Lynn Brecht of Bowman, GA on Life, Lessons & Legacy

We recently had the chance to connect with Lynn Brecht and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Lynn, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
Spending quality time with my horses makes me loose track of time. I haven’t been able to spend much time with the horses at the old farm because I was so busy running everything from day to day.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hello! My name is Lynn Brecht. I run Dustin’s Place with the help of my 2 boys, Dustin and Timothy.

Dustin is 24 years old and has Down Syndrome. He is the face of my program. My youngest son, Timothy just turned 15, helps in every single aspect of our program and also runs his own business called “Backyard Bees Candle and Honey Co. He makes beeswax candles, wax melts and room sprays.

Together, we run a therapeutic horseback riding, regular western riding lessons, summer camps, CBI trips, homeschool events and I also offer equine massage therapy as well.

I started in 2009 from the ground up and rented in Cumming for 16years. We recently had an opportunity to to buy property in Bowman, GA and are starting all over again out here and desperately need help with our arena set up.

Okay, so here’s a deep one: Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
I guess I was lost… I had my first son when I was 20 years old. I was young and stupid and didn’t have a clue what I was doing. I didn’t know that Dustin had Down Syndrome till he was born. I can remember being so scared because I had no clue what was going on or how to deal with any of it. But I knew I loved my son and that he was staying with me.

I always had horses and grew up training them. When Dustin was a few years old, I bought him a little grey Shetland pony named Nemo.

I hated my job at the time and started offering lessons to Dustin’s friends. That started me in a whorl wind of life and set me into starting my own therapeutic horseback riding program.

If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
Keep pushing

I’ve battled depression and self doubt for as long as I can remember. Running my own business has had its up and downs- as any business does. Reminding myself that I can do this and to get off of my butt has at least moved me forward enough for something positive to happen.

Once the positive happens, I just keep digging

Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. Is the public version of you the real you?
Absolutely. I joke and blame it on being a Gemini, but I am true to a fault. What you see is what you get. I have strong opinions and I do not have much of a filter. Not sure if that’s good or bad for owning a business… but you will never question how I feel about something.

I have strong morals and always strive to be a good person. I surround myself with people who are true to themselves and also try to stay positive.

Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. If you retired tomorrow, what would your customers miss most?
I would think it would be the community that I have worked so hard to build.

Moving to a new barn is hard and starting from the ground up again is scary, but I hope to build what we had at the old place.

We had 30 lessons a week, a full camp schedule, home school groups and CBI trips. I had an amazing group of barn rats and a volunteers and I hope to do that here in Bowman as well

Contact Info:

• Website: https://Www.brechtstables.org
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustinsplace1?igsh=N3c4OGE2cDI4cWRv&utm_source=qr
• Twitter: https://www.tiktok.com/@dustinsplace?_t=ZP-8zZOaKMSDKJ&_r=1
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1B9hh7gxyN/?mibextid=wwXIfr
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@brechtstablesdustinsplace5208?si=6McjfcDsUIh_JjhX

Image Credits
Lynn and her son Timothy