Graduate Quotes

A sampling of quotes from our graduates:

• I feel that every day I spent at MM made me more prepared for my future. The theory and the eye that you get from being immersed in an in-depth program really makes all the difference. I have been able to adapt what I know to any discipline, any situation.
  Kelly Lagos: 2005 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I have a lot of very valuable knowledge that I can use to help people. The average 21-year-old doesn’t have a system, doesn’t have a solid background. Other than the saddle time you spend at Meredith Manor, having that system is probably the most valuable thing you learn. You can always go back to it.
  Jana Armstrong: 2005 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I feel very lucky to have gone to Meredith Manor, you can’t get experience like that at any other school.
  Jana Armstrong: 2005 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• When I left the Manor I had accumulated almost 2000 hours in the saddle under some of the finest instructors in the world. I was a new person, full of the confidence that comes with realizing a dream. I now have a solid foundation to continue on my own, to set new goals and realize new dreams.
  Kelly Lagos: 2005 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• At MM I learned not only everything I needed to know about horses, but that I had the ability to pull my desire out and really put it to use.
  Shelley (Fyffe) Lazo: 2003 Riding Master III Graduate
  
  
• Meredith Manor has given me the confidence to become the best rider and teacher I can be. The knowledge I gained in my time at MM gave me a great base to start my life in the Dressage world.
  Enika Lucio Schembari: 1996 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• Recognize that you are one of the fortunate few to have a passion that you can turn into a career.
  Kim Read-Graff: 1978 Riding Master IV Graduate
  
  
• I am so grateful to the staff at Meredith Manor for the education you provided. It's done wonders!
  Jennifer Dinning: 2004 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I want to thank you for the amazing education that you gave me. The fantastic amount that I learned at MM gave me a rock solid foundation that I have built on over the years. For your dedication, vision and absolute practicality I thank you!
  Bekah (Bailey) Murchison: 1992 Riding Master I Graduate
  
  
• Throughout my time at Meredith Manor I became a new person. With every new horse and every new quarter my confidence and skill level improved dramatically. I became a rider at Meredith Manor. My life long dreams are coming true.
  Kelly Lagos: 2005 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I have used the education that I attained at Meredith Manor every single day since I left in one capacity or another. It was the most useful decision I could have made.
  Derel Lee Twombly: 1980 Riding Master IV Graduate
  
  
• Thanks to all my instructors, you are truly amazing and if it weren't for you I would never be the success that I am now and continue to be. I am proud to be an MM graduate and would recommend the school to anyone!
  Bill Disbennett: 2002 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I had a wonderful time when i was at the Manor and learned more then i could have ever imagined. It was an unforgettable experience!
  Jill (Whetsell) Wright: 2001 Riding Master III Graduate
  
  
• The Manor has not only prepared me for the horse industry, but has helped me grow into the person that I am today. I couldn't have done this anywhere else.
  Jennie Blanchflower: 2008 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I feel so lucky to have spent the time I did in the Teaching department at Meredith Manor. It really helped me to discover teaching as my calling!
  Sandy Zywar: 2005 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• Coming to the Manor has changed my life. I have learned so much and now feel comfortable to enter the horse industry. I came here not knowing if I could make a career out of this or if it was what I really wanted to do. All of the classes and staff have been amazing and proved to me that this is what I want. Thank you for giving me this amazing opportunity.
  Jennie Blanchflower: 2008 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I have never grown as a person as I have in the past year and a half. This place changed my life!
  Emily Shiver: 2008 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• The progress we have seen in Erin's riding and other horse skills has been tremendous. She came to Meredith Manor without a significant amount of riding experience. Today she is a proficient rider, and the confidence she has developed in the care and training of horses is very satisfying for both of us.
  Parents of Erin McElmury: 1996 Riding Master Graduate
  
  
• I appreciate Meredith Manor and everything that it's done to help make Samantha the young woman she's becoming.
  Parents of Samantha Buncher: 2008 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I am so grateful to have experienced the Manor. You guys didn't just prepare us, you OVER prepared us for the industry. You have shown us what hard work does for you.
  Brittany Watkins: 2007 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• Meredith Manor completely changed my life. I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for the instructors, teachers, and horses at MM. They gave me the skills and the knowledge to be a confident rider and trainer out in the horse industry and I'm excelling on my own with the tools they have given me.
  Samantha Capoferri: 2007 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I will never forget the ability Ron Meredith had to get inside a horse’s head to understand the reasons for the horse’s response to stimuli. I learned things at Meredith Manor that have carried me through an entire lifetime career with horses and ponies.
  Marcia (Fleming) Yeager: 1969 Graduate
  
  
• So many things have happened with my riding and career that I would never have been able to accomplish had it not been for this school. Thank you Meredith Manor, I love you all.
  Aimee Fortner: 2002 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I miss Meredith Manor often and am forever grateful for the foundation you gave me and the dedication forever engrained in me for the horse industry.
  Carol Brown: 1974 Riding Master IV Graduate
  
  
• What I learned at Meredith Manor gave me the foundation to be successful in the horse industry.
  Eric Nygaard: 1981 Shoeing Short Course Graduate
  
  
• There is no other program in which you will work as extensively on your riding skills, teaching skills, training skills and over all education than Meredith Manor.
  Bill Disbennett: 2002 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• Originally I wanted to go to a university, but Meredith Manor had the most one-on-one time with instructors not to mention that you got to spend your whole day with horses. It sounded like my kind of school!
  Julie Ullom: 2005 Riding Master III Graduate
  
  
• I will always treasure the experience and education I received at Meredith Manor. To pass that along to students and horses has always been very rewarding, and I know it always will be as I watch former students pass this along to their students.
  Caroline Brower: 1981 Riding Master III Graduate
  
  
• I will always view attending Meredith Manor as one of the best decisions I’ve ever made and will forever remember and appreciate the people and horses that have shaped my life.
  Genny Kraus: 2007 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I learned so much from MM and I will never forget it. I am so glad that horses are my life and career, and it's because of the manor. I have an awesome job that I loave and I'm still learning so much every day.
  Amanda Bryant: 2007 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I took a job down in Georgia where I train and exercise fox hunters. It's a blast! Finding a job that fit me as much as the skills I've learned fit this job is incredible. Thank you so much for preparing me for such an amazing career.
  Michelle Dengel: 2006 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• Thanks to Meredith Manor I know how to work hard and have the knowledge to make the right choices.
  Lynn Paradysz: 1982 Riding Master III Graduate
  
  
• I love the Meredith Manor program. It's given me so much in terms of skill and confidence, it's incredible!
  Katie O'Toole: 2007 Riding Master VI Graduate
  
  
• I got students really quickly once they found out I was a Meredith Manor certified instructor. The student count went up almost before I was ready. I didn’t realize what a difference it would make.
  Julie Huffman Griffin: 2003 Riding Master IV Graduate