Meet the Herd

Risha & Andrew

A woman in riding gear and a helmet gently touching noses with a dark horse.
A person sitting on a log in a forest, feeding a horse with a treat.

Beach Barn’s co-founders

Risha has been working with horses for the past 30 years in various professional and personal capacities. Growing up through the ranks of the Canadian Pony Club, she has a strong foundation in stable management and has trained and competed in both English and Western styles across multiple disciplines. She believes in establishing a solid foundation for young riders and horse care providers based on understanding basic principles and building effective methods.

She is a non-clinical Equine Therapy Practitioner, providing educational and personal development coaching. Combining her training and lived experience she help clients become more aware and grounded in their everyday lives through working with horses. Also a Precision Nutrition Level 1 Nutrition Coach, she uses a simple and effective approach to setting and achieving healthy goals and supporting clients to build a more balanced relationship with food and nutrition.

Andrew built the barn, mends the fences and does the majority of the handiwork required to keep Beach Barn operating. Andrew also operates Beach Barn Industrial, the heavy equipment, earthworks and landscaping branch of our business. After all his work is done he spends time driving and towing logs with Olive and generally enjoying the horse life (even more than he’ll admit)!

A brown horse standing inside a wooden stable, looking over a white wooden fence with a sign that reads 'LAP T. OP'.

Laptop has been with Risha since 2014. He is a 2002 Hanoverian gelding standing 16.2hh and highly skilled in dressage. Laptop is now fully retired from riding but has a retirement gig helping Risha raise baby Luna into her next superstar.

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Luna joined Laptop and Olive in the spring of 2025. She is a 2024 Canadian Warmblood filly and very fancy mover. Luna is learning basic groundwork skills and exploring the world under the care and attention of her Beach Barn handlers and wise mentor, Laptop.

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Olive joined Laptop on our property in 2022. She is a 2018 registered Percheron standing 18.2hh! Olive is very versatile and has been trained to ride and drive. She is currently working on her dance moves under saddle.

Harmony is the newest addition to the Beach Barn! She is a 2012 Lusitano/AQHA cross mare standing 15.1hh and a fine-tuned trail companion! Harmony is currently settling in with the herd and enjoying getting out and exploring the beach and forest.