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Barrett Diehl is the founder and head trainer at Top Flight Equestrian, offering premier horseback riding instruction and Equine Sports Massage Therapy in the Austin, TX area. She is an United States Eventing Association (USEA) Certified Instructor, a Pony Club Graduate, an experienced barn manager, and a successful upper-level Eventing competitor with over three decades of hands-on equestrian expertise.

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2 days ago

This weekend I had the absolute pleasure to ride Amadeo III in my first attempt at Prix St. Georges. It had not been the best prep lead up with all the rain and having only practiced the test for a month in advance since I had only just gotten my scores at 4th level the month prior on Gorm. I was going into this show to purely gain experience at the level. Never in a million years thinking I would achieve my Silver medal scores at my first attempt! But here we are! By no means am I proficient at the level but I got a 60% the first day and a 62% the second day securing my qualifications for my USDF Silver medal. This Eventer still feels like a fish out of water at this Dressage stuff but I am so incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful team behind me. Thank you so much to Deirdre Dressage and the entire team for all your hard work, support, and letting me ride Amadeo. The "Farmily" atmosphere and how everyone hung around to watch my 6:40pm ride time was incredible! Huge thank you to Twila, Amadeo's owner for sharing him with me I literally couldn't have done this without his wonderful owner Twila, Deirdre, and of course Amadeo himself. He is a true masterful teacher that I am still trying to figure out. Another huge thank you goes to Ashley Shaw for getting me to the point where I could sit on these nice horses and feel better control of my body. Each time I rode Gorm I got better on Amadeo and vice versa. I am truly lucky to have such amazing coaches and horses in my corner. Also huge thank you to my parents who help support all these endeavors I do. I couldn't do it without them and I owe them everything, even down to 7 year old me getting riding lessons for the first time in Turkey.What a magical weekend! 📸 By Avery Fletcher😍 ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

This past weekend I had the opportunity to coach Julia and her horse Phil at the Pine Hills Horse Trial, where they absolutely crushed it in Beginner Novice! Despite the forecast saying otherwise, the weather ended up being perfect. They finished on their dressage score of 33, snagging 3rd place and securing their spot at the American Eventing Championships in Kentucky later this year! Meanwhile, Gracie and Cactus, a new duo, took a chance despite a less than ideal prep leading up to the show. Cactus was a real champ, handling the atmosphere well, even if things didn't go exactly as planned and they parted ways in cross country warmup and we decided to call it a day. Luckily, Gracie's okay, and I'm beyond excited to see what the future holds for this pair! ... See MoreSee Less

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