Equestrian Visions Xtreme

I have now taken my third riding lesson and am so over the moon happy! I had a traumatizing experience with a horse when I was young and since then I have grown anxious around them. Andrea introduces you to the horse in a manner that makes you forget about being scared. To be able to ride a horse confidently and happily on my third lesson has really been a life long dream of mine. I cant wait to try vaulting tomorrow!!!

I have just started with Andrea, but she has been nothing but nice to me. I am a beginning rider, and I feel like she has been very patient and reassuring that I will learn quickly. Scheduling has not been a problem– I find that the best way to contact her is via text. She always responds and is able to accommodate my scheduling needs. And she has the best lesson prices of anywhere in the LA metro area.

Andrea is training the young horse that I lease, and I have been taking lessons with her for 6 months. I appreciate her style of instruction, as she has a classical approach to dressage that is all for the good of the horse. She is also extremely patient with students! She is has a lifetime of experience and knowledge, which she is very willing to share if you have questions. Her own horses are lovely, and Vince is an excellent lesson horse for beginning and intermediate students.
Andrea also teaches vaulting, which I haven’t tried yet but love to watch. I feel very fortunate to have found this equestrian oasis in this unlikely yet convenient location.

I’m not a huge review writer but being as Andrea has changed my life so much these past several months, I think it’s the least I can do.
I came across Andrea quite by accident. A past dressage rider with a serious knee injury, I wasn’t sure if I could ever really ride again… But I found Andrea and she put me on her horse Vince and everything has been really awesome and magical since.
I’m hesitant to share this fact with too many people… Andrea is a hidden resource. You can go else where and pay a ton of money for some huge name/​ego. Or you can go to Andrea who is very knowledgeable in her field, very focused on the safety of horse and rider, patient, and fun. What she will teach you is solid horsemanship, solid classical dressage and she’ll do it at the right pace for you and the horse.
Andrea has managed to take my long ago, less formal training and dust it off, reorganize it, and build on it. It’s been an amazing experience. I can’t even begin to say how much stronger I’ve become (my bad knee in particular) from all this. The progress has been tremendous. I’m looking forward to seeing just how far we can go.
As far as her vaulting instruction goes, I’ve never taken the classes but I’ve watched plenty and I have to say, it’s amazing to watch these little kids. They start out practicing on trampolines and barrels and once they reach a point where they are able to do all the stuff safely, they move on to a horse. But these kids! These little tiny kids run out to the horse and jog alongside them, grab the handlebars on the horse’s back and pull themselves up on these huge horses. Once they are up, they start doing all these cool moves (you see the photos, cool right?). It’s really neat to watch.

I have been taking horseback riding lessons with Andrea over at Equestrian Visions Xtreme for a few months now and have found her to be an excellent instructor. I first learned about her by purchasing one of those Living Social coupons. I enjoyed the experience very much and thought that Andrea was awesome, so I continued to take regular lessons with her.
Andrea is very patient and takes the time needed to explain things to you (over and over again if necessary), so that you feel comfortable with what you need to do. She is very meticulous and teaches you the proper way to groom, tack up and ride a horse. I have made great progress thanks to her.
Although she will encourage you to advance to the next stage of riding (walking/​turning, trotting/​turning, cantering, etc., she will not pressure you to go beyond your skill level, which is very important. Your safety is never compromised.
I read another Unilocal reviewer that said that they had some trouble getting in touch with Andrea, which I found to be rather humorous because I am able to text Andrea with no problem getting a response from her. She is a busy person and teaches outdoors, not in an office just sitting and waiting by a phone. Fortunately, she does NOT take her cell phone with her during a lesson, and that shows me that she is focused on the time I have paid her to teach me how to ride. We are able to schedule my next lesson (or reschedule as things come up). There are no communication issues. I just think it’s funny (and sad) that someone reviews an instructor negatively when they’ve never even had a lesson with her.
I give Andrea a thumbs up! When you’re ready to learn how to ride a horse, give her a call.

Andrea is such a wonderful instructor! She makes it really fun and you learn so much. I would be there every day if I could.
In regards to another post, I will say I’ve never had problems with Andrea getting back to me. She does not take calls during lessons, which I think is very important, keeping the attention on the people that are there, but she has always gotten back to me in a timely manner.

I met Andrea through a friend of mine and she is phenomenal. NO JOKE! I went in for introduction to vaulting and I now ride and vault.
Andrea is an amazing coach and a phenomenal (did I mention that already?) horse trainer. She will work with you from the ground up so you know everything about the horse before you even get on it. It is amazing to have a coach that will actually guide you and make you a better rider or vaulter. No yelling or screaming; it’s a good learning environment. And then we all have fun!
The horses are wonderful, safe, and amazingly beautiful! Each with its own personality. My favorites are Vincerot and Clea!
I definitely recommend vaulting to better your balance and dressage to better your riding skills. This is THE place to do it!

I started learning riding from Andrea since the beginning of this year. She got me HOOKED in riding and vaulting. I really feel that I learned and improved rapidly in each class. Even though I got frustrated many times during some classes, it feels so great at the end each time when I am finally able to do that riding technique and have the horse listen to me! :)
Give Andrea a try, if you like riding, you will get HOOKED. If you are an experienced rider, take one class and you will KNOW that she is a great teacher.
PS: Knowing Andrea, the best way to contact her is actually text because sometimes she doesn’t get her voicemails and she is in the stable giving lessons the majority of the time so she doesn’t really pick up her phone that often. I have been a student of hers for like 5 months and she may have picked up my calls 5 times ;p

I am a HUGE fan of Andrea and her beautiful horses for multiple reasons.
1. Her horses are like none around. I am serious when I say these are some of the most beautiful, well bread and well trained horses I have ever worked with. By far the best vaulting horses around.
2. Andrea really takes her time and makes doing something most people would run away from into a fun filled activity. You really don’t know what your body is capable of doing until she has you laughing away pulling off a trick you could have only dreamed of until now.
3. I NEVER felt pressured or unsafe. Too often in this beautiful world of horses, trainers push not only the riders but the horses to unsafe boundaries. Andrea KNOWS her horses and has devoted herself completely to them. Even without knowing her, you know it when you see her and any one of these beauties. The connection is true and THATS what everyone should look for when picking a trainer. Any good trainer can be hard to get in touch with at one time or another, it means they are busy. And boy this woman does it all. I have never popped by the stables to see her sitting down. I travel from Burbank, and I completely understand the non stop lifestyle. She is go go go but Ohhhhhh soooo worth it!~
4. Cant forget the hard times everyone is in. Talk about BANG for your BUCK! Her prices are so reasonable and her time sooo super valuable!

I purchased a Groupon for riding lessons for my 13-​year-​old niece for her birthday. I called Andrea NUMEROUS times to schedule the riding lessons, but always got voice mail. My messages were never returned.
After a month of trying to schedule and a looming expiration, I finally contacted Groupon. Andrea called me the next day… when I was at work. She left me a voice message. I am so bummed that I wasn’t able to take that call! I have since called four times… four more voice messages. None have been returned. I am asking Groupon to return my $$. My niece is so disappointed. We are now looking for somewhere else to go for lessons.
Andrea may be a great instructor, but she’s not so great when it comes to returning calls.

Andrea is a great instructor! She is very knowledgeable and will take the time to break down things when you do not understand. She is also extremely flexible on lesson times and very available to answer questions. I have been taking Classical Dressage lessons with her for several months now and also took several months of Vaulting (horse gymnastics). I highly recommend her! Accessible as well as affordable!