Lauren Stone arrives at the stables bright and early every morning with the sunrise close on her heels. Her day begins with feeding all of the horses in her care so she can start training sessions first thing.

After the horses have been worked, it’s time to turn them out so she can get started on her “chores” tending to stalls and other upkeep before afternoon lessons start.

It’s a long day of hard work, but for a Mexico native who wants to bring the equestrian industry back to her hometown, it is a dream come true.

Stone celebrated the official opening of Rambling Hill with a ribbon cutting with the Chamber of Commerce Friday. At Rambling Hill, she offers boarding, training lessons and horseback riding.

Stone went to Mexico High School before attending William Woods for college where she majored in equestrian science with a minor in business administration.

“Throughout my time at William Woods, I worked for numerous trainers,” she said. “At one point, I moved to Idaho to train horses.”

Having her own stables where she could live out her dream of working with horses every day has always been the goal, so when the Wilburs’ property came into the picture, Stone decided it was her time to bring equestrianism back to Mexico.

“I was looking for facilities or places where I could put a facility and I ran across this one and I thought this would be a good start and we went from there,” said Stone.

She offers riding lessons for all ages and horse training, specifically colt starting and tune-ups.

“No matter what their owners’ goal is, I just really enjoy seeing their wheels turn, especially with colts, and figure life out,” said Stone. “I like introducing them to what their life will be.”

Right now, her capacity for boarding hovers around 15. She currently has four available stalls.

“As we grow I will be able to take in more horses,” said Stone.

Despite having no employees and running the facility primarily by herself, Stone said the most difficult part about starting her own facility was getting her name out there.

“I feel like that’s the hardest part – getting involved in the community and letting people know you’re out here,” said Stone.

Stone’s desire to see Mexico live up to its name as a key player in the equestrian industry starts with her and her hopes for Rambling Hill’s students.

In the future, she hopes to mentor any one taking her lessons who are interested in showing and Congress. Stone said she would like to take them as far as they are willing to go.