Our Story
Epona Equine Services is currently based out of High Spirits Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Genevieve Andrews is the exclusive barn manager and trainer out of this gorgeous facility offering boarding, training and lessons.
Genevieve offers a unique approach to lessons and training, working primarily with amateur adult riders who own their own horses and want a hand in the progression of their goals. She works only with a few students at a time to create an optimal and tailored program for both horse and rider. Lessons are interactive with a strong focus on balanced seat, basic dressage concepts and practical skills over fences.
Riders will have the opportunity to sharpen their skills in low level dressage, eventing and show jumping with the option to compete locally. Genevieve believes in developing confident and effective riders and balanced, happy horses.
Genevieve also offers training, preferably in conjunction with a regular lesson program to help coach riders through the struggles they are experiencing. Her goal is to help riders develop skills in managing their horse's behavioral problems, fitness and focus in addition to teaching general horsemanship concepts from the ground up.
Her experience training the young, inexperienced or behaviorally challenged horses is diverse and spans over many years. She loves a challenge while respecting her limits. With the concepts of natural horsemanship in mind, she strives for a kind and realistic approach, inviting each horse to make the right choices and work through the problems they are facing. Her background in veterinary medicine comes in handy when approaching training issues. She is able to systematically investigate the source of the problem in order to build an effective program to correct it.
With all of the services offered, Genevieve utilizes an open minded and ethical approach and strives to be an advocate for you and your horse. She strongly believes in solid horsemanship and hard work - there are no easy fixes!
