About

Whiteraven Equestrian

Rehabilitation | Classical Training | Positive Reinforcement

Whiteraven Equestrian is a barn located in Creswell, Oregon specializing in the Rehabilitation, Classical Riding Training and Positive Reinforcement of your horse.

We believe the horse comes first in everything we do. More than worrying about what the horse can do for us, we worry about what we can do for the horse in mind, body and spirit. We work with clients and their horses to develop strong lifelong bonds between horse and rider.

Rehabilitation and Therapy

If you've ever been told your horse is fine, but you know there's still something going on... we can help! We take a holistic multi-layered approach to making your horse feel at its best. Not only do we treat the body with massage, body work and acupuncture through a licensed and certified veterinarian partnered with our barn, but we also take a vested interest in your horse's mental well being.

Horses are living, breathing creatures with minds of their own. Anything from past trauma, pain or an unfortunate accident can trigger behavioral issues with your horse. We are experienced with positive reinforcement training to help guide your horse into a better mental well being. Action orientated goals help guide you and your horse through a series of lessons that will enable not only better communication, but a better understanding of the "why" behind your horse's behavior.

Classical Training

We believe in going back to the basics in our training and that means back to before modern dressage took hold!

We have developed lesson plans that will guide you and your horse through classic historical methods of training that include dressage with a strong emphasis on controlling your horse through your seat, as well as mounted combat with swords and polearms. Train your horse into the majestic steed you've always wanted!

Positive Reinforcement

Our barn will teach you and your horse through the transformative impact of positive reinforcement techniques. Specializing in reward-based learning, we emphasize praise and rewards to encourage desired behaviors and foster a confident, happy equine partner. This also helps to build mutual understanding, which enables trust, respect, and communication to develop between you and your horse through patience, empathy, and a scientific understanding of equine behavior.

This all fosters a positive experience! Sessions that prioritize positive interactions reinforce desired behavior, learn new skills, and help overcome difficult behaviors. This allows for a more consistent horse and human partnership that allows everyone to have a great experience.

Whiteraven Trainers

Tamber Lucas

Certified by Northwest School of Animal Massage, Tamber takes a holistic approach to the health and well being of all her equine clients, guided by her knowledge of anatomy, gait analysis and saddle fit. Tamber also studied at Oregon State University in Equine Science, studying Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology and Exercisie Science. This extensive knowledge base is supported via the years of riding experience through different trainers and methods, getting to work with horses in all stages of life and health.

Tamber specializes in the riding portion of training and with her knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the horse, she can pinpoint the physical issues in your horse as well as work with horse and owner to get the best results from your partnership together!

Ginger Larkins

Since the second grade, Ginger has been riding and continued on until college, transitioning to hunter/jumpers at that age. Life happened, but in 2016, Ginger picked riding back up, focusing on dressage and mouted martial arts. In 2017, Ginger bought Trace and began to learn more about liberty and positive reinforcement training. In 2023, she was certified through the Horse Human Connection Academy and is currently working toward becoming a Certified Equine Behavioral Consultant in the IAABC.

Ginger specializes in working with the Positive Reinforcement training methods in order to foster the best relationship between you and your horse possible. Ginger's focus is in the horse's mental state and can pinpoint the behavioral issues in your horse as well as work with horse and owner to get the best results from your partnership together!