Owners
Meet Mel Graham and Justyn Vogel, the dynamic mother and daughter duo who run Enchantment Equitreks.
Their passion for horses has span from ranches to show rings, race tracks to trail rides. For many years Mel and Justyn traveled all over the world for riding vacations and worked with their local horse shelter rehabilitating rescue horses. It was in 2012 that they decided to combine their love of travel, trail riding, and rescue horses. They spent a month in Africa volunteering with Mozambique Horse Safari learning what it would take to start their dream business. Mel laid out their five year plan to Pat and Mandy Retzlaff and Mandy replied “Darling, why wait? Go home and just do it.” That is exactly what these ladies did. In 2013 they sold their house in town, moved to the country, and started Enchantment Equitreks with only three rescue horses.
From then on they have become the trail guides, wranglers, hostesses, and all of the many positions it requires to run this family business. “We want to keep our business small because we don't want to lose the intimate and personal touch with our clients. We hope they feel like they're here riding with friends and become part of the family,” Justyn explains. Mel and Justyn are ready to take you on a New Mexico adventure.
Wranglers
Karen has recently joined us all way from Indiana where she worked with mustangs and the TIP program. When she not riding her own mustang, Wayne, she’s at the ranch riding with clients. Her favorite horse is Indy but Andy is a close second.
Meryl is an incredibly ambitious young lady who is finishing her degree in wildlife sciences and her private pilots license. When she’s not in college or flight school, she’s in the saddle. Since 2019 she has been keeping guests safe and entertained on trail. Don’t let her small stature fool you, she has a big personality and even bigger dreams. She has recently purchased her first horse, Rico, a BLM mustang.