Explore new roads with Via Nova Priority to Positive®

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Our goal is to introduce positive reinforcement training methods to the traditional horse world. Seeking to avoid a collision of traditional and R+ worlds, we’ve developed a unique approach called Priority to Positive® (PtP), combining the relevant and helpful elements of traditional R+ training, as well as new PtP techniques developed by our team, specifically to address traditional perspectives.
We are continuously training and testing our methods at the Terra Nova Training Center, a 40-stall, full-service boarding and training facility in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Our Trainers
Gilly Slayter
Via Nova Lead Trainer and Barn Manager of Terra Nova Equestrian Center
Meredith Ritter
Via Nova Lead Trainer and Supervisor of Via Nova’s Priority to Positive® (PtP) Student Program