Our Staff
We are just a group of normal crazy horse people living our dream of working with horses on a daily basis. While we may be crazy about horses, overall we are actually rather normal folks who are grateful for the opportunity to share our amazing horses and home with others.
Sam started working at Piping Rock in 2014. She possess a CHA English Level 4 Certificate (the highest you can get) qualifying her to instruct and improve advanced riders and their horses.
Elaina works with and cares for all of our ponies. She has been running our Pony Critter Camp since 2017. She loves 4H and weaves that into her programming.
Jorja has been a summer camp instructor and wrangler at the barn since 2019. Whether on the trail or in the arena, she loves engaging kids and adults and helping them become better riders.
Izzy grew up riding in our barn and has worked here since 2019. At Piping Rock, you can find her as a wrangler and coaching Extreme Trail Camp. When she is not at our barn you can find her competing in barrel racing and breakaway roping at the rodeo or on a pair of skis!
Stephanie is a true Truckee local, who has been around horses since she was young. She has been at Piping Rock for 5 years, and loves to share her knowledge about horses, the surrounding flora and fauna, and the interesting history of our beautiful area.
Emily has been at Piping Rock since 2022. She is a jack of all trades and can do everything from jump a course, to taking care of a sick horse, to galloping around a barrel. She is loved by all the campers and you can find her teaching SRA lessons in the afternoons.
Lyssa has been a wrangler for 10 years, and this will be her 3rd summer at Piping Rock. No matter how many times she rides out, she never gets over the extraordinary beauty of the land we are blessed to ride on, and the amazing horses we get to call our friends.
Taylor has been a wrangler and summer camp counselor at Piping Rock since 2022. Her favorite parts of the job are taking guests on trail rides and working with our project horses. In the off season she can be found working cutting horses in northern Nevada.
Kiara has been sharing her love for horses at Piping Rock since 2022. She’s most likely to be found leading guests through the sage brush on the trail.
This will be Allyson’s third year working at Piping Rock as a kid’s camp counselor. When she is not at the barn, she’s a veterinary student at the university of Glasgow in Scotland.
Zoe has been working at Piping Rock since 2023! Piping Rock holds a special place in her heart since she has been riding there since she was 15. She loves being able to give back to others the same experiences that she had been blessed with.
Maddy joined the Piping Rock staff in 2023, as a summer camp instructor and wrangler. She enjoys working with project horses and sharing her passion and knowledge of horsemanship with riders both in the arena, and on the trails.
Abby started working at Piping Rock in 2023. She is really looking forward to working with all day campers and riding horses again this season.
Charlotte has been riding at Piping Rock since 2014! Shes done trail guiding, teaching camp, and training hunter jumper with her horse Chili.
Avian grew up riding at Piping Rock and started working there in 2023. This season you will see her in Colt Camp and helping with aftercare and trail rides.
Meagan started her passion for horses at Piping Rock when she was 10 years old. Since then, she has spent time in Montana working at a dude ranch. Her goal one day is to own her own ranch and continue to grow her passion for horses.
Alex competes in English Hunter Jumpers and is a horse trainer, focusing her time training green and unbroke horses. She grew up riding at Piping Rock, and now she's back to spread her passion and knowledge.
Lyla is a current member of the Sierra Riding Academy at Piping Rock. This summer she will be working in Farmstead Camp. She loves working with children and she hopes to have the best time engaging children in fun activities.
Help wanted
Are you a normal crazy horse person who wants to pick up a part time job or summer gig? Shoot us an email or give us a call and let us know that your interested. We go from 10 staff in the off-season to 25 in the high-season so there are plenty of positions to fill! We need wranglers, horse back riding camp counselors, and preschool teachers who love nature and animals.
Needs for Spring 2024
Part-Time English Instructor: do you have experience and knowledge in English riding, horse shows, and how to work teen riders and their horses? Are you a strong rider with the skills and confidence to school horses on flat and over fences? Then this would be a great job for you! In order to support our junior riders, must be available to work in the afternoons/evenings and on weekends depending on time of year.
Needs for Summer 2024
Farmstead Camp Counselor calling all teachers who want to engage in nature and with animals. This is a fun, and creative job opportunity! Hours are from 8:30-12:30 Monday through Friday. You will have lots of helpers for a small student ratio. No horseback riding experience necessary.
Pony Camp Counselor - do you like kids and are comfortable around animals? Are you creative, fun and outgoing? You will be assisting Elaina Monday through Friday 8:30-12:30. You will have lots of helpers for a small student ratio. No horseback riding experience necessary.
Horse Summer Camp Counselors- are you a good rider and enjoy teaching children? Hours for all day are from 8-4pm, 8-5pm or half day 8-12:30pm or 12:00-4:30pm.
Wrangler- must have excellent horsemanship practices and safety procedures. Must have excellent customer service skills and be conscientious and caring with our dude string. Must be comfortable riding a variety of horses. Hours are flexible but ideal shifts work 2-4 days consistently in a row from 8-4pm.
Perks: include getting to ride horses, a chance to work on a project horse all summer and working with an awesome staff and bunch of horses. Salary is above area average for this line of work.