Jackie Davenport

Jackie Davenport has been putting the foundation and finish on champions for over 30 years. She has trained multiple national champions and currently specializes in riders with goals that include wins at the national and regional levels of the Arabian circuit. Jackie has also produced many winning horse and rider teams in the Quarter Horse, Paint, Appaloosa, Pinto and Morgan arenas and has judged at a variety of venues. Jackie’s consistent, foundation-oriented training methods produce results. Her methods are based on fair treatment and education for both the horse and the rider. Visit jackiedavenport.comjackiedavenport.com or follow her on Facebook.

Arena Trail 101 – Part 3: The English Trail Rider

August 5, 2020November 1, 2015 by Jackie Davenport

by Jackie Davenport In the horse show world nothing is static: events develop, new events are added, rules change and rules are added as needed. The relatively recent addition of English riding styles to arena trail or, “English trail” as I call it, is one of these evolutionary steps. English …

Arena Trail 101 – Part 2: Exercises to Get Started

August 5, 2020October 1, 2015 by Jackie Davenport

by Jackie Davenport As you read last month, arena trail is all about negotiating obstacles with style and agility while, ideally, never touching a thing. Horses must be able to work over and through obstacles and turn and maneuver in tight spaces and this can be challenging. However, practicing …

Arena Trail 101 – Part 1: How Indoor Trail Work Benefits Horse and Rider

August 5, 2020September 1, 2015 by Jackie Davenport

by Jackie Davenport Whatever the trail course or its obstacles, it can be a blast to watch the “go” of a well schooled horse that is confident, curious and athletic. Arena trail is not only fun to watch, more importantly some amount of trail training benefits all horses and …