Five trainers,
one barn.
Every Bramblewood trainer has shown competitively and still rides every day. They teach the way they were taught at their best: with care, clear corrections and a lot of patience.
Founded by Nell Carraway
4 disciplines
Teaching since 2004
Every trainer still competes
Founder, Hunt Seat
Nell Carraway
Nell rode fourteen seasons on the hunter circuit before opening Bramblewood in 2009. She still teaches four days a week and knows every school horse’s quirks.
Training
Certified riding instructor, hunter and equitation trainer
Signature lesson
Hunt Seat II
Disciplines
Hunt seat, Lead Line
Teaching since 2004
Western Director
Tomas Vega
Tomas grew up on a working cattle ranch and has shown in western horsemanship and ranch riding for twenty years.
Training
Twenty years of ranch and western show riding
Signature lesson
Western Riding, ages 8-17
Disciplines
Western, ranch riding
Teaching since 2011
Trail & Adult Riders
Ruth Abernathy
Ruth guided mountain trail rides for a decade and now teaches adults who always wanted to ride and never had the chance.
Training
Certified trail guide and riding instructor
Signature lesson
Trail Ride, Friday 7:30 PM
Disciplines
Trail riding, adult beginners
Teaching since 2010
Dressage & Show Team
Claire Dunmore
Claire trained in dressage in Germany and brought two horses to Grand Prix. She coaches the Show Team and our adult dressage riders.
Training
Certified dressage instructor, Grand Prix rider
Signature lesson
Dressage, Saturday 11 AM
Disciplines
Dressage, equitation, show team
Teaching since 2013
Jumping & Horsemanship
Wyatt Pemberton
Wyatt starts young horses for local breeders and teaches jumping to riders who want to fly without skipping the basics.
Training
Jumper rider and young horse trainer
Signature lesson
Adult Jumping, Saturday 10 AM
Disciplines
Jumping, horsemanship, young horses
Teaching since 2012
Safe horses, kind barns.
Corrections with a reason
We explain why a correction matters, so riders can feel it for themselves in the saddle.
Every rider gets the right horse
No rider is overmounted. We match size, age and nerve to a school horse who has taught hundreds of lessons.
Showing is for everyone
Every rider, from age four to seventy-one, gets a class at the Spring Horse Show.
3460 Briar Hill Rd, Lexington, KY 40516
Mon-Fri 3:30-8 PM, Sat 8 AM-2 PM
Meet them
at the barn.
Your first lesson with any of our five trainers is free. Book a time that suits your week.