“Lellie Ward is amazing.  Point blank.  Period.  If you ever have the chance to clinic with her, 100% jump on that opportunity.  She is funny, straight to the point, and about permanent fixes, not the quick fixes a lot of clinicians liked to give.  She was equally hard on both the rider and horse, but every single pair walked away with the horse and rider going much better and wildly happy.”

“Lellie has (and continues to) provide me with individualized, personalized training to help me achieve my goals as an equestrian. I find Lellie easy to work with and her direct approach in communication to be highly effective. She utilizes her years of teaching and riding experience to address my riding issues and provides practical solutions to add to my “training toolbox”.

"I can’t count the enormous number of riders who have come to Lellie’s Ride Better clinics at Stono River Stable/Farm who have become better riders and horsemen for life myself included. The lessons are all varied, customized to the horses and riders for what they need at the moment to attain their goals. I have never met a more talented and effective instructor and I’ve been around a long time. All I can say is go to every clinic and lesson you can because horsemen/instructors like this are a rare find."

"I pretended that I knew what I was doing (now I know how much I stood out in my Tailored Sportsman breeches) & met everyone out in the field where Lellie was teaching. I was completely honest with her about my lack of experience and she was very kind to me....The video of my course was hilarious! I was smiling so big, I’m surprised there weren’t bugs in my teeth! Everyone was so supportive and they actually cheered me on. I went to sleep that night a very, very happy woman"

“I’ve taken lessons from various instructors for over 30 years, and I have honestly never absorbed the foundational riding Lellie is teaching me. I had some great trainers, but it’s amazing all the fundamentals I missed! Lellie saw instinctively that fear was driving me. She gave me tools such as actively using my heel on the horse’s barrel. Brilliant! Now I can review a lesson anytime with her online tool. I love lessons with Lellie!”

“Lellie Ward is a fantastic instructor. She takes the time to explain each element of what she teaches in real depth and makes sure that the rider truly understands everything they do and how each action influences the horse. She is committed to giving every rider the best tools possible to ride better. Because of her extensive experience and education, she is able to help each rider with every type of horse and tackle any challenges that they might face. I myself have ridden with her on several different horses, and with each one, she helps me to address their idiosyncrasies and improve their way of going. I have never encountered such a committed, passionate, and detail-oriented coach and I count myself lucky to have the opportunity to ride with her.”