Welcome to the Official website of
USDF Gold Medalist,
Kari McClain

Kari McClain's Miari Stables is a well known dressage training facility located in Olympia, WA. Owner Kari McClain and instructor Nicki Charbonneau offer private dressage lessons to riders and horses from Training Level to Grand Prix. Kari, is a National USEF "R" Dressage Judge, and has achieved her bronze, silver and gold USDF medals.

Kari has been teaching many forms of sport horse disciplines for over 25 years including; jumping, eventing and dressage. Kari is also an accomplished competitor and continues to show many of her horses at the Intermediary and Grand Prix levels.  See "About Kari" for more information.

Nicki has been riding since she was four years old.  She has been awarded her USDF bronze and silver medals.  Nicki, a proficient rider, trains horses and riders from novice to adult amature at all competition levels.  See "About Nicki" for more insight to this talented rider / trainer.

Many of Kari's riders, have earned their USDF medals and are highly competitive at the regional and national levels. Kari is proud of all of her students. Kari and her students have currently been awarded 92 USDF Medals; USDF gold (8), silver (30) and bronze (54), all training with Kari mostly on their own self trained horses of many breeds and crosses. See "Miari's Medalists" for individual student medals and their horses.

Kari McClain also teaches clinics in Port Orchard, Spokane and Missoula on a regular basis. Please click on "Kari's Clinics" in the Menu, and feel free to call the venue host's for details. All levels of participants and auditors are welcome. Additionally, to support continuing education for Miari students, Miari Stables hosts clinics with several top American and European trainers. Clinics are held approximately every 8 weeks. Email us for a schedule.

The Miari family extends well beyond Kari McClain's Miari Stables, and there are many other excellent trainers and facilities associated with us. Please go to "Dressage Links" in the menu or ask us for a referral.

As Miari Stables is a training facility, boarding is focused on horses and students in work. The arenas are available to all Miari students in training whether boarding or trailering their horses.

Miari Stables has three boarding barns providing 25 stalls with 12 x 12 rubber mats. Miari has an indoor arena with an excellent, groomed daily, sand base 20 x 40 meters and an outdoor hog's fuel arena 40 x 70 meters. All horses at Miari are provided with private daily turnout paddocks, heated tack locker rooms, hot water wash rack, 2 groom stalls with vacuums, trailer storage and full-time (24/7) on-the-grounds caretakers.

Miari offers a warm, friendly and supportive community atmosphere for you and your horse! All breeds are welcome. Please come join us or just visit!

Please select "Contact Us" on the menu to the left and email us if you'd like to schedule training, lessons, a performance review or even a tune-up for your upcoming shows. Kari also consults for owners and buyers.