It takes a village.

OWNER

Lori Barrett is a Grand Prix rider and trainer specialising in the development of young dressage prospects. Before retiring to focus on her own horses, she followed Olympian Heather Blitz as Head Trainer for Oak Hill Ranch, head of the Danish Studbook in the US, as well as having been the Head Trainer at the Chesapeake Dressage Institute. Previously Assistant Trainer to Olympian Tina Konyot, Lori got her professional start in dressage working as assistant for 2 years in Germany under Grand Prix trainer Carla Symader before returning to the US to finish her Master's degree in Education.

Lori's most recent coaches include Sabine Schut-Kery and Olympic Chef d’Equipe Anne Gribbons.

OWNER

Jeff stumbled into owning Revel Ranch at the behest of his persuasive wife, Lori. Working on commercial architecture by trade, Jeff appreciates the endless opportunities presented by Revel to design & build in real life, rather than on paper. Specializing in fence building and tractoring about, there literally would be no Revel without Jeff’s myriad skills, both in design & the straight-up building of things.

ASSISTANT TRAINER

We are so happy to have Elise as part of our staff at Revel Ranch! Hailing from the east coast, Elise was part of Lendon Gray’s prestigious Elite Junior program, before working with Michael Barisone & Liz Austin.

We have been working with Elise as a rider for several years now & have been impressed with her skill & dedication, and count ourselves very lucky to have a rider with her depth of knowledge in this sport.

BARN MANAGER

Aften is a native Utahan & former Rodeo Queen! A lifelong horsewoman, Aften decided she’d rather spend her days hanging with the four-legged posse than working in the bank where we executed what we like to think of as a rescue mission.

Aften’s amazing attitude & spirit buoy us daily at Revel Ranch!

GROOM

Parker is the newest member of the Revel team, but all we can say is he gets top marks for always being willing to jump in & help where he’s needed! Parker is local to the Kamas Valley & that means a great head on his shoulders & plenty of experience working with horses. He is our primary tractor operator & morning horse handler.

A young man of few words, Parker loves ranch life, from welding broken bits to being sure the horses are all healthy & comfortable. We couldn’t do it without him!

GROOM

We can’t say enough great things about Summer. Basically, Summer gives us faith in the future of humanity, with her common sense & reliability. She’s a junior at South Summit High School, where she’s on the Honor Roll & on the Track team. Summer loves the horses & like the rest of the team, treats them like her own.

She loves reading, is part of the high school cross country team & wants to go to vet school one day. When she’s not riding her horse, Charlie, Summer likes hanging out with her twin brother.