Charlotte, Huntersville, & Lake Norman Equestrian Facility
Melanie Dortschy
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Western, and English
Melanie is the owner and manager of Horse Shadow Run. She grew up around horses and has 40 years of experience boarding horses and giving lessons. As a CHA certified instructor in both english and western riding, Melanie not only teaches lessons daily, she is also the main instructor for the summer camps and has lifeguard and CPR/First Aid certification. Known at the barn as “Ms. Melanie”, she’s a kind and patient instructor for her students, especially with the young riders. In her spare time, she loves to spend it with her family and, of course, riding!
Stacey Venditti
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Western, and English
Since riding with Mary Wanless a leading biomechanics coach from England, Stacey has learned what is necessary to properly align riders so that they can be balanced and more secure in the saddle. She believes that better riding skills help the horse carry riders weight with more ease, making the relationship between horse and rider more harmonious.
Jordan Bishop
Beginner/Intermediate English & Western Instructor
Jordan Bishop is a CHA certified instructor that has been a part of Horse Shadow Run since 2002. She started at HSR when she was 5 years old and knows the in’s and the out’s of how our facility runs, along with each program. Jordan has done it all from local barrel races to showing on the Hunter Jumper circuit at local, C, and a few A-rated shows.
She currently owns and boards her horse Mr. Candy at Horse Shadow Run.
Savannah Owens
Beginner/Intermediate English & Western Instructor
Savannah Owens is a CHA certified instructor that has been riding at horse shadow run for the past 11 years. She has owned and boarded her horses at horse shadow run for the past 3 years. And has experience in the hunter jumper show circuit and has done it all from jumping to western and barrels. She has worked at Horse Shadow Run as a summer camp counselor for the past 7 years, and loves to share her passion and teach the ins and the outs of horses with her students!