Training and Services

 
White Horse and Rider

MONTHLY TRAINING

NEW for 2025, Meredith is shifting away from ongoing traditional monthly full training to offer intention-focused engagements with clients and their horses. These fully customized 6- 9- or 12-month long engagement containers create deep alignment between Meredith, her client and their horse and allow for greater flexibility in creating a training program to suit the needs of the client and their horse.  

To this, Meredith is able to offer a wider range of “intensity options” for weekly sessions than the traditional monthly offerings of full or part training. 

Meredith shifted towards intention-based engagements after observing over the years that the students and their horses who demonstrated the most growth and achieved their desired outcomes - were the ones who came to her with the greatest clarity about what they wanted to get out of working with her and many times had a time frame. Meredith then recognized the business side of how she works with clients needed to be realigned so every client coming to her could experience the power of her intention-focused work. 

Naturally, Meredith welcomes setting new intentions for working together at the conclusion of each engagement container! 

Pricing is based on board + duration + intensity of engagement. 

Regardless of the duration and intensity of the engagement, every horse receives the same standard of care. Turnout is 7 days a week, weather permitting. Turnout, blanking, and bug protection services are included. 

 
Feed bucket on ranch

CARE

  • California Indoor-Outdoor Living - your horse is turned out as much as they want to be, weather-permitting.

  • High Quality, Premium Hay (whatever type your horse needs)

  • Social Dynamics Matter - group and individual turnout offered. Horses are frequently seen playing and interacting with each other across fence lines; solo does not equate devoid of social interaction!

  • Relaxed atmosphere - Stressed humans create stressed horses. Meredith makes intentional decisions about how she operates and who she brings on to create a relaxed, supportive atmosphere for the horses. At MCD, we strive to hit the line between flexible and attentive to each horse’s individual behavior without being neurotic. 

 
Dressage Training Facility

AMENITIES

  • Full-size covered dressage arena with GGT footing

  • Outdoor jump arena

  • 12x12 box stalls

  • High quality hay

  • Open space for riding out

  • All-day turnout (weather permitting)

  • Turnout, blanketing and bug protection services - included

  • Sports therapy equipment (no extra charge)

  • Healthy snacks and drinks (no extra charge)

  • Storage for extra tack/blankets (coming soon!)

 
Tack and Supplies

-NEW-
SECOND SATURDAY GROUP LESSONS

NEW for 2025, group lessons are held on the second Saturday at 10:30am. These group classes place FUN and partnership front and center - cavaletti, jumping, working equitation obstacles, extreme trail obstacles, trail rides, quadrille, seat work and more.

 
Dressage Horse Care

-NEW- QUARTERLY EXPERT SESSIONS

In an intimate setting, Meredith introduces guest teachers from her network of mentors and peers to share tools and paradigm-shifting perspectives with her students on an array of topics. These topics range from scientifically-proven to esoteric and practical, hands-on tools to paradigm-shifting ideas. Some sessions take place at Meredith’s home while other sessions are held at the barn. 

Theme for 2025 - The Wisdom of the Horse

Guest experts include:
+ Vivian Kallmann (animal communicator & artist)
+ Angela Sherman PhD (equine-assisted psychotherapist)

Theme for 2026 - Harnessing the Quantum

Theme for 2027 - Working with Plants

 
Equestrian Bonding

FUN TIMES @ MCD

JANUARY 1 ALL-BARN PARTY
Meredith and her group start the New Year off right with an all-barn party, held at the barn. Joined by the other trainers and their clients and families, there’s food, fun and (off-horse) festivities.


GRATEFUL NOVEMBER PARTY
Meredith hosts a special shindig for her students at her home. 

 
Barn and Stables

INTENSIVES

Come to Penngrove for a week-long intensive boot camp. Bring your horse or learn alongside Meredith in the barn. These intensives are designed for professionals who want the benefit of a lot of hands-on support and exposure to different approaches, but who don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to it.   

Meredith offers two types of intensives. They are complementary but uniquely different.

Barn-Focused

Geared toward wellness professionals and barn managers.  

  • Anatomy/physiology

  • Feed as therapy

  • Herbs

  • Bodywork / Energy work

  • Hoof care

  • Saddle fit

  • Rainy day favorite tools/exercises

Arena-Focused

Geared towards trainers and rehabilitative professionals. 

  • Anatomy/physiology

  • Kinetic lines

  • Biomechanics

  • Pet in-hand/ground exercises

  • Favorite riding tools

  • Riding framework