Founder of SOLO-EQUESTRIAN Sandra Von Krause brings more than 40 years of experience in riding, training, teaching, facility management, and Dressage to SOLO-EQUESTRIAN. Her career has been shaped not only by her own continued pursuit of Dressage excellence, but by a commitment to helping riders and horses learn, develop, and succeed.

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Over the course of her career, Sandra has owned and operated three boarding and training facilities. One became the home of **Ride a Rescue Horse**, a fourteen-year program that welcomed more than 4,000 guests from 21 countries. During those years, 60 rescue horses were rehabilitated and retrained, giving them the opportunity to become safe, useful partners for people to enjoy.

 

Sandra also founded and operated a nonprofit riding facility serving at-risk youth under the age of 16. The program grew to 55 students and later expanded to provide riding opportunities for displaced women. Alongside her work with horses and riders, Sandra has continued her own Dressage education and competition career. She is a longstanding member of **USDF and USEF**, holds a **Diamond USDF University Diploma**, has received numerous year-end awards, and has completed the **USDF Professional Development Program**. She continues to pursue education and work with respected professionals in the Dressage community.

 

 Training & Education

 

Sandra's formal training and continuing education have included regular work at:

• Wyngate Stables — alongside Jessica Jo Tate, under Charles de Kunffy and Richard Williams

• Temple Farms — under Anita Adams, Ted Goad, and Carl Mikolka

• Miller Creek Farms — under Hans Biss

• Hotz Farm — under Sarah and Clayton Martin

• White Stone Dressage — under Bill Fields

Her continuing education has also included clinics and instruction with:

Darcie Derdri, Jo Struby, Bruce Davidson, George Williams, Gary Rockwell, Natalie Lamping, Max Gahwyler, Carol Lavel, Steffen Peters, Wendy Murdoch, Betty Tucky, Suzanne Liesette Jurgens, Debbie Rodriguez, Catherine Haddad Staller, Manuel Trigo, Anita Williams, Dolly Hannon, and Stacy Williams.

Why SOLO-EQUESTRIAN?

Sandra's experience has repeatedly shown her that riders need more than access to a horse. They need opportunities to keep learning, continue progressing, stay connected, and have support when they are training alone.

That belief is at the heart of SOLO-EQUESTRIAN.

RIDESAFE Equestrian APP is the first part of that vision — but it is not the last.

SOLO-EQUESTRIAN is being built around the idea that riding alone should not mean learning alone, progressing alone, or being disconnected from the people and resources that matter.