Marija grew up in Pony Club and started focusing on dressage at the age of twelve. She attended Mount Holyoke and was part of the Intercollegiate Dressage National Championship team. Marija started her career as a working student and then the in-house trainer for Lucy Parker, the founder of the Westphalian Warmblood Association of North America. Marija’s focus is developing harmonious partnerships between horse and rider, teaching a balanced seat and then demystifying the dressage principles of rhythm, relaxation, connection, impulsion, straightness, and collection. Marija particularly enjoys teaching straightness to students who have struggled with it for years. She pays attention to lateral balance and longitudinal connection for riders at every level to improve connection. Each horse is evaluated holistically and the work is tailored specifically for them. Her goal is the development of happy, healthy horses and progressing riders!  Contact her to get on her schedule 1-571-425-0826 or email her at mlvulfs@gmail.com