Nadia Heffner is a member of the American Riding Instructors Association and certified in Western Level I. She will have certification in English as well. Nadia has many years of experience and knowledge with horses. She started riding lessons at the age of 7 and started competing at the age of 9 in 4-H, open and AQHA shows. The events she competed in, include Western, English, showmanship, equitation, horsemanship, barrels, poles, and team penning. Nadia has specialized in colt starting, and problem solving training, but continues to broaden her knowledge. In the past few years she has increased her pleasure and reining techniques, while working with multiple mentors. She uses a variety of methods so she can tailor a program to each horse. One of her great accomplishments was gentling and training Westie a wild mustang in 100 days and competing in the Midwest Mustang Challenge.
