R O Lervick Arabians Assistant Trainer

Mariya Haslam started with R O Lervick Arabians about four years ago. She began as a groom and progressed steadily into training and breeding assistance. Last year she was R O Lervick Arabians Breeding Manager, and she began working with young horses as well, teaching ground manners, training the two-year-olds to long lines, and horses under saddle. 

Raised near Sun Valley, Idaho, Mariya started her saddle work with PATH, Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, assisting with lessons. This afforded her the opportunity to ride a variety of breeds and disciplines. As she grew more experienced, she rode Warmbloods in Dressage and Hunter-Jumper and continued throughout her early teens in these disciplines. Naturally, she appreciates and has experience in forward seat riding, making her an excellent fit for those R O Lervick horses suitable for Arabian and Half-Arabian Hunter Pleasure competition. 

Currently, Mariya is working with approximately 17 Lervick and client-owned horses. This group includes 3 newly brought-in weanlings, several yearlings and some two-year-olds. Additionally, she rides about 7 horses daily. Mariya alternates between assisting at the shows with the Lervick show string and “holding down the fort” at Lervick’s home farm in Stanwood, Washington.

“I’m fortunate to be working with experienced, respected horsemen,” Mariya notes. “I grow, thrive, and learn every day at the farm with great mentors and teachers like Mike Boggs and Dennis Wigren. I’m happy and grateful to be a part of the Lervick Arabians team.”