Leslie T. Chapman Dressage

06/16/2020

Sneak peek of our Descartes aka Pudge (De Niro x Rheingau), stay tuned for a video and more pictures!

Photo Credit: Bim Photography

08/22/2019

Wow!! What a fantastic show this past weekend - all made possible by the amazing sponsors who so generously donated to making our show so successful. We could not have done it without you!! Thank you!

On behalf of Silver Tail Farm and the Twin Rivers Classic Dressage competition team we would like to give our profound and special thanks to all of our sponsors for their generosity. Partnerships with our sponsors are vital to the success of our competitions and equestrian sport. Your help did make our weekend magical!

06/02/2018

Some real truths in here! 🤣

When it’s time to buy a horse, where do you turn? Does your trainer hobnob with horse professionals on your behalf? Do you go to the track in search of a ready-to-retire race horse to retrain? Pop on a plane to horse hunt in Holland? Pore through p...

02/08/2018

Highly relatable even if you aren’t a horse person and written by one of the best people I know!!

You know when you fall off your horse and there’s that moment after you hit the ground where you lie there and assess the damages? Sometimes it’s a split second and then you leap to your feet. Other times it’s a slower process of figuring out w...

12/03/2017

Proud instructor moment - when your student texts you pictures of her receiving her Gold Medal!! Jackie Mcmaster, I’m so proud of you!!!! Congrats - hard earned and well deserved 😘

11/22/2017

For half-lease $250 a month from Camilla Mortensen:

Flash is a 14-year-old Oldenburg/TB gelding. 16 hands and big b***d. He has a huge, lovely huge dressage trot and a canter like a Cadillac. He's chill but sensitive -- he pays a lot of attention to your body and balance and so is a very good teacher. If you ride him correctly, he will go beautifully. If you ride tense and stiff, he goes that way too, until you fix it and then he happily rewards you.

I'm looking for the right person to love on him and ride him -- he's super affectionate.

Leasee would ride 3 days a week and the lease would require that person would pay for and take two or more lessons from my trainer, USDF gold medal rider Leslie Taylor Chapman , per month to keep up on his training.

He has saddle, bridle, pads, brushes and all that, leasee would buy some basics as needed like fly spray and such and periodically chip in for bodywork as needed (usually twice a year). Leasee is welcome to bring their own tack if it fits.
The barn is in Pleasant Hill just outside Eugene with a small indoor and large outdoor arena. It’s a very easy drive from the University of Oregon.

Flash is experienced at shows and on trails, has done schooling shows and Devonwood as well as a couple three-day events before he moved to dressage only. He pulls a warmblood spook every once in a blue moon but is calm and only needs a small spur and goes in a loose-ring French snaffle. He’s kind of amazing and no, he’s not for sale ☺

I'm looking for a half lease because I spend more time riding and showing my event horse and my work takes up a lot of time. Very important it's the right match; he's a sweetheart. Dressage only and at my barn only. He's shown through first level and schooled second level. He can do more, but I've put my show money into eventing. His talents are wasted on me! His past and current leasees would love to tell you how awesome he is. Photos by Irina Kuzmina.