The Ranch Staff
Lynda is the founder of our Ranch, which was founded in 1993 by this wonderful woman, who brought her love of horses and love of children into one place. Ms Lynda has been teaching children the love of horse's since the 1980's. Lynda is a retired Hillsborough County Deputy Sheriff. She was awarded Horsewoman of the Month in a national magazine for her work with children and horses. Horses have been apart of Ms. Lynda's life since she was a young child. Ms. Lynda has retired and turned the reins over to Ms. Samantha, who she has mentored since she was 12 years old.
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Samantha is our Ranch Manager and has been with the Ranch her whole life. She has spent her life here, where she was introduced to horses and fell head over heels in love with them. She has owned and loved horses her entire life and spends many hours in the saddle every day. She started training horses in high school and has been active in showing ever since. She is AHSA certified, and is our head teacher and trainer here at the Ranch. Samantha gives weekly lessons to all types of students, manages our 4-H Team and hauls out to shows almost every weekend where she is always successful. At the Ranch, she has learned that dreams do come true, and it's time with the children and horse's that matter the most.
Sandy - Sandy is our office manager as well as the Ranch "mom". Sandy started with the Ranch in the 90's, she came to our Ranch with a lot of knowledge in working with people and has an outstanding over the top love for animals. She is great at problem solving and coming up with ways to help the Ranch be successful. Most of the time, this will be the voice you hear when you call our Ranch. You can always find Sandy with her side kicks, Stevie & Buckeye.
Bryant - Bryant or better know as the "Cajun Cowboy" has been with the Ranch for going on 6 years and is our Head Wrangler! He does an impeccable job giving every single one of our customers some true ranch style fun! Bryant came to us with his daughter for a trail ride and decided to dedicate his life to horses ever since! We certainly couldn't do it without him! Next time you're at the ranch - make sure to request him as your guide - you'll be in for a rootin', tootin' good time and you'll be darn glad you did!
J.T. - J.T. is the epitemy of a true cowboy! He has been in the horse industry his entire life and has been with the Ranch since the early 2000's. He genuinely loves to teach people about horses and has never ending knowledge about these incredible animals! He is a chatter box and will talk your ear off while you're trail riding with him! He is entertaining and a pleasure to be around. One of our top guides and volunteers who we cherish.
Larry - Larry found the ranch and was hooked, In his retirement he wanted to get back in touch with his favorite hobby, so he started volunteering out here at the Ranch. He has proven to be a great addition. He has ridden horses his whole life and enjoys spending his time out on the trails as a guide. He also enjoys going cow sorting and cheering all the girls on at the barrel races. He has been become a permanent fixture at the barn and we like it that way. He is also a fantastic handy man and helps keep the ranch maintained.
Rachel - Rachel has been a constant staple of the Ranch. Since coming to us in her early teens to learn our love of animals and all things horsey, she has since then formed a career caring around critters!
Taylor -
Steve Miller of Blue Skies Equine is our Vet - He is passionate about what he does and handles all of our horses with finesse. We recommend him for all of your equine needs. Steve can be reached at (352) 345-1495
Theo Ramsey is our farrier and comes highly recommended! He has such patience and treats each horse as if they were his own. He is extremely knowledgeable and will get your horses feet correct. You can reach Theo at - (515) 868-4030
We also have a variety of Certified expert guides that volunteer with us, they are all certified through our Guide Training Program and all share a major love of horses. All of our guides come equipped with their personally owned guide horses.
Our Staff has been in the Trail Riding Business for over 30 years - We schedule a limited number of rides to protect the horses from being overworked, our horses are our number one concern and it shows in each and every one of them. They all have amazing manners and personalities and love to show our customers a really great ride.
Please take a moment to explore our wonderful site and come on in for a trail ride.
Theo Ramsey is our farrier and comes highly recommended! He has such patience and treats each horse as if they were his own. He is extremely knowledgeable and will get your horses feet correct. You can reach Theo at - (515) 868-4030
We also have a variety of Certified expert guides that volunteer with us, they are all certified through our Guide Training Program and all share a major love of horses. All of our guides come equipped with their personally owned guide horses.
Our Staff has been in the Trail Riding Business for over 30 years - We schedule a limited number of rides to protect the horses from being overworked, our horses are our number one concern and it shows in each and every one of them. They all have amazing manners and personalities and love to show our customers a really great ride.
Please take a moment to explore our wonderful site and come on in for a trail ride.
J.T. and Tryon
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Our 4-H club here at the Ranch
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Ellie - one of our amazing volunteers
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