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!
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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!

Happy Birthday in Heaven to the best pony who ever owned me. And believe me ya'll, he definitely owned me, not the othe...
06/04/2024

Happy Birthday in Heaven to the best pony who ever owned me. And believe me ya'll, he definitely owned me, not the other way around 🥲

Gia and I schooled and competed at the War Horse event this weekend! Things went much better at this show than last time...
06/04/2024

Gia and I schooled and competed at the War Horse event this weekend! Things went much better at this show than last time. You can read and see how much better by checking out all of the details in my blog and videos! 









Come volunteer at Castle Farm!If you are looking for volunteer opportunities, we have several at Castle Farm, LLC in Kni...
06/03/2024

Come volunteer at Castle Farm!

If you are looking for volunteer opportunities, we have several at Castle Farm, LLC in Knightdale, NC. You could be a Teacher’s Assistant, a Groom’s Assistant, or a Feeder’s Assistant. No experience is necessary. Please PM me for more details!

!RARE! opening for a horse or pony in full training at my farm in Knightdale, NC. I teach lessons and work with horses i...
05/24/2024

!RARE! opening for a horse or pony in full training at my farm in Knightdale, NC.

I teach lessons and work with horses in several english disciplines, including hunters, jumpers, dressage and eventing. We typically participate and travel to 2 competitions per month, and a few trail rides per year. I also have experience working with horses in many other disciplines, including carriage driving, western pleasure and gaited horses. I have started many young horses and worked with many “problem” horses, as well as working with many horses going into the show ring. Amenities include lighted, sand, all weather arena with jumps; full stadium course on grass; 20mx40m grass dressage arena, 60' round pen, cross ties, wash area, cross country jumps from 18" to 3'3"; high quality hay and grain fed twice per day, pastures have access to shelters, basic blanketing included, space is provided for a saddle, bridle, groom bucket and medium sized tack trunk. Manager/owner/trainer lives onsite. Please PM me if interested.

Ooooh! This is good! Prizes to any of my students who bring this up in their next lesson!!
05/21/2024

Ooooh! This is good! Prizes to any of my students who bring this up in their next lesson!!

Imagine you’re assigned a partner project in school. Only one of you gets to read the directions for the assignment, and then you have to explain it to your partner in a language that is secondary to both of you. You’d expect some miscommunications and misunderstandings, right?

That’s basically what’s happening while riding a horse. Whether in a lesson or a ride of your own direction, you as the rider are the only one who knows the assignment. It’s then your responsibility to relay that information to your horse, speaking through intention and cues that are a second language to both you and your horse. Your horse doesn’t understand what your trainer is saying he’s supposed to do - he’s relying on you to tell him.

Keep this in mind any time you’re riding and you feel like your horse isn’t listening, or you get frustrated with a missed distance or a sloppy transition. Remember that you’re the only member of this team who knows the assignment, and your horse is relying on you to tell him the game plan. Sometimes we make mistakes in our cues or our timing, we start thinking too many steps ahead or we forget to clue him into the next movement in time. Sometimes the horse is a little distracted, or tired, or not feeling it today. But most of the time, he’s doing his best he can with the information you’re giving him!

I was recently interviewed by Canvas Rebel Magazine for an article on "Learning about Success from the Successful". My ...
05/10/2024

I was recently interviewed by Canvas Rebel Magazine for an article on "Learning about Success from the Successful". My interview was published, so I thought I'd share it with you guys. You can find it on the home page. Just click on "Strategy", scroll down, then click on "Learning about Success from the Successful", then scroll down to my story. Enjoy!

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