Reining · Ranch Riding · Show Coaching
Reining & ranch riding with Iris Austin
Lessons, clinics and show coaching in reining and ranch riding with Iris Austin, two-time APHA Reserve World Champion and multiple European Champion. Based in North Texas, with a summer and early-fall season in Europe.
Programs
Lessons, clinics and show coaching
Private lessons
One-on-one lessons in reining and ranch riding for youth, amateur and non-pro riders, on your own horse.
Private online lessons available upon request.
Clinics
For groups of up to 10 riders, with a minimum of 2 days (3 days preferred). Two lessons a day of 30–40 minutes each, at your barn or a host facility.
Show coaching
Warm-up, pattern prep and ringside coaching at the show, so you go in prepared.
Equine consulting
An honest evaluation of your horse, a plan you can follow at home, and help mapping out a show season.
Europe · 2027 season
Quality, not quantity
In Europe, Iris works with a small, select group of clients each season, so every horse and rider gets her full attention and a real plan to progress. Keeping the program small is a choice, not a limit.
About
Iris Austin
Iris has more than 30 years of international experience across reining, ranch riding, all-around, hunter/jumper and Thoroughbred sale fitting. She has trained in Austria and California and has run her own program since 2000.
She is a multiple European and Austrian Champion with titles in AQHA, NSBA Europe and DQHA, and a two-time APHA Reserve World Champion (Ranch Riding 2021, Ranch Pleasure 2023).
Iris is based in Gainesville, Texas, and spends late summer and early fall teaching clinics and coaching in Europe. She teaches in English, German and Italian.
The team behind every ride
Meet the pit crew
No great horse is made alone. Every winning run starts long before the gate opens, with the vets, physio and farriers who keep our horses sound, comfortable and ready to perform. They are a big part of the program on both sides of the Atlantic, and Iris trusts them with every horse in her care.
Veterinary care
Equine physio
Keeping our athletes loose, balanced and ready to perform, so every stop and spin comes from a body that feels good.
Healthy feet. Sound bodies. Winning runs.
Where we train
Home base: North Texas
Home base · Most of the year
Gainesville, Texas
Lessons, show coaching and consulting from November through July.
Seasonal · Summer & early fall
Europe clinic season
Clinics, lessons and show coaching in Europe, late July to early November.
Looking for a prospect or a finished show horse? See horses for sale at Elite Bloodstock.
Lessons · Clinics · Coaching
Let's talk about your horse
Tell us a little about your horse and your goals, and Iris will get back to you personally.