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Time to Shine Fall 2026
Please note:
While we strive to maintain the posted schedule, times are subject to slight adjustments throughout the day.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Instructors
Makayla Parr
Owner & Executive Director
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Teaches: Western Riding, Small Spurs, Silver Spurs, Recreational Riding, & Recreational Driving
Makayla Parr is the heart behind Master’s Touch, where she serves as Founder and Executive Director. With a passion for horses and a calling to help others, she has built a program that allows riders of all abilities to grow in confidence, skill, and connection with these incredible animals.
With over 20 years of equestrian experience, Makayla has competed in a wide range of disciplines, including hunt seat, working cow horse, reining, cutting, mounted drill team, and vaulting. She began teaching as a teenager, launching her own riding lesson business, and went on to captain the Walton County 4-H Mounted Drill Team to multiple state and regional victories. As an NCAA athlete at the University of South Carolina, she earned both the Most Outstanding Rider Award and the Community Service Award.
Makayla’s love for horses and deep desire to help children with disabilities led her to discover Hippotherapy during a school project. Inspired, she pursued a bachelor’s degree in public health, graduating in 2017, and soon returned home to make her childhood dream of opening a recreational riding facility a reality. Thanks to her unwavering dedication and the support of family, friends, and volunteers, Master’s Touch was born.
Beyond her leadership at the farm, Makayla loves spending time with her husband, Tyler, and their two boys, John Luke and James Avery. You’ll often see them around the farm, fully embracing the joys of animals and farm life. As a dedicated leader, friend, and instructor, Makayla pours her heart into everything she does—and we would be lost without her.
Click to read Makayla's Bio:
Teaches: Western Riding, Small Spurs, Silver Spurs, Recreational Riding, & Recreational Driving
Makayla Parr is the heart behind Master’s Touch, where she serves as Founder and Executive Director. With a passion for horses and a calling to help others, she has built a program that allows riders of all abilities to grow in confidence, skill, and connection with these incredible animals.
With over 20 years of equestrian experience, Makayla has competed in a wide range of disciplines, including hunt seat, working cow horse, reining, cutting, mounted drill team, and vaulting. She began teaching as a teenager, launching her own riding lesson business, and went on to captain the Walton County 4-H Mounted Drill Team to multiple state and regional victories. As an NCAA athlete at the University of South Carolina, she earned both the Most Outstanding Rider Award and the Community Service Award.
Makayla’s love for horses and deep desire to help children with disabilities led her to discover Hippotherapy during a school project. Inspired, she pursued a bachelor’s degree in public health, graduating in 2017, and soon returned home to make her childhood dream of opening a recreational riding facility a reality. Thanks to her unwavering dedication and the support of family, friends, and volunteers, Master’s Touch was born.
Beyond her leadership at the farm, Makayla loves spending time with her husband, Tyler, and their two boys, John Luke and James Avery. You’ll often see them around the farm, fully embracing the joys of animals and farm life. As a dedicated leader, friend, and instructor, Makayla pours her heart into everything she does—and we would be lost without her.
Bekah Mitchell
Assistant Director & Riding Instructor
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Teaches: Western Riding, Small Spurs, Silver Spurs & Recreational Riding
Bekah Mitchell has had a lifelong love for horses, which deepened into a true passion after joining Master’s Touch in the summer of 2018. What began as riding lessons quickly grew into countless hours spent volunteering in recreational sessions and investing in every aspect of life at the barn. Bekah aspires to share the remarkable gift of creation that God has bestowed upon us with others.
Over the years, Bekah has taken on many roles, growing from an office intern into a leader in communications and social media, a lesson instructor, and now Assistant Director. Today, she is involved in nearly every part of Master’s Touch—from field trips and summer camps to daily operations—bringing energy, creativity, and care to everything she does. Her heart for teaching and love for animals shine through as she helps children build confidence, skills, and meaningful connections through riding and time spent outdoors.
Some of her favorite memories at Master’s Touch include group trail rides, assisting with lessons and field trips, teaching her adorable Small Spurs preschool students, and cuddling all the farm animals. Above all, she treasures the second family she has found here.
Bekah recently married her husband, Will, and together they enjoy life on the farm surrounded by their many animals—snakes, turtles, lizards, dogs, cats, and more to come. Together, they look forward to continuing to be part of all that the farm has to offer for years to come.
Click to read Bekah's Bio:
Teaches: Western Riding, Small Spurs, Silver Spurs & Recreational Riding
Bekah Mitchell has had a lifelong love for horses, which deepened into a true passion after joining Master’s Touch in the summer of 2018. What began as riding lessons quickly grew into countless hours spent volunteering in recreational sessions and investing in every aspect of life at the barn. Bekah aspires to share the remarkable gift of creation that God has bestowed upon us with others.
Over the years, Bekah has taken on many roles, growing from an office intern into a leader in communications and social media, a lesson instructor, and now Assistant Director. Today, she is involved in nearly every part of Master’s Touch—from field trips and summer camps to daily operations—bringing energy, creativity, and care to everything she does. Her heart for teaching and love for animals shine through as she helps children build confidence, skills, and meaningful connections through riding and time spent outdoors.
Some of her favorite memories at Master’s Touch include group trail rides, assisting with lessons and field trips, teaching her adorable Small Spurs preschool students, and cuddling all the farm animals. Above all, she treasures the second family she has found here.
Bekah recently married her husband, Will, and together they enjoy life on the farm surrounded by their many animals—snakes, turtles, lizards, dogs, cats, and more to come. Together, they look forward to continuing to be part of all that the farm has to offer for years to come.
Evie Broadnax
Riding Instructor
Click to read Evie's Bio:
Teaches: Western Riding & Small Spurs
When she began riding lessons at Master’s Touch in 2019, Evie admits she had no idea what went into the art of riding horses. The first horse she fell in love with was Sheniah, a sweet sorrel mare who taught her patience, determination, and the basics of riding. After just a few lessons, she told her mom she had finally “found her thing.”
Evie later rode on the Master’s Touch drill team, where she enjoyed working with other riders to perform synchronized drills. While she still appreciates drill team, she began showing with IEA (Interscholastic Equestrian Association) in fall 2022, competing in western horsemanship, ranch riding, and intermediate reining.
Although she doesn’t show as often now, Evie still enjoys low-pressure local shows, often riding her own horse in ranch riding and ranch trail classes—“just for fun.” In fall 2023, she and her family purchased a gelding named Diego as their “family horse.” While Evie is now his primary rider, the experience has helped her whole family grow in their knowledge of horses.
Since the beginning of her riding journey, Master’s Touch has been a wonderful influence in her everyday life and a strengthening factor in her own relationship with the Lord. Evie has truly come to love the people, animals, and ministry that all come together in the peaceful atmosphere of Master’s Touch. She loves teaching lessons and passing what she has learned on to the next generation of little riders.
Click to read Evie's Bio:
Teaches: Western Riding & Small Spurs
When she began riding lessons at Master’s Touch in 2019, Evie admits she had no idea what went into the art of riding horses. The first horse she fell in love with was Sheniah, a sweet sorrel mare who taught her patience, determination, and the basics of riding. After just a few lessons, she told her mom she had finally “found her thing.”
Evie later rode on the Master’s Touch drill team, where she enjoyed working with other riders to perform synchronized drills. While she still appreciates drill team, she began showing with IEA (Interscholastic Equestrian Association) in fall 2022, competing in western horsemanship, ranch riding, and intermediate reining.
Although she doesn’t show as often now, Evie still enjoys low-pressure local shows, often riding her own horse in ranch riding and ranch trail classes—“just for fun.” In fall 2023, she and her family purchased a gelding named Diego as their “family horse.” While Evie is now his primary rider, the experience has helped her whole family grow in their knowledge of horses.
Since the beginning of her riding journey, Master’s Touch has been a wonderful influence in her everyday life and a strengthening factor in her own relationship with the Lord. Evie has truly come to love the people, animals, and ministry that all come together in the peaceful atmosphere of Master’s Touch. She loves teaching lessons and passing what she has learned on to the next generation of little riders.
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