"Melissa, thank you so much for helping to make my final year of high school horseback riding the one where I really began to start feeling more polished as a rider. You've taken my entire thought processing and managed to change it in a matter of months. I still very clearly remember the day I had been happily riding Bellagio in a lesson and the minute you had me approach a cross rail everything fell apart. We actually never even jumped that day. It was that bad. You, more than anyone, have helped me to relax on horseback and learn that not every fence has to be a fight. You've improved my eq, confidence, the coordinated use of all my aids, and made me more savvy to the ins and outs of the h/j/eq show world. Thank you so much for everything you did to put me on horses I could learn on and for making the lease with Hunter happen. Even though I'm still a work-in-progress, you've put me on the right track with the concept of finessing, not fighting, a horse. Out of the arena you've been an amazing trainer, person, and friend and have given me so many invaluable opportunities to learn and have fun. Thanks for everything!" -Olivia Huesing