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GreenApple Stables, LLC
Riding Lessons:
Beginners Welcome!
We specialize in riding lessons for beginner through advanced levels
of riders. Our expertise lies in patience and the art of giving a
thorough explanation for the whys and hows.
To help grow the outstanding horsemen of the future, we teach hunt
seat with proper technique and safety as paramount whether you are
learning to compete or just riding for pleasure. Lessons are taught
with emphasis on learning correct positioning and learning to ride
organized.
GreenApple Stables, LLC
Trainers/Owners:
Kendra Gruber - Richardson
Specializing in the disciplines of Hunters & Jumpers, but also
dabbling in horse trials, Kendra offers over 20 years of horse
experience. Growing up at large show barns, she has been riding,
competing, and caring for horses from a very young age. Not
being able to afford a horse of her own as a child, she worked at
the barn to help pay for lessons and catch rode any horse she
could. By her early teen years, Kendra was riding and training
any horse in the barn that no one else could ride, or would want
to get on. This taught her the skills needed to train green and
problem horses and helped her find her true passion.
Kendra Gruber - Richardson
Specializing in the disciplines of Hunters & Jumpers, but also
dabbling in horse trials, Kendra offers over 20 years of horse
experience. Growing up at large show barns, she has been riding,
competing, and caring for horses from a very young age. Not
being able to afford a horse of her own as a child, she worked at
the barn to help pay for lessons and catch rode any horse she
could. By her early teen years, Kendra was riding and training
any horse in the barn that no one else could ride, or would want
to get on. This taught her the skills needed to train green and
problem horses and helped her find her true passion.
Ben Richardson
Ben Richardson's love of horses also started at a very young age. He rode
with the Junior Essex Troop (Troop A in West Orange, NJ) where not only
riding, but true horsemanship was taught. The horses were all donated or from
auction – so no made horses here – mostly crazy but definitely taught him how
to ride. With so many types of horses, he learned when to be tough and
demanding and when to be patient and kind. While riding with Troop, Ben
began riding with Ann Sullivan at Suburban Essex Stables in West Orange, NJ,
taking lessons and riding sale horses.
After graduating high school, he started purchasing his own horses and ponies
for resale, broke horses and schooled other peoples problem horses while
continuing his riding education by participating in numerous George Morris
Clinics. He later started working for good friend, and Olympic Rider, Nona
Garson - riding, training horses, teaching, and coaching at shows while still
purchasing and selling his own horses.
Ben then took some years off to concentrate on growing his construction
business and to coach other youth sports that were not as demanding of my
time. He still continued to ride and be a part of the horse world, but was not
as intense about it.
Then, Ben met Kendra and got suckered into getting back involved in teaching,
training, and riding- so here he is stuck teaching again (but he loves it!) - so in
Ben's words..." put your goddamn heels down, stop hanging on the horses
mouth and stop lolly-gagging!" LOL! Everyone loves Ben!!
Ben Richardson's love of horses also started at a very young age. He rode
with the Junior Essex Troop (Troop A in West Orange, NJ) where not only
riding, but true horsemanship was taught. The horses were all donated or from
auction – so no made horses here – mostly crazy but definitely taught him how
to ride. With so many types of horses, he learned when to be tough and
demanding and when to be patient and kind. While riding with Troop, Ben
began riding with Ann Sullivan at Suburban Essex Stables in West Orange, NJ,
taking lessons and riding sale horses.
After graduating high school, he started purchasing his own horses and ponies
for resale, broke horses and schooled other peoples problem horses while
continuing his riding education by participating in numerous George Morris
Clinics. He later started working for good friend, and Olympic Rider, Nona
Garson - riding, training horses, teaching, and coaching at shows while still
purchasing and selling his own horses.
Ben then took some years off to concentrate on growing his construction
business and to coach other youth sports that were not as demanding of my
time. He still continued to ride and be a part of the horse world, but was not
as intense about it.
Then, Ben met Kendra and got suckered into getting back involved in teaching,
training, and riding- so here he is stuck teaching again (but he loves it!) - so in
Ben's words..." put your goddamn heels down, stop hanging on the horses
mouth and stop lolly-gagging!" LOL! Everyone loves Ben!!
International Horse Show and the National Horse Show. Kendra has also competed in numerous horse trials.
she really loves - training green horses. The satisfaction of retraining an OTTB from scratch, finding its nitch in the
show/pleasure horse world, and finding it a great home is now what drives Kendra. So many OTTB's are thrown away
after their time racing is done because they are not given a chance. Kendra's goal is to help these horses switch over
into a new world, and prove to people how wonderful an OTTB can be. Watching a young horse progress both
physically and mentally, and excel in the H/J, Dressage, or Eventing is extremely rewarding.
she really loves - training green horses. The satisfaction of retraining an OTTB from scratch, finding its nitch in the
show/pleasure horse world, and finding it a great home is now what drives Kendra. So many OTTB's are thrown away
after their time racing is done because they are not given a chance. Kendra's goal is to help these horses switch over
into a new world, and prove to people how wonderful an OTTB can be. Watching a young horse progress both
physically and mentally, and excel in the H/J, Dressage, or Eventing is extremely rewarding.
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