Lisa Levasseur
Founder, Professional Saddleseat & Western Trainer
Lisa Levasseur spent eight years working as an assistant trainer to Bob Battaglia & Randy Shockley at Baywood Park Ltd. in California. During that time, Excella Arabians owned, trained, and competed in Halter, Park, English Pleasure, Western Pleasure, Stock, Driving, and combination events, achieving two National Champions, one Reserve National Champion, five Top Ten National Champions, and Multi Regional and Class A Championships in both the US and Canada. Then, she came home to Canada and established Excella Arabians as a full-service training centre in 1985. However, she soon endured major back injuries and struggled through fifteen back surgeries to remain in the saddle on and off for years. After a major back fusion, Lisa began riding again in 2021 and is now working with talented young assistant trainer Katie Attwood to re-establish a training program and offer lessons to a few eligible students.