Castle Farm, LLC

Castle Farm, LLC Castle Farm, LLC provides horseback riding, training, and other equestrian services Please contact me for more info on pricing and availability!

As the head instructor and trainer at Castle Farm, I have been working with horses, in various capacities for over 30 years. I have been teaching and training for over 25 years, and I have experience in many disciplines, and with many breeds! Myself and my staff are happy to help introduce you to horses if you've never ridden before, or take you to shows if you have been riding a while and are rea

dy to compete! You do not have to own your own horse, since we have a lovely selection of lesson horses residing at my farm just outside Raleigh, NC. If you do own your own horse, I am happy to work with you and your beloved equine toward your personal or competitive goals. We travel to several local venues about twice a month to compete, and we also head out to local parks for occasional trail rides throughout the year. I prefer a systematic, dressage based, approach to my training and teaching, as well as a variety of positive reinforcement training techniques. At Castle Farm, our objectives always keep in mind safety for horse and rider, and having fun!

06/28/2025

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YES!
06/20/2025

YES!

The first step in the process of becoming a better rider is the desire to be more skillful, less ignorant, more in tune with how a horse learns and reacts.

If that is there, lots of doors can open. If the rider doesn’t much care, or worse, if the rider is a know-it-all, there’s not apt to be much day to day change, especially in terms of ability to train.

Simple hours in the saddle will make most riders more skillful, but that’s the easier part. But if the human’s attitude isn’t open to improvement, and if the rider isn’t open to learning more about how to train correctly, the result is that old saying---“She knows just enough to be dangerous.”

Many riders think that the ability to ride has mainly to do with the physical riding part. That’s an easy trap to fall into.

This applies to PEOPLE learning to ride as well! 😉
06/20/2025

This applies to PEOPLE learning to ride as well! 😉

06/12/2025

You are not the missed flying change.
You are not the wonky shoulder-in, the judge’s 5.5, or the test sheet that looks like it was edited by a disappointed English teacher.

You are more than your mistakes, more than your failings, your failures, or your “shortcomings” (which, let’s be honest, often just means your horse didn’t feel like pirouetting today).

Your goals, your scores, your outcomes — they are not your identity.
They are data points. Not definitions.

When we start measuring our worth in percentages or ribbons, we risk turning something soulful and nuanced into a performance review with hooves.

Because at the core of dressage isn’t perfection — it’s partnership.
It’s showing up, rain or shine, for a creature that doesn’t speak your language but somehow understands your soul.

So breathe. Laugh. Cry if you need to.
But remember: the arena doesn’t determine your value.
It reveals your willingness to keep learning, adjusting, and showing up with grace — even when your inside leg is ignored like a politely worded email.

You’re not just training a horse. You’re sculpting a deeper self.
And that… isn’t something you’ll find on a score sheet.

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1229 Tommies Drive
Knightdale, NC
27545

Telephone

+19192740737

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