Vicki Rose (Ridgemark Farm LLC) started her career started at the age of 4 with lots of trail riding, horse camping, and showing western horses with her dad. She became interested in hunt seat equitation, riding as a junior with Mary Gatti at Rainbow Canyon Ranch in the Los Angeles area. She then moved to Santa Cruz to attain a BA in Psychology at UCSC. She worked as Assistant Trainer for Penny Wahler at Loma Alta Farm from 1989 through 1997. After taking a couple years off to have her two wonderful sons Nicky and Theo, she reopened Ridgemark Farm at Home at Last Farm in Aptos. Since opening in 2000, Vicki's students have won numerous state and national awards in hunters and equitation. Her long-term goal is to obtain a graduate degree in Sports Psychology and apply that education to the competitve training of horses and riders. Vicki is the Executive Director of the Central Coast Equestrian Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate, unite and inspire the local community. |
Ridgemark
Farm is a unique,
high quality hunter/jumper/equitation program in Santa Cruz County.
Trainers Vicki Rose and Laura Hartwick ensure that their students
learn excellence in riding and horsemanship in a community of camaraderie
and support. Their program is a positive, tightly knit group who
work hard to strive for excellence as riders while working towards
competition at 'A' rated horse shows and having fun.
Laura Hartwick (Laura Hartwick Training, LLC) heads up the lesson program for Ridgemark Farm. She has worked in the hunter/jumper community in Santa Cruz since 1983, teaching people to ride for over 25 years. Prior to that, Laura rode and showed with multiple trainers in the Los Angeles area as a child and junior. Laura rode and worked as Assistant Trainer at Loma Alta Farm from 1984 until the mid 90's when she left the horse world to obtain her MFA and pursue a career in visual art and graphic design. She happily returned to her equine career in 2001 to join longtime colleague Vicki at Home at Last Farm. Laura also coached the UCSC riding team for 5 years. Laura specializes in starting children and adults alike with the proper foundations of hunt seat equitation that will stay with them for a lifetime. It's important to Laura to teach her students not just how to ride, but how to ride well and have a great time doing so. Laura's students have won many championships at Northern California 'A' rated shows. Laura is also an instructor and avid competitor with her dogs in the sport of dog agility.
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