Thistle Dew Ranch 

Where Horses Thrive, Hearts Connect: Your Premier Horse-Boarding Experience in Austin, Texas (est. 2019)

Where Deep Connection Flourishes Between You and Your Horse - Thistle Dew Ranch, Embracing the Essence of Equine Relationships.

  • Boarding

    Thistle Dew Riding Stables provides a comprehensive full-boarding service at $1000 per month for horse owners, ensuring their equine companions are well-cared for in a safe and comfortable environment. The stables are nestled in an expansive, picturesque setting near Lake Travis, in quaint Volente, Texas. We are located just 20 minutes from downtown Austin, 10 minutes from Lakeway and 10 minutes from Cedar Park. Full boarding includes daily pasture turnouts, twice daily feeding with high-quality grains and hay, access to fresh water 24/7, routine health checks, and meticulous stall cleaning. Our management team lives onsite, ensuring each horse's physical and mental wellbeing is prioritized. Additionally, Thistle Dew Riding Stables offers convenient amenities for horse owners such as tack storage, a beautiful riding arena with excellent footing. This full-boarding service at Thistle Dew aims to provide the ideal home-away-from-home for every horse and peace of mind for every owner.

  • Lessons

    Our riding instructor is Kaylyn Chalman. If you are interested in lessons, please contact us at ThistleDewRidingStables@gmail.com or shoot us a text or give us a call at 512-827-7547. We only offer private lessons. Please contact us for additional information regarding our lesson programs! The lesson program is due to start up in September 2024.

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    Lesson Investment

  • Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

    The equine-assisted coaching and learning programs facilitated by Hannah Collmann, LMSW, provide a unique and productive way to grow emotionally resilient and relationally strong together.

    Hannah simplifies the brain-body-relationship connection aspect that is foundational to building strong relationships and experiencing sustainable growth. Utilizing a trauma-informed developmental neuroscience model and the relationship principles found effective in helping humans and horses connect in ways that heal and transform both.

    Set in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, home to Thistle Dew Riding Stables, you will be hands-on with our horse partners. Activities include practical horsemanship skills, from grooming to leading a horse to liberty connections. All this interaction provides the perfect setting for learning how the brain-body-relationship connection impacts the way we relate to others and respond to life’s circumstances.

    This experience is not only FUN but also beneficial to overall well-being and cultivating deeper connections with each other!

    Opening 2025!

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