Cara(Officer Friendly)​

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Cara is a wonderful new addition to our instructor team and is a joy to work with.  She has a sweet loving demeanor but also has a rugged cowgirl spirit that is enjoyable to be around.  She has been doing lessons for a short time but the reviews have been phenomenal and her attention to details is stunning.  She understands and works well within the individual's process. 

Cara is best suited for: Beginner to intermediate levels. 

  (please review riding levels and their descriptions below)


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​​​​​Mrs. Bobbi 

Bobbi is the owner and operator of Saddle Up & Ride.
She teaches all riders from beginner thru advanced with an emphasis on safety and handling emergency situations. She has been riding and working with horses just about all of her life and she participated in numerous horse show events mainly involving cattle. Bobbi learned to ride from her father and his legacy of riding and all he taught her is brought out in each lesson. Bobbi brings humor and catchy sayings to the lesson which helps the student recall situations as they relate. 
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​Braiden ( Goofy Gal)​

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Braiden is a wonderful addition to our instructor team and brings comedy and courage to the new students and well as the ones who may need that 'extra' loving care and touch. She is best suited to students who enjoy some playfulness mixed with hard work.  We call her the 'butterfly guru"

(butterfly is the term we use for students who have fears or is shy.)    

Braiden is  best suited for: Beginner to intermediate levels. 

  (please review riding levels and their descriptions below)


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Our Instructors and Staff                         

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These "riding levels" are a loose quick definition of what we look for to gear our lessons plans on.  They are not "set into stone. "   They are mere guidelines.   Each instructor uses these to gain a "point of origin" with each student. 


Beginner Levels are:  Hunter Green, Mint Green, Mellow Yellow

Intermediate Levels are:  Goldie and Tangerine 

Advanced Levels are:  Red and Blue

* Note: advanced does not mean professional in any way, shape or form. 

It is just OUR guideline for us to gear student. 

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Once student has mastered all levels; we usually encourage student to "higher learning" if they wish to pursue that. 

That requires  a pow-wow to see if student wants to take it further; and, it means a few phone calls to find the place/coach that fits. 

We are happy to help with this as we want ALL of our students to fulfill ALL horsey dreams! 


We recommend all students be at least on Red or Blue level before pursuing a horse of their own.

We will be here to guide student & family on that journey if that is your goal!

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Arwen ( RockStar)

Arwen is an advanced riding instructor who concentrates her lessons on show events such as barrel racing, pole bending, cattle work, obstacles,  roping 101, and etc. Arwen has a larger than life demeanor and is fun and upbeat.    She also works heavily in the horsemanship and training aspect of  horses to include dealing with training issues in horses as well as "starting" a horse under saddle.  Arwen is a stickler for details when it comes to equipment and learning the proper ways to name & use them.  She also teaches how to train a horse to do things new or fix problems a horse delivers.  

Arwen is best suited for:  ALL RIDING LEVELS

 (please review riding levels and descriptions below)  





 

RIDING LEVELS ARE: 

​Marisol (Buttercup)​

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Buttercup ( she prefers to be called that) has a good team oriented demeanor and couples it with humor and a gentle non- pushy way about her that is very settling to  people.  She is a stickler for proper equipment treatment and is very lovingly opinionated about that.   Buttercup has an all around desire to help others achieve their goals and will SMILE her way thru any hardships...her smile is contagious, btw.  Buttercup is a HIGH points champion in our shows.

Buttercup  is best suited for: Beginner to high intermediate levels

  (please review riding levels and their descriptions below)


​Luke (Ekul)​ 
Luke is our only young fella working for us right now. He has a hard work ethic and a never stop or say it is too hard spirit that is infectious.  He works well with kiddos who have a lot of "quit' in them ( lol).  Luke and his twin sister, Alle, are the newest instructors having started teaching lesson in July of 2024.  He is a welcome addition and a breath of fresh air. 

Luke is best suited for: Beginner to next step up levels. 

  (please review riding levels and their descriptions below)


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​Isabelle (Izzy Bee)​

​ Isabelle has been working quite well with students who have ambitions in mind for future competitive riding with horses and wants to learn the new details on how that can come about.  Izzy Bee has a way of 'seeing' what can be done and making it happen.   She has strong goals on making practice makes good habits and works hard to mature her riders overall 'feel'.   She loves what she does and has passion for it!   IzzyBee is a High Points and Reserve Champion in her division at Churchill for two years.   

 Isabelle is best suited for: ALL riding levels

(please review riding levels and their descriptions below)


​Molly ( MolliKins)​

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 Molly is a quiet instructor that spends a lot of time listening to her students and has a keen way of seeing into any problems and helping them work thru it.  She has a calm way of helping a studnet keep calm and trust the process,  She is also one to give awesome eye contact and giggles to help reassure the student that she is engaged with them.  Molly can also turn up the speed and make the students comfortable with their journey.  Molly is a money winner at the Churchill shows.

Molly  is best suited for: Beginner to almost advanced levels

 (please review riding levels and their descriptions below)


​Olivia ( Possum)​

​ Also like the other quiet and patient instructors, Olivia is a tiny little quiet package of grace and sweetness that comes out in every lesson.  She has the patience of a saint and works with students on the finer details of posture and forward thinking techniques.  Olivia is very strong  in teaching polished riding  before speed.   Olivia also understands and demonstrates how to overcome fears and hang ups too.  She is a valuable asset to getting the job done and not letting anything  hold you back on horsey dreams!   Olivia ia also a High Points Champion in the Churchill Shows and a money winner off campus as well.

Olivia is best suited for: ALL riding levels

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​Breanne( NannyLove)​

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Breanne is one of our other instructors who works with the new students, butterflies, and all around young ones and shy ones.  A former Nanny, she works very well with kids and has a knack for making them feel LOVED and secure.  Breanne brings that loving mother hen way of teaching to her lessons and is just a joy to work with.

Breanne is  best suited for: Beginner to intermediate levels. 

  (please review riding levels and their descriptions below)


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​Alle (Allee-Kat)​

​ Alle is a sweet young gal who is learning and growing as an instructor as each day passes.  She and her twin brother, Luke, have started teaching this July of 2024, and already they have gotten such lovingly great reviews.  Alle is very doting on her students and takes care of them

like they were her own.  

Alle is best suited for: Beginner to next step up levels. 

  (please review riding levels and their descriptions below)


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​ Sophia (Mermaid)​

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Sophia is the barn manager and is our resident "hippie chick" full of all kinds of natural horsemanship and a Dr. DoLittle way about her that is fun to learn from.  Sophia is good at helping the students get into the way these animals think and how they move about the world and what it all means.  She can teach most all levels but is particularly good with the butterflies and students who are shy and fearful.

Sophia is best suited for: Beginner to intermediate levels. 

  (please review riding levels and their descriptions below)


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