The Instructors

Meet your trainers.

Our team brings expertise across English disciplines — from a first lesson on the lunge line to competing in the dressage ring. Whatever your goal, someone here can help you reach it.

Lead Trainer & Barn Manager

Juliane "Jules" Thielen

Rosebud Equestrian

Jules has been the heart of Rosebud Equestrian from the beginning — building a program where young riders don't just learn to ride, they learn to care for horses, develop confidence, and become part of a community.

Her teaching philosophy goes beyond the arena. Students learn the whole horse — grooming, tacking up, behavior, and horsemanship — alongside strong foundational riding skills in English flat work, dressage, and hunter-jumping. She brings a direct approach with genuine warmth, and leads Team Rosebud's dressage show program. She's coached riders from their very first lesson through regional competition.

English Flat Work Beginner & Youth Instruction Dressage Hunter-Jumper Show Coaching Horsemanship

Also On Property

Resident guest trainers.

Specialists who teach on site at Rosebud — for students looking to go deeper into a specific discipline.

Dressage Trainer

Courtney Wilson

Harmony Dressage Training

Courtney was your standard horse girl — obsessed from childhood, on a steady path toward becoming the best trainer she could be. She holds a degree in Equine Riding and Training, with coursework spanning equine nutrition, farrier work, health and maintenance, and young horse starting.

Her focus is biomechanics and the horse's mental wellbeing, taught through a tailored approach for each horse-and-rider pair. She emphasizes correct basics and the why behind the technique. Everyone is on a journey — we do this for the love of the horse and the sport.

Dressage Horse & Rider Development Show Preparation

harmonydressagetraining.com

Hunter / Jumper Trainer

Sara Lindsay

Go Boldly Equestrian

Sara brings hunter/jumper expertise to Rosebud, working with students looking to develop their skills over fences. Her program focuses on building confidence, technique, and the rider-horse partnership needed to compete — or simply to jump well and enjoy it.

Hunter / Jumper Jumping Technique Show Coaching

@goboldlyequestrian

Lessons at Rosebud

Start riding with Jules.

For lessons and training at Rosebud Equestrian, reach out to Jules directly. New riders begin with a one-on-one introductory session before joining group lessons.

For Courtney or Sara, use the contact links on their cards above.

Contact Jules