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Performance

Riding & Coaching for Every Level

Martin and Joe offer professional riding and coaching services tailored to horse owners competing across all levels. With expertise in eventing, jumping, and dressage, they skillfully ride and present horses at competitions, ensuring each horse performs at its highest potential.

What We Offer:

  • Expert Riding: Horses are ridden and showcased with precision, highlighting their strengths in the ring.
  • Individualized Training: Each horse’s unique qualities are developed through a customized training approach.
  • Competition Coaching: Riders receive personalized guidance to navigate the challenges of their chosen disciplines confidently.

Whether you’re focused on your horse’s success or your own development as a rider, Martin and Joe are committed to helping you achieve your goals with expertise and care.

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Lessons

Tailored to Every Riding Level

We offer personalized lessons designed for riders at every competition level. Guided by Martin and Joe’s expertise, our program follows proven European training principles, emphasizing riding theory, balance, and sound decision-making. We believe that strong foundations lead to lasting success, both in and out of the competition ring.

Our Approach:

  • Engaging exercises both on and off the horse to strengthen riding skills
  • Classical riding principles that ensure a well-rounded learning experience
  • A supportive environment where riders build confidence and deepen their understanding of equine movement
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Martin Douzant

Martin Douzant

With a strong background in dressage and eventing, Martin brings decades of experience and a deep understanding of equestrian sports.

Joe DeSantis

Specializing in young horse development, Joe focuses on patient, systematic training that builds confidence and potential.

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Clinics

Build Skills & Gain Confidence.

Our clinics focus on young horse development through a well-rounded training approach led by Martin and Joe. Their expertise in eventing, jumping, dressage, and horse handling ensures horses receive a strong foundation that supports long-term success.

What We Offer:

  • Expert-Led: Martin specializes in jump chute and gymnastic clinics, blending essential skills like horse handling, backing, and flatwork.
  • Judging Insight: As a USEA Future and Young Event Horse Program official and competitor, Martin provides insider knowledge on what judges value—on the ground, under saddle, and over fences.
  • Patient Development: Joe’s systematic and thoughtful approach ensures young horses gain confidence through consistent, positive experiences.

Together, Martin and Joe create a supportive, results-driven environment where horses and riders build the skills they need to excel in competition.

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Testimonials

Finding Martin has been a turning point in my riding career. As an adult rider moving to a new area, I found it hard to find a program that suited both my horse and me. I had lost confidence and felt out of the game. A few months training with The Frame got me back into the show ring and completing my first recognized event! Martin excels both at flatwork and jumping exercises. My mare can be sensitive, and he was quick to figure her out and come up with a program that suited both her and my needs. He understands the importance of establishing a solid foundation and has the skills necessary to work with both horses and riders to make it happen.

Beth Zeilinski

Martin is a top notch trainer with a strength in bringing along horses and riders correctly with a solid foundation. He’s patient and kind to both horse and rider, extremely knowledgeable, and offers high quality care to his boarders. He’s both a great rider and teacher with good communication skills. It’s a lighthearted atmosphere with serious horsemanship–best combo!

Amy Potter

Martin Douzant is an excellent trainer, he truly considers the horse and at the same time makes the horse rideable for the owner.

Melanie Voght

Martin has done just a super job preparing my Training Level event horse for sale. His attention to detail and focus on the horse’s individual needs is outstanding and backed up by a wealth of education and experience. Martin’s ride is always calm and focused, he has a plan and a program for each horse that is a classical progression which builds the strength, understanding, confidence and knowledge the horse needs to succeed. I am most impressed!!

Kate Simmeth

I had a very difficult big young horse, who had thrown a few trainers. I searched the local area and found Martin who, without a doubt, had the quietest aids! I chose him to train my young horse and I have never been disappointed. He has done an excellent job of taming the beast, who will always be a challenge – but not for Martin. As a rider and trainer, he is talented, patient and remains calm in very difficult situations – unflappable, even at a show with 6 horses to ride back to back. Martin is a joy to work with, highly skilled as a trainer with a nice sense of humor and a willingness to fit in when schedules change. I have had horses in training with Martin for over 2 years, he is wonderful and incredibly hard working. My four-year old, who had only been jumping for six weeks with Martin riding him, went to Upperville this year and received the reserve champion for the 4-5yr old division. Having worked in the Virginia horse industry for 30 years, I consider him one of the best trainers.

Georgina Price-Spencer

We recently purchased a young horse from The Frame Sport Horses and what a truly wonderful experience it was! When looking to purchase a horse, there is the potential for it to be a stressful experience – a hard-pressure sell, uncertainty about the horse’s background and experience. Yet every time we looked at one of Martin’s horses, my family and I remarked on what a relaxed and enjoyable experience it was. Never once did we feel pressured or rushed in the slightest. Our trainer and vet both found him to be extremely knowledgeable and a true delight to work with as well. It was apparent he has a great deal of integrity and there was never a doubt that his ultimate desire was not to simply sell a horse, but rather to ensure we found the best fit for our daughter. The horse we purchased, which is one Martin hand-picked, is an absolute pleasure to have in our barn and truly exceeds our expectations. We would refer fellow equestrians to The Frame Sport Horses again and again!

Ann Martin

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We bring distinctive abilities and expertise to training horses, from those just starting out to the highest levels of competition across the sport horse disciplines-dressage, show jumping, eventing, and more.

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