About Melissa Jesurun

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​A “horse girl” from birth, Melissa has spent her entire life craving to be around horses, to better understand them, and to support their happiness in mind, body, and spirit.

This deep seated desire to know more has resulted in a journey from childhood days spent at 4-H horse club meetings, to a career of competing and coaching at AQHA, APHA, and WDAA World shows, to judge's seminars with the Color Breed Council and WDAA, cow working clinics, equine biomechanics courses, rider biomechanics courses, opportunities to ride with classical dressage masters, to casual trail rides and everything in between.

With gratitude to this journey, Melissa enjoys helping owners and horses unlock their true potential in a multitude of formats. Lessons can range from learning about ground / in-hand work, helping riders develop better balance in the saddle, helping horses develop greater confidence in their bodies, fun and engaging obstacle work, and so much more with an emphasis on mutual respect and understanding between horse and human. 

To date, some of her educational & competitive credentials include:
  • 2024 Manolo Mendez Herndon, VA Symposium Attendee 
  • 2023 May & October Rider in the Manolo Mendez Clinic in Boerne, TX
  • 2020 - Present student of Linda Hoover Refined Horsemanship
  • 2021-2023 Tom Curtin Clinic Participant
  • 2019 Western Dressage Association of America Judge's Seminar Auditor
  • 2018 Color Breed Council Judge's Academy Attendee
  • 2016 WDAA Train the Trainers Graduate
  • 2018 Res. World Champion Open Basic Division WDAA World Show
  • 2018 Year End Champion "Open Rider Division" Dressage in the Hill Country Series
  • 2015 Attended Jillian Kreinbring's Equine Biomechanics Course 1
  • 2009 Highest ranking AQHYA Equitation and Hunter Under Saddle rider in Texas
  • Some of her student's accomplishments include:
    • 2020 World Champion Intro Level Test 1 (out of 99 riders) WDAA World Show
    • 2020 Res. World Champion Amateur Rider (out of 354 riders) WDAA World Show
    • 2020 Paint Breed High Score WDAA World Show
    • 2020 Multiple Top 10 placings
    • Multiple Top 5 placings at AjPHA World
    • Multiple Finalist placings at AjPHA World
    • 2018 APHA Zone 4 Winner 
    • 2018 Texas Paint Horse Club Year End Horsemanship Champion
    • 2018 TPHC Year End Reserve Champion: Showmanship, Hunter Under Saddle, and Equitation
    • Multiple daily highest scores at Dressage In The Hill Country
    • Multiple Grand and Reserve Champion Awards at Dressage in the Hill Country
  • Over 30 hours of experience scribing for Western & Classical Dressage Shows and APHA Shows
  • Continues to invest in education for the improvement of her students, horses, and self.