About Graceful Horsemanship, LLC

Grace Keese is an experienced, full-time, mobile horse trainer and coach who has been working professionally with horses and clients of all skill levels (beginners to advanced) and pleasures for over thirteen years. She is an active USEF and USHJA professional competitor and has her US Center for SafeSport certification. She has extensive experience in both English and Western riding, with a wide variety of clientele and exceptional references. Grace has her own training facility in Florissant, Colorado, but she continues to serve as a mobile trainer to any of the surrounding areas (Florissant, Divide, Cripple Creek, Woodland park, Victor, Guffey, Lake George, etc.).

She believes in working with the client and their horse together to develop a strong partnership. She prioritizes safety for both rider and horse always. Her riders learn how to properly use a centered and independent seat to benefit both horse and rider. By developing a correct dressage foundation of riding, it translates to any skillset or pleasure. Grace is an advocate for the horse, and strongly believes in putting the horse’s best interests first. From working with clients and horses of all different ages, skillsets, and backgrounds, she has a well-rounded approach to correct horsemanship and correct riding.

Grace teaches lessons, gives clinics, and trains horses in:

*English (eventing: (dressage, cross country, and show jumping), hunter/jumper, and equitation)

*Western (dressage, reining, barrel racing, trail riding, obstacle challenges, and ranch work)

*confidence building

*problem solving

*colt starting

*gentling

*halter breaking

*clicker and positive-reinforcement training

*restarting

*exercising

*pleasure riding

*competitive riding

*tune ups

*finishing

*showing

*natural horsemanship

*liberty and trick

*cart and driving 

Grace has worked at multiple facilities including Whispering Winds Farm, Arcadia Ranch, Lil Haven Ranch-private Rocky Mountain Horse breeding facility, Latigo Trails Equestrian Center, Academy Riding Stables, Prairie Springs Farm, Kit Carson Riding Club, Fawnwood Ranch, Meadow Lake Sporthorses, Good Works Boarding, Wonderland Arena, Pine Run Ranch, Serenity Hills Ranch, Maebree Ranch, Sanborn Western Camps, Reigning Hope Therapy Services, Red Tail Ranch Equestrian Center, M Lazy C Ranch, Elite Equine Rehab, Norris Penrose Event Center, Stone Performance Horses, Rampart Range Stables, Aspenwood Stables, Tamarack Boarding Ranch, Lake George Arena, and the Air Force Academy Stables, as well as with several private owners. Grace’s primary training and expertise is in dressage, show jumping, and three-day eventing, and she is vastly knowledgable in western riding and training as well. She has studied and trained under several well-known horse trainers and coaches all the way up to Olympic, gold medalist, and Grand Prix level, and has successfully shown horses in eventing, show jumping, dressage, hunter/jumper, and equitation in multiple states. Grace has over 24 years of experience working with horses. She continuously seeks to further her training and expertise in any ways she can, with regularly attending clinics, lessons, and shows. She is dedicated to her clients’ and their horses’ unique needs and will go above and beyond to help them accomplish their goals.