Milestone Riding Academy

Specialties

Milestone riding Academy specializes in the lifestyle of horsemanship. We teach kids, adults, beginners through advanced levels of riding.

History

Established in 2004.

I have a passion that was put in my heart when I was a child. I have always loved teaching. From the young age of 14 years old and onward, I was giving lessons to whoever wanted them. Now, I feel that I am in a place in my life that I am ready to move forward with this passion and make it a reality. I have learned a lot about human nature as well as horse nature. I was blessed to be able to be a working student for my horse education. I feel that with this knowledge I can give back to the children.

I love to see the smile on the kids face when they get on the horses for the very first time, or they accomplish something that they have worked so hard to figure out. I love to see the horses nuzzle up against the kids for the first time and how warm they can be to someone that has never touched a horse before.

I was put on this earth to have both kids and horses be a major part of my life. I have never felt more complete than I do now at this point in my life. I have a few, wonderful stu

Meet the Business Owner

Judy H.

Business Owner

Judy Hartman grew up in Grass Valley, CA. She has been riding horses since she was 4 years old. When she was 9 she joined the 4-​H club in Nevada County, CA, where she was introduced to a dressage trainer named Lucy Parker who became her mentor. She still to this day rides with Lucy. Judy’s dressage career is mostly bringing horses up through 4^th level then selling before she gets to FEI.

A few years later she met another trainer, Leslie Deutsch. Leslie was involved with the local Pony Club and got Judy interested in jumping. As a teen she began showing in the Junior Jumpers and evented through training level.

Her senior year she moved to Reno and in 1995 she joined the Marine Corp. She was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, her first year. Then she was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC. She missed horses so she found a local barn and started giving lessons. She had around 10 students that showed competitively at the local shows.

In 1998 she went to England and represented the United States M