Rodden Equine Training Services, LLC

These are just a few of my "horsey teachers". (L to R ; Alf, Jay, Bu, Brody, and Cora).

Rebecca moved to Louisville, Kentucky from Tampa, Florida in 1998 to pursue her interest in horses. Rebecca's love of horses started in early childhood and has not wavered. She has worked for many well known farms and organizations and is a current member or has a been a member of many horse riding/breeding/training organizations.  In Florida, this included being a member of her high schools' FFA horse judging team, and working for a well know training facility in Tampa (HAPRA, INC), along with working with the Puerto Rican Mounted Police unit.

 In Kentucky; Working for Hermitage Farms Thoroughbreds, attending the University of Louisville's Equine Administration program, training with Isabel Allemang, Monica Bliss, Gordon Bryant,Chrissa Hoffman, Marci Plopper, Jeanette Jenny, and Kim Petterson.  Establishing Rodden Equine Training Services from the ground up.

*Update* (September 2008) Rebecca was chosen as one of only 200 trainers to compete in the Extreme Mustang Makeover held in September in Fort Worth, Texas.This is an honor to be part of this competition. She had 100 days to train a wild mustang and compete it on a national level! Bucephalus is her horse and they did great in Texas! They placed 24th out of 63 riders in her Idols division. 

 Rebecca & mustang Bucephalus (Rebecca and Bucephalus have been featured in many recognized media outlets such as The Courier Journal, Wave 3 News, Horse and Pony News, Everything Equine (3 times),Wide World of Horses on RFD-TV, and All the Extreme Mustang Makeover DVDs!

*Update* (April 2009) Rebecca competed a mustang mare in the Gatorland Mustang Makeover during Lynn Palm's Women Love Horses event. Her and the mare Cora finished 11th: In Hand! 

 Her member organizations include ApHC, KDA,KHJA, AApA, ARIA.  She has also attended or participated in numerous clinics including; Alex Gerding,Jeanette Jenny, Parelli,Ken McNabb,Lynn Palm, and Clinton Anderson. Rebecca is also an approved BLM and Mustang Heritage Foundation TIP trainer. Rebecca has also showed and won on a local and state level for many, many years. Rebecca strives to develop a great working relationship between horse and rider.She works to allow horse and rider to develop their own level of comfort/accomplishment for each  individual team.

Rebecca feels lessons should provide the student with the fundamentals of equitation no matter what the discipline. She feels students should learn horsemanship and develop the skills to keep themselves safe around horses. In addition, her lessons drive students to be better riders without being overly strenuous. If you would like more information on Rebecca's training philosophies and methods please feel free to e-mail at horstrainir123@aol.com. Thanks for your interest.

I started young! 8!

 Me and my sister Jennie, doing what we do best!

 Horses, (and donkeys) continue to be a family business!Left to Right, my niece, Jessica, me, and my sister Jennie! 

 The start of it all! My mother, supportive from the beginning!