Skyes
The Limit
Legacy
EST. 1992
Jan Grant - Founder
In 1992, professional dressage trainer, rider, and coach Jan Grant turned her lifelong passion for horses into a lasting legacy. On the newly built 8 acre ranch along the Mojave riverbed, she established Skye’s The Limit Equestrian Center, named in honor of her beloved Friesian mare, Skye. Though Skye has since passed, her spirit lives on in the name and heart of the ranch.
With a career devoted to the art of classical dressage, Jan built Skye’s The Limit into more than just a boarding facility—it became a center for horsemanship, training, and care. Known especially for her love of Friesians, Jan created a place where riders and horses alike could thrive under the highest standards of care and respect.
For over 30 years, the ranch has welcomed boarders, students, and horse lovers from across the High Desert. With its multiple barns, arenas, and nearly 50 stalls, it remains a cornerstone of the equestrian community—rooted in Jan’s vision and her unwavering belief that when it comes to horsemanship, the sky truly is the limit.
1800s – Historic Ranch Vicinity
Our ranch stands in the shadow of Deep Creek and Rock Springs, along the banks of the Mojave River, a corridor rich in history. Long before fences or roads, this was the Mojave River Trail, a lifeline traveled by Native peoples, rugged trappers, ambitious gold seekers, and the Mormon wagon trains pushing west.
By 1860, Apple Valley’s very first cabin rose nearby, anchoring the beginnings of settlement in the high desert. Just beyond, the Rock Springs crossing became a vital way-station, guiding stock and stage traffic between the Cajon Pass and the gold camps of Holcomb Valley.
Even as late as 1890–1910, archaeology shows this land was alive with ranching activity, barns, refuse piles, and structures that speak to a frontier way of life before subdivision transformed the valley.
Today, while our ranch thrives as a modern equestrian center, the ground beneath still carries the echoes of centuries of passage, grit, and horsemanship.
Mojave River, Upper Narrows, sometime before 1890, and before the the bridges came to town. Photo courtesy: Mojave River Valley Museum, Barstow, California.
“From Skye’s spirit to today’s riders and boarders—our legacy continues with you.”
- Jan Grant