Get to know our friendly and knowledgeable staff
Training and Teaching Staff
Our team of instructors and horse trainers come from diverse backgrounds, each bringing a unique approach to riding that centers around Woodloch’s philosophy of safe, consistent, balanced communication with the horse. From Pony Lessons to young children to group and private lessons in more specialized disciplines, our instructors are here to help you or your child achieve goals in and out of the saddle. Our qualified trainers work with horses of all ages and breeds on everything from basic groundwork to training and competing in specific disciplines. Learn more about the amazing women and men who make Woodloch the FUN place to ride!
Bill grew up with horses, learning valuable horsemanship and training skills from his father Dan Ramberg. Bill has an incredible ability to teach the foundations of safe and consistent communication to both horses and riders, regardless of breed, discipline, or background. Bill makes sure the farm runs smoothly, trains horses from the round pen to under saddle, and he is also famous for making our home-grown hay!
Contact Bill at (651) 796-8178.
In addition to managing the barn offices and coordinating Woodloch's training program, Ingvill is an accomplished rider who has competed both in her home country of Norway as well as all over Europe and the United States. She was 2014 USEA Area IV Regional Champion, and competed at the 2014 American Eventing Championships in Tyler, TX. Ingvill has ridden regularly with notable clinicians including Ralph Hill, Becky Holder, Josh Lyons, Yves Sauvignon, Derek McConnell, Allison Springer, Jonathan Holling, Dom Schramm, William Fox-Pitt, and more.
Ingvill teaches lessons to students of all ages, and breeds and trains her award-winning sporthorses. She enjoys working with young and green horses, educating them to become level-headed and confident partners for their riders in whatever discipline they choose.
Contact Ingvill at (651) 796-8179 or by email.
Jacqui began teaching lessons at Woodloch in September of 2015 as part of the Pony Program. She first began riding in Woodloch's lesson program when she was 7 years old. Jacqui currently competes in Western Dressage and enjoys participating in a recreational Sorting league. Jacqui also organizes the Youth Drill Team and has been a counselor for both Day Camp and Pony Camp here at Woodloch.
Jacqui teaches group horse lessons on Saturdays, and is available for private and semi-private lessons as her schedule permits. Her positive teaching style makes her a great instructor for both beginner riders and riders working toward further developing their horsemanship skills. She hopes that every student will learn the fundamentals and safety of horsemanship for wherever their journey with horses takes them.
Contact Jacqui by phone at (651) 280-0735 or by email. As of Fall 2023, Jacqui is not accepting new private lesson students.
Ava Brune began riding at Woodloch at the age of 11 and fell in love with horses! She started teaching at Woodloch in December 2018 and brings her enthusiastic, horse-loving personality to the barn. She has previously taught pony lessons and pony camp. She is also Woodloch’s horse camp director and barn manager. When Ava isn’t working, she loves spending time with her dogs Rue and Rizzo and traveling around the country with her 3 horses, Iris, Sunny and Zazu to barrel race. She has enjoyed the ins and outs of starting her own young horses and learning everything it takes to produce a well rounded athlete.
Ava enjoys teaching students of all ages the fundamentals of safe, effective, and confident horsemanship while also getting to know her students and having fun! She teaches group lessons on Monday and Thursday nights and private and semi-private lessons as her schedule permits.
Contact Ava at (651) 242-9199 or by email
Audri Ellis started riding when she was five years old. Since then, she has competed up to training level eventing, ridden with top level riders including Boyd Martin, Becky Holder, Dom and Jimmie Schramm, and Brain Hafner with her own horse Tiernan, who she’d had since he was three. Her accolades along the way have included both national and regional championships, as well as regional awards in both eventing and dressage.
Audri has experience teaching all age groups. She has taught pony lessons for young children, summer camp students, and adult amateurs. She can be reached at audgiej@gmail.com and 763-458-6474 for scheduling information.
Kim Hiller has over 25 years of teaching experience, blending her traditional foundation with a strong emphasis on continuing education, creativity, and fresh ideas. Believing that the horse is a reflection of the rider, Kim emphasizes rider position and body awareness. Her goal is to help students recognize what they are communicating to their horses, and to guide them to improvement with progressive, systematic work.
Kim began riding as a child in Germany and has worked and trained with noted riders as Max von Bleucher, Hilda Gurney, Paul Belasik, Jim Graham, Becky Holder, Derek McConnell, and Ralph Hill. From 2003-2004, Kim was Jim Graham’s barn manager in Alabama. "It was a wonderful time to experience being in a competitive barn," says Kim. "I was given the opportunity to compete at Training level at the Kentucky Horse Park on a very solid Irish Draught Horse, Hardeman. Jim is a great coach and I couldn't pass up the chance to show with such a generous person. Being back at Woodloch since then has been like coming back home. There is a sense of acceptance and community at Woodloch that I have not experienced at other barns."
Kim teaches group, private, and semi-private lessons and trains horses as her time permits. Contact Kim at (612) 280-9088 or by email.
Cheyanne Krueger joined Woodloch as one of our in-house trainers in December 2018. She has worked with horses her entire life, showing in the American Paint Horse Association as a youth, earning many all-around awards as well as the youth APHA championship.
During college, Cheyanne decided to pursue a career in the horse industry. Determined to learn even more about horses, she began working with a multiple All-Around World Champion trainer. She learned many advanced training techniques, and worked with many different horses at various levels in their training. In 2016, Cheyanne took her horses to the Pinto World Championship Show in Tulsa, OK. She earned top 5 and top 10 placings in All-Around and Yearling events. Cheyanne also has experience with breeding and foaling horses, and training horses for trail riding and driving.
Cheyanne's passion is to share her knowledge with others, and to train horses to be happy, willing, and quiet. Her goal is to create a close connection and clear communication between riders and their horses.
Email Cheyanne for availability and to discuss your horse's training needs.
Amelia Nachtsheim started riding at Woodloch in 2017. Amelia competes in eventing and has shown up to training level with her old mare, Sweet Pea. On top of showing, Amelia has consistently trained with top level clinicians such as Becky Holder, Nobie Cannon, Robin Walker, Jimmie and Dom Schramm, Brain Hafner, Fleur Bryan, and more. Amelia currently owns two horses, a 2019 Oldenburg named Fairest One ("Fairy") and a 2023 Woodloch homebred warmblood named WL Quite Shameless ("Frannie"). Amelia plans to train and bring these two young horses up the levels of eventing.
Amelia also spends her summers working under Woodloch's trainer Cheyanne Kreuger, and has learned how to start colts and train them from the bottom up. Amelia's first experiences teaching began as a lesson helper at Woodloch Stable and since then she has taught many pony camps, pony lessons, and horse lessons. She has experience teaching all age groups and riding levels, and enjoys taking on all types of students. Amelia enjoys helping students have a safe and positive experience while learning how to properly care for and communicate with horses. She can be reached at 651-888-1647 or by email at karaminachtsheim@gmail.com.
Amelia also spends her summers working under Woodloch's trainer Cheyanne Kreuger, and has learned how to start colts and train them from the bottom up. Amelia's first experiences teaching began as a lesson helper at Woodloch Stable and since then she has taught many pony camps, pony lessons, and horse lessons. She has experience teaching all age groups and riding levels, and enjoys taking on all types of students. Amelia enjoys helping students have a safe and positive experience while learning how to properly care for and communicate with horses. She can be reached at 651-888-1647 or by email at karaminachtsheim@gmail.com.
Lucy O’Brien began riding at Woodloch as a student in 2016, after years of volunteering at other facilities to understand the basics of equine care. Lucy's teaching career began working as a Counselor-in-Training for Woodloch's summer horse camp in 2018. Since then, she has taught pony lessons, became a summer camp counselor, and has experience teaching private, semi-private, and group lessons. In addition to teaching, Lucy can be found working in the lesson office and caring for the daily maintenance and medical needs of Woodloch's boarded horses.
Lucy has experience showing in three day eventing and has spent time training under 5* event rider Robin Walker in Ocala, FL. During her time as Robin's working student, she learned the ins and outs of competition at the top of the sport, as well as improving her own riding and teaching ability. Lucy has also trained with clinicians including Becky Holder, Brian Hafner, Gerd Reuter, Dom and Jimmie Schramm, Fleur Bryan, Nobie Cannon, and John Lyons. Lucy travels the country with the Woodloch team to attend horse trials, clinics, and the occasional fox hunt. Lucy owns a Woodloch homebred mare named WL Corona who she plans to train into the sport of eventing. Lucy specializes in teaching dressage and jumping, and enjoys teaching beginners the ropes on and off the horse.
To contact Lucy, text/call 651-442-4289, or email LucilleOB@icloud.com.
Maia Ramberg grew up at Woodloch, riding ponies as a child and training them to become safe lesson ponies for children of all ages and confidence levels. Her grandfather Dan Ramberg and father Bill Ramberg taught her how to train horses in the roundpen and under saddle. Maia started eventing with an Irish Sport Horse mare named Nessie (Hanging Onto Hailey's Comet), attending many clinics and competing in Area IV horse trials. This education helped Nessie eventually become a solid lesson horse so other riders could gain experience on her.
After that, Maia rode and competed Rougar (CMF Cougar Roo) in eventing through Training level. She currently is producing Lina (WL Bon Bellini), a homebred mare, through Preliminary level with the goal of continuing through the FEI levels. Maia's long-term goal is to one day successfully jump around a 5*. She has ridden with many clinicians over the years, including Becky Holder, Ralph Hill, David O'Connor, Robin Walker, Brian Hafner, Dom Schramm, Josh Lyons, Nobie Cannon, and Yves Sauvignon. Maia enjoys teaching riders how to effectively communicate with horses and gain confidence in the saddle.
To schedule a lesson with Maia, contact her via text at (651)666-9866.
Barn Crew
Woodloch’s Barn Crew is responsible for day-to-day care of boarding and school horses. They monitor health, feed, provide medical treatments, as well as keep the barn well-maintained. In the summer, many Barn Crew members help with field work and putting up our famous home-grown hay for the winter. Woodloch couldn’t run without our Barn Crew – we love having our hard-working and experienced women and men taking such wonderful care of our horses!
Office Staff
Barb Charpentier has been a central figure in Woodloch’s lesson office for many years. She checks in lesson students, answers questions, and is a wonderful resource for our clients.
Stop in the lesson office to say hi!
Lesson Helpers & Camp Counselors
Woodloch’s Lesson Helpers serve as customer service representatives and apprentice instructors in our lesson and summer camp programs. They assist and supervise our students in preparation for each lesson. Each of our lesson helpers has gone through the lesson program and participates in training clinics in order to provide you with competent and friendly lesson assistance.
Barn Critters
Chewy, Snoop, and Myrtle are our resident farm dogs, always around to greet people and “supervise” riding lessons! Our farm cats BoyCat, GirlCat, Bubbles, and Chica help keep the barns free of pests.
