ABOUT STEADY HORSE
MORE THAN A SYSTEM — IT'S A PHILOSOPHY.
WHAT IS STEADY HORSE?
Steady Horse is about Teaching People how to connect with their horse so they can communicate with crystal clear clarity. We help people connect in a meaningful way with their horse in easy to understand educational resources so people can have the tools and knowledge to be safe and ENJOY their rides, not feel frustrated, defeated or disappointed.
MEET THE TEAM
NOAH TILLMAN-YOUNG
CREATOR OF THE STEADY HORSE TRAINING SYSTEM
Noah T.Y. is the founder of Steady Horse LLC and the Fearless Rider Formula™ — a step-by-step approach that helps you to build the confidence to ride your horse easily and safely.
Noah has personally started over 500 horses, coached 3500 horse and human pairs, and has worked in over 50 different horse-related industries. He uses his experience to help you streamline your learning, so you make progress quickly.
Noah resides on his ranch in Texas, where he does 1-on-1 coaching, weekly broadcasts, films training videos, and hosts private, in-person and virtual clinics to help you gain clarity and certainty about what it means for you to be confident with your horse.
His number one priority when working with you, whether you are an Olympic-level student or brand new to the saddle, is to make sure you stay safe.
HANNAH CATALINO
LIBERTY HORSEMANSHIP TRAINER
Hannah Catalino was born with an unshakable passion for horses.
Throughout her career she has focused solely on connecting with horses without the use of tack. Hannah believes that if you can connect with your horse at liberty, then everything else becomes seemingly effortless.
She’s competed and taught liberty horsemanship all around the world including in the United States, Australia, Germany, and New Zealand.
Whether training horses that were considered ‘untrainable’ or becoming the first American to compete in many international competitions, Hannah has spent her life breaking barriers — with horses and with people.
AMY HARRIS
UNBREAKABLE BOND COACH
Growing up in South Florida, Amy was the horse-crazy kid who could not get enough of all things horse related. Even though she didn’t own one of her own, it didn’t stop her from jumping at the chance to ride at every opportunity.
At the age of 26, she finally got her first horse and has been making up for lost time ever since!
Over the past 35 years, Amy has trained and ridden with the Union County Mounted Patrol Search and Rescue Team, Worked the stockyards moving and sorting cattle, and ridden countless miles of trails in North and South Carolina, from the mountains to the sand-lands.
She continues to ride as often as possible and particularly enjoys hauling her horse to state parks and national forests, setting up camp, then hitting the trails for three or four days of taking in God’s magnificent creations.
In addition to the average camping adventure, she looks forward to the annual “Hunt for Big Foot Ride” organized trail ride held in the mountains of NC.
While she and her friends have never encountered this imagined yet legendary figure, it always makes for a great weekend of fellowship with other riders. (Be sure and Let her know if you ever happen to find him!)
And because it is her firm belief that we are to use our God-given talents and gifts to serve others, she enjoys being a part of benefit trail rides designed to raise money for a wide range of organizations as well as individuals in need.
Amy does 1-on-1 personal coaching as well as a weekly live video broadcast, “Barn Hour,” where she group coaches students from all over the world to mentor, encourage, and give specific advice on how to become better horsemen to their horses.
SYDNEY FEDESNA
LEAD TRAINER & CERTIFIED CLINICIAN
With over 35 years of experience in the Hunter/Jumper and Dressage disciplines, Sydney Fedesna is a highly skilled equestrian dedicated to training, coaching, and fostering strong horse-rider partnerships. She has successfully competed in multiple Training Challenges, including the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge, where she won the Freestyle Competition in 2023 and earned Reserve Champion honors in 2024. Most notably, the foster horses she competed with were successfully adopted into permanent homes. In 2024, she also placed 6th overall in the San Antonio Wild 2 Mild Mustang Training Challenge with her mustang, Siouxsie—her first experience gentling and training a wild horse.
Sydney’s journey with Steady Horse began in 2011 when she sought help loading her horse into a trailer and was introduced to Noah T.Y.’s proven training methods. Over the next 12 years, she worked closely with Noah to address various training challenges with her horses. In early 2024, she was invited to join Steady Horse as a mentee, deepening her understanding of its coaching philosophy. Later that year, she officially became part of the team as Lead Trainer and Certified Clinician.
Passionate about creating lasting and effective connections between horses and their riders, Sydney specializes in building solid training foundations based on trust and clear communication. She has a particular interest in working with young horses, developing their potential in both English and Western disciplines. Through her expertise and commitment, she plays a vital role in ensuring that every horse in the Steady Horse training program is set up for long-term success.
SUSAN KELLEY
DIRECTOR OF EQUINE OPERATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
Susan Kelley is the Director of Equine Operations and Partnerships for Steady Horse, where she brings a lifetime of passion and dedication to the equine world. Born in California and raised in Las Vegas, Susan’s journey with horses began in the most unexpected way—when she was just eight years old, she rescued a horse from a burning barn on her way to school. The grateful owner gifted her the horse, whom she named Joe, sparking a lifelong love that would shape her path.
Susan later discovered that her deep connection to horses was more than just fate—it was in her blood. Her father had been a jockey for Anderson Farms in Chicago, a secret he had kept from the family due to her mother’s concerns about the risks of the profession. From that moment on, Susan immersed herself in the world of horses, riding in every discipline and across every venue available to her over her 73 years of life. While she never claimed to be an expert in any one style, she embraced them all with enthusiasm and a love that never wavered.
Before stepping into her role at Steady Horse, Susan served in the Department of Defense, where she dedicated 20 years of service before retiring. Now, as Clinic & Training Coordinator, she combines her organizational skills and lifelong equine passion to ensure that every event runs smoothly, creating enriching experiences for riders and trainers alike.
For Susan, horses are more than animals—they are soulmates. She believes that when God made the horse, He took a breath of wind, the beauty of the earth, and the soul of an angel. Through good days and bad, restless nights and joyful moments, horses have been her constant source of comfort. A simple hug from one of them makes life worthwhile.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Steady Horse is about helping people to have the safest most fair and rewarding relationship with their horse. Working with horses does not have to result in inevitable injury and disappointment. There is a better way. Working with horses does not have to result in brute force, “whacking” a horse or “making” a horse respect you.
There is a much better way.
With simple understanding and consistent application of confidence building techniques, we can make our horses safer. With patience and fairness we can EARN our horses respect in a manner that does not break them down, demoralize them or physically injure them.
Steady Horse is about giving you affordable practical and functional tools that you can immediately put to use to obtain a safer, softer and steadier horse.
