TRAINING & LESSONS
Anna Sawtelle • Angel Whispers Equestrian
angelwhispersequestrian@gmail.com • 303-808-6185
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Anna is manager and co-owner of Rosewood Equestrian Center, and the lead riding instructor of Angel Whispers Equestrian. Anna grew up in Colorado and has been around horses her entire life. She has over 24 years of riding experience which includes her time spent showing in English and Western riding disciplines, competing in rodeo events including barrel racing, pole bending, flags, and trick riding. Personal accolades include 2013 World Championship Qualifier in Saddle Seat Equitation, 3X High School Equestrian Athlete awarded by the United States Equestrian Federation, and multiple State and Regional Championships in Saddle Seat and Hunt Seat Equitation Competitions.
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Anna has been teaching for 12 years, and specializes in coaching children of all ages in English and Western riding disciplines, including hunter/jumper, saddleseat, trail and ranch riding, pleasure, equitation, jumping, rodeo/gymkhana events, groundwork, and general horse knowledge. During her time coaching, Anna has taken her students to higher heights in their horse journey, attending shows, gymkhanas, and 4-H events throughout the summer horse show season. Anna's lesson program provides the opportunity to join other young horsemen and horsewomen on the one of our competitive teams, including our Rosewood barrel team and/or Rosewood show team. In recent years, Anna has hosted a variety of fun events and exciting learning opportunities, including riding clinics with world ranked barrel racers, equine assisted self empowerment clinics, group riding days, summer potlucks, and holiday parties.
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Anna enjoys watching the students in her program grow, and over time offers the possibility to become more involved in all aspects of the barn, including horse care and apprenticeship type positions related to training, instructing, and ranching. Especially for those clients and children who dream to have their own horse one day and/or go further in the industry, Anna enjoys assisting through every aspect of the journey, from helping parents and children understand the responsibilities and finances behind horse ownership, to finding a first horse, to walking families through first time horse ownership, and advising on any issues or questions that may come up.
Anna loves sharing the gift of horses with others, and sees the therapeutic benefit in horses and the life lessons they can teach. Anna's teaching style includes a mix of information, fun, therapeutic connection with horses, and competitive riding skills, and aims to tailor the experience to each individual client depending on their goals. Watching her students grow in their riding and horsemanship skills which translate into confidence and life skills provides Anna her greatest purpose in life.
“Horses lend us the wings we lack, and allow us to feel the wind of heaven which blows through their ears.”
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