Willow Grove Conservatory for Equestrian Studies

The wisdom of the past
illuminating the future

A conservatory is a school specializing in a specific art or skill, drawing from both history and modern discoveries. We are about what is physically, mentally, and emotionally beneficial for horses.

Conservation is a resource's careful maintenance and upkeep to prevent it from disappearing. Willow Grove is working to conserve:

  • Critically endangered Hackney Horses & Highland Ponies

  • The traditions and safe practice of Carriage Driving

  • Légèreté-an ancient French riding methodology and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

This is the mission of Willow Grove

“Receive the light and impart it”

“Equestrian studies is living, breathing education undertaken alongside another sentient being. What’s been done before that works? What hasn’t? What is good for horses? What’s not?

It’s not complicated. It’s also not easy.”

Linda Kaye Hollingsworth-Jones

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