Nika
Hawthorne, California, USA
About
- Jobseeker No
- 418056
- Status
- Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 37
- Location
- Hawthorne, California, , USA
- Nationality
- Russian Federation
- Marital Status
- Married
- Occupation
- Dressage rider/instructor
- Height
- 1.67m = 5' 5"
- Weight
- 80 kgs = 12 st 8 lb
- Smoke
- Drive
- Video
- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XyOLjTudz3KTvub1N0RjnxCP3zRTHcsg?usp=drive_link
Preferences
- Bring Own Horse
- Locations
- Job Types
- Dressage Rider; Trainer; Instructor
Bio
Professional performer with deep equine knowledge and show experience. Originally from Russia.Qualifications
I used to have 1st sports category in Russia and now I've confirmed it in Uzbekistan. I took some places at a few local competitions in different cities.
Duties of Current Occupation
- dressage exercise/show rider (developing horses, competing)
- instructor/trainer (assisting kids and amateurs)
- judge assistant (assisting international judges at big competitions)
- working with trouble/green/old horses
- freestyle music
Equine Work Experience
2000-2004: Olympic reserve riding school for youth in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia: learned dressage and performed and received a 1st sports category (FEI Junior Preliminary tests). 2009-2011: Moscow, Russia: training at a local riding school, giving lessons to kids and beginners, performing at local competitions. 2011-2013: training with the 3* international judge V.V.Martyanova and the Tokyo Paralympics finalist N.Martyanova, helping with their horses: lunging, riding, grooming. 2011-2013: helping judges as an assistant at international and local competitions - writing down marks and commentaries in different languages (worked with Katrina Wust, 5* FEI judge) 2021-now: preparing freestyle music/kur music for FEI riders. 2022-2024: Returned to riding. 2024-2026: private stable in Los Angeles, CA: dressage/exercise rider, riding instructor
Specialities
- Dressage rider (prep lvl - PSG + passage, piaffe)
- Competition experience (showed at Juniors' level in Russia and Uzbekistan)
- Worked with trouble/green/old horses (lunging, groundwork, conditioning, building trust)
- Extensive trail experience
- Teaching kids and amateur riders, preparing horses to be safe for kids and amateur riders
- Natural Horsemanship
Type of Ride Work
Smooth and soft work to the bit, building connection and trust, working according to the dressage scale. I did ride problem horses (including stallions) but no young horses. I have experience returning a problem green horse (but not young) back to work (which was very similar to starting a youngling).
Competition Details
I have good dressage competition experience and since I'm a professional performer I am exceptionally good at performing and dealing with high-stress environment I did help judges as an assistant at international and local competitions - writing down marks and commentaries in different languages (worked with Katrina Wust, 5* FEI judge) so I know really well how dressage competitions are judged I'm also pretty good at braiding and could help higher level riders at shows
