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ViolanteNancy O'Neill aka Her Ladyship Violante von Oesterreich Nancy O'Neill is a classical riding instructor, who had the fortune of learning at the "feet" of such noteable riders as: Hilda Guerny, Dr. Max Gahwyler, Ulla Hudson, Jose Louis Perez-Soto, and others. Her years spent as a working student to private riding barns afforded her the opportunity to learn from these masters. She has been instructing for the past 15 years, and some of her students have gone on to achieving top ribbons in dressage competitions, but her delight is in those students who have gone on to riding in harmony with their horses and any horse they ride. She has trained her own horse Koquina, to grand prix level. She has successfully shown in dressage and western pleasure. Her guarantee is that she will help you to become a better rider. She has 3 daughters who all ride and have competed successfully. Violante von Oesterreich is a 16th century Sicilian-born equestrienne married into the Hapsburg dynasty as a political link to the Medici family. She has been in the SCA for 2 years and is a participant of the equestrian, combat archery, and rapier communities. She is known best as the "violent latte" by the fighting community because of her fighting "style"! She is the recipient of the Ordo Equis, Goute De Sang and Jambe De Leon for her service in equestrian. Articles: |
