A woman in Western attire with two Australian Shepherd dogs, posing with two saddled horses outdoors in a dirt area with trees.

Meet the instructor!

Samantha Nyhus

A woman smiling and standing next to a saddle on a horse inside a sandy riding arena.

Horse trainer and riding instructor for 10+ years

Ranch Riding

Western Pleasure

Hunters

Jumpers

Qualified for the NBHA World

Trained under:

Bev Doherty

Barb Wagner

Bill Payne

Traci Wade

Samantha has experience in all aspects of barn work and management and has taken riders through the levels in multiple disciplines. She focuses on teaching Ranch Riding, Trail, Horsemanship, and Hunter/Jumpers, and Barrel racing. We have teams of each that go out and compete successfully!

A little about Samantha:

I enjoy not only teaching people how to ride, but good horsemanship and how to communicate with their horse. I strive for progress and not perfection. I teach and emphasize a solid foundation. Furthermore, students will not only learn skills to ride but how to communicate, relationship skills, and goal orientation that they can use in all aspects of life. I also seek to build a community and family. If you join our program, expect to be invited out to barn parties or lunch!