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Jacquelin: 770.402.2659
1036 Hancock Bridge Rd.
Winder, GA. 30680
Jacquelin riding Billy

BIOS:

Jacquelin - I was born and raised in San Diego California. My family owned and operated a stables. I grew up riding and showing Tennessee Walkers. At age eighteen, I walked away from the show circuit. I loved horses , I just didn't approve of the philosophy... Do whatever it takes to win. I was expected to come in 1st everytime, there was no such thing as 2nd place. In the mid 90's I decided to return to riding. I switched from Walkers to Hunter / Jumpers. I loved the thrill of making the jump. After leasing a horse for several years, I purchased my first thoroughbred and fell madly in love. I realized here was a horse that was truly different than others... I set about learning all there was to the training and care of Off Track Thoroughbreds. To me, these majestic race horses have so much more to offer after racing. I want to give as many as possible a life after racing.

Philip - I grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. All three of my sisters were into horses. We would go out to Fishers Farm and muck stalls in exchange for being able to ride. We all shared our little devil of a Shetland Pony named Princess. I became seriously interested in horses when my wife Jacquelin returned to riding. After purchasing our 1st Thoroughbred, I started researching everything I could find on the retraining and care of Off Track Thoroughbreds.

I decided to base my training style in Dressage. I train horses and riders to ride from the seat and not the hand. With Off Track Thoroughbreds, pulling on the reins simply just does not help... In fact, it makes the horse run faster. One has to learn to direct the horse from the seat. This despline develops both the horse and rider's balance and body control. In addition, I have found that Dressage gives the horse the freedom to move while instilling the willingness to follow


The Stables - Across The Way Stables was opened in November 2002. The Stable grew out of our own problems with finding a safe \ fun place for my horse.  After 3 moves in a year, I landed at a stable in Hoschton, Georgia, but within the month of moving the “owner/trainer” decided she had had enough and just left a barn full of horses. I took on the responsibility of caring for the horses until I could notify the owners (some whom were not aware their horse had even been moved) that they needed to make arrangements for their horses. During this period, I approached the property owner and asked if I could lease his barn and pastures. We struck a deal and Across The Way Stables was born.

We chose the name Across The Way Stables because we were on Highway 124... Across The Way from Chateau Elan. The barn was a 24 stall converted chicken barn. Included in my lease (with the property owner) was 10 acres. In addition, I leased another 50 acres from the farmer next door to the barn.   The operation grew fast and within a year, I had a full barn, a lesson program and field boarded horses on another field I leased that was approximately ˝ mile from the barn. The Duluth Police even boarded their three horses with me.

In August 2004, I purchased 25 acres. We cleared 5 acres, put a roof on the existing barn, found a place for all but 10 horses and moved to our current location in October 2004. We then set about cleaning up and clearing more land and building a house.

In 2008, we added a cover-all covered arena. We have the only one in the area. This style arena allows for riding in rain storms without going deaf, and the acoustics allow for normal conversation from one end of arena to the other. When working with green horses and/or riders this allows us to talk in quiet tones. We have found this calms both the horse and the rider.

Feel free to come back and check out our facilities, kick up your heels and stay awhile. We enjoy the company of both our clients and the horses.

In the end, we've gotten back to what we intended to do ... Ride and Enjoy the company of our horses

Jacquelin: 770.402.2659  •  1036 Hancock Bridge Rd Winder, GA 30680   •  jtwiss@AcrosstheWayStables.com  •  © 2008 Across the Way Stables. All Rights Reserved.