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Trainer
photo by Erpelding Dacia Peters Dacia Peters has recently relocated back to her roots of Southern California. She is very excited for her new opportunities and success with Mattango farm owner and friend Angela Pike. The services offered at Mattango farms are presented with a very optimistic & positive approach with the horse and rider's safety and best interest at the forefront. "I get to know the horses on an individual level and work with them accordingly," said Dacia. Working with horses is her passion. She specializes in Imports, Sales, Breeding, Training, & Showing. Her "building a rider" technique takes a horse with a steady foundation and teaches its rider the best ways to communicate and build a partnership. "I teach the way I would like to learn, I want valuable information conveyed in a positive way. As a riding instructor, I spend a lot of time complimenting the good things before correcting the things that need improvement to build the rider. As a trainer, I have a daily goal and a career goal for each horse & Rider. I always set the horse & rider up to win and not fail by challenging them just enough mentally and physically that they can handle it and rise to the occasion. This makes the horses trust grow in the rider and the rider grow trust in themselves. The horse's work ethic get stronger because they ENJOY what they do and riders find their new confidence transcend into the rest of their lives"
Angela & Dacia with Moonshot & Ricochet (Mother / Daughter mares) Dacia has had 24 years in the saddle and has been training from coast to coast. She competes with her own mounts and clients horses at all levels from yearlings to Grand Prix. "My students, horse and rider possess potential that they will reach because we are a team and have the tools together. I want my students to excel hopefully above me..." Dacia's goal at Mattango is to have a team of winning riders with top horses who ride and show together with a camaraderie, passion, and most of all friendship that with not only each other but with their horses. She competed intercollegiate equitation on a national level as she worked on her Bachelors of Science degree at Saint Mary of the Woods College, IN. Her degree was in Equine Studies and Digital Media Communications. She has done internships with several top trainers, breeders and riders across the US. Dacia currently trains with Maik Ristedt international Grand Prix rider and certified trainer in Germany & hosts US clinics @ Mattango Farms quarterly for show jumping. She also trains with Diana Muravez for dressage weekly to show in classical dressage with For Play "Flirtatious" and to supple and empower the jumpers. Not only is Dacia a rider and trainer but she is an owner. She owns several young Holsteiners she has bred herself in the US one of which is a stallion prospect and owns some young horses in Germany. To top the list she co-owns Top Line Farms LLC who owns the Hanoverian stallion For Play "Flirtatious". Dacia is actively involved in her international endeavors with agent Joachim Glasser and travels to Germany often on buying and training trips.
Ella, Callaway & Bailey
Casanova Cor De Bella (Ella) Ella, Zira & Callaway
please feel free to email her anytime equifit@aol.com or call the farm (951) 226-4986 to set up an appointment to work with her. |
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A special thanks to our photographers Cheryl Erpelding owner of Riding Magazine, Leander Mueller and Dacia Peters. All photos and content are property of Mattango Farms and none shall be used without permission.
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