Ellen Beard
Ellen Beard is a lifelong equestrian, instructor, trainer, and mentor with decades of experience across the American Saddlebred industry. Her career has included teaching at Stevens College, working with major Saddlebred programs, serving on national committees, and developing educational tools and training methods for riders and professionals. She later founded Success in Saddles, a service-focused program designed to support trainers, instructors, and riders with an experienced outside perspective.
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Sept. 8, 2026
What the Saddlebred World Cannot Afford to Lose with Ellen Beard and Martha Hoyt
In this episode of The Long Ride Home, Alex Husner is joined by Ellen Beard and Martha Hoyt, two lifelong horsewomen who have spent decades teaching, training, building riding programs, and watching the American Saddlebred world evolve. Their paths through the industry have looked different, but both have seen the same changes firsthand: smaller horse show classes, fewer local barns, rising costs, and a growing need to develop the people who will carry the sport forward. Ellen and Martha r...
Guests: Ellen Beard , Martha Hoyt