Hi Jen, I wanted to let you know that I very much appreciate the amount you were able to accomplish with my two year old filly and colt.  They have vastly different personalities and you adapted your approach to meet their individual learning styles.  The fact that you care about the horse and push enough for them to learn, but still keep trust and respect is an important factor for me.  I found your site by researching the net and sent an e-mail asking questions..You responded quickly and were willing to take the time to visit with me both on the phone and online to determine what I was looking for and reassure me you developed your training plan to accomplish what was set as the goal by myself and you as the trainer.  You were willing to explain how you accomplished sessions and what you expected the outcome to be.  I very much appreciated your honesty in saying what was and was not possible in a 30 day time frame.  References were provided upon request and everyone had high praise.  I must admit I have had some bad experience with a trainer and so had allot of questions.  You took the time to reassure me and call and send updates as to how the babies were progressing.  I can only begin to imagine what you would have been able to accomplish if you had longer than 30 days with my two.  I am a believer and would be honored to be used as a reference for persons interested in having you work with their horse.  I am very much looking forward to working with you further in this next year.  Thank you again for all you were able to accomplish.  Sincerely Lois

To Whom it may concern,              My daughter is almost 14 years old and she had a 5 year old mare. We asked Jennifer to get involved in training the mare. Jennifer quickly discerned that this was not the right horse for us. Shortly thereafter, we did find a horse much better suited to our needs, and Jennifer was a big help in this process. She agreed to simply finish the 30 day training session on the new horse, and we really didn't miss a beat in the whole process. Jennifer has been very professional and affective in her approach and has always been very willing to answer our questions. She has made great efforts to learn what we want from the horse and to get my daughter on the horse weekly throughout training so she learns how to control the horse the way Jennifer is training the horse. The horse she trained is turning out great for us, and we have been very pleased with our experience with Jennifer. And one more thing, my daughter just loves Jennifer.    Please contact me with any questions.  Joe Kelly    jkel1985@aol.com     I hired Jennifer to work with my 5 year-old gelding in February 2007. She helped him get over his nervousness of everything by getting him back to the basics of trust and relationship-building. She frequently touched base with me as the owner as to what I wanted her to be working on and how I felt training was progressing. It was evident that she cared that both of us were satisfied with a job well done. She puts a lot of heart and effort into her training, and it pays off. She's also as willing to teach people new things as she is to teach the horse!KS     Hi Jennifer - I am so sorry to get this to you so late. It's been crazy down here and I am so not ready for Christmas!!! Attached is a letter of recommendation for you - I hope I conveyed how much we value your work with Cricket.   Blessings, Barb   To Whom It May Concern:   We hired Jennifer  VanGuilder to work with our relatively "green" 5-year-old mare, Cricket, for a month in October 2006.  Jennifer is an easy-going woman who is patient, knowledgeable and experienced with horses, and these qualities were evident each time we met with her and our horse.  She is consistent, gentle but firm with the horse and earns the horse's respect before she proceeds with anything else.  She believes the horse should do what the rider asks it to do because it wants to (because it respects the rider) not because the rider is forcing the horse to do anything.  After the month was over, Cricket was much calmer, listened to us, and was much easier to ride.   Jennifer has a super rapport with horses (her love for them is evident) and has a great rapport with people as well.  She worked with my 14-yr-old daughter teaching her the same techniques she used with Cricket so that my daughter would be able to continue working with Cricket at home.   We highly recommend Jennifer VanGuilder as a horse trainer.  In one month she not only proved herself a great horse trainer but became a friend as well.  We will definitely hire her again in the future as the need presents itself.   Sincerely, Barbara P       "I used Jennifer's services to prep and sell my QH gelding through a large breed sale.  I found her to be very professional and efficient.  She was quite willing to spend the time necessary working him prior to and at the sale to bring the best possible price.  He sold for more than double what comparable geldings were going for at the sale that day.  I attribute it to all the time she spent riding him and showing him to potential buyers prior to him entering the ring."   -Jennifer H

Although Jennifer has never trained a horse for me before.  She has helped me with my own riding and has ridden my horse for me before.  I’ve also had the pleasure of riding with Jennifer.  I’ve seen some of her horses prior to her working them and I’ve seen the end result, she puts a nice handle on her horses and they have been exposed to all “horse eating objects”!  Jennifer is very patient with her horses, and really focuses on making an honest usable horse for the future.  She really cares about her horses and wants to ensure they have a long life as riders!Cindy