Meet The Instructors

Emma is a new western riding instructor in the Winchester area. She has spent her childhood on the backs of horses, learning to ride at the age of 2. Her first horse, Milky Way, paved the way for her interest in the equestrian field. As a child, Emma enjoyed showing in local 4H shows and going on trail rides. She began riding english, but has found her niche in western riding, specifically barrel racing.

One Christmas, Emma was gifted her beloved mare Annie, who introduced her to barrel racing. Eventually, Emma's current and main barrel horse, Cat, came along and has posed challenges for her to overcome. It was on Cat that Emma learned to stay positive through every "bad" run and to keep trying. Emma and Cat have figured each other out and enjoy competing in local barrel races and occasionally traveling to further venues. 

As Annie grew older and showed signs of age, Emma was left with Cat. Though her family had other horses, Emma had to train one of those in the field to be her next barrel horse. She chose one of her mares, Neveah, to step up to the plate. Emma spent some time starting Neveah on the barrel racing pattern and found her interest in training. Since then, Emma started two fillies who show promising success. 

Emma enjoys teaching and spreading the love for horses through her lessons. She works with beginner and intermediate riders, offering approaches that focus on natural horsemanship and safety. Her teaching method allows riders to move forward as they feel comfortable and allow for a fun, supportive environment. 

Brooke Fletcher is well known in the horse industry for starting young horses, lesson program,  and a stellar reputation for her rehabilitation program.

In 2015, Brooke started working for world renowed colt starter and certified AQHA professional horseman, James “Petey” Wright. Brooke ran their large program at Flying W Ranch until 2024 when Petey passed away. Brooke was Pete’s assistant trainer riding right along side of him 7 days a week putting in the hard work. Flying W Ranch trained over 100+ horses a year with a very wide variety of breeds and disciplines. The program mainly specialized in western performance horses. Many of these horses are in the winners circle from local to the national level. 

From this experience, Brooke was able to continue Pete’s legacy, where her home base can be found at BFletched Performance Horses and Rehabilitation located in Boyce, VA 

Brooke developed her niche of seasoning young horses for their owners. Creating a soft mind and body is always at the forefront of her training methods all while providing 5 star care during the training process. Brooke loves the tedious journey that young horses require when starting their career. One of her favorite parts of training is putting the first few rides on a horse. 

Brooke specializes in rehabilitation and post rehab conditioning, so the horse can go right into training after lay up. She has been apart of rehabbing grade 4 stomach ulcers to hoof keratomas to managing arytenoid chondritis.  One of her favorite types of layups to take care of are soft tissue injuries, especially after a horse has surgery. Over the years, Brooke has developed a strong network of vets and farriers to provide the best rehabilitation plans possible for owners. 

Brooke loves teaching lessons and clinics. Its very important to her to help riders become better horseman to increase the horse’s longevity showing. You’ll hear her coaching shows. She is always thrilled to see her lesson students give it their all. Brooke strives to create a supportive but disciplined learning structure to keep riders of all levels involved in the sport. Brooke believes that hard work and dedication with an open mind will always prevail over talent when the talented is unwilling to work and learn.