We are very excited to announce, we have added a veterinarian to team Excel! Meet, Dr. Julie Vargas! Dr. Julie Vargas is a graduate of the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed 2 internships at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital before joining a sport horse practice in Wellington, FL where she gained… Read More

Lauren grew up in Rochester, New York and began riding at nine years old. Throughout her childhood and teenage years Lauren worked with and rode Thoroughbreds off the track and worked as a groom. In 2015 Lauren graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a B.A. in Equestrian Studies and a minor… Read More

Based outside of Savannah Georgia, Genevieve Edwards was given the opportunity to bring her horse-crazy childhood dream to life by designing and building her facility Echelon Sporthorses LLC from the ground up. An empty field was quickly transformed into one of the top training programs in the Southeast with nationally ranked horses and riders in… Read More

Shannon Eckel, who originally hails from New Jersey, is a hunter/jumper trainer and rider based out of Aiken, South Carolina. After competing successfully in the Big Eq Finals for 3 years, including Top 30 at 2015 Maclay Finals and 7th place in the 2016 Zone 2 Maclay Regionals, Shannon opened up her own farm and… Read More

Ellie has been teaching and working with horses for 26 years! This is how everything got started. Ellie Celarek started taking riding lessons when she was five years old and shortly after, dedicated her life to the study and riding of the horse. She was active in her 4-H group competing and earning Grand Champion… Read More