Thunder Ridge, Inc. - Winchester, VA 

     Thunder Ridge is a place your horse can call home whether living here for boarding or visiting for lessons or training. 

     He or she will be given  not only professional care, but the same TLC (tender loving care) that our own horses receive. 

                                          May 1, 2009

                       

     Clarissa and her son Landin(14.5 months) with Thunder(28 years). 

     Thunder was Clarissa's first horse she bought in 1985 when he was 4 years old.

                     

OUR BUSINESS

     Thunder Ridge is owned by Clarissa and her husband  Darcy Noble. 

     Since purchasing in 1992, we have worked very hard to build our farm from the ground up and are continuously making improvements for the betterment of the horses that live here and for the people that spend time with them. 

            Clarissa and Darcy

            with Thunder - 1990.

BIOGRAPHY

     Clarissa Noble has been a resident of Frederick County since 1978.  She has been actively involved with horses since 1984.  

     After graduating from James Wood High School, she attended Meredith Manor in Waverly, WV. and completed various equine classes at Lord Fairfax Community College.      

     She started working in the equine industry in 1985 and over the  course of 7 years worked for a variety of equine professionals in Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and Loudoun Counties.  These experiences allowed her to become familiar with Arabians, Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds, Warm Bloods and ponies and also to become versed in a variety of disciplines such as flat racing, fox hunting, hunter/jumper and showing in both English and Western pleasure and halter classes.  She has worked and trained at Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center and several local veterinary clinics in the area.  

     In 1992 she opened her own equine business, Thunder Ridge, Inc.  Her business involves breaking, training, breeding, boarding, English and Western instruction and showing in various disciplines.                             

                        
           Clarissa and her son Landin riding Oaksfield Henry.
               

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