Nora Stevens (owner) was raised and trained in Switzerland and rides English and Western disciplines. Nora speaks five languages and graduated from the conservatory in Zurich, Switzerland, with a master’s degree in music performance. Her previous profession as a musician has taken her all over the world. Still, her main love has always been horses, and she graduated with an “Equigarde”-License from the Swiss National Stud Farm, qualifying her to run and operate a full-scale professional horse training and boarding facility. She grew up in a renowned Swiss Equestrian Center, “I’m Säget” and has ridden and worked with horses from a very young age, showing horses Dressage, Show Jumping, and Eventing. Her instructors in Switzerland were the renowned Paulina Heerenga (Dutch origin), Ruth Schneeberger (Australian Dressage Specialist), and Christian Steinman (Swiss Show Jumper). For ten consecutive years, Nora spent summers in Ireland working for a big eventing Show Barn as part of her family had moved to Ireland. Later on, she spent a year in New Zealand, joined the Hunt Club, and showed jumpers and eventers during her stay, always riding/showing many different horses and showing up to 5 horses/per day. Nora now focuses on starting young horses under saddle with her own gentle method as well as finishing green horses and turning them into all-around safe family-type horses that can go on to the show ring or start a career with challenged riders. She teaches them to ride Western, English Dressage, and Show Jumping, gets them used to country riding, and makes them road worthy. Nora’s training approach to horses is based on the training of the Swiss Freiberger Horse, which is an extremely versatile Swiss breed suitable and trainable for any discipline. References for horses sold after her training can be obtained upon request. Her goal is to train a well-balanced all-around safe horse. Nora operates Equestrian Resolutions, LLC in Texas with her husband, Robert Ebner.
