LPMurphy Equestrian, LLC is owned by Lauren Parker Murphy, an instructor and trainer whose highest priority is to help riders and horses form harmonious partnerships in order to achieve their goals.  The system that Lauren has developed through years of experience with horses is designed to be tailored to the needs of each horse and rider.    

 

Lauren's background in riding and horsemanship is unique and diverse. She has ridden and worked with a variety of horses and disciplines, including dressage, hunter seat, jumpers, western horsemanship, eventing and even some reining.  She also has formal education in a variety of riding systems including Classical Riding, American Forward Seat, and Natural Horsemanship. She allows each style to influence her teaching and training, an approach she calls the balanced riding method. It is this method that allows for a solid foundation to be laid in both horses in training and rider under instruction.  Ultimately, the horse should be balanced and willing and should have a complete understanding of all foundational aids and cues.  Riders should also be balanced, have a correct design of position, and empathetic towards the horse, and should have a basic knowledge of how their body and movement influences the horse's.  As these goals are achieved, riders and horses can begin specialization in a specific area of riding. The balanced riding method combines fundamentals from the dressage training pyramid, natural horsemanship, the American forward seat, and western horsemanship.  At the center of this method, is understanding how to combine the individual concepts from each to meet the needs of individual horses and riders.