TRAINERS
OUR TRAINERS OPERATE AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
Silver Hills Ranch
Our training program is designed to help everyone from the weekend trail rider, to the competitive rider. We welcome young colts, problem horses, and all breeds. We are happy to help both you and your horse. We believe in what we do and love working with you to help your relationship with your horse. We want you and your horse to have a solid foundation and great relationship that will help you both move forward to achieve your goals.
Joel Fleming has been showing since the age of four, he started in the Morgan industry following in the footsteps of his grandmother and mother who bred and raised Morgans. At the age of 11 he went to Morgan horse nationals in Oklahoma and it didn’t stop there, since then he rode with Edie Lehman, starting colts, training and showing all breeds but specializing in Arabians and Morgans. Joel has trained and shown horses in western pleasure, equitation, hunt seat and trail. Joel and Danika now own and raise Quarter Horses with an emphasis in Cow horse type bloodlines but love and appreciate all breeds for there talents and qualities.
Danika Fleming also has been showing since the age of four and started with showing western pleasure, trail, equitation and halter. Since then she had the opportunity to ride and show Hunter/Jumpers for 6 years under Sarah and Sandy Ballou. After that Danika went back to western and also rode for and trained with Edie Lehmen. And then move on to work for cow horse trainers and has focused mostly on performance/cow horses for own personal horses since then.
Our training program is designed to help everyone from the weekend trail rider, to the competitive rider. We welcome young colts, problem horses, and all breeds. We are happy to help both you and your horse. We believe in what we do and love working with you to help your relationship with your horse. We want you and your horse to have a solid foundation and great relationship that will help you both move forward to achieve your goals.
Both Joel and Danika love working with and helping both horse and rider. They produce a finished product that can go show one week and go off for a nice trail ride the next week. They believing in making a well rounded horse for you to enjoy.
Danika and Joel Fleming, doing business as Silver Hills Ranch Training, operate as independent contractors.
Contact Danika
Phone: (530) 401-1468
Contact Joel
Phone: (916) 343-6843
Kent Dressage
Maddy Kent of Kent Dressage is a Grand Prix dressage trainer with her USDF Bronze Silver & Gold medals, all achieved on horses of her own by the age of 23. She has won state, regional, and national awards through many levels, also specializing in difficult horses and injury rehab. With a degree in Exercise Biology and minor in Nutrition from UC Davis, Maddy uses these to create an ideal, customized training, nutrition and body work program for each horse.
From breaking young horses to riding Grand Prix in internationally rated shows, Maddy has worked with horses of all ages, skills and breeds, as well as teaching riders of all levels. Maddy focuses on building strong, confident horses with a solid, correct training foundation to set them up for success in any direction.
Maddy offers full or partial training, lessons, clinics, sales, tunes ups, and rehabilitation services.
Sponsors: N2 Saddlery, Manna Pro Horse, Equis-Mart Tack, Elite Chiropractic For Riders & Samshield America
Contact Maddy
971-275-5976
Kristen Urlaub
Riding since the age of 4, Kristen Urlaub grew up in rural Mendocino County learning how to ride from her mother and other family doing ranch work and riding with local trainer Stan Brown. Not being able to afford a nice show horse, she took self trained rescue horses to open shows, and worked hard taking comments from each judge back to practice and train. Soon she was successfully showing multiple horses to high points in open all around events, both english and western.
Once she got to UC Davis, she rode for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) team in open horsemanship and open reining, placing in national level events and year end standings. She also served as the team President for 2 years, and also worked as one of the only western instructors at the UC Davis Equestrian Center. After graduating from UC Davis in 2008 with a degree in Animal Science with a Concentration in Equine Science, she became the coach for the IHSA Western Team and still coaches to this day. Under her guidance, team members have qualified for IHSA Regionals, Semifinals, and Nationals, including an Open Horsemanship Reserve National Champion. She has coached riders to AQHA Regional High Point titles and the Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge at the AQHA World Show.
Kristen has also shown successfully in ranch riding and ranch horse versatility shows, earning many day and circuit championships, and was the 2013 Year End Open Champion in the Golden State Versatility Ranch Horse Association before taking a break from showing to raise her two young children. Outside of coaching UC Davis team lessons, Kristen enjoys teaching her daughters to ride, and offers lessons to riders of all levels and ages. She enjoys working with beginners and youth, helping them advance in the discipline or event of their choice while having fun along the way.
Contact Kristen
530-902-6750
