HORSES HEAL HEARTS

Since she was a small child, Vicki has been passionate about horses and obsessed with being out in nature with them.  Her grandparents homesteaded a cattle ranch in Arizona that is now part of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. Her early life was filled with trail riding and camping with her dad and their horses in Southern California.  She became a competitive hunter/jumper equestrian when she was 10, riding with Mary Gatti at Rainbow Canyon Ranch.  In 1988 she quit riding to pursue a BA in Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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After missing the horses and the positive influence they had on her life, Vicki began her professional career by founding Ridgemark Farm LLC in 1992.  Vicki's students have won numerous national and state hunter, jumper and equitation awards over the past 30 years.  Vicki prides herself on her commitment to continuing education within the horse industry, regularly seeking out clinics and getting counsel from prominent jumping equestrians such as Olympic Silver Medalist Greg Best, Olympic Course Designer Linda Allen, and multi-time Equitation Finals winner Jim Hagman.  

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Over the past 10 years, Vicki has become devoted to the horsemanship of Buck Brannaman, and has been a regular participant in his Northern California clinics.  In 2013 she began to study with Sport Psychologist  Carrie Wicks and is a graduate of her  W(I)NNER'S CIRCLE program.  She also completed the educational programs of EAGALA, Equine Alchemy, and Creative Awakenings Intl. which were all pivotal turning points in her horsemanship journey. Most recently she began studying with Anna Blake, and integrates Anna's Calming Signals teachings into her Horse(wo)manship Programs.  

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In Vicki's lessons, she aims to teach us about our horses AND ourselves. Whether you're taking a riding lesson, learning groundwork, or participating in one of her non-riding Horse(wo)manship Sessions, you'll learn to practice mindfulness and how to speak the language of the horse.  In Vicki's world, the barn is where people who love horses find their strength, their purpose, and their true selves.  

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What Vicki's Horse(wo)manship Program Can Do For You:

• Integrate and establish yourself in wholeness...spiritually, emotionally and physically

• Connect with your horse by learning to speak THEIR language

• Reveal and release old patterns and beliefs that keep you stuck in your horsemanship and your life

• Improve your feel and timing when working with your horses

• Allow yourself to live your best life both on and off the horse

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