About Us
Why We are Here:
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We are Carbon Neutral
With 96 solar panels on the barn, we are a carbon-neutral Equestrian Center.
Lead Trainer: Stacey Carter
Stacey Carter, founder of Heart Centered Horsemanship is a PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor and Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning and a registered Yoga Instructor (RYT200) with Yoga Alliance with over 25 years of experience riding, training, and instructing students of all ages and abilities. Her unique approach to training blends dressage, relaxation techniques and groundwork to help horse and human create a joyful and harmonious partnership. Her program is ideal for starting young horses, retraining horses with behavior problems and helping riders develop relationship both on the ground and in the saddle.
Horsemanship and Riding Lessons
We offer lessons for all ages and abilities. Lessons are tailored to the individual goals and skill levels of the student. Let us help you improve all aspects of horsemanship and riding or address specific challenges with techniques that build confidence, communication and partnership.
Pasture Boarding
We strive to ensure all boarders are healthy, happy and well cared for. Horses are happier when they are outside grazing; we have summer (Primarily Bermuda) and winter (primarily Rye) grass. Horses live and graze in pastures in groups of 2-3, with constant access to run-ins for shelter and water. Horses are stabled in the barn only during inclement weather and are fed twice daily - including 13% feed and high-quality hay as needed. Farm owners live on-site.
Training
We offer services including starting horses under saddle, correcting behavior issues, developing relaxation and connection, basic dressage, trail riding, jumping and trail riding. Methods are suitable for horses of all disciplines.
Yoga and Horses
These classes blend yoga and horsemanship to facilitate a deeper connection and a clear channel of energy between horse and human. Combining traditional yoga practice with activities both on and off the horse, you will experience how breath, body awareness, and mindful touch affect our interactions with horses. By responding to feedback from the horse, we become more centered, relaxed, and attuned in mind and body.
Equine Assisted Learning and Therapeutic Services
Horses can help us become more grounded, centered, and calm. Through relationships with them we can create a space of healing, learning, and growing.
We work with community and youth organizations, therapists and organizers with experiential approaches to growth and healing.