Amanda MarshallCoach
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Wade the ClydesdaleTrot & Canter Horse
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Amanda grew up in Nebraska taking classical ballet lessons and galloping through fields. She discovered vaulting as a freshman college student in Kentucky and immediately joined the college team. Her two loves overlapped into this awesome sport.
After coaching in Kentucky for several years, Amanda and her husband moved back home to Fremont and started the first AVA recognized club in Nebraska! Amanda also teaches at Bloom Dance Studio in Omaha. |
Wade is a beautiful 2008 Clydesdale. He is 16.3 hands high and weighs 1,600 lbs. He has a wonderful calm personality and a very loving attitude. He started his horse career as a logging horse in the mountains of Vermont. But he decided carrying children was easier then being a logging horse.
He loves his job and is happiest in the competition ring. He received the American Vaulting Association Regional Vaulting Horse of the Year for 2019 & 2020. We are always looking for a new vaulting horse! Please contact us if interested in donating or selling us a horse that is looking for a career change.
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Wade getting loved on before his first official vaulting lesson with his original Kentucky Vaulters in Spring of 2014 |
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Bayleigh Cantrall - USEF Bronze Level & FEI 2* Vaulter
"Vaulting has taught me how to be resilient and never back down. High level moves can be challenging and scary, but I will never stop trying new things. I know my horse has my and the feeling of nailing a move, after months of working on perfecting it, is amazing. I also have to be resilient with simple moves. Basic compulsory moves can be trained for years and still need improvement. It takes a lot of determination to keep trying to be a better athlete. Vaulting has also taught me to be a better person by persevering and never giving up." |
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Nicole Nelson - Mother to Hanna Nelson; EVUSA Trot Vaulter
"As the equestrian mom of a young girl, my daughter started life with horses. I've done everything from reining to dressage, jumpers to Arabs, and unique among horse sport is the vaulting community. The vaulters and coaches are truly supportive of one another, encouraging, and it is the most kind group of young athletes I've ever known. My daughter fell in love with vaulting at her first practice, and hasn't looked back. The resilience, determination, and confidence she's developed in a few short years vaulting is amazing. From meeting new people across the country, borrowing horses at competitions, and competing at Nationals on TRVC's beloved Wade, she's learned that grit can take her a long way. There's no tougher kid than a vaulter, and no better horse community than equestrian vaulting." |