Horseman's Retreat LLC
Married in 1980, Joan and Bob Workman have been in a licensed horse business since his retirement from the US Army Chemical Corps in July 1997. They relocated to Kentucky from Leavenworth, Kansas after numerous assignments in Washington state, North Carolina, Kansas, to Germany with combat assignments in Saudi Arabia and Haiti.
Bob has an MBA (Finance) and has taught adult education classes as well as 8 years operating Junior Army ROTC programs in the high school setting. He presently is in his 13th year supporting the stockpile maintenance and eventual destruction efforts of Chemical Warfare munitions at the Bluegrass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky.
Joan also has an MBA and oversees the Richmond Housing Authority as Executive Director following several years as the Finance Officer managing a variety of funding sources and expenditures. Her talents cross a variety of business, professional, government, public and socio-economic entities in this very unique leadership and diplomatic role.
We treasured the relationship with Eastern Kentucky University for giving us the privilege of conducting group lessons, and with the Richmond Chamber of Commerce for recognizing us Small Business of the Year.