QD Pride Farm

11/04/2024

We had a great time at the Locust Hill hunter pace at Carlette Farm! It was a beautiful day and we couldn’t have asked for a better ride!
Thank you Carly Aravena for joining me and taking Mr Bank! ❤️

10/24/2024

The love birds ❤️

10/20/2024

Had a fantastic ride with Carly! Thanks so much for coming out! It’s really awesome that we connected through CHA, I’m super excited for the hunter pace in November!!

10/12/2024

We got beautiful photos last night of the northern lights here on the farm!!

I don’t think I’ll ever get over the sights of this place and the beauty of the northern lights

09/30/2024

Also another big announcement is we finally got the fencing done! We’re working on painting now ( when it’s not raining) ☔️ and it’s looking fantastic!!!

I think Hope agrees that her new digs is really nice! 😍😄

09/30/2024

Also a HUGE shout out to my dad for starting the build of these tack lockers for new incoming boarders!

We’re not quite finished yet but we’re getting close!!! I think they look great!!! 😍😍😃😃

09/30/2024

We had a really productive day today! My mom and I gave the tack room a fresh/new coat of paint! 🎨

We hope you love it as much as we do!

09/11/2024

Tap man says Hey 👋🏻 everyone!

09/10/2024

We love when Katherine and Evie come and supervises crystals and I evening rides!
They also are super cute and bundled up together! 💗

09/10/2024

Updates on the Transition from Flying Change Farm to QD Pride Farm

Dear Friends,

I thought I’d send you an update on how things are going over at the former Flying Change Farm, soon to be QD Pride Farm. Many of you have expressed interest in returning to the beautiful spot where Diane Schoonmaker taught so many people to ride. I know we have kept you waiting to hear when we will be opening so I thought I’d give you all an update and let you know what we have been doing to get ready to welcome those of you who would like to return.

Along with my parents, David and Barbara, and my boyfriend, DJ, I have been busy updating and making some changes to the farm before we reopen. We have been installing some wooden fencing for boarders, have built a cross ties area to saddle up your horse, and tack lockers in the tack room. I am very excited to be adding to the beautiful farm that Diane created.

We purchased a wonderful beginner lesson pony, Disco. He is super sweet and gentle with children and will be great for beginner riders and younger children.

I’ve been riding ever since I was 5 years old and have lots of experience working with horses in lots of different settings. I went to an equine program in college and have had different jobs in the field ever since. This May, after we purchased the farm, I did a weeklong riding certification program with the CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association) and am now officially a certified horseback riding teacher.

Needless to say, there has been much business to attend to: putting our insurance in place, setting up a bank account, etc. So many things go into starting up a farm business. I am learning more every day!

We plan to have our fencing completed in the next couple of weeks, after which we’ll be open for additional boarders and folks who would like to trailer in to ride.

I am still working at my job as a vet assistant at Rhinebeck Equine four days a week as I transition into running the farm full time. This means I will need some more time to get the horses in shape for lessons. I think, realistically, it will be a bit longer before I am ready to start teaching lessons.

I will keep you posted on exact dates!

Please keep in touch and let me know what you are interested in.
You can contact me at [email protected] or text me at 646-571-9610

​​​​​​Look forward to seeing you!
​​​​​​​
Naomi Lopato

09/10/2024

Huge shout out to my father to getting this finished. And then another huge shout out to Dj to helping me get it stained! Now to poly it and get dirt and put the mats in it! 😍😍

08/09/2024

Finally got the photos uploaded from when everyone moved to the farm! I hope everyone likes them just as much as I do!

08/05/2024

Huge thank you to my parents and Dj for helping get some more stuff done! We got more posts done and we even got two wall put up for the cross ties. And got some mowing down before the rain came rolling it!

Oh! And I can’t forget our two managers watching and making sure we’re all doing it right 😝🐾

07/28/2024

Got some of the posts picked up today! And dropped into the holes!!! Got to pick up the rest Monday!! I’m super excited for wood fencing 🥰🥰 🐴🐴

Peep Hope munching on her hay patiently waiting for her pasture to be bigger haha 😝

07/27/2024

Follow your dreams!

Make time. Ride the horse.

07/25/2024

I’d like to give an official introduction of Izzy the farm dog! You may see her around the farm, she’s super sweet (sometimes loves people too much lol).

Fun fact about her is she absolutely loves her golf cart rides 🚗

07/09/2024

Well it’s been a long couple of days, thank you to everyone who helped stack hay before the rain came! Thank you to my dad and Will for cracking down on getting the last wagon done today with me. Of course thank you to Joe to coming on down and doing all the hard work of getting our field cut and baled!