The Re-Introduction

My name is Avry Jxn and after 5 yrs "in the study" I am now re-opening myself to the world as a professional horse trainer and equestrian artist. As a solo entrepreneur, I will soon open the doors for Equitation by Avry Jxn. I will be offering a few spots for lessons per month in the Athens, GA area, some online sessions, and eventually clinics. Most of my time will be spent taking a select few young prospects from green to Grand Prix, with style and grace.

I am a direct descendant of plantation horsemen and indigenous agrarians. I practice the art of equitation as medicine for horses and humans. I educate equine athletes to high-school dressage to empower their spirits, preserve their bodies and grow our shared freedom. I create with horses a kind of liberation that was once forbidden for us both. A liberation that many still reject.

It's been thoroughly impressive to me, that I am still able to retain this vision and the clarity of my responsibility in this field, after seeing what this journey has revealed. Seeing how people treat me; with limited industry connections.

I've spent these years largely in recluse and in sacrifice with the sole intention of deepening my art, wisdom and methods. A commitment that only the horses have successfully led me through. Our bond, which makes hard times beautiful, deeply connects me to my ancestors and my lineage.

I talk very little about the specifics of my experiences, of my struggles particularly. I speak generally about the treatment I've endured by industry professionals, to prevent making it about individuals and instead about cultures and systems.

My time in-study has taught me that what I am building I am not 'supposed' to have. That my skills, my pride, my creativity, and my vision are not supposed to live in a body like mine. My humble confidence, gifted to me by my legacy, offends. The telling of history that confronts and questions is disrespectful to mainstream equine industry culture. I do not intend to diversify that culture, I'm committed to changing it. The lightness of my seat, the balance in my riding, the quietness of my hands, and the invisibility of my aids are disruptive. My commitment to functional movement, sophisticated education, and empowered spirits make me stick out.

Most importantly though, my ability to educate and transform the horse is insulting to some. It calls into question the normal, the work speaks where I don't. My stillness is a mirror, for me and those who witness and often folk don't like their own reflection. That good people, is not my work to hold.

So now is the time, where I come into the public eye as a high-school dressage trainer, with a cultural grounding and a commitment to functional empowerment for equine athletes. Without asking permission, without waiting for anyone else's blessing. With the same grit that has gotten Black people through for generations.

Thank you to all of you who have supported me, recognized my gifts, affirmed them, and poured into me just by witnessing my truest self. The page is turning, it is hard (very hard) but the vision is clear.