"Marina has been very influential in my riding and my philosophy, and my development in both. Her riding is absolutely beautiful. She is one of those people that really understands horses. She knows what they are thinking before they do it. She has done a lot in building up understanding of horses and improving my seat, and my training techniques. I have had experience with other instructors; it is hard to say who contributed the most; but Marina is the one, when I am having a training problem that I can call on the phone. She is my mentor."

             -- Maryal Barnett, I Judge and Clinician
                                                      East Lansing, MI

"I have worked with Marina Genn for more than two years. Marina is an outstanding rider - the best I have ever seen - as well as an incredible dynamic instructor. She has as much interest and intensity for someone struggling with a twenty-meter circle as she does for someone learning half-pass or flying changes. I know this on a personal level since she has helped me with both. Her interest and intensity does not dwindle with the day, either - she rarely sits down. Her commitment to the sport of dressage is very clear. She demands patience, committment, and hard work from her students. And whatever your goal is - be it to learn Grand Prix or just get to jump with a little more control - she helps you to understand the process, piece by piece. Then she helps put that process together in a doable fashion so the goal is realized. In this way, when I go home, I make progress. And when I come back, I am ready for the next step."

                                              -- Dr. Pam Doolittle
                                                         Madison, WI