Horse Riding Lessons, Boarding, and Classes
Riding Lessons and Workshops
HORSEMANSHIP, RIDING LESSONS, WORKSHOPS
Transformative Horsemanship
Transformative Horsemanship is an equine educational program that goes far deeper than your average riding lesson. While we do get to ride, we focus on building relationships with ourselves and our horses in order to foster an authentic connection. We approach horsemanship from a holistic perspective. Your lessons may include groundwork, care, physiology & anatomy, horse behavior, and more! Our programming is rooted in mindful awareness and anti-oppressive practices, pulling from trauma-informed and somatic modalities. We offer horsemanship lessons, training, and workshops, led by excellent local to international clinicians. Reach out to learn more and schedule your first lesson!
HORSEMANSHIP, WORKSHOPS, EQUINE FACILITATED MINI-SERIES
Barbara Alexander
Barbara Alexander, a twenty-year veteran of equine experiential learning in the US and Europe, focuses on human development through the psychology of energy in relationships, interconnectedness, healing, and mutual happiness with horses.
Barbara owns Epona Ridge, a private sanctuary for personal growth in Asheville, NC, and is an Eponaquest International graduate trained with Linda Kohanov, a best-selling author and the pioneer of human development in equine experiential learning.
Barbara offers a variety of equine-facilitated workshops at Ruby Ranch to discover self-awareness, intuitive connection, and inner balance through biofeedback and play with horses.
WHOLE HORSE HOOF CARE PROVIDER AND EDUCATOR
COMPASSIONATE HORSEMAN
My whole life I’ve been bouncing around the horse world looking for something that felt right. In high school, I worked for a Hanoverian importer and breeder. In College, I rode on the equestrian team and interned at an equine veterinary reproduction facility. I’ve also worked at ranches in Colorado and been a working student for 3-day eventing trainers; hunter/jumper trainers; reining cow horse trainers; and combined event driving trainers. I’ve attended all sorts of clinics with all sorts of equine professionals, and I’ve learned a lot from every single one of these experiences, but I never learned the first thing about horse feet. Hoofcare was something that was left to the farrier. Since first attending Ida Hammer's "Exploring the Equine Hoof" class, I have continued to learn as many ways as I can to help my horse feel his best so we can go on all the adventures we both want to.
Interested in boarding your horse with us?
We have a few spots available for our Paddock Paradise track system board. This pasture design encourages more movement in a horse’s daily life. Any horse can benefit from a Paddock Paradise, however, horses with cushions, hoof rehab, or metabolic challenges especially benefit. Horses that at one time needed to be in a dry lot now have a safe place to move and run. Please be in touch for more information and to schedule a visit to see if our facility is a good fit for you and your horse.
We have a waitlist for our grass-pasture board. Please be in touch to visit and see if our facility is a good fit for you and your horse. If you would like to join our herd, we will add you to our waitlist.