Emily Roy: Head of Riding School & Dressage Instructor
Emily Roy is the not only the head of our lesson riding school, but also and amazing dressage instructor and trainer. She is a huge asset to White Fences Equestrian Center in Austin, Texas. A dedicated instructor in our training program since 2023, Emily applies her classical dressage expertise, especially in rider biomechanics, position, and alignment, to help beginner, youth, and intermediate riders build confidence, skill, and deep partnership with their horses.
She specializes in foundational dressage principles: rhythm, suppleness, contact, impulsion, and collection, and brings a compassionate, structured teaching style aligned with the White Fences curriculum. Emily supports our lesson instructional team and ensures consistent, high-quality lessons across all levels of our horseback lesson program. Emily is committed to ongoing education, having studied with top clinicians such as Jeremy Steinberg, the late Charles de Kunffy, and JJ Tate. In 2024, she earned her USDF University Diamond Diploma, and in 2025 she graduated from the USDF L Education Program, a nationally recognized credential in dressage judging and theory. She is a USDF Bronze Medalist, working towards her Silver Medal, underscoring her dedication to excellence and rider education. In her leadership role, Emily manages the schooling program: supervising lesson schedules, overseeing school horse care and rotation, mentoring junior instructors, and ensuring our herd meets the highest behavioral and training standards. She continues coaching, training and competing. most notably with Santana, a 2010 Hanoverian gelding she rode to the US Dressage Finals, and N’Abèlle, a 2019 KWPN mare in training. To ensure progress and consistency, Emily asks her students to commit to a minimum of six dressage lessons per month.
Specialties:
Head of White Fences Horseback Riding Lessons Program • Rider Biomechanics • Classical Dressage Instruction • Youth & Adult Programs • USDF-Certified Teaching
Credentials:
USDF Bronze Medal • USDF L Education Program Graduate (2025) • USDF University Diamond Diploma (2024)
