Meet Our Staff and Clinicians
Teresa Corgill
Meet Happy Heart Stables founder and owner, Teresa. From a childhood love of horses in her back yard to foaling, training, showing and standing champions, Teresa has developed an impressive amount of experience in horsemanship. Foals born and trained by her at Happy Heart Stables have been sold across the world, including the US, Canada, Norway, France and Germany. Teresa has served on the Arizona Quarter Horse Board of Directors and as President of the Alamo Quarter Horse Breeders Association. Teresa has also stood AQHA 16 time World Qualifier and Champion Stallion, Face It Im Good. Teresa has done collegiate course work in Equine Facilities Management, Business and Equine Care. These days you will find Teresa competing with The Texas Trail Challenge Club where she has taken several yearly High Point awards. You can rest assured that your horse is in good hands with such a strong and dedicated leader.
James Corgill
Meet James, Operations Manager and the second generation owner of Happy Heart Stables. James has an unparalleled love and dedication for taking care of horses. He has education in Equine Science from Western Dakota Tech as well as Agriculture from Austin Community College. He has also served on the Board of Directors at Healing With Horses Ranch as the Director of Facilities. James has experience in carpentry, welding, plumbing and electrical and is our go-to for facilities maintenance and upkeep. James currently competes with The Texas Trail Challenge Club and holds several riding awards with this group. As a former firefighter and EMT, James is also the preparator of Happy Heart's emergency preparedness plan and safety protocols. James is also a certified Texas Master Naturalist and is in charge of Happy Heart Stables wildlife management plan.
Makayla Peterson
Meet Makayla, our Barn Manager. Makayla is a true local, having lived in Pipe Creek her whole life. She attended school in Bandera before transferring over to an online school when she was 14 so that she could focus on working with horses. Makayla started working with horses when she was 11. She took guests out for a trail riding company for 3 years and worked with a variety of different horses and their different personalities and quirks during that time. Makayla came to us at Happy Heart Stables in 2019 and has been working here ever since. She has worked to get horses back into riding shape and to refresh old skills as well as teach new ones. She has also worked with several problem horses, young horses, and with horses to get them tuned up before sale. She enjoys trail riding and competing in TTCC (Texas Trail Challenge Club). Currently Makayla gives beginning riding lessons and has worked with many beginner riders while doing trail rides.
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