed environment.  We start our horses and riders out with the proper European Dressage foundation and we are careful to move at the right pace where neither horse nor rider is pushed too fast nor restricted from reaching their goals.  We are goal-oriented and help each of our riders reach their individual objectives.   

PROFESSIONALISM

We are a professional training facility and all training rides and lessons are conducted by Paolo Tropia and Stephanie Tropia who are very successful, active Grand Prix competitors.   Both Paolo and Stephanie are self-motivated, disciplined trainers with a strong work ethic.  Horses have the benefit of a regular schedule and a consistent environment. We treat our clients and horses with respect and maintain a professional atmosphere where the focus is on training horses, coaching clients and achieving goals.

SERVICES AND RESOURCES

We offer a full range of services including longeing, stallion test preparation, body clipping and show preparation. Our resources include an eight horse walking machine and a treadmill for a complete range of training.

We pay a close attention to footing and have two riding arenas. Our indoor arena is covered and lighted while our outdoor arena features all weather footing.

HORSES ARE NOT MACHINES

We are constantly mindful that our horses are not machines, but living animals that require the proper environment for both physical and mental health.  The health and happiness of our horses is of utmost importance to us at Clear Round Show Jumpers. We do not take shortcuts and believe the only way to achieve good results is to invest the necessary time.  Every horse is afforded fairness in training and handled at all times with good horsemanship. We also 'break' young horses although we like to think of it as 'making' rather than 'breaking.'

facilities       

In-barn training is conducted on our two arenas that contain two complete Grand Prix courses within our ten acre facility.  Our 125 x 225 foot outdoor arena is composed of all-weather footing while our 85 x 200 foot indoor arena covered and well-lighted. Both arenas have automatic watering systems. Our horse gym is pictured below.