Testimonials
“I have been riding Lundi with Nicky for the past nine years and it has been a wonderful experience right from the beginning. I began riding as a senior citizen who had to first overcome my fear of horses and, especially, falling off. Nicky was very careful and really helped my confidence. Since then she has instructing me, but my favorite thing to do is our lesson out on the trails. Whenever I am in the Adirondacks I always take a lesson and trail ride at least once. Anyone who wants to learn good skills and safe riding habits couldn’t ask for a better instructor. Her advice will last me a lifetime and I am now a better, less fearful rider. I am lucky to have met her and now consider her a good friend as well as a teacher.”
- Rosemary Barry
“Nicky is great! She made me feel very safe and comfortable. And the Rookery Ranch is just lovely.”
- Carol, Greenfield MA
“I found Nicky when I was 31 years old, with a deep desire to get back into being with horses. I hadn’t ridden consistently since I was in middle school, and this return to horses turned everything I knew upside down. She spent time carefully addressing relationship, respect for the horse, and fundamental movement patterns with me in our first lesson. These were ignored or unimportant parts of lessons in the past for me, so I was expanding on the language of horses in a new and very profound way. Working with Nicky and her horses has not only made me a more mindful handler with these powerful and wild companions, but more present with and aware of my own energy and behavior.”
— Kelsey, AuSable Forks
“Coming to Nicky was so refreshing. Her approach of horsemanship is so uniq, and so much needed in this world.
Talk about knowing her stuff. She’s not only very professional, but super friendly as well. And her horses are the best.
My 11 year old loves his lessons with Nicky, and so do I. As a grown woman new to the world of horses, I’m finding it incredible therapeutic and healing, as well as fun. And with Nicky’s help and guidance, I’m loving this new chapter in my life that involves these majestic creatures. ”
— Therese, Lake Placid NY
