Head Trainer: Paige Melbye-Lara LTE:
Paige showed in 4-H for 9 years, has been a 4H horse leader, certified 4H riding levels rater and was the 2015 Larimer County Fair & Rodeo Queen. She has given many riding clinics and has been featured on the cover of Group Magazine. She has been riding ever since she was born and training professionally since she was 14 years old. She has over 25 years' experience training, riding, and showing.
At Eclipse Ranch, we are very thorough with the horses and the riders that we train and only take a select number at any given time to ensure each horse and rider get the time they need and deserve. We teach riders to work with kind and soft hands, and patience, as well as a firm nature when necessary to gain respect and willingness with the horse. Not just one way works with every horse and rider, they all learn differently, so we have many different training techniques, developed over the years of training, to be able to find the perfect fit for each horse and riders learning style and ability.
We focus strongly on the overall health of the horses' mind and body, stretching and flexing horses is a key component to help soften their top line and build their core and back muscles to make for a "round horse" and not a "hollow horse", this makes the horses happier and makes it easier for them to ride out smoothly and willingly.
We have cattle as well for training on cutting, sorting and WCH.
