PEC Management

Hi! Let me introduce myself:

I, Elisabeth Steele, the owner and manager of Parliament Equestrian Center, have been working in the horse industry as a professional trainer, instructor and equine caregiver for 34 years.

As a trainer and instructor, I have experience in a wide variety of disciplines including Dressage, Combined Training, Hunters, Jumpers, and Hunt Seat Equitation.

Areas of Expertise:

I enjoy teaching all levels of rider.
I enjoy training all types and levels of horses.
I particularly like training Thoroughbreds and teaching their owners how to ride them.
Problem solving in regard to training issues in difficult or young horses.
Dealing with timid riders and fear issues.
I enjoy getting horses and riders out of the arena and introducing them to new experiences such as trail riding and jumping obstacles in a natural setting.
As an equine handler and care giver I have always done my own work around the barn. I firmly believe that your relationship with a horse begins on the ground not on their back. I like to take a “whole health” approach to training horses. What a horse eats, how their feet are shod, how they are handled and cared for all contribute to a horses’ performance under tack. My life rotates around the horse’s schedule so they may have consistent and quality care.

Qualifications:

As a junior and young adult I was involved in The United States Pony Club and acquired a broad interest for all disciplines. I was fortunate to work with and study under some of the top trainers in the country:

           George Williams (Dressage)
           Kathy Connelly (Dressage)
         Julie Ulrich - (Dressage)
           Frederick Hunt (Hunt Seat Equitation)
           Ian Silitch (Jumpers & Hunters)
           Susan Tuckerman (Jumpers & C/T )
           Carl Catani (Hunters and H.S.Equitation)
           Mitch Steege (Hunters & Jumpers)

As a professional adult I feel it is important to keep one's teaching fresh and up to date. In the last 7 years I have ridden in and audited clinics with:

Michael Dennehy

Geoff Teal

Scott Hoffstetter

Archie Cox

I have also attended USEF sponsored 3 day Trainers Clinics and Symposiums with:

George Morris

Karen Healy

Danny Robertshaw

Candice King

Norman Delajoia

Missy Clark

34 years riding and training all breeds of horses at various levels of training.I have developed a successful system which enables me to pin point the problem areas that hinder a horses ability to progress to the next level.