About Janna
Janna Kysilko (Yah'-na Ka-sil'-ko) has had the privilage to study with some of the world's top classical dressage trainers. A protegé of Hans Rieger, chief rider at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Janna worked as an apprentice for Herr Riegler at his private stables in Austria intermittently for 10 years. She has continued to return to Austria regularly to train with him since then, as well as brought him to the USA for clinics. She also went on to train in Switzerland with Herr Riegler's own mentor, the late Georg Wahl, and Herr Wahl's protegé Christine Stückelberger, six-time Olympian and individual gold medalist. In addition to clinics with Herr Riegler, Janna has ridden with several distinguished FEI clinicians, such as Paul Belasik, Stefan Peters, Janet Foy, and Conrad Schumacher.
Janna now resides in Minnesota, where she trains a dedicated group of riders and their horses at Freedom Ranch, a premier boarding facility between Rosemount and Hastings, MN. Both Janna and her students have had many successes in the show ring, including earning USDF Bronze and Silver medals on horses that she trained. Janna is also a regular guest clinician and judge at stables around the Twin Cities, and is invited to give clinics nationally and internationally. Often entrusted with preparing horses for sale, or finding horses for clients, Janna's contacts across the US and Europe have only continued to increase over the years. She has made many buying trips to Europe for clients, and imported several horses from Spain and Germany.