ABOUT US

Meet Coach Krystal Kelly from California

Coach Krystal left the USA in 2010 to pursue her dreams of working internationally with Olympic and Grand Prix Show Jumpers. She was 21 years old when she boarded the plane and already certified in a number of equestrian related skills such as a certified trainer, coach, and experienced show jumper.

Krystal's first international job working at an Olympic yard in Belgium was her first taste at what it was like to work with some of the best in the world. She became addicted to traveling the world working for the best horse riding coaches, trainers and show jumpers in the world and ended up working in more than 20 different countries and 5 continents over the course of the next 13 years.

She has a passion for adventure which is how she crossed a few bucket list items off her list such as:

  • Completing a 1,000 km horse race in Mongolia (The Toughest and Longest Horse Race in the World.)
  • ​Starting the ONLY horse riding club in the country of Bhutan.
  • ​Implementing her own riding curriculum at several start up stables in India where she brought in architects to design top notch facilities, encouraged males to accept female athletes into the sport and trained the staff, competition horses and clients.

Her passion for raising the standards in the equestrian sports has led her to develop her own coaching and rider training curriculum which is how The International Equestrian LLC was born.

She started her company in 2021 during the pandemic and went all in as a virtual coach. She now has several extremely popular and successful virtual coaching programs where she takes her clients through step by step training plans and gives regular critiques on their riding videos. Her speciality that really separates her from the rest of the online equestrian space is her 1:1 coaching, her unique training methods focusing on biomechanics and a system and training plan for her clients to follow to get results fast.

If you are interested in applying for one of her coaching programs feel free to do so here.

Meet Christian from Germany

Coach Christian started riding horses as an adult rider at nearly 30 years old. Luckily for him, Coach Krystal was his sole coach (they are married!) and because of his commitment, passion and dedication to horses he has excelled as a rider. You'll see him regularly in our various coaching programs and courses as a demonstration rider.

His positivity is like a ray of sunshine, making him the perfect Sticky Butt Bootcamp Coach! Coach Christian is the one in charge of all our "Sticky Butters" ensuring they get detailed riding video critiques and evaluations based on his success as both an engineer, mindset and Sticky Butt Coach as well as a fellow student of our own curriculum!

Coach Christian is currently working on his own riding and coaching goals in Spain where he lives with his wife, Coach Krystal Kelly. You can find interesting interviews with him and listen to his inspiring story inside our "Classroom Theory" section of the App.

Interested in training with Coach Christian inside our Sticky Butt Bootcamp? Schedule your 1:1 Strategy call here

Meet Zefira

Zefira is a 6 Year old warmblood and currently in training for the upcoming FEI International Circuit in Spain. Coach Krystal bought Zefira when she was 4 years old and since then has been training her using her own training plans and methods. You can follow along on her entire training journey when you become a member of our 1 Year VIP Inner Circle virtual coaching program. (To apply please schedule your 1:1 strategy call here.) 

Zefira is already registered with the FEI and is available to hire for lessons at Coach Krystal's private show jumping yard in Spain. (Application required. Limited openings.)

Zefira may be green, but her calm demeanor and willing attitude makes her the perfect demonstration horse for all of our members participating in our various virtual coaching programs such as our Sticky Butt Bootcamp, or our 3 month, 6 month and 1 year virtual coaching programs. 

Our intention is for Zefira to be available to hire for many of our USA and international clients who want to experience a horse riding vacation unlike any other... competing in real FEI Competitions here in Europe on a lovely horse like her! If you're interested in hiring Zefira for a week or two (or even a month) and competing here in Spain on an International Tour with some of the best, or even simply hiring her for private lessons at Coach Krystal's beautiful private show jumping yard in Spain, feel free to reach out to see if you qualify.

Meet Q

Q Twenty Girl is an off-the-track-thoroughbred and the love of Christian's life. Q was an unhappy racehorse and didn't like people very much after her career as a failed racehorse where she came dead last in every race.

Since Christian and Q found each other in England over 6 years ago Q has come alive. She carried Christian across Ireland on their 2 month adventure from the South to the North (riding over 450 miles in the process!). Q has now traveled with Christian and her sister from another mister, Lilly to 5 different countries. Q makes frequent appearances with Christian in our demonstration videos and throughout our various coaching programs. She is an invaluable member of our team and a total cuddle-bug.

No matter how many countries we travel, Q has always been the QUEEN in every herd (that's probably what the Q really stands for!) Her queenly attitude makes for a challenging and interesting ride for Christian. Luckily he has experience with queenly, strong women (if you haven't noticed, Coach Krystal is a bit of a force of nature!) which is why these two make such a great team.

Meet Lilly

When Coach Krystal and her husband Christian were moving to England in 2017 they found a horse to buy before they found a townhouse!

That horse was the adorable part-arabian mare, Lilly. At the time, Christian was nervous around horses but also very interested to learn. Krystal began teaching Christian everything "horse" and soon Lilly wiggled her way into their hearts.

Lilly is an adventurous spirit. She is a competitive horse and refuses to come in 2nd place no matter what she does. She played polo with Coach Krystal, competed in Endurance, won the season show jumping championship for her division her first time ever jumping and carried Coach Krystal 450 miles across Ireland on their 2 month adventure.


Lilly's small but mighty package means she will never be a professional show jumper (don't tell her that) but she is loved all the same. Lilly can be seen in some demonstration videos from time to time and is enjoying her life as a fun horse at her home in Spain with her sister from another mister, Q and her new companion Zefira.

Our Beautiful Home in Spain

Our beautiful finca overlooks a National Park located in the "Tuscany of Spain." Their private yard includes a riding arena, stables, tack room and 12 acres of land for the horses to graze and roam in the mountains as well as interesting trails outside their property including a lovely loop up a mountain to an old historic church. You will see their stunning views from the arena in nearly every video.

Although this stable is their private show jumping yard and home, (and a lot of big changes to the facilities are in the works) this facility is open to a select few lucky riders who are members of Coach Krystal's various coaching programs.

If you are interested in taking a few in person lessons from her, would love to attend one of her retreats or workshops or are interested in possibly purchasing a show jumping horse from Europe and need help with the process please contact our team here:

THE WHOLE TEAM WELCOMES YOU!

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