Susan DeSylvia

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Horses have been my love and passion for over 30 years. I started riding in a suburb of Chicago when I was 7. When my family moved to Colorado, I joined Pony Club and got hooked on the challenge of the three phases in Eventing. I continued finding horses to ride even when I studied abroad during an exchange program in Oxford, England, as well as during my graduate studies in Tulsa, OK. Even my husband learned on our 2nd date the depth of my horse passion as I would NEED to wear perfume - to hide the horse cologne!

As a visual learner, I knew first hand the value of improving my riding after watching videos of my lessons or shows. I began filming friends at horse trials as a training tool and memory of that event. When I became a Mom in 1998, I left the corporate world and adjusted my riding expectations to make raising our son my first priority. I started video taping at a few horse trials to earn some money to pay for my horse hobby. My business grew quickly, and I became the video provider for the Colorado Horse Park Three Day Event and Horse Trials for 4 years, with a staff of up to 7 on the X-C course. During that time, I would get at least one call a year from a competitor who wished she had signed up to be video taped, as either the horse was for sale and we would do some editing of that footage, or the horse had been injured or put down and the owner wanted something to remember him by. I was so grateful to have this footage to pass along!

After 30 years of lessons and clinics in the disciplines of Dressage, X-Country and Show jumping, I know what a great jump looks like and which are the best moments of your Dressage test. During my horse shopping I've seen countless poor quality videos and DVDs of nice horses, and knew I could present a horse at his best. Through Professional Horse Productions, I am able to combine my love for music, my Master's Degree in Industrial / Organizational Psychology, and my corporate experience in Marketing & Communications together with a lifetime passion for horses.

As I've grown older, I've come to appreciate more and more that each day I can ride a safe, sound horse is a gift. Let me give you the gift of a lasting memory of the magical partnership between you and your horse. You know what you've invested in your horse... preserve it!

Visit my website at ProHorseProductions.com to see samples of my work.

Sincerely,

Susan DeSylvia, M.A.