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Meet Our People
Head Instructor and Trainer
Barbara Kostelnik has been an ardent student of hippology (the study of
horses) and riding since she was very young. Her
earliest lessons were in hunt seat, then later she learned the various forms of Western riding,
and the balanced seat, and has been
improving upon all of them constantly during her 40+ years as a
rider and 20+ years as an
instructor.
Her students have astonished other riding instructors with their
progress. She teaches a balanced relationship with the horse --
and a balanced seat.
For the past 13+ years she has also been a student of equine color genetics, and is known worldwide as an authority on horse color
and its inheritance. She has created many web sites about
various aspects of the subject, including
http://www.HorseColors.us,
is in the process of writing a book on the subject, and co-founded the
International Champagne Horse Registry :
http://www.ICHRegistry.com
Assistant Instructor, Horse Trainer and Ranch Hand
 Dr. Joseph Kostelnik , shown here with his trick horse, Doc, has studied equine behavior, body language, tricks and safety for
over 15 years, and has been riding for over 20 years. His style is
Western.
He is Accredited-In-Training with Frank Bell of
HorseWhisperer.com, and teaches Frank's 7 Step Safety
System, as well as other techniques and theories including
some of his own and some of others.
He's also does some some
equine skeletal manipulation therapy.
He's our NUMBER ONE ranch hand!
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, JOE !!!
Assistant, Assistant Trainer, and Ranch Hand
J. Solomon Kostelnik
is known for riding bareback. He prefers to ride without a
saddle, pad or bridle... and has been known to ride with no "tack"
at all... not even a string!
At left, he's riding Sugar his favorite way... in just a
rope halter. He's one of the only adults we allow to ride
without a helmet. The thumbnail below shows about the only time we've
seen him in even a cowboy hat.
Solomon knows his way around horses very well, having ridden and helped
with them since 1987. He's often around to help during
lessons, adding a lot to
everyone's learning experience and enjoyment.
You can "meet" some of our past & present visitors, friends, students
and their families on
Sugar's, Doc's and
Amir's pages. |
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