How we started
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Mars | Venus Equi-Pro LLC is birthed from passion, love, care, education and motivation to create a long distance equine education program for everyone. We strive to include those without access to horses, so that they can still have access to quality equine eduction. Our program is personalized for each individual that partakes in our program. One of a kind coaching!
Although our education program is the heart of what we do, we also specialize in quality breeding and training at our home location in South Dakota, and now offer Equine Massage Therapy and Natural Hoof Care. |
Long Distance Equine Education Program
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Creatively Enhanced Quality Equine Education & Breeding
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Program CreatorCasondra Goldman has over 25 years experience with horses and over 20 years experience with training. She has worked as a veterinary assistant, a breeding program manager, a lead barn manager, an equine massage therapist, and has developed her own lesson and training program that is the proven basis for creating this long distance equine education program. The main focus of her program is encouraging communication and understanding between horse and rider, and enhanced understanding for those who have no access to horses. She is educated in various disciplines, such as western pleasure, barrel racing, vaulting, endurance riding, hunter/jumpers, dressage, and even pleasure cart driving! She continues to expound on her education every year and is open to learning different types of disciplines and as much equine education as possible to bring to our program. She has trained horses in California, Texas, South Dakota and Mississippi. She has worked with top riders in the US to expand her equine knowledge. Her main focus has been on creating a program that can be accessible by everyone including those without access to horses.
Equissage Certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist and Canine Massage Therapist - 12/08/17 ABMP Certified CESMT/CCMT - 3/15/2022 |
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Team Supporters
Emma Bertram | Emma grew up in Corsica, SD. Her horse experience started with a miniature horse named Peanut, that she rode all over the place. She has worked with green horses until she was about 17. That's when she found her passion in colt starting, working with young horses using a combination of methods from different trainers she has learned from over the years to create a program that works for all types of disciplines. She has spent time under renowned horsemen, Tad Enck from Enck's Training in Carthage, South Dakota, where she has fine-tuned her starting techniques and successfully applied to her own horses. She is currently enrolled in Horsemanship, with Dr. Carmen Paulson, and has completed equine classes including Animal Handling and Husbandry, Introduction to Animal Science, Introduction to Horse Management, Survey of Animal Nutrition, Introduction to Veterinary Medicine, and Opportunities in Animal/Veterinary Science, locally at SDSU. She has experience with Miniature Horses, American Quarter Horses, Shetlands, and breeding programs. She is MVeP's resident farrier and hoof specialist in navicular and arthritic hoof care, lead nutritionist, foal starter, and beginner instructor. In her free time, she travels to provide live music at various venues in South Dakota, you can follow her music page here: Em Nichole Music.
Arien Shipe | Arien Shipe has been involved in training and riding horses for over a decade. Having both been the manager of a breeding farm and the assistant manager of a large equestrian facility she knows her way around horses. Along with being Sugar Land Stable's manager she is also the owner of Isi Seiyr Equestrian Riding School.
Ali Anton | Ali started riding when she was just 10 years olds and has loved it ever since. She grew up riding and learning barrel racing with a local trainer. She won many local jackpots throughout high school. Ali went to college in Houston, Texas and got her biology degree. After college in 2018 she knew she wanted to hit the rodeo trail so she loaded up her wonderful mares and hit the road. She has fulfilled so many of her dreams ever since. She realized along the way she has a talent with young kids and decided teaching was a huge passion of hers. When she is not rodeoing you can find her teaching lessons, working with her young horses or working out. Owner and Lead instructor of Anton Ranch.
Rusty Goldman | Rusty has been involved in supervising distance learning education since 1990. Presently, Rusty serves on the board of directors of Pearblossom Academy. Her real-world experience contributes to the offering of practical elective courses that can stimulate a student's interest in pursuing such fields as anatomy and physiology to forensic science, engineering, agriculture, equestrian, and many others. Natural Horsemanship is the focus of her program, encouraging students to explore the relationship with their horse, the result of which has helped to improve behavior of both horse and rider, and help develop clear communication skills with her students. Through hands-on equestrian training, her students manifest higher self-esteem. They have learned the responsibility that comes through proper care of an animal and the meaning of team work by working with other horses, riders and instructors. Her students start to strive to imitate the good traits as seen in their peers and instructors. Rusty has been involved with the Parelli Program for over 20 years, she has shown in both English and Western disciplines and has won over-all championships in both disciplines at local shows in the Los Angles, California area. She is great in her patience with beginner riders helping them to progress in their own time and at their individual pace. She is the Lead Natural Horsemanship instructor and Director of Pearblossom Academy, INC.
Dee Fales | Dee was born and raised in Germany where she learned to ride under the old classical schoolmasters. She has competed in dressage, jumpers and eventing, wining many championships during her teenage years. She has added ranch, reining, and pleasure cart driving to her expanded discipline education. With over 35 years of equine education and experience, she is beyond qualified for anything the equestrian world throws her way! She is the Owner and Lead instructor of Skylight Equestrian Services.
Stephanie Johnson | Stephanie grew up riding horses from a young age mostly competing in Hunter and Jumper classes, always beating out her other two sisters in equitation. Altogether, she has nearly 20 years combined experience in Hunters/Jumpers, Dressage, and Western Pleasure. As a type 1 diabetic, she also participates in community mentoring. Check out her podcast "The Loop'd Lifestyle." Instagram. She is the owner of The Cranky Panky.
Arien Shipe | Arien Shipe has been involved in training and riding horses for over a decade. Having both been the manager of a breeding farm and the assistant manager of a large equestrian facility she knows her way around horses. Along with being Sugar Land Stable's manager she is also the owner of Isi Seiyr Equestrian Riding School.
Ali Anton | Ali started riding when she was just 10 years olds and has loved it ever since. She grew up riding and learning barrel racing with a local trainer. She won many local jackpots throughout high school. Ali went to college in Houston, Texas and got her biology degree. After college in 2018 she knew she wanted to hit the rodeo trail so she loaded up her wonderful mares and hit the road. She has fulfilled so many of her dreams ever since. She realized along the way she has a talent with young kids and decided teaching was a huge passion of hers. When she is not rodeoing you can find her teaching lessons, working with her young horses or working out. Owner and Lead instructor of Anton Ranch.
Rusty Goldman | Rusty has been involved in supervising distance learning education since 1990. Presently, Rusty serves on the board of directors of Pearblossom Academy. Her real-world experience contributes to the offering of practical elective courses that can stimulate a student's interest in pursuing such fields as anatomy and physiology to forensic science, engineering, agriculture, equestrian, and many others. Natural Horsemanship is the focus of her program, encouraging students to explore the relationship with their horse, the result of which has helped to improve behavior of both horse and rider, and help develop clear communication skills with her students. Through hands-on equestrian training, her students manifest higher self-esteem. They have learned the responsibility that comes through proper care of an animal and the meaning of team work by working with other horses, riders and instructors. Her students start to strive to imitate the good traits as seen in their peers and instructors. Rusty has been involved with the Parelli Program for over 20 years, she has shown in both English and Western disciplines and has won over-all championships in both disciplines at local shows in the Los Angles, California area. She is great in her patience with beginner riders helping them to progress in their own time and at their individual pace. She is the Lead Natural Horsemanship instructor and Director of Pearblossom Academy, INC.
Dee Fales | Dee was born and raised in Germany where she learned to ride under the old classical schoolmasters. She has competed in dressage, jumpers and eventing, wining many championships during her teenage years. She has added ranch, reining, and pleasure cart driving to her expanded discipline education. With over 35 years of equine education and experience, she is beyond qualified for anything the equestrian world throws her way! She is the Owner and Lead instructor of Skylight Equestrian Services.
Stephanie Johnson | Stephanie grew up riding horses from a young age mostly competing in Hunter and Jumper classes, always beating out her other two sisters in equitation. Altogether, she has nearly 20 years combined experience in Hunters/Jumpers, Dressage, and Western Pleasure. As a type 1 diabetic, she also participates in community mentoring. Check out her podcast "The Loop'd Lifestyle." Instagram. She is the owner of The Cranky Panky.
