OUR CLIENTS SAY ....RayoValerie Plentick
Former SSEA student and owner of WEC's Rayo
"I took lessons at the Spanish School of Equestrian Arts for 5 months with Marta Renilla.

The spanish horses are a pure pleasure to ride and Marta is a sweet and very talented instructor. I enjoyed every ride with her, a very peacefull experience! I fell in love with the Spanish breed and bought Rayo , an Andalusian gelding trained by her. Now I enjoy Rayo every day , he is the sun of my life and I can't wait to go back for some training and some riding with Marta."


Scarlett Agauthier
Scarlett_Chulo
Boarder at WEC - owner of Andy & Chulo
"It is a true honor to be a  WEC's student under the instruction of Marta Renilla. I have taken lessons since April 2010 and continue to make progress each week. Marta's calm approach makes it easy to concentrate during your lesson. Everyone at the barn shares a passion for true horsemanship. Woodlands Equestrian Club is my home away from home. I have made life long friends riding here, every day at the WEC is a gift. Looking forward to this years show season with my Chulo!
 
Laura Hall
Spanish School of Equestrian Arts student at WEC
SSEA Student - Laura Hall

After an 8 year break I wanted to get back into riding, but as someone who used to own and compete on my horses I didn’t just want any old riding school.  Well, WEC is certainly not ‘any old riding school’.  Riding at WEC is a real privilege, not only to ride such amazing and beautiful Spanish Horses, but to be taught by such a talented rider and trainer as Marta.  It is a joy to watch her work a horse and a real honor to ride alongside her as a student of the SSEA.  I knew I missed riding, but I had forgotten just how much. WEC is such a welcoming and homely place, everyone is friendly and has the same thing in common – a love of horses.  You couldn’t find anywhere more special to ride."


Jackie Edwards    Jackie
Haul-In student
Marta is a very talented rider and instructor. I Love my lessons as every time you get that special moment when something works very well. They say it's not until you can ride that you want to know how to ride! That's where I am now!

Karen Genneken   
New owner of Tico, a former member of the Spanish School of Equestrian Arts. (Spring 2011)
The search for the perfect dressage horse (or one of any discipline) can be a long and frustrating process.  After two years and a national search, my quest for finding my equine partner ended when I met Marta Renilla at Woodlands Equestrian Club.   Marta introduced me to the Pure Spanish (P.R.E) or Andalusian breed and the horses she had trained.   From geldings to stallions, all of the horses at WEC have amazing temperments and athletic ability.  Marta's riding is a joy to watch and the caliber of the horses at WEC reflect her training style and expertise.  I ended up choosing Tico, the first stallion I ever sat on and absolutely the most cooperative, willing, hard working horse I ever rode.  Although I am still a beginning level dressage rider, Tico has the sensitivity to work at my level yet he is athletic and determined enough to be a Prix St Georges competitor.  I found the perfect horse to work through the levels over the next few years.  I strongly believe this is a testament to Marta's training, her love of this breed and her understanding of the individual rider's needs.

Robert Aberle

Boarder & Jumper at WEC - owner of Mimosa

  Bobby Aberle   

"I have been attending Woodlands Equestrian Club for some time now. Everyone at WEC is very pleasant, and you feel that you are among friends.
The Renilla family takes great pride in having first rate facilities, and there’s always a helping hand when you need it.
Truly one of the finest equestrian centers in the Greater Houston area".

 





Spanish School of Equestrian StudentsJulie Buckner
Spanish School of Equestrian Arts student at WEC
"Thank you for the wonderful lessons... Marta, you have a gift as an instructor as well as a rider and I look forward to more lessons! Your calm yet assertive manner makes connecting with the horse fun and enjoyable...much like a dance. " 

Javier Bonilla
Boarder at WEC - Owner of Andariego & Barroco
Javier Bonilla riding one of his horses
"I trained horses in what you could call “equestrian tricks” including Piaffe, Passage and the Spanish Walk. Still, all my riding was disconnected and lacking of equestrian virtue. It took me to see Marta Renilla ride my horse once, on a fortuitous occasion, to know that I wanted to be taught proper Dressage by her. So, in spite of the fondness that I had for my previous boarding barn I decided to move to the Woodlands Equestrian Club. If a good life is made of a sum of correct decisions, this definitively has to count as one. In just a few months my riding has improved by a few years. Marta has exceptional coaching skills. She is structured, sequential and, most of all, straightforward and clear. Marta and her family are joyful, fun loving and considerate people. WEC is a happy place and the place to be if you want to improve your riding, be that at an advanced level, with Marta as a Dressage coach, or at Jumping, and intermediate or Natural Horsemanship with other available instructors."