Yeehaw! Welcome to this week’s edition of Going Gainesville – as always, I’m your host, Lesley Salman representing Salman Home Realty, and I’m joined by Cory Nicastro with Atkinson Insurance, and our video sponsor, Joe Brown with Calibur Home Loans. And stealing the show (and your heart) is our final four-legged co-host, Milkshake!

Today, we’re visiting hot-to-trot therapeutic North Star Stables with co-owners Karen Kissler and Teresa Pilegaard. North Star is an “inclusive therapeutic riding center” which means they offer something just a little different – riding lessons for people with all abilities.

They offer the basic riding programs for beginners – and that includes 2-year-olds! They also advanced rider courses, and adaptive riding and therapeutic riding courses.

And North Star extends their inclusivity to their horses as well! Most of the horses that grace the stables at North Star are older and need a little helping hand (or hoof) themselves. These rescue horses are the perfect fit for learning how to ride as well – so it’s really a win-win-win.

Your riding program will vary at North Star Stables based off of your goals and experience, but you are guaranteed to learn discipline in caring for these animals, and you’ll learn confidence in communicating with these beautiful creatures.

Want to get your yee-haw on? Here are the details:

🐴 Address: 12894 Livia Dr, Catharpin, VA 20143
🐴 Phone: (540) 717-0121
🐴 Website: https://kisslerdressage.com/
🐴 Email: northstarstablesnova@gmail.com

Congrats to Cory for overcoming his fear of horses! And thanks to North Star for lettin’ us saddle up.