Haul ins for lessons accepted as well. Located at Rivendell Farm:
*an absolutely stunning facility, with breathtaking views and the owner will live on property. A staff that takes pride in the upkeep of the farm and the safety of all the horses in the barn and outside.
*STALLS: 10x010 and 12x12 stalls are available, most with operable windows, bars divide the stalls and line the front assuring li
ght and proper air circulation. Each has mats and plenty of bedding for comfort.
*We have 3 riding arenas: a beautifully lighted 60 x 124 indoor with windows the length of the barn that slide open and closed, with sand and fabric footing for maximum cushion.
*2 outdoors: 1 directly off the indoor (100x100) and is lighted for evening and night rides and is rideable almost all year round. The other is 90x180. We have trail poles for ground work, trail practice, etc and a jump course for those who jump.
*We have a heated lounge and viewing room upstairs at the front of the barn for cold weather watchers or for farm gatherings.
*Just steps away from the farm you can walk or ride through the pastures and trails that lead to Cockaponset State Forest, CT 2nd largest forest with 15,000 acres of trails.
*ALL horses are turned out everyday, ALL day (as needed) from 6/7am-4/6pm (pending weather/daylight savings) in LARGE grass paddocks (about 45 of them) that are rotated to keep grass growing. There are dirt paddocks if horses can't be on grass. All paddocks have their own water so horses have full access to water outside. Feel free to contact me anytime for questions, schedule a tour, make a lesson appointment or anything else!! A little about me:
I am a 3rd generation horse person- my grandfather was a trainer and my Dad raised, trained and showed AQHA. I grew up on a horse farm in Middletown, where we bred, raised, broke and trained our own horses. I began in 4-H, showing 4-H and open shows western as a youth. Then moving on to the AQHA Shows and competing in the Hunter Jumper/CHSA shows as a late teen/amateur before trading in my amateur status and becoming a full time trainer/instructor and running CHQH. I graduated Suma Cum Laude from Post University with a BS in Equine Management. I showed on the hunt seat team on the flat and over fences. During my time at Post, I studied studied abroad at Brinsbury College in England and received my BHS (British Horse Society) Instructor and grooms certifications, showed training level dressage and show jumping and completed my breeding practicum at Catherston Stud Farm under British Olympic Dressage rider, Jennie Loriston-Clarke. I learned more in foaling babies, raising and training babies, and schooling dressage horses. In addition to running my training program and business, I also coached the Sacred Heart University IHSA/NCAA western teams and the Post University IHSA western team. For those who like to show- I take clients and horses to horse shows both in state and out of state at both the schooling level/open day shows through the rated divisions and the AQHA breed shows.
