The Ranchette Veley Equestrian Center is going back into business in St. George, UT. We offer English riding lessons, horse training and full care boarding for only $275. Board includes premium hay and seven day a week turn out, stall cleaning and fresh water. Grain and shavings can be provided at an additional cost. We have both an indoor and outdoor arena and immediate access to BLM trails. Call or text 803-257-0052 for more details or send an e-mail. Thank you!

Horse Ownership Requires Knowledge

The Aiken Horse Rescue is dedicated to helping needy horses find homes. Discover the obligations of horse ownership with my Prospective Horse Owners Clinic. Visit the clinic page of this website.

Christmas Horseback Riding Lessons

Give the gift of horseback riding lessons with Certified Instructor Gail Veley at Rancho los Suenos: Specializing in Dressage, Jumping and overall solid, confident horsemanship. Three lessons for $95 on seasoned lesson horses. Off-site lessons on your horse: Three lessons for $120. Call Gail at 803-257-0052. Make Christmas great for the horse lover in your family!!

Rancho los Suenos is only a short drive from downtown Aiken or Augusta, Georgia, this is one of the best horse havens you could ever hope to be part of. We are located in Beech Island on Horse Creek Road

Lessons Available at Rancho los Suenos!!

Come join Gail Veley at Rancho los Suenos in Beech Island for informative, safe and confidence-building horseback riding lessons.

September 28th, 2013 Horse Show - The Biggest and Best!

The Ranchette Veley Equestrian Center once again had another fun and adventure-filled horse show. Every rider came away with ribbons and great advice on how to improve - thanks to our wonderful, dedicated and knowledgeable Judge Frank Callagee. A huge dose of gratitude goes to Frank for all his years spent here, making all of us better horse people. A finer horseman doesn't exist. Special thanks as well to Dressage Scribe and Ring Steward Julie Castro, Facility Manager Ron Veley, Ring Crew Volunteer Jeffri Ann Olson; Tack Assistants Amber Foster and Cierra Tischler and all the parents and family members who spent the day here patiently waiting for the next class. Show results are as follows:

Jumping

First Place - Ty Gardner on Indigo Allstar

Dressage First Level Rider Test

First Place - Amber Foster on Worth the Wait  65.333%

Dressage Intro C

First Place - Susan Lundgreen on Lady Jane  81.000%

Second Place - Cierra Tischler on Serious Mr. M  69.500% 

Trail

First Place - Ty Gardner on Indigo Allstar

Second Place - Emily Olson on P.J.

Third Place - Ashley Williams on Lady Jane

Fourth Place Tie: Isabelle Rahilly on Indigo Allstar; Hannah Doherty on Serious Mr. M; Cierra Tischler on Worth the Wait; Samantha Decker on Worth the Wait; Lydia Fries on Lady Jane; Ella Sophia Dunford on Serious Mr. M; Amber Foster on Worth the Wait and Helena O'Brien on Serious Mr. M.

Walk-Trot Pole/Pattern Class

First Place - Amber Foster on Mijn Genezer

Second Place - Cierra Tischler on Worth the Wait

Third Place Tie: Isabelle Rahilly on Lady Jane; Hannah Doherty on Serious Mr. M; * Lydia Fries on Indigo Allstar

Walk-Trot Division A

First Place - Amber Foster on Mijn Genezer

Second Place - Emily Olson on P.J.

Third Place - Lydia Fries on Lady Jane

Walk-Trot Division B

First Place - Ty Gardner on Worth the Wait

Second Place - Isabelle Rahilly on Lady Jane

Third Place - Hannah Doherty on Serious Mr. M

Walk-Trot-Canter Freestyle

First Place - Emily Olson on P.J. (Great flying changes Emily!)

Walk-Trot-Canter Division A

First Place - Emily Olson on P.J.

Second Place - Cierra Tischler on Worth the Wait

Third Place - Amber Foster on Mijn Genezer

Walk-Trot-Canter Division B

First Place Tie: Lydia Fries on Lady Jane and Ty Gardner on Indigo Allstar

* A Special "Believe in Yourself" Award went to Lydia Fries!

Great job everyone!! You made me very proud! 

April 27, 2013 Horse Show One Fantastic Day!!

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated in The Ranchette Veley Equestrian Center April 27, 2013 Horse Show! The weather was perfect, the horses were excited to show and many, many riders rode their "personal best" that day! That's what a show is really all about!! A big thank you to Judge Frank Callagee, Head Volunteer Kristin Chanter, Dressage Scribe and Scorer Doris Johnson, Art Judge Pat Brown and Facility Manager Ron Veley. A special thank you to our 1978 Kentucky Derby Reenactment Participants: Announcer and Choir Director Hannah Rahilly, vocalist Beth Cuthsall, bugle player Cierra Tischler, outrider Amber Foster and her mount Worth the Wait (Katie), "Affirmed" played by Mijn Genezer (Elliott) and Jockey Steve Cauthen played by Gail Veley. Thank you, too, to the whole audience for singing My Old Kentucky Home!! That was so much fun!

Results from our show are as follows:

Dressage

Intro C                         First Place      Cierra Tischler     Lady Jane         68.5%

Intro C                        Second Place  Cierra Tischler     Indigo Allstar    66.5%
Training Level Test 3   First Place       Amber Foster      Worth the Wait  82.5% 

Walk-Trot Pattern Class

First Place            Kristin Chanter on Worth the Wait

Second Place       Isabelle Rahilly on Lady Jane

Third Place tie      Wylene Williams on Serious Mr. M

                              Lauren Cutshall on Lady Jane

Walk-Trot Group

First Place            Amber Foster on Mijn Genezer

Second Place       Cierra Tischler on Worth the Wait

Third Place tie      Ty Gardner on Serious Mr. M

                              Lauren Cutshall on Lady Jane

Trot Poles

First Place            Amber Foster on Mijn Genezer

Second Place       Ty Gardner on Serious Mr. M

Third Place           Isabelle Rahilly on Lady Jane

Canter Poles

First Place            Ty Gardner on Serious Mr. M

Walk/Trot/Canter Freestyle Class

First Place           Piper Christensen on Bullet

Second Place      Peyton Christensen on Calamity Jane

Walk/Trot/Canter Group

First Place          Cierra Tischler on Lady Jane

Second Place     Amber Foster on Worth the Wait

Third Place         Piper Christensen on Bullet

Fourth Place tie  Ty Gardner on Serious Mr. M

                          Peyton Christensen on Calamity Jane

Trail Class

First Place Option B   Amber Foster on Worth the Wait

First Place Option A   Ty Gardner on Serious Mr. M

Second Place tie          Cierra Tischler on Indigo Allstar
                                   Kristin Chanter on Worth the Wait

Third Place tie             William Cutshall on Worth the Wait

                                   Lauren Cutshall on Serious Mr. M

                                   Isabelle Rahilly on Indigo Allstar

                                   Wylene Williams on Indigo Allstar

Jumping

First Place                   Cierra Tischler on Lady Jane

Way to go everyone!! Can't wait until your next lesson!!