Our Story

In the early 70s Sydney W. Ransom, a horseman and trainer, saw a young Tammie Anderson looking at his horses from a garden beside his paddock and offered to teach her to ride. Tammie’s family didn’t have the funds for riding lessons, but Mr. Ransom took her under his wing and began to teach her the sport we all love. Passing on Mr. Ransom’s teachings Tammie saw the importance of horses and ensured that her two children, Savannah & Buddy, received lessons and spent as much time as possible at the barn when they were little. When the family got horses, once again reflecting in Mr. Ransom’s actions, they shared them- giving pony rides and eventually teaching lessons. As the farm grew and gained more team members, they continued to follow the example Mr. Ransom set: giving back, helping others to learn, ensuring that everyone is included, using safety and good judgment to pass on the knowledge of this sport we all love.

Meet The Team

Our team is here to help you develop the foundational skills of horsemanship and knowledge. Each member of the team contributes to the learning experience. Our focus is safety, fun and learning, in that order. We want to help you enjoy the ride!

Meet The Animals

Each of our horses receives ongoing training, routine veterinary care, and any special maintenance they may need. Teaching horses are truly exceptional—they’re patient, kind, and rare to find. Our goal is to always provide them with the highest standard of care.

Many of our horses are rescues or older partners with unique needs. Your contribution to the Horse Care Fund helps cover emergency treatments and specialized medical procedures. Every gift ensures that each horse receives the care and attention they need to stay healthy, happy, and ready to do what they do best—teach and inspire.

Babe is the oldest member of the herd. At 33 years young, Babe helps riders learn ground skills and general horse management. She enjoys cantering in the field, stirring up trouble with the young geldings and eating grass with Fergie and WallE.

WallE is a fourteen year old appendix gelding. He has competed in hunter shows, horse trials, working equitation and an endurance race. WallE is a pleasant horse to ride and enjoy on the ground. WallE enjoys eating grass with all the horses, sleeping in the afternoon sunshine and talking about the weather with Waldo II (the cat).

Ronald is the newest member of our herd. He is a six year old quarter horse gelding. Ronald is a sensitive and smart horse. Less is more with Ronald. He thrives with a rider that is confident and explains things clearly. Ronald enjoys trail obstacles and dressage. When he is not interacting with riders, he enjoys taking naps in his stall and grazing with his friend Teddy.

Teddy is a four year old New Vocations Adoptee. As a thoroughbred, bred for racing, he spent his early years at Keeneland and Winstar with the anticipation of being a race horse. Luckily for us, Teddy did not have the speed to be a racehorse and traveled through the aftercare program at New Vocations. We adopted Teddy in December of 2026 with the hopes of going to the Retired Racehorse Makeover in Kentucky in October 2027. Teddy enjoys trail rides on a long rein and ground work. He is learning dressage and the basics of being a good riding horse. When not with people, Teddy enjoys eating grass and socializing with his friend Ronald.

Fergie is a well schooled, 19 year old welsh cross. She is sassy on the ground, but undersaddle rarely puts a hoof out of place. She has taken many riders on their first trail ride, into their first hunter over fences class and more. She loves to go into the arena and shine. Fergie enjoys belly scratches and eating grass with her friends Babe and WallE.

Waldo II is the barn cat. He enjoys making sure that the barn is mice free. When not patrolling the barn, he likes to watch lessons, follow the poop scoopers around and sunbathe. *Though friendly, always remember he does have claws and can scratch you.*