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Empress Stables & Sanctuary Boutique Dressage Training Facility & Equine Therapy and Retreat Sanctuary šŸŒæ

10/20/2026

So much of what I do is for the little girl who dreamed of a life surrounded by horses, and for all the horses who have shaped me, taught me, and saved me in more ways than theyā€™ll ever know.

And while I know Iā€™ll never stop learning, growing, and trying to be better for them, I hope I never get so caught up in how far I still want to go that I forget how far Iā€™ve already come.

Somewhere in the chaos, the endless to-do lists, the long days, and all the glitz and glamour of owning a farm, itā€™s easy to forget that this is the dream.

Still learning. Still growing. Still figuring it out.

But living a life that little me would be pretty proud ofšŸ¤

10/16/2026

2020 vs. 2026 šŸ¤

So much has changed in these six years. Not just in Sugarā€™s balance, softness, and way of going, but in my own riding, understanding, and approach to training.

Of all the growth thatā€™s happened over the years, this is some of what Iā€™m most proud of.

I owe so much of this progress to the incredible mentorship of Riding Far, LLC and everything Iā€™ve been learning through the French classical school of dressage. Itā€™s completely changed the way I see, feel, and work with horses.

Thereā€™s still so much to learn, but looking back at where weā€™ve been makes me appreciate just how far weā€™ve come. šŸ¤

10/15/2026

A little reminder that not every moment with a horse needs to be about what they can do for us šŸ¤

10/15/2026

POV : your trainer asks you to explain the thought process behind whatever thatā€¦ was

10/12/2026

So much heart has gone into this horse šŸ¤

Everything we do with Izzy comes back to the art of feeling. Learning to listen, understanding what she needs, and helping her find a way of moving that feels as good as it looks.

Thereā€™s been so much learning, patience, and intention behind her progress, and while we still have plenty to work through, it really feels like weā€™re finding our way together.

Proud of this girl, her amazing owner Kate Lewis and the direction weā€™re headed. šŸ¤

10/10/2026

She worked really hard on this, so please be supportive

10/06/2026

Turns out we have very strong feelings about horse yawns around here. šŸ˜‚

In French classical dressage, so much attention is given to softness and mobility through the jaw and mouth and how that connects to relaxation throughout the rest of the horse.

What looks like ā€œjust a yawnā€ can actually be a release. A moment of letting go of tension held through the jaw.

Itā€™s one of the things Iā€™ve become increasingly fascinated by as Iā€™ve gone deeper into this work. There is so much the horse can tell us when we stop trying to hold everything together and start paying attention to where theyā€™re able to let go.

So yes. We will absolutely watch a horse yawn for twenty seconds. šŸ¤

Address

3110 169th Avenue
Paris, WI
53144

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 7pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+16307157460

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