The Journey
One rider. Beautiful horses. A dream worth following.
I started riding when I was eight years old, after years of begging my parents for lessons. I have never really stopped since. I am Megan McIsaac, an FEI competitor and USDF Certified Instructor through 4th Level, and my dream has stayed the same for more than thirty years: to compete internationally in dressage, representing the United States — and to do it the way I believe it should be done, by patiently training and developing beautiful horses, one honest step at a time. That dream is not someday work. It is the daily work here at Lindinhof, the farm I opened in Oregon, Wisconsin, in 2000 and named for my parents, Linda and Donald “Dinny” McIsaac. This page is where I share that road — where it started, what it has taken, and where it is going. I would love for you to be part of it. — Megan McIsaac
The Story So Far
Every international rider starts somewhere. I started as a horse-mad kid in Wisconsin, and I built my education the slow way — riding, training, teaching, and learning from some of the finest horsemen and women in the sport.
Over the years I have trained with Kathleen Raine, Christine Traurig, Jayne Ayers, George Williams, and Hilda Gurney. Their lessons live in my riding every day: be patient, be fair, listen to the horse, and never take a shortcut the horse has to pay for.
In 2000 I opened Lindinhof Equine Sports Zentrum and turned that education into a program — training horses, teaching riders on seasoned schoolmasters, and matching riders with imported dressage horses, most of them from Denmark. Since 2003, more than 60 horses have found their people through Lindinhof.
The milestones below are the steps so far. They are not the end of the story — they are the foundation the next chapter stands on.
Timeline
2000 — Lindinhof Equine Sports Zentrum opens in Oregon, Wisconsin, named for Linda and Donald “Dinny” McIsaac.
2003–05 — USDF Young Rider Graduate Program.
2010 — Megan becomes the 11th person in the country to earn all six USDF medals — Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals, plus Gold, Silver, and Bronze Freestyle Bars.
2014 — National Champion at the US Dressage Finals in Kentucky, with Kingsley. The same year, Champion at Fourth Level (4th-3) at Dressage at Devon, with Buenos Noches.
2020 — Recipient of The Dressage Foundation's Major Lindgren Grant.
2021 — Recipient of the USDF Diamond Achievement Award with Distinction.
2022 — Recipient of The Dressage Foundation's Team Tate Mentorship and Leadership Fund Grant, supporting further work in leadership, business, and Grand Prix training.
Today — Training, competing, and developing horses at Lindinhof — and working toward the next milestone: riding internationally for the United States.
The Work: Developing Horses the Right Way
There is no shortcut to a Grand Prix horse — and I would not take one if there were. At Lindinhof, every horse is developed on the German Training Scale: rhythm, relaxation, connection, impulsion, straightness, and collection, built in that order and at the horse's own pace.
Our promise is simple, and it is the heart of everything we do: horses are developed patiently, fairly, empathically, and respectfully. We take the time to know the whole horse — his strengths, his personality, and what he needs to thrive — and we build an individual program around him.
I still train as seriously as I teach. I continue to work on Grand Prix movements with my mentor Kathleen Raine, a two-time Olympic alternate whom I have ridden with for eight years, and I host respected clinicians and USDF workshops at Lindinhof so our whole community keeps learning.
That daily work — young horses learning their first steps under saddle, schoolmasters teaching new riders, and competition horses polishing Grand Prix movements — is what a journey to international competition is actually made of.
Meet the current team
Details coming soon.
Follow Along
A journey is better shared. Follow along and you will see the real thing — not just ribbons, but the work behind them:
• Show reports and results, the good days and the learning days
• Training milestones as young horses grow up and competition horses step up
• Behind-the-scenes life at Lindinhof — the barn, the horses, and the community around them
• Clinics, new arrivals from Denmark, and announcements from the farm
Join the journey: sign up for occasional email updates from Lindinhof — show news, horse updates, and clinic dates, sent only when there is something worth sharing.
Partners & Sponsors
No rider reaches international competition alone. Horses, training, travel, and showing at FEI level take a team — and our partners are part of that team in the truest sense.
Why partner with Megan?
• A story people root for. A Wisconsin trainer who started at age eight, built her own farm, earned every USDF medal there is to earn, and is now reaching for a U.S. Team place — that is a journey sponsors can be proud to stand behind.
• Visibility where dressage people gather. Your name and logo travel with Megan to shows and clinics, appear on this website and in her social media and email updates, and are seen by the riders, owners, and buyers who come through Lindinhof.
• An ethical program to be associated with. Lindinhof is built on patience, fairness, honesty, and community. Sponsors are represented the same way Megan trains — carefully and with integrity.
• A long relationship, not a logo swap. Megan promotes the products and people she genuinely uses and believes in, and says so in her own words.
Our current partners
International Riding Helmets (IRH)
“As awareness of rider safety grows, IRH provides stylish, safe, and comfortable headwear. Helmets have always given me headaches and are unbecoming. Thanks to IRH, I can wear my helmet all day and feel great.” — Megan McIsaac
Sporthorse Massage — Jeff Reeck
Thanks to Jeff Reeck of Sporthorse Massage, Megan's horses feel great after their massages. He is a big part of keeping them healthy and supple — you can feel the difference when Jeff works on a horse.
Purina
Become a Partner
There are several ways to be part of this journey, and every one of them matters:
• Product sponsorship — the feed, equipment, and care products Megan uses every day, featured honestly because she truly uses them.
• Supporting partnership — financial support toward training, competition, and travel costs, recognized on this page, at the barn, and in Megan's updates.
• Services partnership — professional services that keep horses and rider healthy, equipped, and on the road.
• Horse ownership — interested in owning, or sharing in, a horse with international potential? Ask Megan about ownership opportunities. She is happy to talk through what is possible, with no pressure and no obligation.
Every partnership starts the same way — with a conversation. Tell Megan about your business or your interest, and together you will find the fit that makes sense for both of you.
Call 608.445.8531 | Email LindinhofLLC@gmail.com
Lindinhof Equine Sports Zentrum, 4246 Schneider Drive, Oregon, WI 53575
“I do not know exactly which arena, or which horse, will carry this dream the final mile. I do know the road: patient work, beautiful horses, honest horsemanship, and good people beside me. If that sounds like a road you would like to travel too — come along. There is a place for you on this journey.”
— Megan McIsaac, Lindinhof Equine Sports Zentrum