PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN HORSEMANSHIP
Stop guessing.
Start understanding.
Personalized online coaching and hands-on training to help you better understand your horse, strengthen your foundations, and progress with confidence.
ONLINE COACHING
Personalized guidance, wherever you train.
Get expert feedback, understand what’s holding you and your horse back, and build a clear path forward through online coaching tailored to your goals.
IN-PERSON TRAINING
Learn through experience.
Work directly with Elana to strengthen your foundations, improve communication with your horse, and develop practical skills you can confidently apply.
The Elevate Method
1
See clearly
Identify what is actually limiting horse and rider.
Understand
Learn how communication, regulation, timing and training patterns affect the result.
2
Build deliberately
Follow a progressive plan that creates lasting change.
3
The Elevate Academy
The Elevate Academy brings together structured education, personalized coaching, and ongoing support to help riders better understand their horses and make confident training decisions.
Through ALIGN, our six-month foundation mentorship, and PERFORM, our three-month advanced mentorship, riders can develop the skills and understanding needed for lasting progress.
Build understanding. Develop confidence. Train with purpose.
ENROLMENT IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
Explore the Academy to learn more about the programs.
COACHING & EVALUATION
Feeling stuck in your training, or simply looking for an experienced perspective?
Elana takes a closer look at you and your horse, identifies what’s holding back your progress, and helps you build a clear, practical plan for moving forward.
Comprehensive intake questionnaire
Video analysis
Private coaching call
Personalized written evaluation
Structured 30-day action plan
Recommendation for your best next step
You receive:
Includes a video review. Written feedback with clear next steps & a 30 minute coaching call.
About Elana
Hi, I’m Elana! I’m a professional horseman, business owner, coach and lifelong student of the horse.
My approach combines practical experience, thoughtful training and a genuine curiosity about how horses learn. I help riders better understand their horses, trust their own decisions and develop skills that create lasting progress.
Owner & Founder of Von Doeler’s Ranch
WPRA barrel racer
International 3* Three-Day Eventing Competitor
Licensed Equestrian Canada Specialist Coach
Certified Advanced Equine Massage Therapist
Certified Mental Performance Mastery Coach