Carey Springs Farm

05/28/2025

🌾 Now Leasing: Indoor Arena Space at Carey Springs Farm! 🐴

Our fully enclosed 66x100 sand-based arena is now available for educational use, perfect for:
✅ Equine-Assisted Learning
✅ Leadership & Team Development Retreats
✅ FFA & 4-H Day Camps
✅ Horseback Riding Lessons (bring your own horses with credentials & insurance)
✅ Groundwork Clinics & Training Workshops

Included Amenities:
📶 Wi-Fi & TV for presentations
💨 Fans for comfort
🪑 Tables & chairs available
🎯 Barrels, cones, poles, and other equipment
🪵 Trail course features: wooden bridge, rope & wooden gates
⛺️ Outdoor canopy (great for registration or snacks)
🚽 Porta-potty on site
📍 Attached lot for horses (no stalls available, no overnight stays)

Please Note:
🐴 Our horses are available for non-riding activities only
🐎 Outside horses welcome with current negative Coggins
📋 Lease and proof of insurance required for all activities
🚫 No jumping or speed events—light groundwork and controlled riding only
🅿️ Ample parking for small to medium-sized events

📞 To learn more or check availability:
Call 812-549-7536 (please leave a message)
📧 Or email [email protected]

✨ Need a full leadership or team workshop? I offer professionally facilitated sessions using Everything DiSC and other proven tools—just ask! Learn more at careyspringsfarm.com

Bring your vision. We’ll provide the space and support.

04/11/2025

02/19/2025

📢 We’re Hiring! Join the Team at Carey Springs Farm! 🐴

Are you organized, outgoing, and eager to gain hands-on experience? Carey Springs Farm is looking for a part-time Assistant or Intern to support marketing, event coordination, and program development for our leadership and team-building workshops.

🔹 Who We Need:
✔️ Outgoing, dependable, and creative personality
✔️ Social media savvy (assisting with creating content)
✔️ Organized & able to work independently
✔️ Comfortable with hands-on tasks (setup, cleanup, assisting at events)
✔️ Must be able to work daytime hours, some weekends
✔️ Comfortable working around horses in an all-weather environment
✔️ Reliable transportation to and from the farm and local events
✔️ Willing and able to make sales calls to businesses and organizations

🔹 What You’ll Do:
🌟 Assist with social media engagement & marketing efforts
🌟 Help set up and support events & workshops
🌟 Support program development for leadership and team-building experiences
🌟 Provide general assistance for business operations
🌟 Make sales calls and follow up with potential clients
🌟 Work hands-on at the farm and interact with clients

💰 Pay: Hourly, with commission opportunities based on bookings/sales.
📍 Location: In-person at Carey Springs Farm, Elberfeld, IN (some remote work possible).
⏳ Hours: Part-time (2-3 days per week), daytime availability required, including some weekends.

📍 Perfect for: College students or early career professionals in marketing, event planning, business, communications, or equine industries looking for hands-on experience in a unique, growing business!

🔹What This Is Not:
This is NOT a stable hand or barn labor position. While some hands-on tasks may be involved, this role is focused on marketing, event coordination, program development, and business operations.

📩 How to Apply: DM us or email [email protected] with a little about yourself and why you’d be a great fit! Resume and references (including a recent employer or faculty member) will be required and can be submitted through our website at careyspringsfarm.com.

02/03/2025

We’ve taken a winter break during the cold and snowy months to prepare for an exciting season of spring and summer workshops! We’re looking forward to hosting workshops for teams, leaders, businesses, organizations, and even groups of friends. Stay tuned for our upcoming Adventure Arena escape-room type puzzles—perfect for smaller groups looking for a fun and unique experience.

Contact us today to tell us about your team or learn more about our team-building and collaboration workshops!

We’re helping you think outside the stall!

02/03/2025

McWilliams Vision Care for the share. We really love this team and the services they have to offer as well!

Organization leaders in the Evansville region searching for a unique team-building experience will find what they’re looking for at Carey Springs Farm. The operation offers professional development and leadership training with equine-assisted learning.

12/23/2024

Happy Holidays from Carey Springs Farm!

As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the joy and connections we’ve shared with all of you. Whether it was through meaningful workshops, inspiring moments with our horses, or the laughter and learning that filled our farm, we are grateful for your support and trust in us.

This season, we wish you peace, love, and the warmth of togetherness. May your holidays be as bright as a snowy morning and as heartwarming as the bond between horse and human.
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Here’s to a wonderful new year filled with growth, connection, and inspiration. We can’t wait to see what 2025 brings!

With gratitude and holiday cheer,
The Carey Springs Farm Family

12/19/2024

Could this be your team?

Do meetings feel unproductive? Are important decisions delayed? Do team members avoid tough conversations or fail to follow through?

This sample team survey pyramid shows what happens when trust, communication, and accountability break down. It’s not uncommon, but the good news is that it can change!

At Carey Springs Farm, we offer a proven program based on The Five Behaviors® that helps teams:
✅ Build trust through vulnerability
✅ Engage in healthy conflict to foster ideas
✅ Strengthen commitment to shared goals
✅ Create accountability without blame
✅ Focus on collective results

Explore a sample team report and learn how our workshops can transform your team's dynamics.

👉 https://careyspringsfarm.com/the-five-behaviors-program/

12/18/2024

🏢 "Back to the Office… Now What?" 🏢

As teams transition from remote work to in-office setups, reconnecting and rebuilding collaboration can feel challenging. How do we reignite team bonds and foster a culture of communication and trust?

My latest article discusses how teams can succeed during this vital transition. Whether you are a leader or a team member, find out how to cultivate stronger connections in the workplace!

Learn how to help teams reconnect, foster collaboration, and thrive as they transition back to the office after remote work.

12/15/2024

Do you experience the Sunday Blues - that feeling of dread or anxiety that often sets in as the weekend comes to a close?

This morning, while cleaning stalls for my horses, I began listening to The 6 Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni. The book starts with a fable. The main character, Bull, an economics major (like me), begins his career as a bank teller, only to realize the role didn’t suit him. He often found himself experiencing the Sunday Blues. He changed positions within the bank and found work he loved. In the new position, he thrived—until he was promoted. Suddenly, the Sunday Blues returned. After years of cycling through fulfillment and dread throughout his career, he discovered that creative work lifted him up, but he struggled with tasks outside his natural genius.

Lencioni’s model in this book highlights six types of Working Genius:

Wonder: Asking big questions.
Invention: Creating new ideas and generating solutions.
Discernment: Using insight to refine ideas.
Galvanizing: Rallying others to act.
Enablement: Supporting others.
Tenacity: Ensuring completion.

Eventually, Bull identified his true geniuses. Aligning his personal and professional activities with his geniuses gave him energy, but spending too much time on certain tasks drained his energy, even when he was good at these tasks.

Listening to Bull’s story felt personal—I’ve experienced the Sunday Blues and the ebb and flow of work satisfaction. The key isn’t just skill but alignment: finding work that energizes rather than drains you.

Read more of my book review at https://careyspringsfarm.com/product/the-6-types-of-working-genius-a-better-way-to-understand-your-gifts-your-frustrations-and-your-team-by-patrick-lencioni/

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Carey Springs Farm! As we reflect on the season of gratitude, we’re thankful for the opportunity to inspire teams, connect with people, and, of course, share the wisdom of our amazing horses.

Wishing you and your loved ones a day full of joy, connection, and gratitude!

– Cathy and the Carey Springs Farm Team

11/13/2024

Discover Team Insights with the OK Corral Activity!

What can your team learn about adaptability, trust, and communication… from a horse? 🐎

Our latest blog post explores the “OK Corral Activity,” where teams receive real-time, non-verbal feedback from horses. This unique experience helps teams uncover hidden strengths and growth areas, offering powerful lessons on working together effectively.

✨ Ready to see how the OK Corral can transform your team? Read the full post now! https://careyspringsfarm.com/2024/11/how-horses-unleash-team-growth-through-powerful-real-time-feedback/