Eden Ridlon - Owner/Manager
After years of managing FEI facilities across the country while her husband served in the Army, Eden & Ben finally found their slice of heaven here in Mt Airy, on this beautiful farm surrounded by people she loves and the animals she's been honored to care for.
With 30 years of experience in the equine industry touching every aspect of horse husbandry, she'll wear any hat you throw at her with a smile on her face and coffee (or Fresca) in hand.
The running joke is that she's happy to stay in her wheelhouse as a barn manager, but she "just so happens to be a dressage rider with her Bronze." This means the barn and amenities are more than just words on paper. Our bar is never set; it's constantly moving upwards.
Eden loves to fix things, solve equine-related puzzles, can be found following vets around discussing rads & internal medicine, and is currently studying for her certification in Equine Myofascial Release.
You will most likely see her accompanied by her grumpy black barn cat, Papa Midnite, or her Welsh Pembroke Corgis, Biscuit and Penny.
She is proud to welcome her new FEI prospect, Miracle Max, to the farm, and is looking forward to forging a lasting partnership with him!
Kerri Long - Head Trainer & Assistant Manager
There are some people in the industry who do their jobs well, and then there's Kerri, who goes above and beyond the scope. A lifelong horsewoman who's ridden through USEA Intermediate and the FEI levels in Dressage, has earned her USDF Bronze and Silver Medals on her self-trained mare, Rossingol. She is currently campaigning Rossi at Intermediare 1 and campaigning her Georgian Grande gelding, Blue Suede Shoes (affectionately known as Memphis), through USEA Novice and USDF 3rd level - both will be heading to USDF Nationals again this year and she and Memphis will be competing at AEC's in Kentucky!
As well as being the sole charge at numerous FEI barns and the lead contract rider & trainer at many professional and private facilities, she brings experience, grace and a sense of humor to everything she touches.
Tumblestone wouldn't be the place it is without Kerri's input and strength, and the trust between her and Eden laid the foundation for the farm at it's earliest beginnings. The two are in lockstep about the way the horses are cared for and treated, and both hold fast to the belief that the horse comes first, no matter what. Kerri coined the phrase: "We don't take ourselves very seriously, but we're VERY serious," which completely sums up the culture we nurture here at the farm.